每次都被歌曲开始时的由低到高的钢琴声打动.歌词里有一句特别精彩: All i can do is to love you pieces. 第一次听到这种说法, love you pieces, 很传神.有一次在电台上也听到一个小女孩这样讲.这个歌手来自TORONTO,有幸在5月的LUMINATO开幕式上听到她的现场演出, 一下就被被开始的钢琴打动了
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Don Mclean- Vincent
-deen(老北风);
2007-8-19{325}(#3879308@0)
Don McLean - American Pie
-deen(老北风);
2007-8-19{325}(#3879311@0)
like this very much! it's better than madona's
-blue_bird(soundofsilence);
2007-8-20(#3880418@0)
歌词
-deen(老北风);
2007-8-20{3575}(#3880439@0)
本文发表在 rolia.net 枫下论坛Don McLean
American Pie
A long long time ago
I can still remember how that music used to make me smile
And I knew if I had my chance
That I could make those people dance
And maybe they'd be happy for a while.
But February made me shiver
With every paper I'd deliver
Bad news on the doorstep
I couldn't take one more step
I can't remember if I cried
When I read about his widowed bride
But something touched me deep inside
The day the music died
So
{Refrain}
Bye-bye, Miss American Pie
Drove my chevy to the levee
But the levee was dry
And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye
Singin' this'll be the day that I die
This'll be the day that I die
Did you write the Book of Love
And do you have faith in God above
If the Bible tells you so
Do you believe in rock 'n roll
Can music save your mortal soul
And can you teach me how to dance real slow
Well, I know that you're in love with him
'Cause I saw you dancin' in the gym
You both kicked off your shoes
Man, I dig those rhythm and blues
I was a lonely teenage broncin' buck
With a pink carnation and a pickup truck
But I knew I was out of luck
The day the music died
I started singin'
{Refrain}
Now for ten years we've been on our own
And moss grows fat on a rollin' stone
But that's not how it used to be
When the jester sang for the King and Queen
In a coat he borrowed from James Dean
And a voice that came from you and me
Oh, and while the King was looking down
The jester stole his thorny crown
The courtroom was adjourned
No verdict was returned
And while Lennon [Lenin?] read a book of Marx
The quartet practiced in the park
And we sang dirges in the dark
The day the music died
We were singing
{Refrain}
Helter Skelter in a summer swelter
The Byrds flew off with a fallout shelter
Eight miles high and falling fast
It landed foul out on the grass
The players tried for a forward pass
With the jester on the sidelines in a cast
Now the half-time air was sweet perfume
While the Sergeants played a marching tune
We all got up to dance
Oh, but we never got the chance
'Cause the players tried to take the field
The marching band refused to yield
Do you recall what was revealed
The day the music died
We started singing
{Refrain}
Oh, and there we were all in one place
A generation Lost in Space
With no time left to start again
So come on, Jack be nimble, Jack be quick
Jack Flash sat on a candlestick
'Cause fire is the Devil's only friend
Oh, and as I watched him on the stage
My hands were clenched in fists of rage
No angel born in hell
Could break that Satan's spell
And as the flames climbed high into the night
To light the sacrifical rite
I saw Satan laughing with delight
The day the music died
He was singing
{Refrain}
I met a girl who sang the blues
And I asked her for some happy news
But she just smiled and turned away
I went down to the sacred store
Where I'd heard the music years before
But the man there said the music woudn't play
And in the streets the children screamed
The lovers cried, and the poets dreamed
But not a word was spoken
The church bells all were broken
And the three men I admire most
The Father, Son and the Holy Ghost
They caught the last train for the coast
The day the music died
And they were singing
{Refrain}
They were singing bye-bye, Miss American Pie
Drove my chevy to the levee
But the levee was dry
Them good old boys were drinking whiskey and rye
Singin' this'll be the day that I die更多精彩文章及讨论,请光临枫下论坛 rolia.net
though they died their music r still alive
-blue_bird(soundofsilence);
2007-8-20(#3880467@0)
the mamas and the papas -- California Dreamin
-deen(老北风);
2007-8-19{325}(#3879316@0)
the mamas and the papas -- Make Your Own Kind Of Music
-deen(老北风);
2007-8-19{1421}(#3879322@0)
Nobody can tell ya
There's only one song worth singing
They may try and sell you
Cause it hangs them up to see someone like you
But you've gotta make your own kind of music
Sing your own special song
Make your own kind of music
Even if nobody else sings along
You're gonna be nowhere
The loneliest kind of lonely
It may be rough going
Just to do your thing's the hardest thing to do
But you've gotta make your own kind of music
Sing your own special song
Make your own kind of music
Even if nobody else sings along
So if you cannot take my hand
And if you must be going
I will understand
You've gotta make your own kind of music
Sing your own special song
Make your own kind of music
Even if nobody else sings along
You've gotta make your own kind of music
Sing your own special song
Make your own kind of music
流行音乐界最炙手可热的天王词曲创作与制作人兼歌手Babyface -- Every Time I Close My Eyes
-deen(老北风);
2007-8-20(#3880397@0)
Babyface - The Loneliness
-deen(老北风);
2007-8-20{325}(#3880404@0)
Babyface-How Come, How Long
-deen(老北风);
2007-8-20(#3880414@0)
听过。同专辑中的<<dying in the sun>> 也不错
-deen(老北风);
2007-8-21{577}(#3882431@0)
Do you remember
The things we used to say?
