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[2006-9-29][分享]Lemar_Time to grow



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施展出迷人节奏蓝调，灵魂等音韵的大本营”美国”，捧红多为扬名国际的歌手，然而进入90年代，传承Aretha Franklin、Roberta Flack等绝代动人的灵魂音韵，香醇搭配节奏蓝调、爵士、嘻哈等多类元素调和成的Neo-Soul乐派，在Erykah Badu、India.Arie、D’Angelo、Maxwell带领下，开出一朵朵鲜艳芬芳的灿烂花朵，无不为其诱人歌声、舒缓旋律而动容，这位出产自英国，散发无比骚灵式的魅力男声Lemar，可不输上述清一色来自美国的战将！





虽然有着令人称羡的嗓音，但是Lemar出道之路走来并不顺遂，在歌坛闯荡七年之久，一直都过着有一搭没一搭的演唱生活，既使在各演出场合中有着支持追随的乐迷，更获得唱片公司的欣赏签入旗下筹备专辑，但在公司内部决策上丧失发片机会，让期待许久的粉丝们落空！仍为自己歌唱事业奋斗不已的Lemar，并没有因此而退缩，反而更加利用曝光机会，将自己实力毫无掩饰展露出来，直到2002年幸运在BBC话题节目“The Fame Acdemy”上秀出歌唱拿手绝活，也经由高收视率的强力播送下，Lemar终被主流大厂Sony Music网罗发行个人专辑，处女之作《Dedicated全心全意》，不仅缔造出3首全英Top10单曲”Dance With You”(No.2)、”50/50”(No.5)、”Another Day”(No.9)，总销售量更突破60万之多，还荣得全英“最佳都会男歌手Best Urban Artist”之奖项嘉勉，获邀在跨越1998-1999年象征英国黑人音乐最高荣誉之Mobo“最佳艺人”、“最佳专辑”及最佳节奏蓝调女歌手Beverly Knight，巡回演唱会的助唱嘉宾，有幸与心目中的偶像Lionel Richie和George Benson同台对唱，短短两年之内，Lemar缔造出一次又一次令人称许的优异表现！




歌而优则演的Lemar，与罗比威廉斯、埃拉妮斯莫莉塞特、雪瑞儿卡洛等资深巨星门，同台参与继《芝加哥》之后最受瞩目歌舞片《摇摆情事-爵士大师柯尔波特De-Lovely》，接着趁余温尚热之际，Lemar请来纽约DJ/制作金牌好手Ron G(Michael Jackson、Mary J Blige、B2K)全盘掌舵，端出推第二张录音室作品《Time To Grow》，再展Lemar不凡的创作才能与动人Soulful金嗓！开场曲”Soulman”，要你注意以灵魂乐为出发点的Lemar，将点缀出70年代Motown时期Funky/Soul之诱人音频，感动至你灵魂深处；融入美式及英式R&B/Soul的顺畅动听之作”I Don’t Mind That”、”Don’t Give It Up”，传递出段落有致的节拍与迷醉嗓音的交相铺陈，极具打入美国市场的实力；很有Craig David早期出道作品之味的”Call Me Daddy”，沉溺在Lemar滑顺感性的演绎之中；首选单曲”If There’s Any Justice”，在管弦乐的润饰谱奏下，Lemar漂亮真假音情绪转折，马上打进全英Top10之林中，再添畅销代表佳作一枚；同名单曲” Time To Grow”，以动人琴韵交替弦乐伴随围绕，后段加入福音式的唱和，有着Brian McKnight式的动人情调；末曲精采重新翻唱红翻全球摇滚市场的复兴80金属新团The Darkness成名作”I Believe In A Thing Called Love”，全曲只以吉他弹奏为基调，搭配Lemar如The Darkness真假音交错的唱法，建议拿原曲做个比较，会感到更为过瘾及有趣！


Lemar_Time to grow

Last night i tried but i couldn’t sleep
thoughts of u were in my head
I was lonely and I needed you next to me
Life is harder since you left
I never meant to do you wrong
And now all is said and done
I hope you wont be gone too long, Nooo

Chorus:
Where do i go, what do i do,
I can’t deny i still feel something,
And girl, i wish you could say you feel the same,
You’ve broken the bond, i gotta move on,
But how do i end this lonely feeling?
You’ve gone, I’m here, alone,
I guess it’s time to grow

I try to speak my words never catch the air
Like you never knew i was there
Take me back to the days when you really cared
Can we make love re-appear?
I can’t go on the roads too long
And not all is said and done
I can’t go forward if my heart’s still where I’m coming from
Nooooo

Chorus:
Where do i go, what do i do,
I can’t deny i still feel something,
And girl, i wish you could say you feel the same,
You’ve broken the bond, i gotta move on,
But how do i end this lonely feeling?
You’ve gone, I’m here, alone,
I guess it’s time to grow

When crying time is over  
I know i can’t control her
Feelings, if she won’t return, then i guess I’ll be a man and move on

Time to grow!
And move on; make life better than it was before,
I think i can make it,
And move on, make love better than i did before
Time to grow!
And move on, make love better than i did before,

Though you’ve gone
And I’m here alone
I guess it’s time to grow
Grow,
I’ll grow, yeah
I think it’s time to grow