最近听了不少丁薇、姜昕、艾敬、刘沁的歌,相当不错。可是总觉得中文女声大多小家子气,缺少Celine Dion, Whitney Huston, Barbra Streisand的那些回肠荡气。R&B也好、Blue也好、Pop也好,总象是稀释了的感觉。也就是苏芮、那英还算够味。看到这个介绍世界各地经典女声的帖子,也许可以拿来比较一下。可能是东方女性的stereotype,就应该是小女子的风格?:)
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这是《天碟落地》一系列有声导读资料中推出的第一款CD,以世界各国的优秀女声录音为主。
之所以用人声录音打头阵,是因为人声,是人类最自然、虽熟悉、最亲切不过的声音。对于音响发烧友来说,比质的人天碟,是迅速为HiFi系统确立标准的“试金石”。
如果撇开音响的试音特性不谈,这里辑录的醉人歌声亦值得大家永远欣赏与珍藏。尤其,在现今歌坛充斥太多声嘶力竭的怒吼、低靡不振的梦呓、在不少人争先恐后用歌声发泄愤恨,表现变异心态的时候,我们希望,辑录在这张银色小碟中的歌声,多少能让人们找回到那些久违的,几乎陌生的感怀和甜美,从而知道,什么是粗 俗,什么是忧雅,什么才是真正的美好。
这18段绝美的女声录音,是我们从成百上千张天碟级唱片中精挑细筛遴选而出的。这18位各具风情的歌坛女伶分别来自美、英、法、德、日、瑞典、挪威、爱尔兰......她们中有些歌手的名字早已如雷贯耳,但相信,这里很多陌生的名字,对您来说是生平第一次听到。不过,不要怀疑,她们的声音一样会令你销魂!
为了保证您在聆赏时有完全新鲜的感受,对于那些名噪一时的大牌巨星的唱片,我们有意不选她们已唱到街闻巷知的成名曲,而对于那些名下见经传的陌生歌手,我们则想让您听一听她们对那些耳熟能详的经典之作的演绎,一听之下,您就会明白我们选这18首曲子时花了多少心思。
女声的演唱作品包含了数之下尽的风格和种类,弱水三千,只取一瓢饮。为了使这张先发的“导读CD”为更多读者接受,我们在本碟选曲的把握上以优美、抒情、通 俗、短小的外国作品为主,风格在兼顾各国风情的同时则向流行靠拢,即使部分爵土、民谣、舞台剧作品亦争取人听人爱,入耳即溶。至于歌剧美声、蓝调、爵土或 中文女声录音,今后将专门企划结集推出。
值得一提的是,这18张被于里挑一而入选的原版女声天碟,演录皆达质级水准,它们中有的是各地唱片“天书”、“圣经”力捧的名盘;有的是在权喊榜单上一呆好几年的长青天碟;有的则早巳在发烧友中流传甚广,人手一张。《音像世界》杂志之(天碟落地)专栏曾推介过其中的大部分,但亦有一些未及评论,好在这张CD在每一曲目后都已列出该原版唱片的出品公司及编号,有心的读者将之视为一个目标,尽力搜寻吧!
