The most tender place in my heart is for strangers
I know it's unkind
But my own blood is much too dangerous
Hanging round the ceiling half the time
Hanging round the ceiling half the time
Compared to some I've been around
But I really tried so hard
That echo chorus LIKE THE BEAT
With it's hold on, hold on, hold on, hold on
In the end I was the mean girl
Or somebody's in-between girl
Now it's the devil I love
And it's as funny as real love
I leave the party at three AM alone thank God
With a valium from the bride
It's the devil I love
It's the devil I love
And it's as funny as real love
And that's as real as true love
That echo chorus LIKE THE BEAT
With it's hold on, hold on, hold on, hold on
That echo chorus LIKE THE BEAT
With it's hold on, hold on, hold on, hold on
......一直想把EVERYTHING BUT THE GIRL好好的介绍一下...因为他们的美实在是被大部分的乐迷着实低估了一番...不过自己也不知道该从什么地方开始...毕竟他们出色的作品实在是太多...我自己是深有体会...在流行乐坛整体创作水准这么高的乐队...绝对是不多见的...而且他们涉及的风格领域实在是无所不包...
......Tracey Thorn和Ben Watt...一个担任歌手和创作者另一个担任乐队大部分乐器演奏和创作者的流行乐界著名的夫妻档...在1982年的英国组成了这支名字特别的乐队...EVERYTHING BUT THE GIRL......从1984年开始发行了十几张录音室专辑...现场和电影配乐以及混音版本若干.....
......1964年...当Tracey Thorn和Ben Watt两岁的时候...一个叫Stan Getz的萨克斯手用他的第一张专辑和一首名叫"The Girl From Ipanema"的歌曲...给BOSSA NOVA来了一个惊艳的盘古开天地式的演绎...从此这种讨好的阳光小调就成了一股席全球的主流乐风...不过这里介绍的主角不是Stan Getz和BOSSA NOVA.....依然是EVERYTHING BUT THE GIRL......(rf11rf)
......时间到了1990年...EBTG发行了他们的The Language of Life专辑......而且得到了Stan Getz的加入助阵...不过我个人认为Stan Getz的加入没有对这张专辑起多少影响作用...但是这张专辑却是EBTG最美的一张专辑...heart-to-heart communication是对这张专辑最贴切的形容了...从开篇的DRIVING到最后有STAN GETZ温暖萨克斯助阵的ROAD...整张专辑给人心灵的抚慰是彻底的......
......meet me in the morning......又是一首专辑里我最喜欢的歌曲...也许这是Ben Watt写给Tracey Thorn的一首歌曲吧...作为流行乐坛里著名的夫妻档...两人从来都是深入浅出...感情一直都维持得相当美满...meet me in the morning也许这是简单而真挚的一种感觉吧......(rf4rf)
1. Sit And Wonder
2. Love Is Noise
3. Rather Be
4. Judas
5. Numbness
6. I See Houses
7. Noise Epic
8. Valium Skies
9. Columbo
10. Appalachian Springs
11. Mover
12. Chic Dub