第一位美國黑人 小姐〔凡妮莎威廉絲〕──流行抒情經典--精緻柔美的〔Save The Best For Last/將最好的保留在最後〕
Sometimes the snow comes down in June
Sometimes the sun goes round the moon
I see the passion in your eyes
Sometimes its all a big surprise
Cause there was a time when all I did was wish,
Youd tell me this was love
Its not the way I hoped or how I planned
But somehow its enough
And now were standing face to face
Isnt this world a crazy place?
Just when I thought a chance had passed
You go and save the best for last
All of the nights you came to me
When some silly girl had set you free
You wondered how youd make it through
I wondered what was wrong with you
Cause how could you give your love to someone else
And share your dreams with me
Sometimes of everything youre looking for
Its the one thing you cant see
But now were standing face to face
Isnt this world a crazy place?
Just when I thought a chance had passed
You go and save the best for last
Sometimes of everything youre looking for
Its the one thing you cant see
(instrumental)
Sometimes the snow comes down in June
Sometimes the sun goes round the moon
Just when I thought a chance had passed
You go and save the best for last
You went and saved the best for last
美國小姐凡妮莎威廉絲(Vanessa Williams,舊譯‘范妮莎威廉斯’)1963年出生於紐約
1983年成為第一位奪得美 國 小姐后冠的非裔黑人
不過成名前(1982)曾為某位攝影師拍攝過裸照(1984年被賣給‘閣樓’雜誌刊登)
引起偌大風波 而被摘掉頭銜
可是凡妮莎仍走過低潮 重新出發
1988年 她發行首張專輯〔The Right Stuff 〕 銷售達到金唱片
單曲則在流行 黑人 舞曲以及抒情榜皆有所穫 並得到三項葛萊美獎提名
1991年秋天 凡妮莎推出第二張大碟〔The Comfort Zone〕
得到更大成功 單在美國就賣到300萬張 並得到五項葛萊美獎提名
1992年初 威廉絲發行專輯第三首單曲〔Save The Best For Last〕
這是一首旋律優美 製作細膩的抒情小品
在鋼琴與管弦樂隊的伴奏下 范妮莎以柔情似水的溫柔嗓音緩緩詮釋
此曲推出後就在排行榜急速竄升
春天時登上流行榜后座 並蟬聯五週 銷售達到金唱片
此外節奏藍調榜則是冠軍 成人抒情榜冠軍
並且是後者的年終NO 1 成為威廉絲最成功的歌曲
另外在加拿大 荷蘭 澳洲也得到冠軍 英國 日本打進Top5
隔年得到葛萊美獎最唱片與歌曲提名
讓她的事業進入高峰期
原本以美豔黑人舞姬形象為主的凡妮莎
也逐漸將樂風轉為更成熟的抒情與爵士
〔Save The Best For Last〕MV拍得相當唯美 由黑白與彩色畫面交織而成
將凡妮莎威廉絲精緻又豔麗的美貌展現在鏡頭前
個人比較偏愛黑白部份 將凡妮莎拍得美得令人屏息
MV1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5EdmHSTwmWY
MV2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15jq8IXE7n0
TOTP
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x411IDbP-CM
Grammy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihKlT73phxQ
2004
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYjhzgyTQAc