2005-12-25 13:19
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[2005-12-25][蚂蚁分享]----灵魂乐者Tracy Chapman



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80年代末期，Tracy Chapman以温热的灵魂乐歌声直率的表露内心对社会现象的观察，她那平实且厚实的情感音质，凝聚了歌词与歌声的情感力量，挖掘出创作才女兼具知性与锐利度的视野，一首细腻呈现绝望人生的真切小品《Fast Car》深深的唤醒社会的良知，首张同名专辑全球销售突破千万张大关，并勇夺葛莱美奖最佳新进艺人、流行女歌手、最佳当代民谣专辑等3项大奖，更蝉连英美两地排行榜的冠军王座，89年专辑《Crossroads》、95年专辑《New Beginning》也持续展现作品的亲合力，分别缔造英国金榜冠军、全美流行专辑榜TOP 4的排行佳绩，历年5张专辑全球销售超过3400万张。从《Talkin’ Bout A Revolution》、《Baby Can I Hold You》、《Crossroads》、《Bang Bang Bang》到96年荣获葛莱美奖最佳摇滚歌曲奖《Give Me One Reason》与深刻内省的《Telling Stories》，Tracy Chapman那种将叙事民谣与自我观点合而为一的唱作风格，树立了歌者用歌声抒发观点与情绪的绝佳典范，其对言论与情感表达的深刻影响力不下于Sting、Peter Gabriel等杰出歌手。 受邀参加Bob Dylan入行30年纪念演唱会、Lilith Fair音乐祭、Bob Marley致敬演唱会的Tracy Chapman于2002年发表专辑《Let It Rain》，在此张与制作人John Parish (Beck、P J Harvey、Eels)、鼓手Joey Waronker (R.E.M.、Smashing Pumpkins)、吉他手Joe Gore (Tom Waits)合作的作品里，Chapman独特的观点与情绪再次清晰表露，《In The Dark》中沉痛的忏悔告解、《Goodbye》中平静的别离情绪、《Let It Rain》里于绝望中寻找希望、《Another Sun》心灵的豁然新生、首支单曲《You’re The One》里自在相爱、睥睨一切的快活心情，在一张悲伤哀愁多过快乐喜悦的专辑中，Tracy Chapman的歌声情绪始终如一，慢慢的堆积成一种动人的力量，这样的力量也随着一张张专辑的发表而更加贴近听者的心灵。

Give me one reason
Tracy Chapman

Give me one reason to stay here - and I’ll turn right back around
Give me one reason to stay here - and I’ll turn right back around
Because I don’t want leave you lonely
But you got to make me change my mind

But you know that I called you, I called too many times
You can call me baby, you can call me anytime
But you got to call me

Give me one reason to stay here - and I’ll turn right back around
Give me one reason to stay here - and I’ll turn right back around
Because I don’t want leave you lonely
But you got to make me change my mind

I don’t want no one to squeeze me - they might take away my life
I don’t want no one to squeeze me - they might take away my life


This youthful heart can love you and give you what you need
This youthful heart can love you and give you what you need

Wasting my precious energy

Give me one reason to stay here - and I’ll turn right back around
Give me one reason to stay here - and I’ll turn right back around
Because I don’t want leave you lonely
But you got to make me change my mind

Baby just give me one reason - Give me just one reason why
Baby just give me one reason - Give me just one reason why I should stay
Because I told you that I loved you
And there ain’t no more to say

Baby Can I Hold You
Fast Car
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