紅顏薄命的美國黑人歌手〔艾莉雅〕遺作──節奏藍調／流行佳作──性感慵懶的〔Rock the Boat／搖晃小船〕
Verse1:
Boy You Know You Make Me Float
Boy You Really Get Me High
I Feel Like Im On Dope
Cause You
You Serve Me On A Regular
Boy We Need To Tie This Rope
Before We Drift Any Deeper
There Now Hold Me Close
Boy Lets Take This Overboard Now
chorus:
I Want You To
(Rock The Boat)
Rock The Boat, Rock The Boat
Rock The Boat, Rock The Boat
(Work It In The Middle)
Work The Middle, Work The Middle
Work The Middle, Work The Middle
(Change Positions For Me)
Change Positions, Do Positions
Do Positions, Do Positions
(Now Stroke It Baby)
Stroke It For Me, Stroke It For Me
Stroke It For Me, Stroke It For Me
verse 2:
Ooooh Baby I Love Your Stroke
Cause You, Cause You Get Me To Where Im Going
In A Jury Youll Get My Vote
Cause I Believe, I Believe You Know Just What You Doing Now
Baby Now We Can Coast
Just Dont Get In A Hurry
Thats Too Slow
Go Ahead And Put That Thing In Over Drive
chorus:
I Want You To
(Rock The Boat)
Rock The Boat, Rock The Boat
Rock The Boat, Rock The Boat
(Work It In The Middle)
Work The Middle, Work The Middle
Work The Middle, Work The Middle
(Change Positions For Me)
Change Positions, Do Positions
Do Positions, Do Positions
(Now Stroke It Baby)
Stroke It For Me, Stroke It For Me
Stroke It For Me, Stroke It For Me
chorus:
I Want You To
(Rock The Boat)
Rock The Boat, Rock The Boat
Rock The Boat, Rock The Boat
(Work It In The Middle)
Work The Middle, Work The Middle
Work The Middle, Work The Middle
(Change Positions For Me)
Change Positions, Do Positions
Do Positions, Do Positions
(Now Stroke It Baby)
Stroke It For Me, Stroke It For Me
Stroke It For Me, Stroke It For Me
bridge:
I Need You To Use Yourself
Like You Never Ever Used It Before
To Explore My Body
Until You Reach The Shore
Youll Be Calling, Calling For More
chorus:
(Rock The Boat)
Rock The Boat, Rock The Boat
Rock The Boat, Rock The Boat
(Work It In The Middle)
Work The Middle, Work The Middle
Work The Middle, Work The Middle
(Change Positions For Me)
Change Positions, Do Positions
Do Positions, Do Positions
(Now Stroke It Baby)
Stroke It For Me, Stroke It For Me
Stroke It For Me, Stroke It For Me
I Want You To
(Rock The Boat)
Rock The Boat, Rock The Boat
Rock The Boat, Rock The Boat
(Work It In The Middle)
Work The Middle, Work The Middle
Work The Middle, Work The Middle
(Change Positions For Me)
Change Positions, Do Positions
Do Positions, Do Positions
(Now Stroke It Baby)
Stroke It For Me, Stroke It For Me
Stroke It For Me, Stroke It For Me
(Rock The Boat)
Rock The Boat, Rock The Boat
Rock The Boat, Rock The Boat
Work The Middle, Work The Middle
Work The Middle, Work The Middle
(Change Positions For Me)
Change Positions, Do Positions
Do Positions, Do Positions
Stroke It For Me, Stroke It For Me
Stroke It For Me, Stroke It For Me
(Rock The Boat)
Rock The Boat, Rock The Boat
Rock The Boat, Rock The Boat
１９７９年１月出生於美國紐約的艾莉雅（Aalyah）是１９９０年代著名黑人藝人
與另兩名少女歌手白蘭蒂（Brandy）&莫妮卡（Monica）是同期成名歌手
她是非裔黑人 不過也從祖母身上也遺傳到美州原住民血統
１２歲與唱片公司由Jive發行負責發行的Blackground唱片簽約
１９９４年發行由勞勃．凱利（R. Kelly）製作的首張白金專輯〔Age Ain’t Nothing But a Number／年齡只是一個數字〕
以白金單曲〔Back＆Forth〕與金單曲〔At Your Best（You Are Love）〕成名
同年８月與年長１２歲的勞勃．凱利結婚（當時艾莉雅只有１５歲半） 但半年後婚姻宣告無效
皆下來發行的第二／三張大碟皆拿到白金唱片
就在事業看好之際
２００１年８月前往巴哈馬拍完MV後
２５日在回國途中 因飛機失事身亡 得年２２歲
２００１年７月 艾莉雅推出第三張也是最後一張個人同名專輯〔Aallyah〕
（也收錄２０００年為她跟李連杰主演動作電影〔Romeo Must Die／致命羅密歐〕冠軍主題曲〔Try Again〕）
廣受好評（滾石雜誌４顆星）
登上亞軍 成為其事業名次最高大碟
９月因為艾莉雅的驟世 衝上冠軍 至今賣出２６０幾萬張
成為其唯一一首冠軍
２００１年夏天 在首支單曲後〔We Need a Resolution〕後
艾莉雅已開始宣傳預定的第二主打〔More Than a Woman〕 並拍好MV
但唱片公司認為〔Rock the Boat／搖晃小船〕更具有夏日氣息
所以改變主意 以後者取代前者為第二單曲
因此艾莉雅必須到巴哈馬拍攝MV
結果成為她的死亡之旅
這支MV也是艾莉雅的音樂相關遺作
〔Rock the Boat〕由Keybeats製作 是首R&B／流行曲
歌詞描述主唱指導愛人如何滿足她的性幻想
擁有搖擺的groove氛圍 催眠似的慵懶節奏 波動似的樂器伴奏
艾莉雅以她呢喃似的嗓音詮釋這首性感的歌曲
在艾莉雅逝後 〔Rock the Boat〕以album cut的姿態首度入單曲榜
最後拿到＃１４ R&B榜亞軍 是同名專輯〔Aallyah〕中美國成績最佳的一首
２００２年１月才首度發行實體單曲
拿下英國榜＃１２ 比利時（法語區）＃９ 荷蘭＃１２ 比利時（荷語區）＃４３ 澳洲＃４９ 瑞士＃５９ 德國７０
〔Rock the Boat〕也提名葛萊美最佳R&B女歌手
成為艾莉雅的代表作之一
假如艾莉雅沒有因飛機失事 不知是否能有白蘭蒂&莫妮卡般的音樂成績？
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HSJU5fDg0A
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6-TZ1-vSU8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5uJlIZ1F24
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