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 (點擊是音樂連結.)

說到2012火紅的歌曲, 肯定會提到來自澳大利亞的 Gotye “Somebody that I used to know”

當小弟我在聽這首歌時，被那與他對唱的女歌手，廣泛的音域以及清澈高亢的歌聲給吸引住,.

這位來自紐西蘭創作型鬼才女歌手Kimbra..

由於這首“STIK“紅片全球的關係，越來越多人注意這位女歌手的聲音魅力，而她的第一張專輯”vow”也獲得好評

其實我喜歡在開車時聽她第一張專輯，常被友人問到說她的風格是什麼？

坦白說Vow這張專輯，每首歌都嘗試不同的風格，例如A Cappella、Basic Jazz、R&B..搭配著主軸元素電子(electropop)與Kimbra特殊的靈魂樂聲線(Soul Vocal)以及轉音技巧讓整張專輯更多元豐富。

來分享幾首Vow這張專輯中幾首著名的歌曲就知道她豐富多變的音樂風格 (點圖可聽)

Settle Down

Cameo Lover

Warrior (我的最愛)

Two way street (Live功力驚人)

Come into my head (略帶搖滾)

沈寂了兩年，Kimbra於今年春天發表了一首廣泛討論且評價非常兩極的單曲”90’s music”，

在訪問中Kimbra 提到了這首歌的背景概念

"90s Music embraces so many things I like to explore musically," Kimbra says. "I am always attracted to the meeting place of light and dark, sweet and sour - the juxtaposition of angular sounds and head-crushing distorted elements sitting alongside a breathy bubblegum vocal. Instead of making the track a throwback musically, I wanted it to feel like a nod to the past from a futurist perspective."

K表示她愛將不同的概念的音樂與風格並列在一起呈現

而新單曲90's Music 不是按照那規矩的編曲，和悅的和弦，取而代之的是那熱鬧，瘋狂，以及那刺耳的雜音讓你感覺像是在夜店般搖滾的衝擊。

 的確，有些的混亂無章法，但這就是Kimbra的風格，恩....很大膽！

Lyrically, 90s Music celebrates Kimbra's affection for an era she associates with growing up.

這，就是Kimbra想表現的90年代音樂。 

其實不只是她，90年代的音樂也是陪著我長大～

 "It talks about sharing music as a kid and falling in love to a soundtrack of TLC, Mariah, Nirvana, and Michael Jackson, then slowly growing up and away from that period of time," she explains.

"There is an undertone of yearning for a return to that place, but it's also about an acceptance of time passing and that although things have changed, the music and the memories live on. Nostalgia is a common theme for me. I have a strong connection to my teenage years so I wanted to capture that boisterous playful energy with this song."

是的，如同副歌所說的..

Same old song I know
Won't get out of my head
Though the feeling's gone
The love ain't disappeared

90Music 是音樂史上的璀璨年代，而Kimbra想以當時她那被音樂吸引的熱情來詮釋這首，並且向那些陪伴她的偉大歌手致敬

即使網路上的正負評價甚多，但小弟我還是欣賞她那勇於嘗試的精神，

因為如此，才能成就Kimbra她那獨特的靈魂以及風格.

----Lyric-----

I've been driving round in my car
Rolled down the window beside ya
Blaring out loud of the broken speaker
(Everyday be listening to 90s music)

From that day we'd only be with one another
Gang hangs, bust the jams, meet my mother
There was nothing that could come between us
(Teens tearing up the streets)

(Everyday be listening to 90s music)

Stones at my window, like Romeo
Shot by Cupid with the bow and arrow
Old school, make me drool, roses at my door
(Everyday be listening to 90s music)

Romance from the book, sun-drunk desire
Summer night star-gaze, hands to the sky
You moved to the burbs, many words you meant
(Came back in a year and it just felt different)

[Pre Chorus]
Same old song I know
Won't get out of my head
Though the feeling's gone
The love ain't disappeared

[Chorus]
But I've been missing what you love like, love like
I've been missing what you love like, love like
I remember what you love like, love like
I've been missing but it don't mean we can't spend
Time listening to...
(Everyday be listening to 90s music)

[Hook]
MJ & Mariah
Nirvana & Aaliyah
R. Kelly & Mary Blige
TLC & Left Eye

Out to find me a house with the white picket fence
Wedded, tied to a new life present tense
Stopped at the drive-in of our spring fling
And then the radio played that song we used to sing

Hey, sometimes I think about it
Oh, you know I think about it
Hey, sometimes I think about it
(After all these years it just felt different)

[Pre Chorus]

[Chorus]
But I've been missing what you love like, love like
I've been missing what you love like, love like
I remember what you love like, love like
I've been missing but it don't mean we can't spend
Don't remember what you love like, love like
I've been missing what you love like, love like
I remember what you love like, love like
I've been missing but it don't mean we can't spend
Time listening to...
(Everyday be listening to 90s music)

[Hook] (x2)

(Everyday be listening to 90s music)
(Music!)