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美國實力歌姬〔夏卡康〕──電子放克／靈魂／合成流行／饒舌──〔I Feel For You〕

MELLE MEL:
Chaka, Chaka, Chaka, Chaka Khan
Chaka Khan, Chaka Khan, Chaka Khan
Chaka Khan, let me rock you
Let me rock you, Chaka Khan
Let me rock you, thats all I wanna do
Chaka Khan, let me rock you
Let me rock you, Chaka Khan
Let me rock you, let me feel for you
Chaka Khan let me tell you what I wanna do
Do you feel for me, the way I feel for you
Chaka Khan let me tell you what I wanna do
I wanna love you, wanna hug you, wanna squeeze you too
Let me take you in my arms
Let me fill you with my charms, Chaka
Cause you know that Im the one to keep you warm
Chaka, Ill make you more than just a physical dream
I wanna rock you, Chaka
Baby, cause you make me wanna scream
Let me rock you, rock you

Baby, baby, when I look at you
I get a warm feeling inside
Theres something about the things you do
That keeps me satisfied

I wouldnt lie to you, baby
Its mainly a physical thing
This feeling that i got for you, baby
Makes me wanna sing

CHORUS:
I feel for you
I think I love you
I feel for you
I think I love you

MELLE MEL:
Chaka Khan, let me rock you
Let me rock you, Chaka Khan
Let me rock you, thats all I wanna do
Chaka Khan, let me rock you
Let me rock you, Chaka Khan
Let me rock you, let me feel for you
Feel for you

Baby, baby, when I lay with you
Theres no place Id rather be
I cant believe, cant believe its true
The things that you do to me

I wouldnt lie to you, baby
Im physically attracted to you
This feeling that I got for you, baby
Theres nothing that I wouldnt do

CHORUS

Yes sir, one more time
Say yeah
I feel for you (I think I love you)
I feel for you (I, I, I think I love you)

MELLE MEL:
Chaka Khan, let me rock you
Let me rock you, Chaka Khan
Let me rock you, thats all I wanna do
Chaka Khan, let me rock you
Let me rock you, Chaka Khan
Let me rock you, let me feel for you
Chaka Khan wont you tell me what you wanna do
Do you feel for me, the way I feel for you
Chaka Khan let me tell you what I wanna do
I wanna love you, wanna hug you, wanna squeeze you too
Let me take you in my arms
Let me fill you with my charms, Chaka
Cause you know that Im the one to keep you warm
Chaka, Ill make you more than just a physical dream
I wanna rock you, Chaka
Baby, cause you make me wanna scream
Feel for you

I feel for you (Oooh, feel for you)
I feel it too (Oooh, feel for you)
I feel for you (Oooh, feel for you)

CHORUS

Single

夏卡康（Chaka Khan）是美國樂壇公認傑出的靈魂女聲之一

不但感情豐沛　歌唱技巧也一流

至今拿下１０座葛萊美獎（２２項提名）

還被譽為‘放克靈魂女王’（The Queen of Funk Soul ）

１９５３年夏卡出生於北芝加哥

１１歲便組成自己的團體　高中參加黑人劇團

１６歲休學　開始參加數個樂團

１９７０年　夏卡加入黑人靈魂放克團體Rufus　擔任主唱

１９７３年推出首張專輯

１９７４年以第二張大碟中的百萬金曲〔Tell me Something Good〕（US＃４）走紅

１９７９年　夏卡開始單飛　獲得不錯成績

１９８３年　她正式脫離Rufus

１９８４年秋天　３１歲的夏卡康推出了第六張由Arif Mardin製作的〔I Feel For You〕專輯
同名單曲為重唱音樂鬼才王子（Prince）１９７９年的舊作
〔I Feel For You〕融合了靈魂／R&B／電子放克／合成流行／饒舌等樂風　相當特出
盲人巨星史提夫汪德（Steve Wonder）並為這位仰慕多時的女歌手吹口琴伴奏
黑人old school Rap前輩Melle Mel負責說唱部分
這是８０年代少見在歌曲中加入 Rap 的作品
跟王子比較細緻　抑制風格的原作比起來
夏卡的版本比較隨興狂放 （不過還是可以從旋律聽出是王子早期非常R&B／Funky化的歌曲）
她著名的黑人美聲也有精彩的演出
〔I Feel For You〕在美國流行榜拿到＃３　黑人榜冠軍　舞曲榜冠軍
銷售超過百萬

連帶也讓專輯成為百萬白金唱片（＃１６）　是康單飛生涯中的最佳成績
隔年並得到葛萊美獎最佳R&B女歌手

〔I Feel For You〕也登上英國三週冠軍　成為康在不列顛最成功的單曲
由於〔I Feel For You〕的廣受歡迎　將Rap融入R&B歌曲也也逐漸在樂壇流行

MV中　打扮時髦的夏卡康在舞廳中演唱此曲
一堆黑人則在舞池中盡情熱舞

〔I Feel For You〕是黑人流行樂史上公認的經典作品
無論在藝術商業上皆獲得肯定

對美國流行樂壇也有帶動R&B／Hip-Hop融合的先驅之功
雖然〔I Feel For You〕是１９８４年推出的歌曲
不過聽起來仍頗有有現代感　不會有過時之感
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=81QDKnV36TE

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