The Human League -Human

 

  The Human League 在第一張專輯《Dare》風靡全球獲得成功後之後，於1986年推出第 5 張專輯《Crash》，這張專輯帶來了他們在美國的第二首冠軍單曲"Human"，《Crash》這張專輯由後來加入的美國製作成員Jimmy Jam 與 Terry Lewis 寫了一些歌。

  The Human League 的早期團員Martyn Ware 與Ian Craig Marsh 後來離開Human League 另組 HEAVEN 17 樂團，但成績欠佳。

The Human League - Human (youtube.com)

這首歌就像一條溫暖舒緩的懷舊魔毯。有時令人非常懷念80年代。

Human

Writer(s): Terry Lewis, James Harris

Come on baby, dry your eyes
Wipe your tears
Never like to see you cry
Won't you please forgive me

I wouldn't ever try to hurt you
I just needed someone to hold me
To fill the void while you were gone
To fill this space of emptiness

I'm only human
Of flesh and blood I'm made
Human
Born to make mistakes

So many nights I longed to hold you
So many times I looked and saw your face
Nothing could change the way I feel
No one else could ever take your place

I'm only human
Of flesh and blood I'm made
Human
Born to make mistakes
(I am just a man)
(Human
Human)
Please forgive me

(The tears I cry aren't tears of pain
They're only to hide my guilt and shame
I forgive you, now I ask the same of you
While we were apart I was human too)

(Human
Human)

I'm only human
Of flesh and blood I'm made
(I am just a man)
Human
Born to make mistakes

(Human
Human).

The Human League-Don't You Want Me

  在 Martyn Ware 和 lan Craig Marsh 離開更具實驗性的早期 The Human League樂團組成 Heaven 17 後，Phil Oakey 帶領樂團走向了一個新的、更平易近人的方向。他的專輯《Dare》風靡全球，這張專輯充滿了令人難忘的歌曲，它完美地處於1981 年合成流行音樂革命的邊緣。

《Dare》與龐克風格相去甚遠，它光鮮亮麗、引人入勝，但其核心仍然保留著一點神秘感。像是'I Am the Law'，《Darkness》和《Seconds》這樣的曲目， 使專輯變得莊重。 "'Sound of the Crowd' 是古怪的流行時刻，帶有不合常理的節奏和混搭的類「俱樂部詩歌」。 "Don't You Want Me'、'Love Action' 及"Open Your Heart' 是風靡全球的熱門歌曲，唱著關於愛與失落的小調，預示著光鮮亮麗、雄心勃勃的 80 年代。

《Dare》成為那十年最受歡迎和最有影響力的電子專輯之一。Steve Sutherland於〈Melody Maker〉雜誌寫道「肯定會讓一些人感到不安，更多地賣給數百萬人，所以它應該如此，就像它踐踏搖滾傳統一樣。」《Dare》在英國流行音樂排行榜上停留了驚人的74週。

The Human League 三重唱來自英國約克夏 Sheffield，主唱Philip Oakey，女主唱Jaonne Catherall與 Susanne Sulley，早期團員離開後曾另組Heaven 17。

The Human League 的“Don't You Want Me”1982年獲得Billboard Hot 100單曲排行連續3周冠軍。

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

The Human League 是一個electro-pop電子流行樂團，樂評人將之歸類為New Wave樂團。此曲是一個加長版，讓歌迷們一次聽個夠。

Don't You Want Me

作詞/作曲：Phil Oakey / Jo Callis / Philip Oakey / Philip Adrian Wright

You were working as a waitress in a cocktail bar
When I met you
I picked you out, I shook up and turned you around
Turned you into someone new

Now five years later on, you've got the world at your feet
Success has been so easy for you
But don't forget, it's me who put you where you are now
And I can put you back down too

Don't, don't you want me?
You know I can't believe it when I hear that you won't see me
Don't, don't you want me?
You know I don't believe you when you say that you don't need me
It's much too late to find
You think you've changed your mind
You'd better change it back, or we will both be sorry

Don't you want me, baby?
Don't you want me, oh?
Don't you want me, baby?
Don't you want me, oh?

I was working as a waitress in a cocktail bar
That much is true
But even then I knew I'd find a much better place
Either with or without you

The five years we have had have been such good times
I still love you
But now I think it's time I lived my life on my own
I guess it's just what I must do

Don't, don't you want me?
You know can't believe it when I hear that you won't see me
Don't, don't you want me?
You know I don't believe you
When you say that you don't need me
It's much too late to find
You think you've changed your mind
You'd better change it back, or we will both be sorry

Don't you want me, baby?
Don't you want me, oh?
Don't you want me, baby?
Don't you want me, oh?

Don't you want me, baby?
Don't you want me, oh?
Don't you want me, baby?
Don't you want me, oh?

Don't you want me, baby?
Don't you want me, oh?
Don't you want me, baby?
Don't you want me, oh?

Don't you want me, baby?
Don't you want me, oh?
Don't you want me, baby?
Don't you want me, oh?

