尋找新歡的放克舞姬〔茱蒂華特利〕──黑人冠軍舞曲經典──〔Looking For A New Love〕

〔Looking For A New Love〕
You gave me love
You did me wrong
Didn't know what to do
But baby I'm strong
I'll get over you
A new boy I'm gonna choose
My love was true
You threw it all away
Other guys will have me
They'll appreciate my love
How does it feel
You know that I needed you
You know that you meant the world to me
You know I had to have you
Now I'm gonna find somebody new

REFRAIN:

I'm looking for a new love baby
A new love Yea yea yea yeah
What she got does she turn you on
Curiosity rules my brain
Bet she wouldn't mind if we're all apart
Are you going back again, tell me
My love was true but you threw it all away
Now your like the rest unworthy of my best
I still miss ya, baby
You know that I needed you
You know that you meant the world to me
You know I had to have you
Now I'm gonna find somebody else

REFRAIN THREE TIMES

Other guys will have me
They'll appreciate my love
How does it feel
Now your like the rest unworthy of my best
I start a ___________

REFRAIN

I'm looking for a new love baby
A new love
I'm looking for a new love baby
A new love

１９５９年１月　黑人美女茱蒂華特利（Jody Watley）出生於美國芝加哥

１９７３年開始在電視節目〔Soul Train〕中當舞者

１９７７年　茱蒂加入R&B團體‘Shalamar／夏拉瑪’擔任主唱

在歌壇闖出一片天　華特利的穿著打扮也成為美國許多女孩模仿對象

１９８４年　茱蒂離開夏拉瑪移居到歐洲去

除為某些音樂團體客串外　也在當地時尚界遊走

並參與援助非洲饑荒難民的Band AID活動

１９８６年　茱蒂決定重返樂壇　與MCA唱片簽下合約

在年底發行首支單曲〔Looking For A New Love／尋找新歡〕

由於當時華特利剛結束一段苦澀的戀情　便跟製作人Andre Cymone寫下這首歌（Andre Cymone在１９９５年成為她的老公)

〔Looking For A New Love／尋找新歡〕是首有著強烈重放克節拍的R&B舞曲

曲中有段著名的話〔Hasta La Vista Baby〕

推出後大受歡迎　在１９８７年春天成為少數８０年代美國單曲榜蟬聯４週亞軍的歌曲

另外也拿到黑人榜冠軍　舞曲播放榜冠軍　舞曲銷售榜冠軍

單在美國就賣了７５萬張

連帶也讓茱蒂１９８７年３月發行的首張同名大碟登上流行榜＃１０

銷售近兩百萬（在美國）

國際方面：英國＃１３　加拿大冠軍　紐西蘭＃５　瑞士＃１１　澳洲＃１３　愛爾蘭＃１６　比利時＃２２　德國＃２５　荷蘭＃３７

１９８８年　華特利拿到葛萊美獎最佳新人

並以〔Looking For A New Love／尋找新歡〕提名葛萊美獎節奏藍調女歌手與美國音樂獎R&B／Soul女歌手

２００５年夏天　茱蒂重新灌錄〔Looking For A New Love／尋找新歡〕

其混音版重登舞曲榜后座

讓她成為Billboard雜誌第一個以同首單曲在不同年代拿下舞曲榜冠軍的歌手

在暗色系的色調中　冶豔的茱蒂華特莉在鏡頭前毫不吝惜的展現她性感的身段與俐落的舞姿

她的鳳眼也頗為突出
個人覺得這支音樂錄影帶可以說是擅長運用影像宣傳的瑪丹娜與珍娜傑克森的綜合體
只是有點訝異〔Looking For A New Love／尋找新歡〕竟然沒提名當年MTV大獎的任何項目
Anyway, 推薦這首在８０年代流行樂壇震地有聲的黑人放克舞曲經典給各位

MV

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQL-B3PNkeI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHmvDAWR_w8

TV

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