《天碟落地》18首女声
1.Once Upon A Dream 演唱: Linda Eder
2.Gje Meg Handa Di 演唱: Anne Karin Kaasa
3.The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress 演唱: Radka Toneff
4.Danse avant de tomber 演唱: Carole Laure
5.Then I'll Be Tired of you 演唱: Carol Kidd
6.Lights of Lousianne 演唱: Jennifer Warnes
7.Make Me A Kite 演唱: Amamanda Mc Broom
8.Kinderspiele 演唱: Esther
9.And I Love You So 演唱: Salena Jones
10.Amazing Grace 演唱: Judy Collins
11.Make Believe It's Your First Time 演唱: Karen Carpenter
12.The Moon And ST.Christopher 演唱: Mary black
13.My Happiness 演唱: Connie Francis
14.Don't Cry For Me Argentina 演唱: Sinead O’Connor
15.Swing Low Sweet Chariot 演唱: Joan Baez
16.Night And Day 演唱: Bette Midler
17.Spanish Harlem 演唱: Rebecca Pidgeon
18.Bridge Over Troubled Water 演唱: 细川绫子
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1.曲名:Once Upon A Dream
演唱: Linda Eder
选自:《JekyII & Hyde》RCA 60416—2
18把靓绝的女声,把谁放在第一呈献给你呢?这让我们费了不少神。考量再三,我们决定还是选琳达•埃德演唱的《鬼医》主题曲。无疑,此歌的感染力之强,每一次听,都叫人凝神屏患。
琳达•埃德在美国歌坛的地位还没有抵达天皇级数,但她的实力却是公认的超一流。唱功之高超,歌路之宽广被认为是芭芭拉•史翠珊第二。琳达的歌声介平美声女高音与流行唱腔之间,最拿手的是百老汇舞台剧中的女主角,但其演绎的诸多爵士、民谣、流行甚至摇滚曲目亦有超常水准,且每张唱片几乎都由专属制作人 Frank Wildhom把关,完美效果将其表现力极强的歌喉一层无遗。
《鬼医》是令琳达一举成名的百老汇剧目,她在其中一人兼演两角,全剧录音由于歌靓且效果出色,老早就是发烧友试音的经典,乃至琳达以后推出的唱片都难以企及。从选出的此首“Once Upon A Dream”去听,琳达的音色之美足以叫人呼吸停止,其背后的弦乐团伴奏亦绵峦如丝,录音的舞台空间感,口型比例几乎无可挑剔,要认识琳达•埃德就从这张美到杀死人的《鬼医》开始吧!
Once Upon A Dream Lyrics:
Once upon a dream,
I was lost in love's embrace,
There I found a perfect place,
Once upon a dream.
Once there was time,
Like no other time before,
Hope was still an open door,
Once upon a dream.
And I was unafraid,
The dream was so exciting,
But now I see it fade,
And I am here alone.
Once upon a dream,
You were heaven-sent to me.
But it wasn't meant to be,
Now you're just a dream.
Could we begin again?
Once upon a dream.
2.曲名:Gje Meg Handa Di
演唱: Anne Karin Kaasa
选自:《Svalande Vind》 FXCD 103
这是一位瑞典女歌手的演唱,相信绝大部分人都和我们一样,不懂歌中在唱什么。没有关系,重要的是,这首歌听完之后,肯定让你三月不知肉味。
这位叫安妮•卡琳•卡莎的女歌手金发碧眼,唱腔中明显带着北欧民谣风格,气质极高贵。想来这种极贵气的声线在当地并没什么稀奇,多如国内唱民歌的演员。
离奇的是这首歌的旋律竟是如此优美,优美得有些象童话中的风景,将人带去世外桃源。另外,录音好得叫人发疯。你应该注意到那有着美妙滑音的吉他伴奏,即使手指轻轻的擦弦亦纤毫毕现。此外弦线的质感,击弦时吉他共鸣腔的木质感都逼真得叫人五体投地。顶级,顶级!
3.曲名: The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress
演唱: Radka Toneff
选自:《Fairytales》 ODIN CD—03
自古红颜多薄命。听挪威女歌手璐达卡•托妮芙这段如静谷幽兰般的演唱时,你有没有想到这位玉殒香消的女歌手是因为精神抑郁,最终自尽的吗?
早期的数码录音(1986年)已能将托妮芙绝美歌声中的微微颤抖细细捕捉下来,叫人感受到隐藏其中的那份悲情气质。忠告您:在心情不佳时请将此歌跳过,暂勿聆听。
这张唱片在海外雅皮土中风行已久,当年的LP大碟几乎被卖疯。香港某刊在评论这张唱片时风趣地说:"此碟一播,成村的人都话要买!"。可见好端端的人们都抢 着欣赏其中凄美,争着体味那悲悲切切、愁肠寸断的感觉。你听,托妮芙的歌声是否好象来自天空的某一处?那透明晶莹的钢琴伴奏是否象涧中溪流般沁人心脾?好 了,不妨碍你了,闭上眼慢慢醉去吧!