Sergio Mendes -Never Gonna Let You Go

巴西音樂傳奇人物Sergio Mendes 去世，享年 83 歲

    他的家人證實，格萊美獎得主巴西音樂家 Sergio Mendes 去世，他以Sergio Mendes and Brasil '66 合唱團名在美國的流行音樂市場闖出了知名度。
    根據一份家庭聲明，Mendes 於 9 月 5 日在洛杉磯去世，身邊環繞著他的妻子兼音樂夥伴格拉西尼亞 Gracinha 和孩子們。家人補充說，在過去的幾個月裡，由於長期受到 COVID-19 的影響，Mendes 遭受了健康挑戰。他最後一次演出是在 2023 年 11 月。

    Mendes 是一位鋼琴家、作曲家和編曲家，他將巴西風味音樂帶到了美國，融合了巴薩諾瓦、桑巴、爵士樂和流行音樂，首先加入Antônio Carlos Jobim 樂隊，後來成立 Brasil '66 樂團。 1968 年，他的重大突破出現了，當時他和 Brasil '66 在奧斯卡電視轉播中表演了他新版本 的“The Look of Love”，由 Janis Hansen 演唱，此曲是彼德席勒主演的電影《皇家夜總會》插曲，獲得了Billboard Hot 100 單曲排行榜第4名。
    Sergio Mendes 另一首獲得第4 名的暢銷曲是1983 年的“Never Gonna Let You Go”，由 Joe Pizzulo 和 Leeza Miller 合唱。
    Mendes 的其他暢銷曲包括翻唱Little Anthony & the Imperials合唱團的“Goin' Out of My Head”、披頭四的歌曲“The Fool on the Hill”、Simon & Garfunkel 的“Scarborough Fair ”、Buffalo Springfield 的“For What It's”。
    2011 年，Mendes 幫助創作了動畫電影《裡約熱內盧》的配樂，並憑藉其中一首電影歌曲"Real in Rio."獲得奧斯卡提名。他的最後一張錄音室專輯是 2002 年的《In the Key of Joy》。

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFGBkkqEG2E

此曲原來由 Dusty Spring 於1967年推出獲得22名， Mendes的重新編曲版本很有南美洲 bossa nova 巴沙諾瓦風味。

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c12ity9FE1w

這首歌於音樂的調變反映了人類情感的廣泛範圍。女主唱Leeza Miller與男主唱Joe Pizzulo 的搭配相當完美。是一首 80年代很令人懷念的情歌。

 

Never Gonna Let You Go

作詞/作曲：Barry Mann / Cynthia Weil

 

I was as wrong as I could be
To let you get away from me
I'll regret that move
For as long as I'm livin'
But now that I've come to see the light
All I want to do is make things right
So just say the word
And tell me that I'm forgiven

You and me
We're gonna be better than we were before
I loved you then but now I intend
To open up and love you even more
This time you can be sure

I'm never gonna let you go
I'm gonna hold you in my arms forever
Gonna try and make up for all the times
I hurt you so
Gonna hold your body close to mine
From this day on we're gonna be together
Oh I swear this time
I'm never gonna let you go
Looking back now
It seems so clear
I had it all when you were here
Oh you gave it all
And I took it for granted
But if there's some feeling left in you
Some flickers of love
That still shines through
Let's talk it out
Let's talk about second chances
Wait and see
It's gonna be sweeter than it was before
I gave some then but now I intend
To dedicate myself to giving more
This time you can be sure
I'm never gonna let you go
I'm gonna hold you in my arms forever
Gonna try and make up for all the times
I hurt you so

Oh, so if you'll just say
You want me too

Adele-Hello

  2008年開始在歌壇出現的Adele本名Adele Adkins ，1988年5月5日出生於倫敦 Tottenham，是一位 Adult Alternative 成人抒情風歌手、作曲與吉他手。

  Adele與Taylor Swift 同時出道，2015年的10周冠軍曲“Hello”（與1984 Lionel Richie的抒情名曲“Hello”不同）是他成績最好的歌。

  Taylor Swift 目前當紅，經常有冠軍曲出現，Adele則略遜， 2021年有一首冠軍曲Easy On Me。
  Adele是2008 Grammy 最佳新人獎 Best New Artist 得主。

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQHsXMglC9A

不到10年的歌，不算老歌吧?

Hello

作詞/作曲：Adele Laurie Blue Adkins / Gregory Allen Kurstin

Hello, it's me
I was wondering if after all these years you'd like to meet
To go over everything
They say that time's supposed to heal ya, but I ain't done much healing

Hello, can you hear me?
I'm in California dreaming about who we used to be
When we were younger and free
I've forgotten how it felt before the world fell at our feet

There's such a difference between us
And a million miles

Hello from the other side

I must've called a thousand times
To tell you I'm sorry for everything that I've done
But when I call, you never seem to be home

Hello from the outside
At least I can say that I've tried
To tell you I'm sorry for breaking your heart
But it don't matter, it clearly doesn't tear you apart anymore

Hello, how are you?
It's so typical of me to talk about myself, I'm sorry
I hope that you're well
Did you ever make it out of that town where nothing ever happened?

It's no secret that the both of us
Are running out of time

So hello from the other side (other side)
I must've called a thousand times (thousand times)
To tell you I'm sorry for everything that I've done
But when I call, you never seem to be home

Hello from the outside (outside)
At least I can say that I've tried (I've tried)
To tell you I'm sorry for breaking your heart
But it don't matter, it clearly doesn't tear you apart anymore

Ooh (lows, lows, lows, lows), anymore
(Highs, highs, highs, highs)
Ooh (lows, lows, lows, lows), anymore
(Highs, highs, highs, highs)
Ooh (lows, lows, lows, lows), anymore
(Highs, highs, highs, highs)
Anymore (lows, lows, lows, lows)

Hello from the other side (other side)
I must've called a thousand times (thousand times)
To tell you I'm sorry for everything that I've done
But when I call, you never seem to be home

Hello from the outside (outside)
At least I can say that I've tried (I've tried)
To tell you I'm sorry for breaking your heart

But it don't matter, it clearly doesn't tear you apart anymore