O[9>^y\, +4 8a..4sN Kelly Clarkson真是目前世界上最幸运的人,第一届American Idol(美国偶像)选秀节目优胜者,首支单曲便成为当年度美国单曲销售冠军,首张专辑也在发行首周空降Billboard冠军,发行三周后达金唱片销量,这一位由几百万美国人从一万名参赛者中投票选出的超级巨星,在获得比其它人更顺利的起步之后,正努力的要破解选秀节目明星昙花一现的魔咒,朝真正的超级巨星之路迈进。来自德州、仅有20岁的Kelly Clarkson,在连续十周的电视节目上,以她强劲浑厚、极具爆发力的歌声,征服了电视机前的观众,她嘹亮会转折的高音,在节目中成功的诠释了Aretha Franklin的“Natural Woman”与Mariah Carey的“Without You”,奠定了胜利之路。
jc% %}T' 3 《Thankful》这张专辑便让Kelly的高音极致发挥。专辑制作群为Kelly打造了一个完全不同于时下流行的专辑,没有尖着喉咙以气声演唱hip-hop舞曲,也没有穿着小可爱透肚脐穿鼻环展现性感,她打扮的素净端庄,演唱着挑动情绪的成人抒情歌曲,并且用层层迭迭的合音与配乐来营造气势,令人想起当年Mariah Carey与Whitney Houston令全世界着迷的动人情歌,可以说它复古,但在2003年的流行乐坛上倒也是一种创新,Kelly Clarkson丢出了一张属于她自己独特风格优秀成绩单。首支单曲“Miss Independent”,有Christina Aguilrea参与创作,是专辑中较不一样的一首歌曲,歌曲一开始,便非常有Christina性感挑逗的热情氛围。“You Thought Wrong ”与“Thankful”是传统快版R&B舞曲,除了Kelly展现高超的转音之外,American Idol的另一位参赛者Tamyra Gray并在“You Thought Wrong”中一同飙歌。
lB7 V4 -&L(0?*qo “SomeKind Of Miracle”开头的哼唱,以及拉长时的抖音唱法,让人无法不联想起Whitney Houston。开场曲“The Trouble With Love Is”的键盘与鼓,是典型的当代成人情歌;而“Low”的吉他伴奏,则是Faith Hill一般受人喜爱的乡村流行。
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n5 }6U`/"RfcO 另外专辑中也收录了首支单曲“A Moment Like This”新版,将原本的小品情歌,提供了更多的空间让Kelly的声音挥洒。
oqLM-=0<} 如果你怀念中气十足、浓重饱满的情歌已久,Kelly Clarkson这张《Thankful》将会为你一解相思之苦,让你又有整个人沉浸于音乐之中的满足感。
dRl*rP/ Wt$" f WA~PE` U 专辑曲目:
PubO|Mf lCyBdY9n 01. The Trouble With Love Is
adi^*7Q] ) 02. Miss Independent
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[(*ObvEF 04. Some Kind Of Miracle
&bh%>[ 05. What's Up Lonely
<=1nr@L 06. Just Missed The Train
mmN!=mf* 07. Beautiful Disaster
;nzzt~aCC 08. You Thought Wrong
E5>y?N 09. Thankful
],!7S"{97 10. Anytime
6p=OM=R 11. A Moment Like This
^p@R!228 12. Before Your Love
W~EDLL Z uyE_7)2d M/!5r Kelly Clarkson - Because Of You
aPR0DZ@ \=3fO( I will not make the same mistakes that you did
n@`D:;?{ 我不会犯你犯过的错误
E{):zg I will not let myself
UW!*=?h 我不会让我自己
lWiC$ Cause my heart so much misery
&CtWWKS" 导致我的心情如此苦恼
`~~.0QC I will not break the way you did,
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U};~ff+ You fell so hard
"Uk " 你坚强的倒下
F.N4Q'2Z ZvQ~K(3 I ve learned the hard way
Iu3*`H 我已经学会那条艰辛的道路
Cob<N'. To never let it get that far
#b^x! lR 去不让它永远都到那里为止
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N:4oVi@Je 因为你
P#gY-k&Nr I never stray too far from the sidewalk
AK$h
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( E8(np 因为你
Ym]Dlz,o I learned to play on the safe side so I don t get hurt
e*nT+Rp 我学会在安全的地方玩耍所以就不会受伤
[ X7LV Because of you
+{eZ@ 因为你
cH==OM7&- I find it hard to trust not only me, but everyone around me
KNI* : 我发现很难去相信自己以及所有在我身边的人
GnCO{"n Because of you
])v,zp"u 因为你
LTof$4s I am afraid
].A>ORS/ 我害怕
Oo)MxYPU -GqMis}c I lose my way
@i" ^b 我迷失方向
t;>"V.F<1 And it s not too long before you point it out
4E"OD+ 在你指出问题的不久前
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bwr}Ge 我不能哭
7Ud Because you know that s weakness in your eyes
Qz[4M` M 因为你知道我的弱点
9f wFSJx I m forced to fake
TgDx3U[ 我被迫去伪装
-pF3q2zb A smile, a laugh everyday of my life
$ts%SDM 微笑.大笑,在我的生命当中的每一天
uU|fCwQt My heart can't possibly break
Z'u:Em 我的心不可能碎
)P)Zds@F When it wasn't even whole to start with
J2vaKl 甚至当它一开始就不是完整的
*E"OQsIl 4ONou&T Because of you
\v*WI)] I never stray too far from the sidewalk
;|.~'': Because of you
P%CNu I learned to play on the safe side so I don t get hurt
Eps2 Because of you
mbZS J I find it hard to trust not only me, but everyone around me
w^rINPAS Because of you
h 8ND=( I am afraid
MDyPwv\ 4mqA*c%6S I watched you die
ljS~>& 我看着你死去
o<J_?7c~} I heard you cry every night in your sleep
|=xK-;qs 我听见过你每天晚上在床上哭泣
g_T[m* I was so young
*.+Eg$'~V 我当时太小
dx<KZR$!V You should have known better than to lean on me
ME9jN{ le 你应该知道一些比依靠我更好的办法
_ +"V5z You never thought of anyone else
qaj~q(j~C 你从来没有考虑过别人的感受
]jkaOj You just saw your pain
,j'>}'wG) 你只看见自己的伤痛
dHAI4Yf4U And now I cry in the middle of the night
\nX5$[ 现在我在深夜里哭泣
m4 :| For the same damn thing
GD]yP.. 也是为了同样谴责的事
C}7c:4c !8z,}HUdK Because of you
z. 6-D I never stray too far from the sidewalk
A.D@21py Because of you
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]V `L\ Because of you
2$Fy?08q 因为你
nw)yK%`;M I try my hardest just to forget everything
U}=o3u 我尽我最大努力去忘记所有事
;q3"XLV(T[ Because of you
P:p@Iep 因为你
[q<Vm- I don t know how to let anyone else in
pyf/%9R:d 我不知道如何容纳任何人
}uCC~ <^ Because of you
O.9r'n4f 因为你
%GY U$aA I m ashamed of my life because it s empty
U|NVDuo{{x 我为我的生活感到羞耻 因为它是空的
M?3Nh; Because of you
>~D-\,d|f 因为你
"IvFkS=*Q I am afraid
p>O>^R 我害怕
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$;1TP| Because of you
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