The Moon's A Harsh Mistress Lyrics:
Artist : Jimmy Webb
See her how she flies
Golden sails across the sky
Close enough to touch
But careful if you try
Though she looks as warm as gold
The moon's a harsh mistress
The moon can be so cold
Once the sun did shine
Lord, it felt so fine
The moon a phantom rose
Through the mountains and the pines
And then the darkness fell
And the moon's a harsh mistress
It's so hard to love her well
I fell out of her eyes
I fell out of her heart
I fell down on my face
Yes, I did, and I -- I tripped and I missed my star
God, I fell and I fell alone, I fell alone
And the moon's a harsh mistress
And the sky is made of stone
The moon's a harsh mistress
She's hard to call your own
4.曲名:Danse avant de tomber
演唱: Carole Laure
选自:《Western Shadows》Fnac—592005
这首歌几乎每一秒钟都将你撩拨得有点吃不消,这就是法国人吗?是的。典型的法国风情,令玛多娜有些失色。随着热辣辣的探戈舞步节奏,你几乎可以看到这位叫卡洛埃•劳拉的女歌手"猫"一般的风姿和叫人不知所措的眼神。你是否心跳加速,是否脚低发痒,想站起来动几下呢?
5.曲名:Then I'll Be Tired of you
演唱: Carol Kidd
选自:《Carol Kidd》ALOI AKH CD—003
听起来,这位叫卡洛•姬的女歌手有多少芳龄?二十五?三十?错,错,错!她六十出头,足以做祖母啦。由此,真可以套用某化妆晶广告词:“岁月无痕,青春永驻”来惊羡这位“外婆歌手”的玉喉了。
这位英国爵土歌手的背景不详,永远在一些蚊型的小公司里出唱片,大凡看到她的唱片介绍都是在一些音响书里,原因无它,每一款录音都是天碟级数。
6.曲名:Lights of Lousianne
演唱: Jennifer Warnes
选自:《The Hunter》ATIC ACD-1344
歌曲虽然叫做《路易斯安那的灯火》,但这首歌怎么听都让人感到有浓烈的苏格兰草原气息。也许苏格兰也有一个口叫路易斯安那的地方?
这是美国知名女歌手詹妮弗•沃娜斯1992年的专辑《猎人》中的一首。这之前,她的一张叫《蓝雨衣》的唱片几乎成为发烧友的身份证,成为试音校声的必播碟。事实上,詹妮弗的每一张唱片录音都很上乘,好象是专为发烧友演唱的女歌手。
詹妮弗的歌声自然成熟,不乏知性色彩,有点象大家熟悉的台湾歌星蔡琴,不经意地透露着妖媚。这首歌她真假声并用,显示出扎实的技巧。
这首歌的开头部分是最优美迷人的,手风琴奏出十分苏格兰风的引子,接着有几声夜莺的啼鸣,然后吉他的轻拨慢拢带出詹妮弗的哦吟,犹如乘着晚风,在星空中鸟瞰美丽的城市,一片阑珊灯火。这也是发烧友最乐意用来试音的段落。
Lights of Lousianne Lyrics:
one summer night he'll light a lantern
he'll catch a tiny firefly in a jar
set her dancing on the mantle
like a piece of star
see how the boy lays low
he wants the shiver in her wing
see him hiding in the willow
playing with lightning
you don't know me
I don't know you
and the summer's come again
my oh my, the sparks are flyin'
all over Lousianne
there's lots of fishes in the sea
I swear I'm gonna catch one in my hand
make him dance for me
in the fryin' pan
you don't know me
I don't know you
and the summer's come again
my oh my, the fish are flyin'
all over Lousianne
in your eyes there's a light
it comes and it goes without a sound
if I hold on tight
it's gonna burn me to the ground
you don't know me
I don't know you
and the summer's come again
my oh my, the sparks are flyin'
all over Lousianne
our lives go by like sparks are flyin'
all over Lousianne
7.曲名:Make Me A Kite
演唱: Amanda McBroom
选自:《Midnight Matinee》GEGKO—0002
这位叫阿曼达的美国女歌手知道的人肯定不多,但去问一问资深的发烧友,他们肯定对她如数家珍。阿曼达一直和小型唱片公司合作,录音不多,但张张精彩,制作认真,每一款几乎都是音响玩家的最爱。
这位长相极具古典气质的女歌手,已有把年纪了,风姿绰绰,俨然一个贵妇。据说,生活中她真的是一个很有钱的富婆,唱歌录音只是兴之所致,不急吼吼地想出名,但她的唱功一点都不输给那些红得发紫的大牌,且每一首都有极高的可听性,所以,国外的一些富门显赫常会在私人的派对中拿她的唱片来播,以体现品位。
这首歌曲是选自阿曼达在一家叫“壁虎”的小公司里录的仅有两张专辑中的一张,歌名叫做“让我成为一只夜莺口巴”。而她的歌声真的如黄莺出谷,美到不可方物。录音体现出极级水准,音场和空间感无尽地大,要听“口水声”的朋友又要从座椅上跳起来了。
8.曲名:Kinderspiele
演唱: Esther
选自:《Esther》ATE CD—001
Esther是德国犹太裔女歌手,摄于封面的照片上她的眼睛大得夸张,因此香港地区的发烧友都乐于称她为“大眼妹”。
然而“大眼妹”的歌声比她的容貌更吸引人,纯朴到令人难以置信的地步。据资料称,当年她唱片一出,立刻收到无数求爱信,拜倒在地的人成百上千!