I feel so nervous
When I think of yesterday
How could I let things
Get to me so bad?
How did I let things get to me?
Like dying in the sun
Like dying in the sun
Like dying in the sun
Like dying x2
Will you hold on to me
I am feeling frail
Will you hold on to me
We will never fail
I wanted to be so perfect you see
I wanted to be so perfect
Like dying in the sun
Like dying in the sun
Like dying in the sun
Like dying x2
今天继续贴歌,加拿大第一个走向国际的天后 Anne Murray
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Anne Murray 1946年6月20日出生于加拿大,4次获得Grammy大奖,是加拿大第一个走向国际的天后。被称作乡村乐坛的女Charlie Rich(70年代著名的男乡村歌手)。除了对音乐的热爱之外,Anne还有着一份慈爱之心,她多次将版权收入赠送给加拿大儿童慈善基金会。
1983年秋天推出的专辑同名主打歌-「A Little Good News」,是一首传达人们对於媒体充斥著暴力犯罪事件报导,内心产生反感的经典歌曲,透过歌曲的标题-「A Little Good News」,表达人们希望在新闻上”多看到一点好消息少一些负面消息”的心情。歌曲的背景是80年代的美国,当时的社会情况并不稳定,作者查理布莱克与罗瑞波尔克眼见社会风气的败坏,希望写出一首歌传递正面的讯息,唱出大部分人们对於负面新闻的反感,也藉机唤醒媒体与社会大众的良知。当歌曲完成交到安玛莉手里时,身有同感的她立即决定灌录,安玛莉以其抚慰人心的嗓音,传唱出一股温柔坚定的力量,犀利真实的歌词引起了热烈的回响,让「A Little Good News」成了1983年乡村排行榜的冠军曲,之後更让她获得了年度CMA(乡村音乐奖)的「最佳单曲」以及葛莱美奖的「最佳乡村女歌手」等大奖肯定。
A Little Good News
-deen(老北风);
2007-8-21{325}(#3882542@0)
by the way, she lived close to me.
