R. Kelly, Celine Dion -I'm Your Angel

    名譽掃地的R&B 歌手 Robert Sylvester Kelly 即     R. Kelly ，九月27日被美國政府指控九項罪名，包括非法獲取錢財及性販運。

    陪審團經過二天的審議後作出了裁決，判決的結果相對迅速的轉變可能意味著陪審團在大多數指控上達成了一致性，Kelly在2008年的兒童色情案件將面臨終身監禁。

  Kelly現在將等待法官Ann M. Donnelly 明年(2022)五5月4日的判決。

         R. Kelly 1967年出生於芝加哥，是一位R&B 歌手、作曲人、製作人，會玩多種樂器，1994年7/31與知名女歌星、演員Aalliah結婚，當時 Aalliah才15歲，婚約後來因而被取消，不幸的是2001年8月Aalliah因飛機失事喪生巴哈馬，Aalliah死時年僅22歲。 

         Public Announcement是R. Kelly的伴唱、伴舞的團體。  

        R. Kelly的暢銷曲很多，他是1990年代R&B冠軍歌手，在歷年暢銷歌星排行榜獲得第37名，是一位自HIP-HOP嘻哈歌唱界崛起的當代大牌歌星。Kelly在Billboard Hot 100排行榜上成績最好的歌是1998年他所寫、與Celine Dion合唱的6周冠軍曲I'm You’re Angel。

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qnuwuk4cVbg

 

I'm Your Angel

R. Kelly, Celine Dion

Songwriters: R. Kelly

 

No mountains too high, for you to climb

All you have to do is have some climbing faith, oh yeah

No rivers too wide, for you to make it across

All you have to do is believe it when you pray

And then you will see, the morning will come

And every day will be bright as the sun

All of your fears cast them on me

I just want you to see

I'll be your cloud up in the sky

I'll be your shoulder when you cry

I'll hear your voices when you call me

I am your angel

And when all hope is gone, I'm here

No matter how far you are, I'm near

It makes no difference who you are

I am your angel

I'm your angel

I saw the teardrops and I heard you cry

All you need is time, seek me and you shall find

You have everything and you're still lonely

It don't have to be this way, let me show you a better day

And then you will see, the morning will come

And all of your days will be bright as the sun

So all of your fears, just cast them on me

How can I make you see?

I'll be your cloud up in the sky

I'll be your shoulder when you cry

I'll hear your voices when you call me

I am your angel

And when all hope is gone, I'm here

No matter how far you are, I'm near

It makes no difference who you are

I am your angel

I'm your angel

And when it's time to face the storm

I'll be right by your side

Grace will keep us safe and warm

And I know we will survive

And when it seems as if your end is drawing near (End is drawing near)

Don't you dare give up the fight (Oh, no)

Just put your trust beyond the skies

I'll be your cloud up in the sky

I'll be your shoulder when you cry

I'll hear your voices when you call me

I am your angel

And when all hope is gone, I'm here

No matter how far you are, I'm near

It makes no difference who you are

I am your angel (I'll be)

I'll be your cloud up in the sky

I'll be your shoulder when you cry

I'll hear your voices when you call me

I am your angel

And when all hope is gone, I'm here

No matter how far you are, I'm near

It makes no difference who you are

I am your angel

I'll be your cloud up in the sky

I'll be your shoulder when you cry

I'll hear your voices when you call me (oh, oh)

I'm your angel

Labelle-Over the Rainbow

    Labelle黑人女子合唱團的團員 Sarah Dash 去世(76歲)

    Sarah Dash 曾於2018年底在紐約City Winery活動中向Aretha Franklin致敬。

    Sarah Dash 是以“Lady Marmalade”知名的Labelle合唱團共同創辦人，這個合唱團是一個R&B/rock混和的先進團體。

    Labelle黑人女子合唱團的主要團員 Patti LaBelle說:我們上周還同台演出，那是一個充滿力量的特殊時刻，Sarah Dash是個聲名顯赫的天才，美好、有愛心，帶給我祝福，她的去世讓我心碎。  

