创作型才女歌手 - Tracy Chapman

greanbean

I thought she is a 'man' when I first spotted her album and listened. But immediately impressed by her simple, pure and story-telling style of music. The lyrics are like poem in lots of cases and sometimes hard to get what she really meant.

But all in all, her songs are relaxing and pleasant to listen to....You won't get distracted or annoyed listening to it while at work

艺人介绍：

自1988年以同名专辑与其中单曲“Fast Car“进入歌坛并且一鸣惊人以来，崔西．查普曼(Tracy Chapman)就一直被视为创作型才女歌手。1964年出生于美国克里夫兰，1986年拿到大学人类学学位后，继续在波士顿寻求发展。

1988年的首张专辑(Tracy Chapman)不仅在英美两地都拿下排行冠军，在第31届葛莱美奖上崔西．查普曼抱走“年度新人”、“流行女歌手”、“最佳现代民谣专辑”三座大奖。、95年专辑《New Beginning》也持续展现作品的亲合力，分别缔造英国金榜冠军、全美流行专辑榜TOP 4的排行佳绩，历年5张专辑全球销售超过3400万张。从《Talkin' Bout A Revolution》、《Baby Can I Hold You》、《Crossroads》、《Bang Bang Bang》到96年荣获葛莱美奖最佳摇滚歌曲奖《Give Me One Reason》与深刻内省的《Telling Stories》.

Tracy Chapman那种将叙事民谣与自我观点合而为一的唱作风格，树立了歌者用歌声抒发观点与情绪的绝佳典范，其对言论与情感表达的深刻影响力不下于Sting、Peter Gabriel等杰出歌手。

Thinking of you



About what's real and true
What can not be proven
What can be assumed
Once when I was younger
In the bloom of youth
I received an honest answer
When a lie would do

Chorus:
And now all I do is sit
In my darkened room
And on accasion break my silence
To howl at the moon
To curse every nerve
And neuron in my brain
That won't stop the pain I'm feeling
And let me stop thinking

I used to think
Galileo would agree
That the world was round
And you'd come round to me
But I have looked for you
And you're nowhere in sight
The world must be flat
The Babylonians were right

[Chorus]

I used to think
Consider gravity
If I placed you on a pedestal
You'd slip and fall for me
But you floated on the air
Far away at light speed
I guess some objects do defy
The laws that we conceive

[Chorus]

I used to think
It took all my time
Analysing you
Your mind on my mind
Your name my mantra
Repeated on my lips
That once tried to kiss you
A memory unrepressed

[Chorus]

Stop thinking of you
Stop thinking of you
Stop thinking of you

Fast Car



You've got a fast car
I wanna a ticket to anywhere
Maybe we make a deal
Maybe together we can get somewhere
Any place is better
Starting from zero, got nothing to lose
Maybe we'll make something
Me, myself, I've got nothing to prove

You've got a fast car
I've got a plan to get us out of here
Been working at the convenience store
Managed to save just a little bit of money
Won't have to drive too far
Just cross the border and into the city
You and I can both get jobs
And finally see what it means to be living

See my old man's got a problem
Live with the bottle, that's the way it is
He says his body's too old for working
His body's too young, to look like his
When mama went off and left him
She wanted more from life than he could give
I said somebody's got to take care of him
So I quit school and that's what I did

You've got a fast car
Is it fast enough so we can fly away?
We gotta make a decision
Leave tonight or live and die this way

Say remember when we were driving, driving in your car
Speed so fast it felt like I was drunk
City lights lay out before us
And your arm felt nice wrapped 'round my shoulder
And I had a feeling that I belonged
I had a feeling I could be someone, be someone, be someone

You've got a a fast car
We go cruising entertain ourselves
You still ain't got a job
Now I work in the market as a checkout girl
I know things will get better
You'll find work and I'll get promoted
We'll move out of the shelter
Buy a bigger house and live in the suburbs

Say remember when we were driving, driving in your car
Speeds so fast it felt like I was drunk
City lights lay out before us
And your arm felt nice wrapped 'round my shoulder
And I had a feeling that I belonged
I had a feeling I could be someone, be someone, be someone

You've got a fast car
I've got a job that pays all our bills
You stay out drinking late at the bar
See more of your friends than you do of your kids
I'd always hoped for better
Thought maybe together you and me'd find it
I got no plans and I ain't going nowhere
So take your fast car and keep on driving

Say remember when we were driving, driving in your car
Speeds so fast it felt like I was drunk
City lights lay out before us
And your arm felt nice wrapped 'round my shoulder
And I had a feeling that I belonged
I had a feeling I could be someone, be someone, be someone

You've got a fast car
Is it fast enough so you can fly away?
You gotta make a decision
Leave tonight or live and die this way

lobsters

她最好听的还是Talkin' Bout A Revolution

bigtoe

一直都喜欢她的歌

auway

最喜欢 Baby Can I Hold You,  Fast Car

coolioo

最好听的还是: Give me one reason
Slow Rock + Soul

http://www.youtube.com/embed/y2kEx5BLoC4

[ 本帖最后由 coolioo 于 2011-12-16 15:56 编辑 ]

steveking

仅凭fast car 一曲，狠难辨别tracy 男女

greanbean

原帖由 coolioo 于 2011-12-16 15:45 发表
最好听的还是: Give me one reason
Slow Rock + Soul

[ 本帖最后由 greanbean 于 2011-12-16 21:51 编辑 ]

greanbean

原帖由 steveking 于 2011-12-16 20:01 发表
仅凭fast car 一曲，狠难辨别tracy 男女

winehouse is slightly better, but just because of the long hair



[ 本帖最后由 greanbean 于 2011-12-16 21:56 编辑 ]

Bob

有很长时间我都奇怪这个男的怎么有个女人名字？

Bob

Telling Stories

Bob

《Bang Bang Bang》这首歌非常好，想一想黑人在美国的现状，只有她才能唱出来。


What you go and do
You go and give the boy a gun
Now there ain't place to run to
Ain't no place to run

When he hold it in his hand
He feel mighty he feel strong
Now there ain't no place to run to
Ain't no place to run

One day he may come back
Repay us for what we've done
Then where you gonna run to
Where you gonna run

But one fine day
All our problems will be solved
Bang bang bang
We'll shoot him down

Give him drugs and give him candy
Anything oohhh, to make him think he's happy
And he won't ever come for us
He won't ever come

But if he does
And if there's no one else around
Bang bang bang
We'll shoot him down

If he preys only on his neighbors
Brothers sisters and friends
We'll consider it a favor
We'll consider justice done

But if he comes for you or me
And we can place a gun in his hand
Bang bang bang
We'll shoot him dead

What you go and do
You go and give the boy a gun
Now there ain't no place to run to
Ain't no place to run

Now we'll all be at his mercy
If he decides to hunt us down
Cause there ain't no place to run to
Ain't no place to run

If he wants the chances that you took from him
And nothing that you own
Then there'll be no place to run to
There'll be no place to run

And if he finds himself to be
A reflection of us all
Bang bang bang
He'll shoot us down

Before you can raise your eyes to read
The writing on the wall
Bang bang bang
He'll shoot you down

Before you can bridge the gulf between
And embrace him in your arms
Bang bang bang
He'll shoot you down