鄉村樂女皇[蕾芭麥肯泰爾]&美國偶像[凱莉克萊森]──鄉村流行抒情曲──[Because of You/因為你]
(feat. Kelly Clarkson)
[Reba:]
I will not make the same mistakes that you did
I will not let myself
Cause my heart so much misery
I will not break the way you did,
You fell so hard
I've learned the hard way
To never let it get that far
[Reba & Kelly:]
Because of you
I never stray too far from the sidewalk
Because of you
I learned to play on the safe side so I don't get hurt
[Reba:]
Because of you
I find it hard to trust not only me, but everyone around me
[Reba & Kelly:]
Because of you
I am afraid
[Kelly:]
I loose my way
And it's not too long (before you point it out)[Reba & Kelly]
I cannot cry
Because I know that's weakness [in your eyes][Reba & Kelly]
I'm forced to fake
A smile, a laugh everyday of my life
My heart can't possibly break
When it wasn't even whole to start with
[Reba & Kelly:]
Because of you
I never stray too far from the sidewalk
Because of you
I learned to play on the safe side so I don't get hurt
[Reba:]
Because of you
I find it hard to trust not only me, but everyone around me
[Reba & Kelly:]
Because of you
I am afraid
[Reba:]
I watched you die
I heard you cry every night in your sleep
(I watched you die...)[Kelly]
I was so young
You should have known better than to lean on me
(I was too young for you to lean on me...)[Kelly]
You never thought of anyone else
You just saw your pain
(You never saw me...)[Kelly]
And now I cry in the middle of the night
For the same damn thing
[Reba:]
Because of you
I never stray too far from the sidewalk
Because of you
I learned to play on the safe side so I don't get hurt
Because of you
I find it hard to trust not only me but everyone around me
Because of you [Reba & Kelly]
I am afraid
[Reba:]
Because of you...
[Kelly:]
Mmmmmm... Oooooh...
[Reba:]
Because of you...
[Kelly:]
Mmmmmm... Oooooh...
Songwriters: BEN MOODY, DAVID HODGES, KELLY CLARKSON
Because Of You lyrics © EMI Music Publishing, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
2007年9月 52歲的美國鄉村樂女王蕾芭.麥肯泰爾(Reba McEntire)發行第二十四張大碟〔Reba:Dutes〕
邀來許多著名歌手合唱
專輯主要由她跟Tony Brown製作(其中Justin Timberlake, Dann Huff參與兩首歌製作) 融合鄉村, 流行與搖滾曲風
〔Reba:Dutes〕推出後受到歡迎 空降美國告示榜后座 首週銷售30萬張
讓蕾芭首張登上主流專輯榜冠軍
另外亦在美國鄉村榜稱霸 至今賣出一百多萬張 拿到白金唱片 成為麥肯泰爾事業最成功的跨界專輯之一
〔Reba:Dutes〕亦登上加拿大榜#4
也打入澳洲(#92), 英國榜(#127)
原本專輯打算在4月出版, 但延後至9月
不過首支主打仍在3月推出
這是翻唱凱莉克萊森(Kelly Clarkson)的暢銷曲[Because of You/因為你](作者:凱莉,David Hodges Ben Moody)
(US#7, UK#7, 歐洲冠軍) 並邀來原唱共襄盛舉
原本蕾芭跟凱莉合唱的是[A Lot Like That] 大碟並沒打算灌錄[Because of You]
但丈夫Narvel Blackstock聽過兩人排練[Because of You]後, 說服她再進錄音室灌錄此曲
最後收在大碟的反而是這首歌
蕾芭版是首鄉村流行曲
麥肯泰爾與將屆25歲的克萊森盡情展現兩人扎實的歌喉
雖然樂評好壞兩極
[Because of You]登上美國單曲榜#50 至今賣出62萬+下載(金唱片)
在鄉村榜則升到亞軍──這是蕾芭過去十年第七首亞軍曲(年終#36)
另外加拿大單曲榜也拿到#36
隔年提名葛萊美最佳鄉村組合, 提名鄉村樂學院獎年度音樂盛事
MV中, 蕾芭與凱莉是1930年代夜總會歌手, 前者鼓勵後者離開其暴力男友
但凱莉雖猶豫,卻仍選擇跟男友在一起
有趣的是, 2012年凱莉與Brandon Blackstock約會 隔年結婚
後者便是蕾芭的繼子(蕾芭老公與前妻所生)
麥肯泰爾與克萊森從朋友變成了婆媳 這是後話
MV
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0oenkCT8EY
ACM Awards 2007
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-FVLdjpU1c
Oprah show in 2007
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MyjFOetgcsM
Live CMA Music Fest
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1ZUQuMLIgo
Reba and Kelly in the Studio
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1aJSJbYaBZ8