熱門、搖滾到民歌——臺灣青年的音樂世界（1950’s-1970’s）

Abstract

臺灣的音樂研究在文化現象方面已有豐富的著作，本文試圖連接現象間的斷裂，以熱門音樂出現到民歌運動走向尾聲的25年間為對象，將搖滾樂在台灣被接受與本土化的歷程做為軸線，觀察沉迷於搖滾樂的不同世代青年如何發展出新的音樂認同，透過不斷的鬥爭帶動表現風格的轉變。在寫作手法上，本文以音樂社群內重要人物的活動為主敘事線，逐漸帶出外圍的產業發展與政治變遷等背景。 50年代中期，西洋流行歌在戒嚴的封閉氛圍中快速得到外省青年的擁護與權力集團的庇蔭，以熱門音樂的名稱快速發展起來。搖滾樂於此時加入後，在50到70年代間共經歷了三次轉換。以青年為主要支持者的熱門音樂始終無法真正走進音樂產業，在60年代中期投身於夜總會等新興的娛樂場所，使得社會觀感急速惡化。70年代之初，知識青年開始使用搖滾樂一詞來稱呼自己喜愛的60年代美國民謠，抱著改革臺灣樂壇靡靡之風的理想的他們吸收搖滾樂的養分，帶動社會各領域在70年代中期一同展開以民歌為名的音樂運動，最終卻因官方對青年自主意識高漲的顧慮無法繼續擴張規模，政治力的審查、改作等粗暴行徑也讓青年的理想火焰逐漸熄滅，悄悄走向尾聲。

There are abundant of works of culture phenomenon of Taiwan music analysis. However, there are still some gaps between the phenomena. This essay tries to connect the gaps－from the appearance of hit music to the end of folk movement, the 25 years manifests the process of the acceptance and localization of rock music. The essay focuses on how did different generations of youth develop new identification of music, and how did styles change by continuing struggles. Besides, the writing skill tends to be chronicled: the story line is composed of the main characters of music communities and their activities. With the progress, the context such as the development of music industry and political change would be completed. During the middle of 1950’s, a closed environment of martial law period, the western hit songs developed quickly in the name of “hit music” by the supporting of young mainlanders and the shielding of authority groups. Meanwhile, the rock music entered and experienced 3 times of changes in the 50’s - 70’s. However, the hit music that was mainly supported by the youth could not officially enter the music industry, and joined the new entertainment arena such as night clubs in the middle of 60’s. But it leaded to a deterioration of social perception to hit music. In the beginning of 70’s, the youth started to use “rock music” to call their beloved American folks. The youth who embraced a dream of change the dispirited atmosphere of Taiwan music absorbed the nutrient of rock music, drove different areas of society to start the folk movement in the middle of 70’s. Nevertheless, the movement could not expand more because the government’s suspicion that the youth autonomy was rising up. And the rude political examination and intervention extinguished the fire of the dream of the youth finally.