    Sarah Dash 於1945年8月出生於美國紐澤西州Trenton，1960年代中期在她搬家到費城之前她成立過一個二重唱叫the Capris，後來她找了Nona Hendryx、Patti LaBelle與 Sundray Tucker 組成四重唱 The Ordettes，很快的後來Supremes 的團員 Cindy Birdsong 取代了 Tucker，1962年團名改成The Bluebelles，後來又改成Patti LaBelle and the Bluebelles。(Cindy Birdsong 1967年被挖角去 Supremes，合唱團就以三重唱繼續演出，也縮減團名為Labelle

       這個團體漸漸地以R&B ballads「R&B歌謠」得到歌迷們的喜愛，她們重新詮釋的 “Over the Rainbow”這首歌後來變成了LaBelle演唱會的招牌歌，也是the Rolling Stones 1960年代一段時間的暖場歌。

       LaBelle在排行榜上名次最好的歌是1986年的冠軍曲On My Own，而Patti LaBelle and the Bluebelles  1966年的“Over the Rainbow”雖然沒有推出過單曲，但歌迷們都很喜歡。

        唱過“Over the Rainbow”的藝人很多，1939年Judy Garland 在電影The Wizard of Oz「綠野仙蹤」當中演唱的此曲曾獲得最佳電影歌曲金像獎，因而使這首歌非常受歡迎，最早翻唱的是Demensions合唱團，1960年曾獲得第16名，而LaBelle版的“Over the Rainbow”是R&B ballads的代表作。

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdJ29N-stQw

 

Over the Rainbow

作詞/作曲：Harburg E Y / Arlen Harold

 

Ooh-ooh-ooh

Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh

Ooh-ooh-ooh

Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh

Ooh-ooh-ooh

Ooh-ooh-ooh

Somewhere over the rainbow

Way up high

And the dreams that you dream of

Once in a lullaby, oh

Somewhere over the rainbow

Bluebirds fly

And the dreams that you dream of

Dreams really do come true-ooh-ooh

Someday I'll wish upon a star

Wake up where the clouds are far behind me

Where trouble melts like lemon drops

High above the chimney tops that's where

You'll find me, oh

Somewhere over the rainbow

Bluebirds fly

And the dream that you dare to

Oh why, oh why can't I? I

Someday I'll wish upon a star

Wake up where the clouds are far behind me

Where trouble melts like lemon drops

High above the chimney top that's where you'll find me

Oh, somewhere over the rainbow way up high

And the dream that you dare to

Why, oh why can't I? I

Ooh-ooh-ooh

Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh

Ooh-ooh

Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh

Ooh-ah-ah-eh-ah

Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah

 

Diana Ross-If The World Just Danced

  Diana Ross最近推出一首單曲"If The World Just Danced"，選自即將於11月發行的專輯〈Thank You〉。

  這位出生於底特律的名歌手及演員在記者會中表示 :「跳舞沒錯的方式，跳就對了，讓每個人知道開心的玩就是快樂。當你跳舞時能感受到嬉鬧、幸福感，生命中只有愛」。

      按照她在記者會裡的說法，Ross合寫並策畫〈Thank You〉專輯中的每一首歌，整個過程使她覺得感恩。她補充 :「當你起舞，全世界也隨之起舞」。

  Diana Ross 出生於1944年，她是一位R&B歌手、演員，1961-1969年她曾是the Supremes合唱團的主唱，1969年開始個人的歌唱事業，1972年首度主演Billie Holiday的傳記電影Lady Sings The Blues「難補情天恨」獲得金像獎最佳女主角提名，1975年他主演的電影Mahogny 「桃花心木」的主題曲Theme From Mahogny (Do You Know Where You’re Going To) 獲得奧斯卡最佳電影歌曲提名。

  如將她個人與the Supremes合唱團時代的暢銷曲合併計算的話，Diana Ross 是搖滾樂時代前五名的紅歌星。  

     Diana Ross在Billboard Hot 100排行榜上名次最好的歌是 1981年連續獲得 9周冠軍的Endless Love，那是一首Brooke Shields布魯克雪德絲主演的電影The Blue Lagoon「藍色珊瑚礁」的主題曲，一個歌比電影好幾十倍的典型例子，Diana Ross暢銷曲很多，個人在歷年暢銷歌星排行榜獲得第41名，the Supremes合唱團則獲得更好的第26名。

  If The World Just Danced是一首舞曲，乍聽與Cher 1998年的4周冠軍曲Believe曲風類同。

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UN-iWQvlLYA

 

If The World Just Danced

Songwriters: Aliandro Prawl / Amy Wadge / Andre Pinckney / Diana Ross / Jaquetta Singleton / Scott M Carter / Vanessa

 

Music and moonlight (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)

Good friends and long nights (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)

It will be alright (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)

If you just love (if you just love)

Bright eyes and laughter (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)

Let the rhythm just catch ya (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)

you'll find all that you're after (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)

If you just love (if you just love)

Find a place in an empty space

Yeah, let's start a party

Dance away all the pain

Ain't it much better when we do it together now, now, now

Much better when we do it together now

Turn it up and go give love a chance

Go out and take somebody by the hand

Put on your shoes and find out where you stand

Go take the lead and teach the world to dance

Don't look back, don't take a second glance

While life is busy making other plans

Jump off the edge and find out where you land

Go take the lead and teach the world to dance

So much better if the world just danced (we'd be better)

So much better if the world just danced (we'd be better)

So much better if the world just danced (we'd be better)

Yeah, we'd be better if the world just danced (we'd be better)

Heartbeats like lightning (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)

Come let the light in (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)

'Cause that feeling ain't frightening (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)

When you just love (if you just love)

Find a place in an empty space

Yeah, let's start a party

Dance away all the pain

Ain't it much better when we do it together now, now, now

Much better when we do it together now

Turn it up and go give love a chance

Go on and take somebody by the hand

Put on your shoes and find out where you stand

Go take the lead and teach the world to dance

Don't look back, don't take a second glance

While life is busy making other plans

Jump off the edge and find out where you land

Go take the lead and teach the world to dance

So much better if the world just danced (we'd be better)

So much better if the world just danced (we'd be better)

So much better if the world just danced (we'd be better)

Yeah, we'd be better if the world just danced (we'd be better)

We'd be much better if the world just danced (we'd be better)

So much better if the world just danced (we'd be better)

So much better if the world just danced

Yeah, we'd be better if the world just danced

Turn it up and go give love a chance

Go out and take somebody by the hand

Put on your shoes and find out where you stand

Go take the lead and teach the world to dance

Yeah, we'd be better if the world just danced

So much better if the world just danced

So much better if the world just danced

We will be better if the world just danced

ABBA-Dancing Queen

   ABBA將推出四十年來第一張專輯

  Abba最近宣布重回舞台填補四十年的空白，這個重聚從11月推出新專輯開始。這張專輯標題名〈Voyage〉也是他們四十年來第一張錄音室專輯。

  Voyage 有10首新歌，將於11月 5.日推出，前二首歌"I Still Have Faith in You" 及 "Don't Shut Me Down"將在全球記者會中串流播送。

  這張專輯接著將推出"revolutionary" ，計畫中的演唱會將有四位團員一同演出。

  Abba於1970年代早期由Agnetha, Bjorn, Benny 與Anni-Frid 在瑞典組成，

團名就是四名團員名字的頭一個字母，除了Anni-Frid出生於挪威之外，另三人都是瑞典人，Abba 1982年宣告解散，直到2018年12月才推出過二首新歌。

  1970年代走紅的Abba暢銷曲很多，在歷年暢銷歌星排行榜獲得第215名，百老匯音樂劇並改拍電影的Mamma Mia創意主要就來自他們的暢銷曲。

Abba在Billboard Hot 100排行榜上名次最好的歌是冠軍曲"Dancing Queen"，此曲也是滾石雜誌500大歌曲榜第174名的歌。

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFrGuyw1V8s

 

Dancing Queen

ABBA

Songwriters: Stig Erik Leopold Anderson / Benny Goran Bror Andersson / Buddy Mccluskey / Mary Mccluskey / Bjoern K. Ulvaeus

 

