Ally Kerr-- The sore feet song

Ally Kerr來自蘇格蘭西南部的Glasgow，他辨識度極高的歌曲風格是融合了蘇格蘭的民謠加上他獨特的歌詞創作，才華洋溢的他，第一張EP-- midst of storm就在世界各地的電台廣為播放並被德國流行廣播節目提名為年度最佳單曲。首張自製獨立專輯calling out to you 一發行便受到廣大的迴響 ， 這張專輯裡的許多歌都是他在美國東岸和蘇格蘭西岸旅行時，在飛機上，火車上或是汽車上寫出來的。 他在日本發行這張專輯後，馬上被日本流行音樂雜誌選為年度最佳二十張專輯之ㄧ，這也是日本有史以來首張來自蘇格蘭歌手的專輯入選。大家最為熟悉的歌曲是收錄在第一張專輯裡的the sore feet song，這首歌同時也是日本暢銷漫畫蟲師的動畫片頭曲，許多人透過動畫一聽到這首歌便開始詢問這個自然又舒服的歌聲是誰唱的，隨這這部動畫的發行，也越來越多人注意到這個來自蘇格蘭的創作歌手。許多媒體雜誌也紛紛讚賞Kerr的單純動人的歌聲和憂鬱又帶點俏皮的詞曲，個人覺得其中Press Association寫的Beautifuly Melancholic， 敘述的最為貼切。Kerr也再今年二月推出了第二張專輯off the radar有興趣的朋友可前往這裡試聽新歌或其他歌曲。(左上圖來自last.fm 右下圖來自All music)

Album: Calling out to you

Artist: Ally Kerr

Released: 2005/1/27

(Above information from Allykerr.com & Last.fm )


Lyrics
The sore feet song
I walked ten thousand miles, ten thousand miles to see you,
And every gasp of breath i grabbed at just to find you,
I climbed up every hills to get, to you,
I wondered ancient lands to hold, just you.

And every single step of the way, of pain,
Every single night and day,
I searched for you.
Through sandstorms and hazy dawns i reached for you.

I stole ten thousand pounds, ten thousand pounds to see you,
I robbed convenient stores coz i thought they'd make it easier.
I lived off rats and toads, and i starved for you.
I fought off giants bears and i killed them too.

And every single step of the way, of pain,
Every single night and day,
I searched for you.
Through sandstorms and hazy dawns i reached for you.
I'm tired and i'm weak, but i'm strong for you.
I wanna go home, but my love gets me through.

Lalala....
(above lyrics from lyrics.time)