绝对经典的歌曲：'Downtown'（图）

俺给大家简单介绍一下这位流行音乐界的长青树，Petula Clark。 Petula Clark出生在1932年11月15日，是一个英国歌唱家，演员和作曲家。最红火年代要算是60年代。在世界范围内有着七千万张唱片销售量的辉煌成就。这是她成为英国至今最为成功的歌唱艺术家。她是一颗流行音乐界的长青树。从1954年到2005年跨度长达51年的歌唱生涯中，她的歌曲竟能时常登上国际流行歌曲排行榜。能上排行榜的跨越年代之久，这在流行音乐界无人能及。在众多的上排行榜的歌曲中，最负盛名的还是这手'Downtown' 。尽管是英国人，她的作品却受法国影响很大。她嫁给了一个法国人。很多地方几乎变成了自然的法国人。50年代先在英国引起轰动，之后再在欧洲取得成功，然后名声渐渐远波北欧，加拿大，澳大利亚。最后一曲“Downtown”让其走红世界，当然也轰动了美国。“Downtown”这首歌仅仅在出炉9个月，便在至少20个国家里销售了3百万张唱片，由此可见正此曲之成功。她演过30多部电影，录制过上1000首歌曲，有159首登上了不同国家的排行榜。

'Downtown'

 

When you're alone
And life is making you lonely,
You can always go downtown
When you've got worries,
All the noise and the hurry
Seems to help, I know, downtown

Just listen to the music of the traffic in the city
Linger on the sidewalk where the neon signs are pretty
How can you lose?

The lights are much brighter there
You can forget all your troubles, forget all your cares and go
Downtown, things'll be great when you're
Downtown, no finer place for sure,
Downtown, everything's waiting for you
(Downtown)

Don't hang around
And let your problems surround you
There are movie shows downtown
Maybe you know
Some little places to go to
Where they never close downtown

Just listen to the rhythm of a gentle bossanova
You'll be dancing with 'em too before the night is over
Happy again

The lights are much brighter there
You can forget all your troubles, forget all your cares and go
Downtown where all the lights are bright,
Downtown, waiting for you tonight,
Downtown, you're gonna be alright now
(Downtown downtown)

Downtown
(Downtown)

And you may find somebody kind to help and understand you
Someone who is just like you and needs a gentle hand to
Guide them along

So, maybe I'll see you there
We can forget all our troubles, forget all our cares and go
Downtown, things'll be great when you're
Downtown, don't wait a minute more,
Downtown, everything's waiting for you

Downtown (downtown) downtown (downtown)
Downtown (downtown) downtown (downtown)
(repeat and fade out)