原版唱片已很有些年代,是LP黑胶碟时代发烧友梦寐以求的人声“碟霸”,很多人一买就是几张,当宝贝一样收藏。CD推出后,发烧友更是人手一张,没有的人是不敢大声说话的。
此首歌曲词作是来自德国大诗人海涅的名作《儿时情景》,格调清新,质朴至极,Esther的歌更是纯到不见一丝杂质,硬朗的德语吟唱在一把吉他幽幽地伴奏下,别具风情,口齿之清晰同样是德语学习的好教材。
最后要问你;在你的音响中,Esther在什么位置?吉他又在哪里?答不出的朋友应该在第一时间把音响砸掉!(答案是:Esther在左中,吉他在右)
9.曲名:And I Love You So
演唱: Salena Jones
选自:《Ballad With Lur》JVC VDP一5115
一听你就应该知道这是一位黑人女歌手的演唱。她的声线沙沙的哑哑的,象装了一块磁铁,慵懒之处不带火气,高亢之时直上云霄,听了叫人有十二分的舒服感受。
她是谁呢?赛琳娜•琼斯。几乎又是一个陌生的名字。没有听说过她的朋友应该检讨:今后是否还要做传媒、排行榜的跟屁虫,只听大牌们的歌了。
这款来自JVC的唱片,当然是日本人的录音,但让人吃惊的是制作竟是那么出色,温暖的音色,直接醇厚的人声一点都不让欧美最好的模拟录音。
叫人竖大姆指的是,这张全部收录经典流行歌曲的唱片中,歌手,包括伴奏乐手的演绎别致极了,一点都不落俗套。一点点的爵士风格,赋予了赛琳娜很好的乐感,一些很熟悉的歌曲在拐弯抹角之处都体现出盎然的新意,叫人一听再听。
10.曲名:Amazing Grace
演唱: Judy Collins
选自:《Vind Beneath My Wings》Laseright—15451
歌曲的名字翻译过来叫“奇异恩典”,是一种源自心底的颂赞,听了能感动得几乎让人落泪。
裘蒂•考林斯是美国六七十年代相当出名的民谣歌手,嗓音之美后无来者。
11.曲名:Make Believe It's Your First Time
演唱: Karen Carpenter
选自:《Karen Carpenter》A&M 5405888—2
卡彭特来了。终于等来了一位人人都熟悉的歌手,该拍手才是。
卡彭特的歌大多数都被播得烂熟了,这里特别选出一首大家较少听到的。这张专辑的母带其实1996年才被唱片公司从仓库里翻出来重见天日。这是卡彭特神经性厌食症谢世前一年录制的首张个人专辑(以前的唱片都和他哥哥一起以”木匠”乐队名义发行),故而倍显珍贵。
录音出奇的好,这得归功于名制作人 Phil Ramone。将母带重刻CD时,依然由 Phil Ramone负责监制,保留了当年的原汁原味。
卡彭特低吟浅唱时有一股将人骨头变酥的魔力,你感受到了吗?如果没有,众人都会要求你今后不要再听音乐了。
发烧的朋友该做什么?当然是寻找录音中巨细无遗的“口水声”啦。
12.曲名:The Moon And St.Christopher
演唱: Mary Black
选自:《Mary black The Collection》Telstar TCD2579
玛丽•黑,陌生的名字又会让很多人犯傻。快听一听她的歌声吧,不要一味责怪自己孤陋寡闻了。
事实上,在爱尔兰,说恩雅的名字可能有不少人不知道,但提起玛丽•黑,就象这里提及韦唯、李谷一,人所皆知。
玛丽•黑的歌永远给人以平静诗意的感受,带着十足的爱尔兰理性。在她的声音中找不到滥情和矫揉造作的痕迹, 平铺直叙中缓缓道出一个个感人的故事。
不知怎么搞的,玛丽•黑的唱片每一张也都有极棒的录音效果,难怪老资格的发烧友都见一张买一张。
这张录音,音场极宽,似要穿墙破壁;乐器层次清晰,远近分隔度堪称无敌,玛丽•黑的那把歌喉带着爱尔兰广袤大地的草根气息轻抚着你,让人回味再三。
The Moon And St.Christopher Lyrics:
When I was young I spoke like a child, And I saw with a childs eyes
And an open door was to a girl, Like the stars are to the skies
It's funny how the world lives up to all your expectations
With adventures for the stout of heart, And the lure of the open spaces.
There's two lanes running down this road, And whichever side you are on
Accounts for where you want to go, And what you are running from
Back when darkness overtook me, On a blindman's curve.
