84年與節奏藍調靈魂樂的超級巨星泰迪潘德葛雷斯（Teddy Pendergrass）合唱一首「Hold Me」，讓積極實踐歌唱夢想的惠妮，終於踏出紮實的第一步。85年，Arista唱片公司的總裁克立夫戴維斯（Clive Davis）慧眼簽為旗下，當首張專輯『Whitney Houston』在樂壇投下一聲巨響的瞬間，惠妮註定要用她那經年唱詩班豐富的靈魂樂歌唱基礎所凝聚成的美麗人聲，為樂壇找回歌者唱歌的質感，沛然而真誠的情感更是她用以進入泛泛情愛人生的世界，找到詞曲所描述的情境空間，進而轉化成美麗的愛情歌聲故事。 http://www.kkbox.com.tw/funky/22/22_7_2817_0_0_0.html http://blog.yam.com/michaelwu30/article/21495315
Whitney Houston 在流行樂壇締造了許多傳奇性的的成績：
1,單曲蟬聯冠軍週數最長...............
(Savin' All My Love For You)9週
2,連續七首單曲拿到排行榜冠軍..............
(我懶的確認了 )
3,同張專輯的有3首歌進入排行榜Top 10.............
(How Will I Know,Savin' All My Love For You,Greatest Love Of All)
4,獲頒Grammy(葛萊美)最佳女歌手獎,美國音樂獎最佳女歌手等獎項...........(1985,1987,1990:D :D )
今天就貼一下"Greatest Love Of All".................:D
歌詞~
Greatest love of all 最偉大的愛
I believe that children are our future
我相信兒童是我們的未來
Teach them well and let them lead the way
好好教導他們，讓他們走自己的路
Show them all the beauty they possess inside
啟發他們的內在美
Give them a sense of pride to make it easier
給他們自尊心
Let the children's laughter
讓孩子們的笑聲
Remind us how we used to be
提醒我們的過往
Everybody's searching for a hero
每個人都在尋找英雄
People need someone to look up to
人們需要一位崇拜的偶像
I never found anyone who fulfilled my needs
我未曾找到能滿足我需求的人
A lonely place to be
註定要孤單寂寞
And so I learned to depend on me
於是我學會了依靠我自己
I decided long ago
很久以前，我就已經決定
Never to walk in anyone's shadow
絕不依賴別人的提攜庇蔭
If I fail, if I succeed at least I'll live as I believe
不論成功失敗，至少我依自己的信念而活
No matter what they take from me
不論我被奪走了什麼
They can't take away my dignity
奪不走我的尊嚴
Because the greatest love of all is happening to me
只因為我得到了最偉大的愛
I've found the greatest love of all inside of me
我找到了心中至高無上的愛
The greatest love of all is easy to achieve
至高無上的愛很容易做到
Learning to love yourself
學著愛你自己
It is the greatest love of all
那就是最偉大的愛
And if by chance that special place
如果恰巧那個特別的地方
That you've been dreaming of
你的夢想之地
Leads you to a lonely place
讓你身陷絕境、孤立無援
Find your strength in love
到愛中尋找力量
Rick Springfield所有音樂都是被世界所關注的，著名香港多棲明星張國榮曾經也翻唱過Rick Springfield的經典曲目 Stand up，也證明了瑞克史普林菲爾的實力。
在1981年Rick Springfield 憑借一首單曲榮獲葛萊美單曲獎。1983年的專集《Living In Oz》收錄了Top 10單曲Affair Of The Heart，亦再度獲得葛萊美獎“最佳搖滾男歌手”的提名。Rick Springfield 已經擁有5首Top 10、累計17首Top 40單曲的成就，專集也締造出1千8百萬張的銷售！ http://bbs.flower3.com/viewthread.php?tid=86070
沒想到快20年了他又出專輯了.............:D :D
(我想那要謝謝美國的金融風暴了;P ;P ;P )
這首81年的傑西女孩(Jessies Girl)電視影集General Hospital/綜合醫院主題曲
電影我就不知道有無上映了..............:(
但這首歌名卻是我當時叫不認識的女生的通稱喔~~~~~~ l
回想起內心還會竊喜一番呢~
Jessie is a friend,
yeah, I know he's been a good friend of mine
But lately something's changed it ain't hard to define
Jessie's got himself a girl and I want to make her mine
And she's watching hi...
