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《登峰造極》是亞特蘭大奧運(yùn)會(huì)的主題歌。這首歌旋律激昂,是一種簡(jiǎn)單的民謠風(fēng)格,因?yàn)閯?chuàng)作者認(rèn)為,簡(jiǎn)單的就是宏大的。
這首歌的演唱者是美國(guó)的古巴裔拉丁歌手伊斯特芬。他于1957年出生在古巴的哈瓦那,后來(lái)隨父母移民到了美國(guó)。伊斯特芬是個(gè)有才華的歌手,并且天生有一副好嗓子,他不但是美國(guó)拉丁流行樂(lè)天后,同時(shí)還是邁哈密大學(xué)的心理學(xué)學(xué)士。在當(dāng)年被稱(chēng)為拉丁流行天后。在美國(guó)有這樣的說(shuō)法:任何一封信,只要在信封上寫(xiě)上Gloria Estefan,USA,就能被準(zhǔn)確地寄到她本人手中。
據(jù)說(shuō),在亞特蘭大奧運(yùn)會(huì)前,伊斯特芬收到邀請(qǐng),為奧運(yùn)會(huì)寫(xiě)歌。但是在相當(dāng)長(zhǎng)的一段時(shí)間里,她都沒(méi)有動(dòng)手,直到后來(lái)與老搭檔沃倫重新合作。他們定下的主題就是“登峰造極”,而且他們決定,要寫(xiě)一首簡(jiǎn)單的民謠,因?yàn)樵谒麄兛磥?lái),簡(jiǎn)單的就是宏大的
天才的歌手是因?yàn)橛刑觳诺膶?xiě)手,黛安?沃倫為席林?迪翁、雪兒等眾多大牌創(chuàng)作了許多經(jīng)典作品。她在20年內(nèi)寫(xiě)了1000多首歌,據(jù)稱(chēng),每5分鐘,這個(gè)世界的某個(gè)地方就有人在聽(tīng)她寫(xiě)的歌。
伊斯特梵曾因車(chē)禍導(dǎo)致半身癱瘓,“如果我能攀登更高,我要觸摸廣袤的天空”,當(dāng)她在億萬(wàn)人面前放歌奧運(yùn)時(shí),沒(méi)人知道她是靠著植入脊椎的兩根8英寸鈦棒,才站起來(lái)的!
《Reach》歌詞欣賞:
詞曲:黛安?沃倫 & 格羅利婭?伊斯特芬
演唱:格羅利婭?伊斯特芬
Some dreams live on in time forever
Those dreams, you want with all your heart
And I'll do whatever it takes
Follow through with the promise I made
Put it all on the line
What I hoped for at last would be mine
If I could reach, higher
Just for one moment touch the sky
From that one moment in my life
I'm gonna be stronger
Know that I've tried my very best
I'd put my spirit to the test
If I could reach
Some days are meant to be remembered
Those days we rise above the stars
So I'll go the distance this time
Seeing more the higher I climb
That the more I believe
All the more that this dream will be mine
If I could reach, higher
Just for one moment touch the sky
From that one moment in my life
I'm gonna be stronger
Know that I've tried my very best
I'd put my spirit to the test
If I could reach
If I could reach, higher
Just for one moment touch the sky
I'm goona be stronger
From that one moment in my life
I'm gonna be so much stronger yes I am
Know that I've tried my very best
I'd put my spirit to the test
If I could reach higher
If I could, If I could
If I could reach
Reach, I'd reach, I'd reach
I'd reach' I'd reach so much higher
Be stronger