CHORUS:
I relied upon the moon, I relied upon the moon
I relied upon the moon and St. Christopher.
Now I've paid my dues 'cause I have owed them, But I've paid a price sometimes
For being such a stubborn woman, In such stubborn times
I have run from the arms of lovers, I have run from the eyes of friends
I have run from the hands of kindness, I have run just because I can.
Now I've grown and I speak like a woman, And I see with a woman's eyes
And an open door is to me now, Like the saddest of goodbyes
Well it's too late for turning back, And I pray for the heart and nerve.
CHORUS: (repeat chorus)
I relied upon the moon, I relied upon the moon
I relied upon the moon and St. Christopher to be my guide.
13.曲名:My Happiness
演唱: Connie Francis
选自;《The Very Best Connie Francis》Polydor 827569—2
这是我们选的唯一一首五、六十年代的怀旧老歌。想来这应该是“爸爸辈”老歌迷们的最爱,但是,我们认为年轻一代歌迷没有丝毫理由抛弃那份可贵的情怀,尤其,现在“怀旧风”盛行,岁月的沉淀足以让小青年们彰显一下与众不同的品味。
康妮•弗兰西斯和那个年代的所有大牌歌手一样,她的声音几乎就代表着美国 50年代的优越生活方式,可以想象在战后的那——段歌舞升平的时期,人们是多么懂得浪漫情怀。
录 音叫人啧啧称奇。要知道,这是1958年的制作,那时立体声还刚刚发明。 40年后的今天我们仍然要为当年的录音师傅喝彩三声,他将康妮一人唱出的二个声部合成得天衣无缝,并且将她乐器般的歌喉展现得那么自然。快快找一部电子管 音响来,进入那个让你老爸怀念的黄金年代吧!
My Happiness Lyrics:
Connie Francis
-Words by Betty Peterson and Music by Borney Bergantine
-peak Billboard position # 2 in 1958
Evening shadows make me blue
When each weary day is through
How I long to be with you, my happiness
Every day I reminisce
Dreaming of your tender kiss
Always thinking how I miss my happiness
A million years it seems
Have gone by since we shared our dreams
But I’ll hold you again
There’ll be no blue memories then
Whether skies are gray or blue
Any place on earth will do
Just as long as I’m with you, my happiness
Whether skies are gray or blue
Any place on earth will do
Just as long as I’m with you, my happiness
14.曲名:Don't Cry For Me Argentina
演唱: Sinead O’Connor
选自:《Am I NOt Your Girl》Ensign 0946 3 21952
很难想象,这首经典的“阿根廷,不要为我哭泣”是由进过监牢的光头歌手奥康娜唱出的。
奥康娜的疯狂捧场者称:听这”光头女”的歌声是要跪着听的。那好象夸张了点。不过,从奥康那开腔后的第一秒钟开始,那无穷的震撼力和感染力就会直入你的胸 腔,将你的心牢牢抓紧。情到深处,你除了微微颤抖,任泪水湿润眼眶外,全身几乎动弹不得。想一想,这是怎样的一种神圣啊?!