Jessie is a friend,
yeah, I know he's been
a good friend of mine
But lately something's changed
it ain't hard to define
Jessie's got himself a girl
and I want to make her mine
And she's watching him with those eyes
And she's lovin' him with that body,
I just know it
Yeah 'n' he's holding her
in his arms late,
late late at night
You know, I wish that I had Jessie's girl,
I wish that I had Jessie's girl
Where can I find a woman like that
I play along with the charade,
there doesn't seem to be
a reason to change
You know I feel so dirty
when they start talking cute
I wanna tell her that I love her,
but the point is probably moot
Cuz she's watching him with those eyes
And she's lovin' him with that body,
I just know it
And he's holding her
in his arms late, late at night
you know i wish that i had Jessie's girl
i wish that i had Jessie's girl
where can i find a woman like that
Like Jessie's girl,
I wish that I had Jessie's girl
Where can I find a woman,
where can I find a woman like that
And I'm lookin' in the mirror all the time,
wonderin' what she don't see in me,
I've been funny,
I've been cool with the lines
Ain't that the way
love supposed to be
Tell me, where can I find a woman like that
(Guitar Solo)
You know, I wish that I had Jessie's girl,
I wish that I had Jessie's girl
I want Jessie's girl,
where can I find a woman like that,
like Jessie's girl,
I wish that I had Jessie's girl,
I want,
I want Jessie's girl.
我找了一首他翻唱的歌曲Rhythm Of The Rain
這首被翻譯成雨的旋律
曾經有人大學聯考英文作文把這首歌詞寫在英文作文題目"雨"上........
就因此而拿了滿分..................:D :D :D
我找了原唱的資料:
the cascades（瀑布合唱團）來自加州聖地牙哥的這支樂隊，是由擅長作曲以及吉他的主唱約翰甘莫 （john gummoe）領軍的，他在1950年代末期結識了另外四位樂手，由於彼此十分投緣，決定共同組團。他們以類似「屋頂歌手合唱團」（the rooftop singers）的流暢抒情曲風，在許多私人的宴會上演出，逐漸打響名聲。有一天晚上，他們正在某家俱樂部表演的時候，有一家唱片公司的星探正好在場，立刻決定跟他們簽約。1962年底，唱片公司把他們帶到好萊塢的錄音室，幫他們錄製第一張單曲「second chance」，雖然並不成功，但是他們的第二張單曲，也就是「rhythm of the rain 」， 卻得到了爆炸性的成功，在流行榜上獲得了第三名，同時更勇奪抒情歌曲排行榜的冠軍。
只可惜，他們的運氣顯然不是很好（或許應該說是生不逢辰吧），接下來的 「shy girl」和「the last leaf」雖然也還算很受歡迎，卻無法再創同樣的高峰，加上披頭帶來的英國搖滾入侵狂潮，他們的唱片竟然被認為「太美國」而遭到了消費者的冷落，儘管他們繼續努力，卻依然改變不了過氣的命運，團員們先後打了退堂鼓，甚至連負責創作大部分歌曲的約翰甘莫也宣告退出，到了1969年，只剩下薩克斯風手還是原始的團員，當然也就更加的沒有東山再起的機會了。不過，雖然他們只有一首真正暢銷的歌曲，這首 「rhythm of the rain」卻成了流行音樂史上最令人難忘的經典之一，不但翻唱的人難以數計，更平均每隔幾年就要再流行一次，最近的一次是丹佛格伯（dan fogelberg）在1990年推出的版本。而在我國，它也被翻譯成國語歌曲「雨的旋律」，同樣也是三十多年以來始終大受歡迎............. http://mojim.com/twh5415.htm
(2001年青箭口香糖廣告曲,電影虎豹小霸王插曲)
就來聽聽作文滿級分的歌吧..............:D :D
Listen to the rhythm of the falling rain
Telling me just what a fool I've been
I wish that it would go and let me cry in vain
And let me be alone again
The only girl I care about has gone away
Looking for a brand new start
But little does she know
That when she left that day
Along with her she took my heart
Rain please tell me now does that seem fair
For her to steal my heart away when she don't care
I can't love another when my hearts somewhere far away
The only girl I care about has gone away
Looking for a brand new start
But little does she know that when she left that day
Along with her she took my heart
[Instrumental Interlude]
Rain won't you tell her that I love her so
Please ask the sun to set her heart aglow
Rain in her heart and let the love we knew start to grow
Listen to the rhythm of the falling rain
Telling me just what a fool I've been
I wish that it would go and let me cry in vain
And let me be alone again
Oh, listen to the falling rain
Pitter pater, pitter pater
Oh, oh, oh, listen to the falling rain
Pitter pater, pitter pater
我們聊過了雷鬼大師Bob Marley(我懷疑是鼻咽癌去世的:Q :Q )
其實還有一位是剛剛提的Jimmy Cliff...........:D
牙買加政府於2004/10/4還頒贈第三高的榮譽勳章給這位"為國爭光"的歌手...............:D :D
Jimmy Cliff的The Harder they Come(牙買加同名電影:D )
在這炎炎夏季裡,喝著咖啡冰沙,聽著Raggae
真的不錯喔~
The Harder they Come
回望70年代的 Disco 音樂:P
雖然經典的樂團或歌星有不少,但當中也有無數 One Hit Wonder,非常有趣,他們主唱的歌曲不多,但至今已成經典之作
1976年有 The Wild Cherry 的 Play That Funky Music(經常在80'的電影找到他們這首歌.............:D :D )
本來是唱 Rock Music 的 Wild Cherry 在 Disco音樂的熱潮下,經常被觀眾要求 Play That Funky Music.............