Ooh

You can dance

You can jive

Having the time of your life

Ooh, see that girl

Watch that scene

Digging the dancing queen

Friday night and the lights are low

Looking out for a place to go

Where they play the right music

Getting in the swing

You come to look for a king

Anybody could be that guy

Night is young and the music's high

With a bit of rock music

Everything is fine

You're in the mood for a dance

And when you get the chance

You are the dancing queen

Young and sweet

Only seventeen

Dancing queen

Feel the beat from the tambourine, oh yeah

You can dance

You can jive

Having the time of your life

Ooh, see that girl

Watch that scene

Digging the dancing queen

You're a teaser, you turn 'em on

Leave 'em burning and then you're gone

Looking out for another

Anyone will do

You're in the mood for a dance

And when you get the chance

You are the dancing queen

Young and sweet

Only seventeen

Dancing queen

Feel the beat from the tambourine, oh yeah

You can dance

You can jive

Having the time of your life

Ooh, see that girl

Watch that scene

Digging the dancing queen

Digging the dancing queen

The Rolling Stones-Honky Tonk Women

Rolling Stones 的2021年美國巡迴演唱將按原計畫進行

  The Rolling Stones 在哀悼該團已故鼓手Charlie Watts之時宣告該團2021年美國巡迴演唱將按原計畫於今年秋季展開。

  共12場的"No Filter Tour"原來規劃於2020年進行，但因新冠肺炎疫情嚴重而延後，巡回演唱將於今年9月26日於美國米蘇里州St. Louis展開，一路唱到11月20日於德州Austin收場。

  Watts於8月24日去世(80歲)，在接受了手術之後，Watts就退出了"No Filter"巡迴演唱，當時長期和Stones配合的Steve Jordan接下了鼓手這個擔子，他說「這真是莫大的榮幸能當Charlie的代班人」。

  帶有藍調色彩的搖滾樂團The Rolling Stones組團於英國倫敦，主唱Mick Jagger出生於1943年7月26日，曾是Blues,Inc.樂團的主唱，Rolling Stones的團名構想則來自1950年Muddy Waters的一首歌“Rolling Stone”。

  在宣傳上他們經常以the bad boys「壞小子」對比the Beatles披頭合唱團的清新形象。Rolling Stones 1969年底的Altamond concert演唱會裡有一個歌迷被Hell’s Angels的團員謀殺，這場飽受爭議的演唱會，後曾來剪接成紀錄片Gimme Shelter。

  Rolling Stones的團員都已年近80歲，但是他們仍然年年開演唱會，可見他們一直受到死忠歌迷們的愛戴，The Rolling Stones也被大多數人評價為歷來最偉大的搖滾樂團。

  The Rolling Stones 1965年的(I Can’t Get No)Satisfaction是滾石雜誌歷年500大歌曲榜第2名的歌，在Billboar Hot 100排行榜獲得四周冠軍，而他們另一首獲得四周冠軍的歌則是1969年的Honky Tonk Women。

  由Mick Jagger與Rolling Stones首席吉他手Keith Richards所寫的這一首歌，是他倆在南美洲旅行的時候所寫的，他們的女伴Marrianne Faithfull與Anita Pallendberg與他們同行，也參與了創意發想。

1969 年5月他們回到錄音室，寫了非常搖滾的歌詞如~ I met a gin-soaked barroom In Menmphis~…， 花了5個小時錄好這首歌。Honky Tonk Women也是Mick Taylor.(Brian Jones溺斃後的吉他手)的處女作，他加強了吉他伴奏部分，製作人Jimmy Miller則加了一些特別的鈴聲，使這首歌更有酒吧裡那種磨蹭及碰撞之感。

  讓我們來回憶一下這一首搖滾樂的經典之作

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_q0EQk2Bt74

 

Honky Tonk Women

Songwriters: Keith Richards / Mick Jagger

 

I met a gin-soaked, bar-room queen in Memphis

She tried to take me upstairs for a ride

She had to heave me right across shoulder

'Cause I just can't seem to drink you off my mind

It's the honky tonk women

Gimme, gimme, gimme the honky tonk blues

I laid a divorcée in New York City

I had to put up some kind of a fight

The lady then she covered me with roses

She blew my nose and then she blew my mind

It's the honky tonk women

Gimme, gimme, gimme the honky tonk blues

It's the honky tonk women

Gimme, gimme, gimme the honky tonk blues

It's the honky tonk women

Gimme, gimme, gimme the honky tonk blues