乡村音乐
这是乡村音乐界苦等多年,足以“漫步云端”的“新声音”吗?
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nyw6vx3d)H0美国乡村榜六月传出新纪录,12岁的麻萨诸塞州春田〈Springfield〉城少女艾许莉〈Ashley Gearing〉以〈Can You Hear Me When I Talk To You?〉创下史上乡村榜“最年轻女歌手”纪录,改写了布兰达李〈Brenda Lee〉在1957年四月以单曲〈One Step At A Time〉保持46年的纪录,当年小布同样12岁,但已经接近13岁了,之后不论1972年Tanya Tucker初登场的〈Delta Dawn〉或是1996年黎安莱姆丝的〈Blue〉都已经是她们13、14岁的事情,这个纪录无疑让艾许莉一出道便深受各界注意。 小精灵儿童博客to#zU,Lb
2JM2Jh4m7l&Z8O0诚如黎安当年〈Blue〉被后的感人故事〈歌曲原是作者要写给一代乡村天后Patsy Cline〉,艾许莉进军歌坛的〈Can You Hear Me When I Talk To You?〉则更具个人色彩,这是艾许莉献给已逝父亲David Gearing的心情歌曲,自然的唱腔流泻的款款思念深情,果然造成催泪轰动,最后小艾还感性地说了一句“I Miss You Daddy”,其实,艾许莉对她的生父非常陌生,因为艾许莉的爹早在她出生后十个月大就因脑瘤撒手人寰,“我对他的记忆很少,但我仍带着一种究竟父亲是怎么样的心情来诠释歌曲”,歌曲由Jimmy Harnen和Rick Manwiller〈两人组的乐团Synch〉合写,创作背景来自Jimmy的父亲逝世,写下有感而发的心情,而Jimmy现在是艾许莉新专辑的制作协力,他正是DreamWorks乡村部的宣传总监哩。 小精灵儿童博客fe2Y!u/nT
J3}%NyUJ0歌曲是已经在家乡和全美一半店台播放后,艾许莉才真正签下唱片合约,据USA Today七月音乐专栏对艾许莉大篇幅的报导指出,有五家乡村厂牌角逐签下艾许莉,最终Lyric Street Records〈隶属迪士尼,环球发行〉胜出;Billboard乡村榜总监Wade Jessen对此事件大感不可思议,他以“前所未见”来形容一首demo对排行榜造成的冲击,姑且不论歌曲最后的成绩如何,对艾许莉来说,她“以父之名”的初登场已成功跨出第一步,除了Boston Globe星期日特刊以半版报导艾许莉外,九月二日的美国网球公开赛决赛,艾许莉更将现场演美国国歌,在这些光环之前,艾许莉只有在电台做宣传,唯一的大型曝光是今年乡村界的Fan Fair。〈Can You Hear Me When I Talk To You?〉于电台播送后,许多电台纷纷接获大量回响,有些听友表示,歌曲让他们想到失去的亲人和感情,更甚者还要求能在告别典礼上播放歌曲。
'bQcZ#k0小精灵儿童博客g-A)H7^ B^1_-V
艾许莉的官方网站有她在成长过程里学习音乐和歌唱的种种描述,她最大的心愿是希望听她唱歌的人们就像她一样能感到快乐,而要是能在麦迪逊广场有一场票都卖光光的个唱,那真是太好了!这位外型清秀甜美、带有慧黠气质的长发少女目前是春田Our Lady of Hope School的学生,官方网站已经可以试听多首新歌和一首名为〈Rush〉的演唱画面,美国版单曲则收录了由Richard Marx和创作伙伴Fee Waybill合作的〈I'm The Girl〉都推荐给大家。 小精灵儿童博客f X2F|5y:e'e
;fIn)q1f}2Tk0由于我也加入小艾的mailing list,竟然意外收到她写的信,她先感谢我留资料,又问我怎么听到她的歌;之后我回答后,又收到她的来信,姑且不论是否来信的真是她本人,但用心是可以感受的到喔!最后补充一下,这首歌让我想到Selena的〈Dreaming Of You〉,有一些唱腔和意境,不管怎说,我爱上了这个“新声音”。 小精灵儿童博客X1Jj6Wh
M:YB(E/y0【艾许莉给裘弟的信内容如下】
E9C7G~Nhhs3M-V0Jordy, Thank you so much for your note and words of encouragement. I really appreciate your thoughts. Please have your friends keep calling country radio and request this song. The album is now scheduled out late fall as I just finished the last 3 songs. Hope you enjoy it when you hear it. Ashley Gearing 小精灵儿童博客!pDx5P1L
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〈Can You Hear Me When I Talk To You?〉歌词
MDr T J@;H0Time passes by so quickly, 小精灵儿童博客:Y6\ ?D}$Ip#W
But I guess I thought you'd be here forever.
