四五年前的我,是非R&B不聽的,不過連Usher都推出讓人大失所望的專輯Here I Am後,對R&B男聲就越來越不抱期待了,除了Ne-Yo...
從Rihanna的Unfaithful,Mario的Let Me Love You,再到Beyonce的十周冠軍單曲Irreplaceable,Ne-Yo在出道前便累積了不少暢銷作品,他的首支單曲So Sick也幾乎是我的all-time classic,事實上他兩張個人專輯都好聽的教人無法抵擋...
Ne-Yo幫Rihanna改版專輯譜寫的冠軍單曲Take A Bow堪稱是今年上半年我最愛的R&B歌曲,而一年一片的他也準時的交出了新作Year Of The Gentleman,首支單曲Closer帶來意料之外的House曲風(為舞廳砲製的Remix版本也是個驚喜!),接棒主打Miss Independent則在招牌的R&B曲風上輕抹電子色彩,讓人耳目一新!整張專輯當然也是水準之作,不過我打算先介紹這首近日讓我重播個沒完沒了的歌曲...
我得先說,我非常不喜歡Bassa Nova曲風,所以第一次聽到這前奏時我心裡不禁OS"不會吧?連Ne-Yo都開始唱起Bassa Nova?"不過,聽完我還是徹底被Ne-Yo收服了...拋開對Bassa Nova的成見,這首歌的前奏讓我想起m-flo的經典歌曲One Sugar Dream(那也是一首結合Bassa Nova跟電音的經典歌曲!),Ne-Yo的vocal一進來我便了解這是一首標準Ne-Yo歌路的歌曲,所謂Ne-Yo的歌路,不外乎就是情傷的癡心男子(ex:So Sick)被不專一的女生玩弄(ex:Go On Girl),或給另一半的專情宣言(ex:Make It Work),總之不脫好男人的形象...這一次Ne-Yo安慰起一個被甩的女生,副歌的歌詞寫的真好"I'll ask the sun to shine away from you today, so you can cry (If that's what you want)"我相信所有的女生聽了都要融化了...
So You Can Cry/Ne-Yo
So it's over
結束了
He's with someone else and you know her
他愛上了你也認識的她
And you just can get any lower
而你心情跌到谷底
You sit in the dark alone
獨自坐在暗處
And won't answer your phone
不想接電話
Well i'm sorry. I want to attend your pity party
我為你難過,我可以讓你吐吐苦水
I rather go have calamari
但我想先來份花枝(!!)
And maybe a drink
也許再喝一杯
And yes I think you should come with me
我覺得你應該跟著我來
Life is long
人生還很長
There will be pain but life goes on
一定會有挫折但日子還是要過
With everyday a brand new song
每一天都像首新的歌曲
But if you rather stay at home
如果你只想呆在家
Let me do you a favor
讓我幫你個忙
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I'll ask the sun to shine away from you today so you can cry
我可以叫太陽今天暫時離開你的天空,讓你好好哭一場
(if that's what you want alright)
就如你所願
I'll ask the clouds to bring the rain for you today so you can cry
我可以叫雲朵為你帶來一場大雨,讓你好好哭一場
(if that's what you want alright)
就如你所願
ooooo If that's what you want alright
就如你所願
Imma Lover
我也愛過
And the pain of a heart from another
分手的心痛
Can be difficult to recover
很難痊癒
Yes this I know
這我都懂
But difficult isn't impossible
但終會有痊癒的一天
And you shiver (Shiver)
你冷的發抖
He was your warmth
沒有他為你帶來溫暖
You Cry, Lips Quiver
你哭泣的雙唇開始顫抖
Well honey go on cry me a river
寶貝,就讓眼淚成河吧
You wanna be down (you wanna be down)
你想難過個夠
Fine let me help you out
讓我來幫你個忙
How bout
這樣如何
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And your tears won't bring him back
再多眼淚也無法將他挽回
I know you wish that it did
我知道你希望他回心轉意
But it just don't work like that
但劇情從不這樣演的
Ooo I know that healings takes time
我也知道破碎的心需要時間癒合
Hey even your heart has a pace
即使你心裡有數
Ooo but how much time are you gonna take
但要花多少時間你才能走出傷痛
Hmm too much will be a mistake
太久可是不行的...
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