好久沒寫文章了!這次要介紹的是James Blunt的歌曲，相信大家對他的名字都耳熟能詳，台灣的代理公司給他取了個很妙的稱號叫上尉詩人，因為他在當歌手之前可是服役多年且曾領導過3萬人的和平部隊，服役六年的他，使得他有一般人沒有的經歷(James blunt 不但是直升機駕駛員，也是位軍中滑雪隊的隊長，當伊莉莎白王太后--Queen Mother在美國舉行葬禮他在旁負責守衛靈柩)，也使的他寫歌的靈感源源不絕，像是收錄在第一張專輯Back to bedlam的no bravery就是他在科索夫擔任和平部隊軍官時所寫的歌。在2002年的十月毅然而然地結束了他長達六年的軍旅生涯，專心投入他音樂事業，他在2004年發行的第一張專輯back to bedlam獲得各方好評和亮眼的成績，不但有六項葛萊美的提名，也空降排行榜的前幾名。其中最為歌迷熟悉的莫過於you're beautiful這首成名曲。這首歌使得他成為繼Elton John之後十年來第二位稱霸美國單曲排行榜的英國歌手。然而隨著back to bedlam的成功，使得他在2007年的第二張錄音室專輯all the lost souls手到許多樂評兩極化的評價，然而個人認為all the lost souls收錄許多跟第一張比起來毫不遜色的歌曲，像是其中的1973也是James繼you're beautiful之後又另一首膾炙人口的歌曲，還有電影ps I love you 中的插曲the same mistake，以及carry you home等，也都電台播放和單曲排行榜的常客。
這次要介紹的歌曲，都沒有收錄在兩張錄音室專輯裡頭，一首是because i love you，這首歌只有在演唱會中場才會出現的隱藏歌曲，前幾個禮拜他在台北演唱會中場時，就是演唱這首歌曲，該曲的節奏明快，旋律簡單，歌詞率真，雖然很多人都是第一次聽這首歌，但他馬上就把演唱會的氣氛帶到最高，加上在中間間奏時，他又隻身衝入台下人群中，使得我對這首歌印象深刻。(後來發現他好像在每場的巡迴演唱會都用這招>< 下面的影片就是他在柏林巡迴演唱時的片段)。 第二首是sugar coated，收錄在2006年發行的現場表演專輯chasing time: the bedlam sessions，這首歌沒有收錄在兩張專輯中十分可惜，該曲的旋律流暢，曲風較其他歌曲不同，或許是因為這樣所以才沒有出現在其他兩張錄音室專輯中。
because I love you
sugar coated
Album: Chasing Time: the bedlam sessions
Artist: James Blunt
Released: 2006/02/21
(以上資訊及圖片均源自wiki)
Lyrics : sugar coated
I'm on a bus. I'm in a rush.
I would catch a cab, but I'm not that fussed.
Another day. Another dime.
I know some might say, that I'm wasting time.
And then at night, another fight,
And I don't know what it means but I'd never cause a scene.
I'm gonna make today sugar-coated.
I'm gonna get so high I'm lying here on the floor.
It's time these shoes of mine were fully loaded.
It's time to sit back and smile.
I've had a smoke and it's been a while.
It's been a while.
Hello dawn. It's good to be.
Did I pay for the girl lying next to me?
I had a love, but little luck.
I don't bleed any more 'cause my heart's been crushed.
And now I'm free - lucky me.
Yeah my girlfriend was a bore, she don't love me anymore.
I'm gonna make today sugar-coated.
I'm gonna get so high I'm lying here on the floor.
It's time these shoes of mine were fully loaded.
It's time to sit back and smile.
I've had a smoke and it's been a while.
It's been a while.
A little hush. A little rush.
I guess now we'll see, if I'm big enough.
Finally it's only me.
Things will never be the same. There's no living life again.
I'm gonna make today sugar-coated.
I'm gonna get so high I'm lying here on the floor.
It's time these shoes of mine were fully loaded.
It's time to sit back and smile.
I've had a smoke and it's been a while.
It's been a while.
(The lyrics from elyrics.net )
I would catch a cab, but I'm not that fussed.
Another day. Another dime.
I know some might say, that I'm wasting time.
And then at night, another fight,
And I don't know what it means but I'd never cause a scene.
I'm gonna make today sugar-coated.
I'm gonna get so high I'm lying here on the floor.
It's time these shoes of mine were fully loaded.
It's time to sit back and smile.
I've had a smoke and it's been a while.
It's been a while.
Hello dawn. It's good to be.
Did I pay for the girl lying next to me?
I had a love, but little luck.
I don't bleed any more 'cause my heart's been crushed.
And now I'm free - lucky me.
Yeah my girlfriend was a bore, she don't love me anymore.
I'm gonna make today sugar-coated.
I'm gonna get so high I'm lying here on the floor.
It's time these shoes of mine were fully loaded.
It's time to sit back and smile.
I've had a smoke and it's been a while.
It's been a while.
A little hush. A little rush.
I guess now we'll see, if I'm big enough.
Finally it's only me.
Things will never be the same. There's no living life again.
I'm gonna make today sugar-coated.
I'm gonna get so high I'm lying here on the floor.
It's time these shoes of mine were fully loaded.
It's time to sit back and smile.
I've had a smoke and it's been a while.
It's been a while.
(The lyrics from elyrics.net )
