Kelly Clarkson，美國選秀節目 American Idol 裡一鳴驚人的新生代女唱將。
2002年才在比賽嶄露頭角，2004年就拿下美國音樂界最高殊榮 Grammy Awards 兩個獎項。
好久沒聽美國流行音樂，這次真的讓我驚豔...
1982年出生的Clarkson，才小女生，歌聲卻極具爆發力。
她的低音厚實，略帶沙啞，你以為她音域偏低？非也，她的高音技巧幾乎和美國流行樂界第一「花腔女高音」Whitney Houston等量齊觀。 意即，她們都有優秀的高音區演唱技巧外，還有高人一等的換氣技巧、肺活量與耐力。
聽她唱「Because of You」：一開始低迴呻吟，中間慢慢蓄積能量，再來，石破天驚一爆，震懾人心。 有午後悶雷的味道。
「Amazing!」，我第一次聽完這首歌的感覺。
多深厚的內力，才能把這高難度的歌曲詮釋得如此完美！
此外，我聽的時候就覺得，她有濃厚的美國南方口音。
哦，原來，「孤星之州」*來的。
不過，這首歌的背景故事，不太美麗。
英文不好的人，別理歌詞了。 你損失不大。
這個現場演唱，感覺她不知是累了，還是喉嚨不舒服，離完美有段距離。（還忘詞呢）
建議聽聽 ↓
Because of You 錄音室版
*「孤星之州」（Lone Star State）：美國德州別名。
I will not make the same mistakes that you did
I will not let myself cause my heart so much misery
I will not break the way you did
You fell so hard
I've learned the hard way, to never let it get that far
Because of you
I never stray too far from the sidewalk
Because of you
I learned to play on the safe side
So I don't get hurt
Because of you
I find it hard to trust
Not only me, but everyone around me
Because of you
I am afraid
I lose my way
And it's not too long before you point it out
I cannot cry
Because I know that's weakness in your eyes
I'm forced to fake, a smile, a laugh
Every day of my life
My heart can't possibly break
When it wasn't even whole to start with
Because of you
I never stray too far from the sidewalk
Because of you
I learned to play on the safe side
So I don't get hurt
Because of you
I find it hard to trust
Not only me, but everyone around me
Because of you
I am afraid
I watched you die
I heard you cry
Every night in your sleep
I was so young
You should have known better than to lean on me
You never thought of anyone else
You just saw your pain
And now I cry
In the middle of the night
For the same damn thing
Because of you
I never stray too far from the sidewalk
Because of you
I learned to play on the safe side
So I don't get hurt
Because of you
I tried my hardest just to forget everything
Because of you
I don't know how to let anyone else in
Because of you
I'm ashamed of my life because it's empty
Because of you
I am afraid
Because of you
Because of you
