如果仅以唱片销量论英雄，Hootie & The Blowfish 无疑是 90 年代最成功的乐队之一,但他们却并不受乐评家们尊敬,原因令人吃惊,苛刻的乐评家们并不是因为他们在音乐上缺乏创新才去指责他们,而仅仅因为它们不是一支一夜成名的乐队。在艰难时世中他们依靠自己的努力，使自己成为了一支拥有多白金唱片销量的流行乐队。 主唱 Darius Rucker 是南加利福尼亚学院的学生，他习惯随着收音机里传出的音乐唱歌，有一次恰巧被刚入校的新生，也就是现任吉他手 Mark Bryan 听到。不久以后，这两位同修广播新闻编辑学的学生便决定组建一支名为 Wolf Brothers 的原声吉他二人组合，专门翻唱 Eagles、Simon & Garfunkel、The Commodores 等乐队的歌。1986 年初，他们在附近的一家炸鸡店里举行了一次公开演出。几周以后，贝司手 Dean Felber 加入乐队，他和 Bryan 在马里兰州的盖瑟斯堡上高中时曾组建过一支名为 Missing In Action 的摇滚乐队。在吸收了一位鼓手之后，他们开始成为本地大学联谊会巡演上的主角，而他们的招牌曲目也多加了 The Police、Squeeze 和 R.E.M 等乐队的作品。此时，他们将自己的乐队改名为 Hootie & The Blowfish，这是由 Rucker 的两个朋友的绰号组成的。 毕业后，他们开始在大西洋沿岸各州的俱乐部巡演，这使得他们的名声广为传播，而现任鼓手 Jim Sonefeld 也是在此时加入了乐队。为了使乐队的经济状况得到控制和保证，财经系毕业的 Felber 提议成立一家合营公司 Fishco，用以筹措预定最佳条件的演出，并监督和保障工作时间和乐队成员的健康情况。乐队于 1990 年和 1991 年分别独立发行了两张专辑--------Hootie & The Blowfish 和 Time ，并于 1992 年与一家小唱片公司 JRS 签约，但却因第 3 张专辑资金方面未能落实而导致与公司关系破裂。挫折反而使他们变得坚强，1993 年，他们独立出版了第 3 张专辑Kootchypop 该专辑依靠邮购和在演出上销售共售出 5 万张。 1993 年与 Atlantic 唱片公司签约之后，乐队在 John Mellencamp、R.E.M 和 Bruce Hornsby 的制作人 Don Gehman 的监制下推出了第 4 张专辑 Cracked Rear View ，Rucker 温存明亮的嗓音与情绪饱满的流行摇滚旋律使得这张专辑成为了 1994 年末至 1995 全年的抢手货。 Hold My Hand 、 Let Her Cry 、 Only Wanna Be With You 与 Time 都成为了电台中的热门歌曲。最后，该专辑共售出 1400 万张，成为了 Atlantic 公司历史上销量最高的首发专辑。因为 Hootie & The Blowfish 的音乐路线属于中庸的软摇滚，所以来自与负面的反应越来越强烈。当乐队在 1996 年推出新专辑 Fairweather Johnson 时，性急的乐评家们就已经开始预言该乐队的衰落。但事实是此专辑的销量达到了 3 白金，并造就了大批电台热门歌曲。这支来自南加利福尼亚的乐队的未来将会怎样？只有时间才能回答。
Every time I look at you, I go blind.
Every time I look at you, I go blind.
In the mornin I get up, and I try to
Feel alive, but I cant.
Every time I look at you, I go blind.
I dont know what it is.
Something in me just wont give me a chance.
I think its that I feel more confused
By the deal love has shown me.
Little child, did you know that theres a light,
And its gonna shine right through your eyes.
What do you think that life is like?
Every time I look at you, I go blind.
I go blind
Well some where over there theres a purpose,
Theres a care for free
In me theres no body, no one plan,
No one stand to be free.
I think its that because I have seen all the fuss
And its no big deal. no big deal.
Hold me, hold me cause I want to get higher and higher,
Higher than life
Wrong again
Father, I hate to tell you this
You taught me how to hit the mark
And once again I missed
Touch the fire
You always said that I'd get burned
Why is it so hard
To remember all the lessons I have learned
How can you look at me that way
When I have failed so many times
Showing me love, you tell the world
This child is mine
How can you walk that extra mile
I see forgiveness in your smile
So sure you'd reject me
Wrong again
Once again
Lord, I have wandered from your path
Thought I knew a better way
Coming short of what you've asked
Standing here
I don't deserve a second chance
And I can't conceal
The shame I feel
It's more than I can stand
How can you look at me that way
When I have failed so many times
Showing me love, you tell the world
This child is mine
How can you walk that extra mile
I see forgiveness in your smile
So sure you'd desert me
Wrong again
When I look into your face
And see the power of your grace
I find it so hard to believe
Forgiveness that your showing me
I see the answer in your eyes
Love and mercy realized
And finally your truth has set me free
How can you look at me that way
When I have failed so many times
Showing me love, you tell the world
This child is mine
How can you walk that extra mile
I see forgiveness in your smile
I thought you would scold me
Instead you just hold me
Thought you would judge me
Instead you just love me
So sure you'd reject me
Wrong again
You by the light
Is the greatest find
In a world full of wrong
You're the thing that's right
Finally made it through the lonely
To the other side
Chorus:
You said it again
My heart's in motion
Every word feels like a shooting star
I'm at the edge of my emotions
Watchin' the shadows burnin' in the dark
And I-I-I'm in love (I'm in love)
And I-I-I'm terrified
For the first time
And the last time
In my only life, life
This could be good
It's already better than that
And nothing's worse than knowing you're holding back
I could be all that you needed
If you let me try
Chorus:
You said it again
My heart's in motion
Every word feels like a shooting star
I'm at the edge of my emotions
Watchin' the shadows burnin' in the dark
And I-I-I'm in love (I'm in love)
And I-I-I'm terrified
For the first time
And the last time
In my only life, life
Bridge:
I only said it
'Cause I mean it (ohhhh)
I only mean it
'Cause it's true (ohhhhh)
So don't you tear
What i've been dreaming
'Cause it keeps me up
It holds me close
Whenever I'm without you
Chorus:
You said it again
My heart's in motion
Every word feels like a shooting star o
I'm at the edge of my emotions
Watchin' the shadows burnin' in the dark
And I-I-I'm in love (I'm in love)
And I-I-I'm terrified
For the first time
And the last time
In my only life, life
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