「就是紅」Simply Red (簡稱SR) 是一個英國老牌樂團,他們的音樂風格混合了流行樂、搖滾樂、爵士樂、雷鬼搖擺樂、白人靈魂樂,散發一種獨特魔力。該團的中心人物是Mick Hucknall,雖不是帥哥一族,嗓音卻能撫熨你的靈魂皺折處。長久以來,酷媽收有他們五張專輯。
SR的前身是一個龐客樂團The Frantic Elevators,只"活"了七年就分道揚鑣,1984年解散前推出的一首單曲「Holding Back the Years」,反而成了該團的代表作。兩年後,Mick Hucknall重編此曲,竟打進英國排行榜第二名、美國第一名,為SR立於不敗之地。這首曲子也是酷媽的愛曲之一。 Mick後來跟另一隊人馬組成SR,這個名字的由來是Mick有一頭火紅捲髮,他是曼聯足球隊Manchester United〈綽號紅魔The Red Devils〉的忠貞球迷,在政治立場上擁戴左翼聯盟。該團首支單曲「Money's Too Tight (To Mention)」橫掃國際,一舉成名。 SR另一首膾炙人口的名曲,翻唱自Harold Melvin & The Bluenotes的經典靈魂樂作品「If You Don't Know Me By Now」,在1989年奪下國際最暢銷曲,是他們至今最成功的表現。另一首「Stars」則在歐洲風行了兩年,這首樂風其實很舒緩,但歌詞表現反時政,可惜沒能在美國竄紅。 1995年,SR推出「Fairground」,明顯受了Zki & Dobri的舞曲樂風的影響,卻使得SR終於在本家英國首次奪下排行榜冠軍。自此,SR又慢慢改變風格,不論是2003年的「Home」或2005年的「You Make Me Feel Brand New」,逐漸回歸古典。
2007年三月十二日,SR推出該團第十張專輯,其中一首「So Not Over You」現下正是美國電台熱門點播曲之一,歌詞打動許多人心弦,特列出於下與大家共享:
Don't know why I still slept on my side of the bed
The emptiness when you were gone kept ringing in my head
Told myself I really had to move along now
Stop regretting all the things I left unsaid, yeah yeah
So I tore up your letters
Took your picture off my wall
I deleted your number, it was too hard not to call
Felt a little better, told myself I'd be fine
Got to live for the good times up ahead, yeah yeah
'Cos everywhere I go
There's a love song that reminds me of you
And even though I knew I had to be strong
I was still not over you
'Cos I still believe and I could see how there's nothing left of you and me
That time is over
'Cos I'm so not over you
All my friends try to tell me better find somebody new
Why waste time being lonely when there's nothing left to lose?
Anything to get you out of my mind
I'm a fool if I thought I could forget
And I could not forget
'Cos everywhere I go
There's a love song that reminds me of you
And even though I knew I had to be strong
I was still not over you
'Cos I still believe and I could see there was nothing left of you and me
That time is over
'Cos I'm so not over you
Now I found a way to keep you there beside me
To where my love won't be denied
I can only hope to keep you there and guide me
There's no more need to hide from all this pain inside
'Cos everywhere I go
There's a love song that reminds me of you
I was still not over you
'Cos I still believe and I could see how there's nothing left of you and me
That time is over
'Cos I'm so not over you
So not over you
That time is over baby
'Cos I'm so not over you