Muzikland

80年流行著一種糖衣舞曲﹐當時的主理人便是SAW (Stock﹐Aitken & Waterman) ﹐他們監制的單位有Jason Donovan﹐Rick Astley﹐Bananarama﹐Dead Or Alive 等﹐當然少不了來自澳洲的電視藝人Kylie Minogue。

1987年Kylie赴英錄製首張Kylie 專輯﹐以鄰家女孩形像帶來一連串的上榜歌Loco-Motion, I Should Be So Lucky, Got To Be Certain, Especially For You等。但是隨著90年的來臨﹐SAW的舞曲熱潮減退﹐Kylie的歌唱事業亦隨之停滯不前。1994年轉投Deconstruction唱片公司﹐改走較成熟的舞曲路線﹐推出單曲Confidence In Me﹐令人對她的音樂為之眼前一亮﹐但是事業很快又平靜下來。2000年經Pet Shop Boys鼓勵下﹐簽約EMI的Parlophone ﹐推出Light Years專輯﹐走70年代Disco路線﹐再次成為流行榜上的女王。

2001年再接再來﹐承接上一張專輯的風格﹐推出Fever專輯。筆者喜愛的歌曲便有More More More及Can't Get You Out Of My Head ﹐而後者更攀上英國單曲榜第一位﹐為當年英國最暢銷單曲的第三位﹐世界銷量達4百萬張﹐也是她出道以來最成功的單曲。

2002年Kylie更榮獲British Awards的“Best International Female ”及以 “Fever” 專輯得到Best International Album獎項。當晚﹐她sampling了New Order的1983年經典舞曲Blue Monday ﹐演繹了這個節奏更勁的Can't Get You Out Of My Head的Remix版本Can't Get Blue Monday Out Of My Head ﹐其後收錄於Love At First Sight單曲碟內。


Can't Get Blue Monday Out Of My Head
(Cathy Dennis/Rob Davies/Bernard Summer/Gillian Gilbert/Peter Hooks/Stephen Morris)

La la la

I just can't get you out of my head
Boy your loving is all I think about
I just can't get you out of my head
Boy it's more than I dare to think about

Every night
Every day
Just to be there in your arms

Won't you stay
Won't you lay
Stay forever and ever and ever and ever

La la la

There's a dark secret in me
Don't leave me locked in your heart

Set me free
Feel the need in me
Set me free
Stay forever and ever and ever and ever

La la la

I just can't get you out of my head