《Close To You》由美國Carpenters(卡朋特樂隊)演唱,發行於1973年,憑藉此曲榮登美國排行榜首,一炮走紅。另一首成名曲是《Yesterday Once More》。
一首永恆經典,讓人心情愉悅的愛情小調,講述一個女孩對心愛男孩的青睞,歌詞直截了當表明心志卻又不失矜持。
卡倫·卡朋特的歌聲具有一種以柔克剛的穿透力,演唱親切自然,略帶傷感而情深意厚;她的颱風樸素,全靠優美嗓音徵服聽眾。
Carpenters 美國流行樂二人演唱組合,由理察·卡朋特、卡倫·卡朋特兄妹組成,上世紀70年代家喻戶曉的樂團。Close To You - CarpentersLyrics by : Hal David、Burt BacharachComposed by:Hal David、Burt BacharachWhy do birds suddenly appear
為何鳥兒們突現出現
Every time you are near
在你每次靠近時
Just like me they long to be
就像我一樣,她們一直盼望著
Close to you
靠近你
Why do stars fall down from the sky
為何星星從天上墜落
Every time you walk by
每次當你走過時
Just like me they long to be
就像我一樣,她們一直盼望著
Close to you
靠近你
On the day that you were born
在你出生的那一天
The angels got together
天使們聚在一起
And decided to create a dream come true
決定創造出一個成真的美夢
So they sprinkled moon dust in your hair of gold
於是,它們在你的金髮上灑上月塵
And starlight in your eyes of blue
在你的藍眼睛裡注入星光
That is why all the girls in town
這就是為何鎮上所有的女孩
Follow you all around
跟隨在你周圍
Just like me they long to be
就像我一樣,她們一直盼望著
Close to you
靠近你
On the day that you were born
在你出生的那一天
The angels got together
天使們聚在一起
And decided to create a dream come true
決定創造出一個成真的美夢
So they sprinkled moon dust in your hair of gold
於是,它們在你的金髮上灑上月塵
And starlight in your eyes of blue
在你的藍眼睛裡注入星光
That is why all the girls in town
這就是為何鎮上所有的女孩
Follow you all around
跟隨在你周圍
Just like me they long to be
就像我一樣,她們一直盼望著
Close to you
靠近你
Just like me
就像我一樣
They long to be
期盼
Close to you
靠近你
Wahhhhhhhhhhh close to you
哇 啊 靠近你
Wahhhhhhhhhhh close to you
哇 啊 靠近你
Hahhhhhhhhhhh close to you
哇 啊 靠近你
Lahhhhhhhhhhh close to you
哇 啊 靠近你
@英語茶客精彩點評
As the saying go,love is blind,love is mad.Beauty lies in the beholder's eyes,when in crazy love,every boy is a poet,every girl is a singer and dancer,and lovebirds' any action is a poem,a picture and a piece of music.Carpenters'"Close To You" has more than consolidated my belief in these adages once more,haha.
Needless to say,Carpenters' "Close To You" is the most pemeating,penetrating and profound song I have ever appreciated in this most popular platform.Odd to say, the more I listen to this song that depicts an obsessive girl's crazy love of a boy,the more I fall victim to the singer's fresh image,heavenly voice and miraculous drumbeat.Strange to say,the more I listen to this idolized love song,the more I respect this girl.
Queer to say, the more I listen to this emotional song bordering on sadness, the more of its classic lines flow,glow and grow in each and every cell and vein and tissue of mine,such as:Why do birds suddenly appear every time you are near?Like me they long to be close to you.Why do stars fall from the sky every time you walk by?Like me,they long to be close to you. Suffice it to say,any boy must have been blessed by God for thousands of years so that he can steal the heart of such a naive and obsessive girl.