於是他們靈機一觸,就以這一句創作了同名歌曲...........
然而這首新歌不單演唱時受歡迎,也引起 Epic 唱片注意,跟他們簽約..........
於是1976年,Play That Funk Music 登上 Billboard 流行榜冠軍達3星期,R&B 榜成冠達兩星期............
而英國榜則得到第7位,成為該年度大熱歌曲,
而且被提名 Grammy 的Best New Vocal Group及Best R&B Performance by a Group or Duo,又得到American Music Award的Top R&B Single獎項..............
可惜他們的運氣並不長久,1977年後發了幾張專輯都不成功,樂隊最終拆夥收場............:Q :Q http://www.wretch.cc/blog/eslitemusic/3476111
今天,有幸到美國學校(新生報到日)...........
居然,有個7年級(好像)生,在哼這首歌...............;P ;P
這首歌還真是"音"魂不散阿~~~~
Yeah, There was a funky singer Playin' in a rock & Roll Band
And never had no problems yeah Burnin' down one night stands
And everything around me, yeah
Got to stop to feelin' so low And I decided quickly, Yes I did
To disco down and check out the show Yeah they was
Dancin' and singin' and movin' to the groovin'
And just when it hit me somebody turned around and shouted
Play that funky music white boy
Play that funky music right
Play that funky music white boy
Lay down that boogie and play that funky music till you die
Till you die , oh till you die
Spoken ( Gonna play that electrified funky music ,, yeah )
--- Guitar Solo ---
Spoken: Hey wait a minute Now first it wasn't easy
Changin' Rock & Roll and minds And things were getting shaky
I thought I'd have to leave it behind
But now its so much better ( spoken: its so much better )
I'm funking out in every way
But I'll never lose that feelin' ( spoken: no I won't)
Of how I learned my lesson that day
When they were.....
Dancin' and singin' and movin' to the groovin'
And just when it hit me somebody turned around and shouted
Play that funky music white boy
Play that funky music right
Play that funky music white boy
Lay down that boogie and play that funky music till you die
Till you die , oh till you die
They shouted play that funky music
Play that funky music
Play that funky music
Gotta keep on playin' funky music
Play that funky music ( Fade )
One day in the Year of the Fox 在狐年的某一天
Came a time remembered well 一段令人難忘的時光
When the strong young man of the rising sun 當健壯而年輕的朝陽之子
Heard the tolling of the great black bell 聽見那口黑色大鐘的鐘聲響起
One day in the Year of the Fox 在狐年的某一天
When the bell began to ring 當鐘聲響起
It meant the time had come for one to go to the temple of the king
意味著某人進入帝王宮殿的時刻已經來臨
There in the middle of the circle he stands 他站立在圓圈的中央
Searching, seeking 四處搜尋
With just one touch of his trembling hand 只要他那顫動的手一觸摸到
The answer will be found 謎底就會揭曉
Daylight waits while the old man sings 陽光在等候年邁者唱著：
"Heaven help me!" "上天，幫幫我！"
And then like the rush of a thousand wings 然後像千百雙羽翼的撲擊般
It shines upon the one 陽光照在他身上
And the day has just begun 這一天才剛開始
One day in the Year of the Fox 在狐年的某一天
Came a time remembered well 一段令人難忘的時光
When the strong young man of the rising sun 當健壯而年輕的朝陽之子
Heard the tolling of the great black bell 聽見那口黑色大鐘的鐘聲響起
One day in the Year of the Fox 在狐年的某一天
When the bell began to sing 當鐘聲開始唱著
It meant the time had come for the one to go to the temple of the king
意味著他進入帝王宮殿的時刻已經來臨
There in the middle of the people he stands, seeing, feeling
在人群中他站立著、觀望著、感受著
With just a way of the strong right hand 只有那樣強壯的右手
Be strong to the temple of the king 才足以撐起帝王的宮殿
Far from the circle at the edge of the world 遠離世界邊緣的四週
He's hoping, wondering 他企盼著、猶疑著
Thinking back on the stories he's heard of what he's going to see
回想著他聽說過、且即將面對的故事
There in the middle of a circle 在圓圈的中間
It lies "Heaven help me!" 寫著"上天，幫幫我！"
Then all could see by the shine in his eyes 然後，從他眼中的光芒可以看出
The answer had been found 謎底已經揭曉
Back with the people in the circle he stands, giving, feeling
回到人群中，他在圓圈裡站立著，賜予並感受著
With just one touch of a strong right hand 觸摸到那強壯的右手
They know of the temple and the king 人們明白那就是帝王和他的宮殿
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