丹尼爾,出生於紐西蘭,3個月大的時候舉家遷居英國倫敦,6歲時開始創作歌曲、9歲起和朋友一同在街頭表演;之後他還和兩個妹妹Natasha和 Nicola組成樂團,巡迴全歐演唱。丹尼爾亦是個出色的網頁設計師,不過一年只工作18個星期的他,其他的時間都全心投入追尋音樂的夢想與旅行。 "Gotta Get Thru This"就是他決定向旅程中結識的女孩告白時靈光乍現的創作。這首歌曲不僅順利贏得芳心、被英國garage大師EZ選入「Pure Garage 4」選輯之中,最後更登上全英排行冠軍!音樂大廠Polydor的A&R經理Simon Gavin看到了他在知名電視節目Top Of The Pops現場演唱此曲的精湛演出,立即決定簽下丹尼爾。
多年來早就累積豐富詞曲創作的他,花了半年的時間就完成了個人初試啼聲首航專輯【Gotta Get Thru This/愛情體驗】;丹尼爾笑著提到他生命中的四個女人啟發了這張專輯。充滿靈魂韻味的輕快流行曲"He Don’t Love You"、熱力四射R&B曲"James Dean (I Wanna Know)"、充滿情緒感染力副歌的drum ’n’ bass佳作"Friday"、展現丹尼爾滑順性感嗓音的抒情極品"If You’re Not The One"、"Without The Girl"…在在證明了丹尼爾絕佳的音樂才華,而好歌並非一曲難求。
Paula Cole / Postcards From East Oceanside:Greatest Hits
出道已逾十年的寶拉寇爾,集結歷年完整暢銷單曲而成的首張精選特輯,包括:見識寶拉收放自若、真假音巧妙轉換一鳴驚人成名作"I Am So Ordinary";分佔流行榜Top 8、現代搖滾榜No. 32、舞曲榜Top10及成人抒情榜No. 4決定作"Where Have All The Cowboys Gone";引起台灣樂迷超高詢問,替賣座電影【X情人】演唱廣告宣傳配曲同為美國電視青春影片【戀愛世代】(Dawson’s Creek)重點襯樂"I Don’t Want To Wait",登錄全美成人抒情榜冠軍及流行單曲Top11;「Amen」專輯最受歡迎主攻曲"I Believe In Love";與英國創作怪傑Peter Gabriel動人合唱推薦小品"Hush, Hush, Hush";凱文史貝西主演電影【熱天午夜之慾望地帶】中翻唱爵士名曲"Autumn Leaves",交由大導演克林伊斯威特製作;外加兩首從未發行單曲"Tomorrow I Will Be Yours"以及"Postcard From East Oceanside",舒緩動人、弦樂編曲配置,體會寶拉最真摯動人演唱情懷。
I'm a superstitious girl,
I'm the worst in the world
Never walk under ladders,
I keep a rabbit's tail
I'll take you up on a dare, anytime, anywhere
Name the place, I'll be there, bungee jumping,
I don't care!
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So after all is said and done
I know I'm not the only one
Life indeed can be fun, if you really want to
Sometimes living out your dreams,
Ain't as easy as it seems
You wanna fly around the world,
In a beautiful balloon
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先是於1992年以“Mind Adventure”專輯中一首 主題看似大膽的單曲「Feel So High」,震驚英國樂壇,接著又於1995年以“I Ain't Moving” 中唱作俱佳的「 You Gotta Be 」一曲勇奪全美 排行Top 5,引起全球樂迷矚目的英國女歌手Des'ree ,其低沉且神祕的嗓音,有著特殊的溫柔魔力足 以撫慰或撼動樂迷的心,無怪乎凡是看過電影“ 羅蜜歐與茱麗葉”的影迷或樂迷,都會為她所演唱的那首「I'm Kissing You」而感動不已。
Listen as your day unfolds,
challenge what your future holds
Try to keep your head up to the sky
Lovers they may cause you tears
Go ahead release your fears
Stand up and be counted,
don't be shamed to cry
You gotta be..
You gotta be bad, you gotta be bold,
you gotta be wiser
You gotta hard, you gotta be tough,
you gotta be stronger
You gotta be cool, you gotta be calm,
you gotta stay together.
All I know, all I know
Love will save the day
Herald what your mother said
Read the books your father read
Try to solve the puzzle
in your own sweet time
Some may have more cash than you
Others take a different view
My oh my, you gotta be..
Time asks no questions, it goes on without you
Leaving you behind if you can't stand the pace
The world keeps on spinning, can't stop it if you tried to
The best part is danger staring you in the face
Got to be bad. Got to be bold
Got to be wise. Don't ever be cold
Got to be hard. Not too, too hard
All I know is, love will save the day
You took your coat off and stood in the rain,
You were always crazy like that
I watched from my window,
always felt I was outside looking in on you
You were always the mysterious one
with dark eyes and careless hair,
You were fashionably sensitive, but too cool to care
Then you stood in my doorway, with nothing to say
besides some comment on the weather
Well in case you failed to notice,
In case you failed to see,
This is my heart bleeding before you,
This is me down on my knees
These foolish games are tearing me apart
You thoughtless words are breaking my heart
You're breaking my heart
You were always brilliant in the morning
Smoking your cigarettes, talking over coffee
You philosophies on art, Baroque moved you,
You loved Mozart and you'd speak of your loved ones
As I clumsily strummed my guitar
You'd teach me of honest things
Things that were daring, things that were clean
Things that knew what an honest dollar did mean
So I hid my soiled hands behind my back
Somewhere along the line I must've gone off track with you
Excuse me, think I've mistaken you for somebody else
Somebody who gave a damn,
Somebody more like myself
These foolish games are tearing me apart
You thoughtless words are breaking my heart
You're breaking my heart
You took off your coat and stood in the rain
you were always crazy like that
Just like I predicted, We're at the point of no return
We can go backwards, and no corners have been turned.
I can't control it, if I sink or if I swim
'cause I chose the water that I'm in.
[BRIDGE]
And it makes no difference who is right or wrong
I deserve much more than this
'Cause there's only one thing I want
[CHORUS]
If it's not what you're made of
You're not what I'm looking for
You where willing but unable to give me anymore
There's no way, You're changing, cause somethings will just never be mine,
You're not love this time ... but it's allright.
I hear you talking, but your words don't mean a thing.
I doubt you ever put your heart into anything.
It's not much to ask for, to get back what I put in,
But I chose the waters that I'm in.
[BRIDGE]
And it makes no difference who is right or wrong
I deserve much more than this
'Cause there's only one thing I want
[CHORUS]
If it's not what you're made of
You're not what I'm looking for
You where willing but unable to give me anymore
There's no way, You're changing, cause somethings will just never be mine
You're not love this time ... but it's allright.
What's your definition of the one
What you really want him to become?
No matter what I sacrifice it's still never enough
Just like I predicted
I will sink before I swim
'cause these are the waters that I'm in
[CHORUS]
If it's not what you're made of
You're not what I'm looking for
You where willing but unable to give me anymore
There's no way, You're changing, cause somethings will just never be mine
You're not love this time
You're not love this time
You're not love this time ...