-win(秋天的菠菜);
2007-8-21(#3883005@0)
不晓得你中意什么类型的,这两首Classic一点的, 不晓得你听过伐,The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress(Radka Toneff)这个女的据说唱晚这首歌就死了。。。, Danse avant de tomber (Carole Laure.),她们是一张专辑里的 《天碟落地,世界女声》,Cotton Eye Joe,有点苏格兰风格,有两种版本,一个唱的,一个是小提琴版的。先这些吧,希望喜欢
再来一首: Chantal Kreviazuk - All I Can Do
-raza(razr);
2007-8-21{600}(#3884064@0)
每次都被歌曲开始时的由低到高的钢琴声打动.歌词里有一句特别精彩: All i can do is to love you pieces. 第一次听到这种说法, love you pieces, 很传神.有一次在电台上也听到一个小女孩这样讲.这个歌手来自TORONTO,有幸在5月的LUMINATO开幕式上听到她的现场演出, 一下就被被开始的钢琴打动了
本文发表在 rolia.net 枫下论坛Chantal Kreviazuk 出生于加拿大缅省的年轻音乐创作人,钢琴家。三岁的时候即被发现对钢琴有着独特的兴趣。91年开始在加拿大著名的University Of Manitoba 音乐系学习。钢琴成为了她人生的唯一部分。不幸的事情在94年发生了,一次交通的意外中,她虽然幸免于难,可是,她不得不放弃为之追求了十几年的钢琴艺术,手部不能非常灵敏的转换,虽然在生活上没有任何影响,但始终艺术是严格的。从车祸中恢复过来后,Chantal 开始了在音乐上的另外的一条道路:音乐创作。
1996-10-08 发行了第一张专辑 Under These Rocks & Stones ,全部的歌曲和歌词均是由她一人包办的。这足以证明她的才华。在这张专辑里,大部分歌曲都是有钢琴部分。年轻的Chantal 始终对钢琴恋恋不忘。这张专辑在加拿大的销量超过双白金。也因此,1996年令 Chantal 光芒四射。在那以后的一年半里,机会接踵而来,Chantal 被邀请参加各种表演,包括国内的和国际的,而她的表演则是钢琴的伴奏。从中令到 Chantal 对自己的音乐之路有更多的领悟和想象空间,这体验是极其珍贵的。
1998,Chantal 为电影 “Armageddon” 创作了歌曲 Leaving On a Jet Plane 。第一次听到这首歌曲,非常的感动。在恋人还未醒来的早晨,女孩装起自己所有的东西,决定离开。回首看到自己深爱的恋人仍然在睡梦中,多么希望他可以醒来和自己告别,可是,黎明已经到来,出租车司机已经在屋外不耐烦的按着喇叭。一切的一切都在催促她要离开...... 。 无奈的一切,配合 Chantal 悲伤以至到最后高潮部分近乎绝望呼喊的歌声,格外的动人。这首歌曲收录在Armageddon 的原声大碟(OST)中。而 Aerosmith 的那首著名的IDon't Want To Miss A Thing 也是出自于这部电影,这张专辑。听 Leaving On A Jet Plane 这首歌,让我想到了很多年前听过的一首由香港歌手陈慧娴演唱的“夜机”,两首歌曲在年代上一前一后,在歌曲名字和歌词描述上却是如此的贴切接近,在曲风及表达的意境上亦颇为相似,是巧合?
1999-04-27 Columbia 唱片发行了电视剧原声专辑 Dawson's Creek 。Dawson's Creek 是在北美地区十分受欢迎的儿童系列剧。笔者当年在上海生活时,记得有部同类型的美国电视系列剧 “成长的烦恼” ,十分的受到欢迎。Dawson's Creek 便是“成长的烦恼”的另外一个版本的系列剧。该专辑中收录了Chantal 的第二首单曲:Feels Like Home。Feels Like Home 是一首以钢琴作为主要伴奏工具的歌曲,钢琴手即是 Chantal 本人,非常的完美。流畅的钢琴曲创作及恰如其分的伴奏尺度贯穿始终。成为歌曲的灵魂。而歌曲依然流露了的强烈的无奈,和伤感,令到歌曲更加的凄美,浪漫。笔者比较 Leaving On A Jet Plane和 Feels Like Home ,更加喜欢后者。值得提及的是在这张专辑中更加收录了另外几首好歌包括 Paula Cole 的 I Don't Want To Wait ,Sixpence None The Richer 的 Kiss Me ,和 Jessica Simpson 的 Did You Ever Love Somebody 。
1999-10-05 Chantal 发行了第二张专辑 Colour Moving & Still ,制作人之一Tim Finn ,是 Crowded House(见第四期介绍) 的灵魂 Neil Finn 的弟弟,也曾经是Crowded House 的成员之一 。这张专辑使得Chantal 达到了她创作及演唱生涯的第二次高峰。该专辑中的 Before You 最早成为冠军歌曲,而超过一年半后的今天,该专辑中的另外一首歌曲 Far Away 居然在各大排行榜上大行其道。上个月更是获得了MuchMore Music 两周的冠军,不能不说是奇迹。更多精彩文章及讨论,请光临枫下论坛 rolia.net