英國１９８０年代女子第一天團〔芭娜娜拉瑪〕──流行舞曲名作──〔Love In The First Degree〕

〔Love In The First Degree〕

Last night I was dreaming
I was locked in a prison cell
When I woke up I was screaming
Calling out your name


Whoa and the judge and the jury
They all put the blame on me
They wouldnt go for my story
They wouldnt hear my plea


Only you can set me free
Cos Im guilty
Guilty as a girl can be
Come on baby cant you see
I stand accused of love in the first degree
Guilty
Of love in the first degree


Someday I believe it
You will come to my rescue
Unchain my heart youre keeping
And let me start anew, ooh
The hours pass so slowly
Since theyve thrown away the key
Cant you see that Im lonely
Wont you help me please


Only you can set me free
Cos Im guilty
Guilty as a girl can be
Come on baby cant you see
I stand accused of love in the first degree
Guilty
Of love in the first degree


Guilty of love, guilty of love in
Guilty of love, guilty of love in
Guilty,
Of love in the first degree


Whoa and the judge and the jury
They all put the blame on me
They wouldnt go for my story
They wouldnt hear my plea


Only you can set me free
Cos Im guilty
Guilty as a girl can be
Come on baby cant you see
I stand accused of love in the first degree
Guilty
Of love in the first degree


Only you can set me free
Cos Im guilty
Guilty as a girl can be
Come on baby cant you see
I stand accused of love in the first degree
Guilty
Of love in the first degree


Only you can set me free
Cos Im guilty
Guilty as a girl can be
Come on baby cant you see
I stand accused of love in the first degree
Guilty
Of love in the first degree

芭娜娜拉瑪／香蕉女皇（Bananarama）是１９８０年代英國最受歡迎的女子團體

成績僅次於後來居上的辣妹（Spice Girls）

這個女子三人團在１９７９年由Siobhan , Sarah, Karen組成

１９８１年與London公司簽約　推出首支單曲

１９８２年與男子團體Fun Boy合唱〔T’aint What You Do（It’s The Way That You Do It）〕

得到英國單曲榜＃４　讓芭娜娜拉瑪第一次受到主流市場矚目

１９８３年推出首張專輯後　便獲得一連串的成功

躍升當時英國最受歡迎的女子團體

１９８６年甚至以一曲老歌新唱〔Venus／維納斯〕登上美國單曲榜冠軍　紅遍世界

１９８７年秋天　芭娜娜拉瑪發行第三張大碟〔WOW!〕　

仍由英國超級製作三人組SAW掌舵

首支主打〔I Heared A Rumour〕依舊在世界受到歡迎

１０月　她們推出第二支單曲〔Love In The First Degree／第一級的愛〕

這首英國Dance-Pop 由芭娜娜拉瑪與SAW合寫

節拍輕快　旋律討好　編曲華麗　給人一種十分歡樂的感覺

〔Love In The First Degree〕發行後十分暢銷

拿下英國單曲榜＃３　成為〔WOW!〕專輯五支主打中名次最高的一首

也是芭娜娜拉瑪在故鄉最暢銷的單曲

此曲在歐洲十分受到歡迎　登上全歐榜冠軍　西班牙＃１２　瑞士＃１８

澳洲＃５＃　紐西蘭１１

美國則是流行榜＃48 　舞曲播放＃10 　舞曲銷售＃27
亞洲方面也很火紅　記得那時許多比賽都喜歡採用此曲
在台灣它還被當時的女子團體城市少女取樣成國語歌曲〔散播歡樂散播愛〕（1989)

〔Love In The First Degree〕MV依舊維持芭娜娜拉瑪一貫的風格：

俏皮的情節　華麗的服裝　簡單易學的手勢舞蹈　還有一群性感健壯的猛男伴舞
只見Bananarama三個時髦亮麗的女子待在監牢中
於一群身材健美的男性舞群圍繞載歌載舞
這些男性伴舞身上只穿著的半截背心與三角泳褲
服裝花樣應該也是參考獄衣設計出來的
此外亦穿插著Sarah, Karen, Siobhan囚犯打扮的畫面
雖然場景選在監牢 不過MV仍傳達出歌曲那種歡樂略帶俏皮的氣息
個人蠻喜歡這支音樂錄影帶的
也推薦這首在８０年代紅極一時的歐洲Dance-Pop名作給各位

PS:台灣現在已將Bananarama翻成“香蕉女皇”

不過個人覺得很難聽　所以還是延用舊譯芭娜娜拉瑪

MV

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

Audio

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BSZex-xGpW0

Brit Award

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

Live

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

12" Remix

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NXgHds1G_lM