#u(O;~#sGecg0I never even had the chance, 小精灵儿童博客5U"qe_3\1J1S^5Tq_J C
To say goodbye. 小精灵儿童博客 z"Tc _;?-](T/b4}Nk
There's so many things to tell you,
UwWxD1S0a0Left unsaid until now. 小精灵儿童博客Q5wo|"P$ug!d
#r Up0t)M"iW|0Can you hear me when I talk to you?
? aqN8y&Cg^1u0Do the words I say ever make it through?
h0XF$V5n:yEPVj6v0Can you hear me when I talk to you? 小精灵儿童博客}6i-UOzH
'Cause I'd give anything if I just knew.
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Ev'ry night, I have the same dream.
$f*NhWk cp0The one where you get to hold me. 小精灵儿童博客#ta'e&y4_bUO
We laugh an' talk until the morning, 小精灵儿童博客]5C:r_TJ4D
An' then you vanish, yeah.
4iO$^"E x jt4}i0It always leaves me feeling helpless, 小精灵儿童博客d;Y e*y0qo*Hs*\c
When I wake up an' you're not there.
UO8T0}.r"g3?Uji;z s+C0小精灵儿童博客8O'`]y5{h4n&^
Can you hear me when I talk to you?
Cx-B3Dvo.T:~0Do you know how much I'd love to be with you? 小精灵儿童博客2a^o:^nP4j
Can you hear me when I talk to you? 小精灵儿童博客b*H.v#z)Sa/a
'Cause I'd give anything if I just knew. 小精灵儿童博客VBA:f%j%rw1K
V F;GP}M G/x0(Instrumental break) 小精灵儿童博客b-T^4`N |+ik
,[bNvyY0Living in this world without you,
? NY%zs0I constantly search through my mem'ries.
c8u9Th(aqI7D0Hoping that I find some treasures, 小精灵儿童博客 I.bd3NM(P;d6g
That I passed over, yeah. 小精灵儿童博客 Ugm4b*Q.E8^J
All that I took for granted,
IG8W0JR^9LPJ.f0Means so much now, an' I won't let it go.
0ja?x-R7Y]%V p[g0小精灵儿童博客@C^!QJ8G4ru
Can you hear me when I talk to you?
U/fO(s/ZB}0'Cause I never said some things that I meant to. 小精灵儿童博客7b"yVYZ_4T
Can you hear me when I talk to you? 小精灵儿童博客$]A*kD_v`6R9j
'Cause I'd give anything if I just knew. 小精灵儿童博客6\3yJ]A+y4BZ
QE hr"s]bhZ0
nyw6vx3d)H0美国乡村榜六月传出新纪录,12岁的麻萨诸塞州春田〈Springfield〉城少女艾许莉〈Ashley Gearing〉以〈Can You Hear Me When I Talk To You?〉创下史上乡村榜“最年轻女歌手”纪录,改写了布兰达李〈Brenda Lee〉在1957年四月以单曲〈One Step At A Time〉保持46年的纪录,当年小布同样12岁,但已经接近13岁了,之后不论1972年Tanya Tucker初登场的〈Delta Dawn〉或是1996年黎安莱姆丝的〈Blue〉都已经是她们13、14岁的事情,这个纪录无疑让艾许莉一出道便深受各界注意。 小精灵儿童博客to#zU,Lb
2JM2Jh4m7l&Z8O0诚如黎安当年〈Blue〉被后的感人故事〈歌曲原是作者要写给一代乡村天后Patsy Cline〉,艾许莉进军歌坛的〈Can You Hear Me When I Talk To You?〉则更具个人色彩,这是艾许莉献给已逝父亲David Gearing的心情歌曲,自然的唱腔流泻的款款思念深情,果然造成催泪轰动,最后小艾还感性地说了一句“I Miss You Daddy”,其实,艾许莉对她的生父非常陌生,因为艾许莉的爹早在她出生后十个月大就因脑瘤撒手人寰,“我对他的记忆很少,但我仍带着一种究竟父亲是怎么样的心情来诠释歌曲”,歌曲由Jimmy Harnen和Rick Manwiller〈两人组的乐团Synch〉合写,创作背景来自Jimmy的父亲逝世,写下有感而发的心情,而Jimmy现在是艾许莉新专辑的制作协力,他正是DreamWorks乡村部的宣传总监哩。 小精灵儿童博客fe2Y!u/nT
J3}%NyUJ0歌曲是已经在家乡和全美一半店台播放后,艾许莉才真正签下唱片合约,据USA Today七月音乐专栏对艾许莉大篇幅的报导指出,有五家乡村厂牌角逐签下艾许莉,最终Lyric Street Records〈隶属迪士尼,环球发行〉胜出;Billboard乡村榜总监Wade Jessen对此事件大感不可思议,他以“前所未见”来形容一首demo对排行榜造成的冲击,姑且不论歌曲最后的成绩如何,对艾许莉来说,她“以父之名”的初登场已成功跨出第一步,除了Boston Globe星期日特刊以半版报导艾许莉外,九月二日的美国网球公开赛决赛,艾许莉更将现场演美国国歌,在这些光环之前,艾许莉只有在电台做宣传,唯一的大型曝光是今年乡村界的Fan Fair。〈Can You Hear Me When I Talk To You?〉于电台播送后,许多电台纷纷接获大量回响,有些听友表示,歌曲让他们想到失去的亲人和感情,更甚者还要求能在告别典礼上播放歌曲。