Don't Cry For Me Argentina Lyrics:
It won't be easy
You'll think it strange
When I try to explain how I feel
That I still need your love
After all that I've done
You won't believe me
All you will see is a girl
You once knew
Although she's dressed up
To the nines
At sixes and sevens with you
I had to let it happen
I had to change
Couldn't stay all my life
Down at heel
Looking out of the window
Staying out of the sun
So I chose freedom
Running around trying
Everything new
But nothing impressed me at all
I never expected it too
Don't cry for me Argentina
The truth is I never left you
All through my wild days
My mad existence
I kept my promise
Don't keep your distance
And as for fortune
And as for fame
I never invited them in
Though it seemed to the world
They were all I desired
They are illusions
They are not the solutions
They promised to be
The answer was here all the time
I love you and hope you love me
Have I said too much?
There's nothing more
I can think of to say to you
But all you have to do is
Look at me
To know that every word is true
I kept my promise
Don't keep your distance
15.曲名:Swing Low Sweet Chariot
演唱: Joan Baez
选自:《Diamonds & Rust In The Bullring》Gold Castle CDVGC 9
很巧,著名反战抗议民谣歌手琼•贝兹也曾经入狱,当局给她的罪名是:抗
税。
不过,琼•贝兹的声音永远是流行史上最好的之一。这里选出的是她在西班牙的一次现场演唱会的实况录音,这一段清唱将她嘹亮直接、变幻莫测的唱腔一展无遗,出众的技巧被Show得一气呵成,叫人五体投地。
录音是妙手偶得的杰作。话说排演当天天空乌云密布,待录音师匆匆摆完麦克风时已下起暴雨,大家只得赶快收工,等到演出开始,录音师已没时间仔细调声,只能匆忙收录,没想到胡乱摆放的话筒,正是现场的最佳位置,与体育场的扩声系统传出的音响浑然天成,令空间感到达一流境界。奇怪的是,第二天,录音师再想在原地收录琼•贝兹的演唱,无论如何都达不到第一天的效果了。一时,这录音成为了业界的神话
Swing Low Sweet Chariot Lyrics:
Swing low, sweet chariot,
Comin' for to carry me home!
I looked over Jordan and what did I see,
Comin' for to carry me home!
A band of angels comin' after me,
Comin' for to carry me home!
Swing low, sweet chariot,
Comin' for to carry me home!
If you get there before I do,
Comin' for to carry me home,
Jess tell my friends that I'm acomin' too,
Comin' for to carry me home.
Swing low, sweet chariot,
Comin' for to carry me home!
I'm sometimes up and sometimes down,
Comin' for to carry me home,
But still my soul feels heavenly bound
Comin' for to carry me home!
16.曲名:Night And Day
演唱: Bette Midler
选自:《Some People's Lives》Atlantic 7567—82129
贝蒂•蜜特拉以一曲•来自远方•扬名全球,至今仍记得此首歌曲在电台点歌节目中的出现频率。另外,贝蒂的走红还有赖于海湾战争。时值那首“来自远方”风行之 际,正是“沙漠风暴”激战正酣之时,在伊拉克作战的美军士兵,通过卫星听到贝蒂的歌时,都不禁激起思乡之情,想念起万里之外的家人,黯然泪下。
这首“Night And Day”与“来自远方”同属一张专辑,同样是一首佳作。贝蒂广阔的音域,大气的歌声似要冲破层层阻隔,将真情播洒天地人间。
录音的音场异常庞大,非常值得注意的是电子合成器的伴奏,不时有非常透明的音符飞越出两只喇叭之外,叫人目瞪口呆!
Night And Day Lyrics:
Maybe you and I see life with two different visions,
and neither one of us is wrong or right.
And maybe we're too serious and don't wanna listen.
I just wanna make you laugh tonight.
We're like day and night, night and day.
We are both so different in so many ways.
