Mar 6, 2008

Because of You - Kelly Clarkson

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