午夜的天堂酒吧

Diana King vs. Mya。

今天在日本的Tower Records試聽機上發現Mya的新專輯
這張Sugar & Spice好像是日本先行發表?!
還相當夠意思的發行2CD限量版本
拿起來一聽，整張專輯感覺還好，沒啥特殊的地方
但是聽著聽著突然傳來熟悉的音樂
原來Mya在這張專輯中翻唱了幾首別人的歌
其中包括了這首Shy Guy

1995年的電影Bad Boys不僅捧紅Will Smith
連這張原聲帶不僅網羅當時幾位當紅大咖
還捧紅幾位剛出道的新進歌手
包括Babyface力捧的Jon B.的首支單曲Someone To Love
以及被拿來當作原聲帶第一主打的Shy Guy

在Shy Guy發行之前，根本沒人知道Diana King是誰
她帶有點牙買加口音的英文可能沒人會想要找她發專輯
但唱起Shy Guy這首帶有Dancehall味道的歌卻是相當合適
隨著電影賣座，Diana King和Shy Guy也跟著知名度大增
最終拿下Billboard流行單曲榜#13


反觀Mya的版本，並不是她唱的不好
但是不知道是不是因為她的英文太標準
反而失去了那股Dancehall的感覺
彷彿就像是隔著棉被搔癢，就是有那麼一點不對勁


比較起來，應該沒有人能比過原唱Diana King


Diana King / Shy Guy

I don't want no fly guy
I just want a shy guy

Oh lord have mercy mercy mercy
Di man dem in a di party party party
Di ole a dem look sexy sexy sexy
Watch dem just a
Follow me follow me follow me

Everyweh me go di man dem a rush me
Yes a whole eep a pretty boy wah fi love me
A me dem love yes a me dem love

True them know me sweet and me sexy
Everywhere me go me say me ever ready
A me dem love yes a me dem love

But I don't want somebody
Who's loving everybody
I need a shy guy
He's the kinda guy who'll only be mine

Chorus:

Oh lord have mercy mercy mercy
Di man dem in a di party party party
Di ole a dem look sexy sexy sexy
Watch dem just a
Follow me follow me follow me
Have mercy mercy mercy
But none a dem no move me move me move me
Shy guy a weh me wanty wanty wanty
Only him can make me irie irie irie

Roughneck man me no want none a dem
Beat up me body lick off me head top
Me no want none a dat
Me no want none a dat
Big things a gwaan fi all di shy man dem
Wat to be my love and wat to be my friend
Till the very end till the very end

But I don't want somebody
Who's loving everybody
I need a shy guy he's the kinda guy
Who'll only be mine

(Repeat Chorus)

Have mercy mercy mercy
mercy mercy come on

But I don't want somebody
Who's loving everybody
I need a shy guy
He's the kinda guy who'll only be mine

(Repeat Chorus)

Shy guy Shy guy Shy guy



2009/08/13