We're like night and day, day and night,
and we go together just like black and white.
Seems you're always out one door when I'm in the other.
It's so hard to find some quiet time.
(So hard to find the time)
Wish that we could spend our lives alone with each other,
and never think about the world outside.
We're like day and night, night and day.
We are oh, so different in so many ways.
We're like night and day, day and night.
Still we know it's gonna be all right.
And if we never really get the picture right,
how many of us ever really win the fight?
I never want to loose your love,
or let the distance get the best of us,
'cause time is moving fast enough!
Maybe we don't always share a common opinion.
It's true that you and I don't think alike.
But when I look into you eyes and all is forgiven,
(all is forgiven)
all I wanna do is hold you tight.
We're like day and night, night and day.
We are both so different in so many ways.
We're like night and day, day and night.
Still we know it's gonna be all right.
We're like night and day, day and night.
We go together just like black and white.
We're like, we're like, we're like, we're like
day and night, night and day,
day and night, night and day.
We're like, we're like, we're like
day and night, night and day.
Like black and white.
17.曲名:Spanish Harlem
演唱: Rebecca Pidgeon
选自:《The Raven》 Chesky JD 115
对于本碟的听众而言,歌手的知名度似乎已不再重要,只要沉浸在她们独具一格的风情中,就是莫大的享受。
这位叫吕贝卡的女子,可能平生就出过这么一张唱片,不料,名气在发烧友中不胫而走。据说,她的丈夫是录音师的好友,在一次聚会中无意被发现才能,邀她试着录音,没想到竟录出了一张天碟。
超级的录音技术帮了吕贝卡的大忙。美国蚊型公司Chesky一直走在科技最前端,在这张录音中他们用独家研究的20Bit128倍超取样的数码技术,让全球高级音响玩家眼镜跌地。Chesky的这一科技被称为High Resolution Techndogy—高分析力科技。
选取的这首歌叫“西班牙哈莱姆区”(哈莱姆区是美国纽约的贫民区)。为展现“高分析力科技”实力,编曲者有意不安排电子乐器,全部以自然真实的传统乐器来伴奏。因此除了吕贝卡纯净无瑕的人声,每一件乐器包括低音提琴、沙槌、小提琴、钢琴的质感、分析力、传真度、层次分隔、结像定位都达到现有录音技术能达到的最高水准,是每个发烧友的必播之曲。
18.曲名:Bridge Over Troubled Water
演唱: 细川绫子
选自:《THe Wonderful Sound of Three Blind Mice》 GS CD004
18首世上最美的女声录音即将播完,你是否意犹未尽呢?
最后呈现上的是一段100%的日本录音,来自日本小型爵士发烧片公司“三盲鼠”的“忧愁河上的金桥”。翻唱这首西蒙/加奋科尔名曲的,请相信是位血统纯正的日本女歌手细川绫子。那么为什么她的唱腔洋味十足,咬字吐音完全象欧美歌手昵?原因很简单,因为她从小在美国长大。
录音和编曲一样高品位,音色鲜活浓艳,定位感之强烈更叫人瞠目结舌。请闭上眼分辨一下舞台上人声及各件乐器的位置:萨克斯在左前;左后方是小提琴:靠右的旁边是钢琴,人声居中靠前,在人声的后面是鼓和打击乐;右前方是吉他手,在吉他后面是低音提琴。以上这些如果对你来说云里雾里,请加倍努力吧。
Bridge Over Troubled Water Lyrics:
When you're weary, feeling small, when tears are in your eyes, I’ll dry them all.
I'm on your side, oh, when times get rough and friends just can't be found,
like a bridge over troubled water, I will lay me down.
Like a bridge over troubled water, I will lay me down.
When you're down and out, when you're on the street,
when evening falls so hard, I’ll comfort you.
I'll take your part, oh, when darkness comes and pain is all around,
like a bridge over troubled water, I will lay me down.
Like a bridge over troubled water, I will lay me down.
Sail on silver girl, sail on by. Your time has come to shine, All your dreams are on their way.
See how they shine, oh and when you need a friend, I'm sailing right behind
Like a bridge over troubled water, I will ease your mind.
Like a bridge over troubled water, I will ease your mind.