'bQcZ#k0小精灵儿童博客g-A)H7^ B^1_-V
艾许莉的官方网站有她在成长过程里学习音乐和歌唱的种种描述,她最大的心愿是希望听她唱歌的人们就像她一样能感到快乐,而要是能在麦迪逊广场有一场票都卖光光的个唱,那真是太好了!这位外型清秀甜美、带有慧黠气质的长发少女目前是春田Our Lady of Hope School的学生,官方网站已经可以试听多首新歌和一首名为〈Rush〉的演唱画面,美国版单曲则收录了由Richard Marx和创作伙伴Fee Waybill合作的〈I'm The Girl〉都推荐给大家。 小精灵儿童博客f X2F|5y:e'e
;fIn)q1f}2Tk0由于我也加入小艾的mailing list,竟然意外收到她写的信,她先感谢我留资料,又问我怎么听到她的歌;之后我回答后,又收到她的来信,姑且不论是否来信的真是她本人,但用心是可以感受的到喔!最后补充一下,这首歌让我想到Selena的〈Dreaming Of You〉,有一些唱腔和意境,不管怎说,我爱上了这个“新声音”。 小精灵儿童博客X1Jj6Wh
M:YB(E/y0【艾许莉给裘弟的信内容如下】
E9C7G~Nhhs3M-V0Jordy, Thank you so much for your note and words of encouragement. I really appreciate your thoughts. Please have your friends keep calling country radio and request this song. The album is now scheduled out late fall as I just finished the last 3 songs. Hope you enjoy it when you hear it. Ashley Gearing 小精灵儿童博客!pDx5P1L
小精灵儿童博客8{QU"Qb`J!Ry L
〈Can You Hear Me When I Talk To You?〉歌词
MDr T J@;H0Time passes by so quickly, 小精灵儿童博客:Y6\ ?D}$Ip#W
But I guess I thought you'd be here forever.
#u(O;~#sGecg0I never even had the chance, 小精灵儿童博客5U"qe_3\1J1S^5Tq_J C
To say goodbye. 小精灵儿童博客 z"Tc _;?-](T/b4}Nk
There's so many things to tell you,
UwWxD1S0a0Left unsaid until now. 小精灵儿童博客Q5wo|"P$ug!d
#r Up0t)M"iW|0Can you hear me when I talk to you?
? aqN8y&Cg^1u0Do the words I say ever make it through?
h0XF$V5n:yEPVj6v0Can you hear me when I talk to you? 小精灵儿童博客}6i-UOzH
'Cause I'd give anything if I just knew.
1s)SRdY[0小精灵儿童博客&PT{fnU:O
Ev'ry night, I have the same dream.
$f*NhWk cp0The one where you get to hold me. 小精灵儿童博客#ta'e&y4_bUO
We laugh an' talk until the morning, 小精灵儿童博客]5C:r_TJ4D
An' then you vanish, yeah.
4iO$^"E x jt4}i0It always leaves me feeling helpless, 小精灵儿童博客d;Y e*y0qo*Hs*\c
When I wake up an' you're not there.
UO8T0}.r"g3?Uji;z s+C0小精灵儿童博客8O'`]y5{h4n&^
Can you hear me when I talk to you?
Cx-B3Dvo.T:~0Do you know how much I'd love to be with you? 小精灵儿童博客2a^o:^nP4j
Can you hear me when I talk to you? 小精灵儿童博客b*H.v#z)Sa/a
'Cause I'd give anything if I just knew. 小精灵儿童博客VBA:f%j%rw1K
V F;GP}M G/x0(Instrumental break) 小精灵儿童博客b-T^4`N |+ik
,[bNvyY0Living in this world without you,
? NY%zs0I constantly search through my mem'ries.
c8u9Th(aqI7D0Hoping that I find some treasures, 小精灵儿童博客 I.bd3NM(P;d6g
That I passed over, yeah. 小精灵儿童博客 Ugm4b*Q.E8^J
All that I took for granted,
IG8W0JR^9LPJ.f0Means so much now, an' I won't let it go.
0ja?x-R7Y]%V p[g0小精灵儿童博客@C^!QJ8G4ru
Can you hear me when I talk to you?
U/fO(s/ZB}0'Cause I never said some things that I meant to. 小精灵儿童博客7b"yVYZ_4T
Can you hear me when I talk to you? 小精灵儿童博客$]A*kD_v`6R9j
'Cause I'd give anything if I just knew. 小精灵儿童博客6\3yJ]A+y4BZ
