美國黑人歌手［亞歷山大歐尼爾］代表作──放克／靈魂流行舞曲──［Fake／騙子］

[Intro:]

Can I get some nasty bass?

Its gonna be kinda right tonight!

Fellas! (Yeah!) we gonna talk about a girl whos fake!

Fellas, can I get you to put your hands together for that?

Come on!

Patty, Patty!

[Verse 1:]

Your name was Patty, but now its Kay

Girl, you seem to change it every day

Your hair was long but now its short

You say "I got it cut!" but I dont see no hair upon the floor

Whenever I go out with you I find out something new

[Chorus:]

Youre a fake, baby

You cant conceal it

Know how I know?

Cause I can feel it

Youre a fake, baby

No rhyme or reason

Cause in your mind

Its lying season

[Verse 2:]

You had brown eyes, but now theyre blue

Those false eyelashes that youre wearin too

In bed this morning, you called me CIyde

Alex is the name that I go by!

If women could be counterfeit

Then youd be it

[Chorus 2:]

Youre a fake, baby

You cant conceal it

Know how I know?

Cause I can feel it

Youre a fake, baby

Ive blown your cover

The iig is up

Cause I discovered

[Chorus 3:]

Youre a fake, baby

No need to hide it

Cant change my mind

cause Ive decided

Youre a fake, baby

And Im disgusted

The game is through

And girl, youre busted

Fake!

Whenever I go out with you I find out something new

Youre a fake

You always have a good excuse

But girl that aint no use

[Chorus 1]

Youre a fake

Baby

Fake

Fake!

Running round and running round... fake

Dirty, nasty, low down, sleazy fake

Fake is the word!

１９８５年　美國R&B歌手亞歷山大歐尼爾（Alexander O’Neal）以首張同名專輯走紅

１９８７年夏天　唱片公司乘勝追擊　為３１歲半的歐尼爾發行第二張大碟［Hearsay／傳聞］

仍舊由Jimmy Jam Terry Lewis 譜寫／製作

首支主打［Fake／騙子］在５月便先行出版

這是融合放克／靈魂的Dance-Pop

節拍強勁有力　旋律討巧

［Fake］登上美國流行榜＃２５──這是亞歷山大在此地最高名次

在副榜──黑人榜則稱王──這是他在此曲唯一一首冠軍

在另一副榜──舞曲榜＃７──也是其最佳成績

堪稱歐尼爾在美國最成功單曲

國際方面：先在英國榜拿到＃３３

隔年因混音專輯［All Mixed Up］的remix版［Fake ‘88］再度拿到＃１６

其它地區：比利時＃１５　紐西蘭＃１６　德國＃１７　荷蘭＃２０　瑞士＃２２　

由於幾首熱門單曲　讓［Hearsay］登上美國專輯榜＃２９　黑人榜亞軍　賣出金唱片　成為歐尼爾在家鄉最暢銷大碟

英國更成功　登上專輯榜＃４（事業第二高）　拿到三白金（９０萬張＋）　是亞歷山大銷售最佳大碟

［Fake］的成功開路功不可沒　這也是歐尼爾事業的代表作

MV-3:10

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJUmUWW4Lv0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIs4a1Sjucg

TV Show "Soul Train"

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Alexander+ONeal+-+Fake

Fake (88) (House Mix)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nl1Rx9ns_Qo

(Extended Version)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqYBgMfd028