Love Sensation 2006

  Jocelyn BrownLoleatta HollowayMartha Wash是筆者最喜歡的三個超級Dance diva,這三位噸位相當的鐵肺級歌手,在流行榜上或許名不見經傳,但在舞曲界卻各擁一片天,也各自擁有代表她們的經典舞曲,這些歌不斷地被重唱、取樣、再製發行,歷久不衰。老實說聽她們唱舞曲是種享受,尤其是聽她們往往層層往上堆疊的高音,實在是很HI、很爽。但令人難過的是在噗浪上看到Jordy噗的消息"Loleatta Holloway,Disco singer,Dies at 64",上網確認了一下,據說是因心臟衰竭過世了,以下就來介紹這位舞曲界Diva的經典單曲"Love Sensation"吧!


  會認識Loleatta Holloway要從80年末紅極一時之浩室舞曲團體Black Box的單曲"Ride On Time"談起。"Ride On Time"是Black Box第一張專輯"Dreamland"的首發單曲,這支單曲是首全球的smash hit,在各國都有Top 10的佳績,在英國甚至拿下六週單曲榜冠軍,而且成為英國當年(1989年)的best-selling single,但"Ride On Time"大紅了之後,卻引發了誰才是這首單曲真正聲音主人的質疑。


  話說Loleatta Holloway早期有三首著名的disco舞曲"Dreaming"(No. 2)、"Love Sensation"(No. 1)以及"Hit And Run"(No. 3),皆是舞曲榜前三名的單曲,其中"Love Sensation"還是首舞曲冠軍單曲,而Black Box的"Ride On Time"便是取樣自這首"Love Sensation",但由於取樣的比例過重,甚至還包含了vocal的部分,隨後引來了Loleatta Holloway對其提出告訴。


  這裡先簡單提一下Black Box這個團體;Black Box其實是幾個DJ與一名叫做Chathrine Quinol的模特兒所組成的團體(Chathrine在裡面以aka Katrin的名字出現),音樂創作的部分來自於DJ們,而這位Chathrine實際的作用是單純的作為Black Box的門面,她負責封面、MV露臉、現場演唱對嘴等工作,因此專輯裡的歌都不是Chathrine唱的,真正隱身於背後的歌手其實是本文第一段有提到的另一位dance diva "Martha Wash"。


  由於LoleattaMartha兩個人唱法與聲線極為相似,也才有"Who is the real voice in this song?"的疑雲發生,最後法律判定是Loleatta Holloway的聲音,使得Black Box不但要支付版權費外,另外還重新找了M People的主唱Heather Small重新錄製一個新版本,不過"Ride On Time"最被大家接受與歡迎的版本,依舊是Loleatta的版本。


  舞曲冠軍的"Love Sensation"收錄在Loleatta 1980年的專輯"Love Sensation"裡,是Loleatta Holloway的形象歌,這首單曲就好像她的註冊商標一樣,是舞曲界經典中的經典,很多歌裡都可以看到它的影子,它被相當廣泛的應用,而且基本上都會卡上Loleatta的vocal。


  這首歌首度出現在1986年有英國Madonna之稱的Samatha Fox之單曲"I Wanna Have Some Fun"裡;接著就是上面提到89年的"Ride On Time",而Black Box這張Dreamland專輯中另一首很紅的舞曲冠軍"I Don't Know Anybody Else"同樣也取樣了"Love Sensation"。


  記得1997年電影"Boogie Night"(不羈夜)裡露第三點的引起話題的肌肉男Mark Wahlberg嗎?1991年由他領軍的嘻哈團體Marky Mark And The Funky BunchLoleatta Holloway合作的單曲"Good Vibrations",也取樣了"Love Sensation",並且拿下了美國單曲榜冠軍,使得"Good Vibrations"成為MarkLoleatta兩人歌壇生涯中唯一的流行榜冠軍勁曲。


  老牌舞曲團體Pet Shop Boys的"We All Feel Better In The Dark"與曾紅極一時的DJ Moby的單曲"Move",也都能看到"Love Sensation"的影子。而浩室舞曲製作人Cevin Fisher,則是以"Love Sensation"歌詞裡的"You got me buring up with your love sensation"一句裡的"You got me burning up"重新炮製單曲 "You Got Me(Burning Up)"(feat. Loleatta Holloway),而這首歌也成為Cevin個人的代表作品之一。


  在2006年時DJ Eddie Thoneick & Kurd Maverick找來了歌手Ann Bailey重唱"Love Sensation",沒想到又在Club中紅了起來,成為當年舞廳中的high歌之一,而唱片公司在此時也趁機推出了Loleatta Holloway "Love Sensation 2006"的重新混音單曲,延續這波熱潮,樂評們普遍還是偏愛原唱的聲音與版本,但老實說Ann Bailey唱的也還不錯,這也是到目前為止唯一一個"Love Sensation"的重唱版,大多數歌手還是不輕易挑戰這麼經典又難唱的歌曲啊!



Love Sensation

writer by Dan Hartman


Love Sensation 2006


Lyrics:

(Love sensation) Woh-oh-oh-oh-oh

(Love sensation) Love sensation

(Love sensation) You got me burnin’ up with your

(Love sensation) Love sensation

Wa-ho


Love sensation, oh, it’s got to be at any expense,

It’s such a good vibration, a feeling that I know so well, well,

and when you hold me close, oh it’s so, so nice,

that you got me burnin’ up with your…


(Love sensation) Love sensation! Oh-oh

(Love sensation) You got me feeling raw with your

(Love sensation) Love sensation, yeah,

(Love sensation)


Sweet sensation, I can’t find the words to explain,

Your such a hot temptation, you just walk right in and take me away.

You got the kind of lips that touch me, a love really fine,

and all I wanna say is thank you, baby, cause your right on time


Can’t you see that I love nobody else? I love nobody else.

(Can’t you see that I love nobody else?) Can’t you see I love nobody?

And time won’t take my love away


Just don’t move, oh oh


Let me tell you, let me tell you, woh, woh, wah, woh,


Let me tell you, let me tell you what you do, what you do, what you do to me.

You get down, you get down, you get down to the thrill me with your love.

You’re the only, the only one that can...feel, feel me,

feel me with...whatever you got oh yeah oh yeah yeah, woh

You make me feel good, so good so good.

I wanna say yes to love sensation, oh oh oh oh oh yeah

I wanna say yes to your love sensation

Baby, oh oh and one thing one thing baby yeah.


Tell you now

(Can’t you see that I love nobody else?) Can’t you see that I love nobody else? No oh,

(Can’t you see that I love nobody else?) Can’t you see?

And time won’t take my love away

Oh oh oh time won’t take it, time won’t take it, time won’t take it,

Time...don’t take it away, ow.

(away)

(away)



I Wanna Have Some Fun

by Samantha Fox

 


Ride On Time

by Black Box


I Don't  Know Anybody Else

by Black Box


Good Vibrations

by Marky Mark And The Funky Bunch feat. Loleatta Holloway


We All Feel Better In The Dark

by Pet Shop Boys


Move

by Moby


You Got Me "Burning Up"

by Cevin Fisher feat. Loleatta Holloway


Love Sensation

by Eddie Thoneick & Kurd Maverick feat. Ann Bailey

 


註:

1. 文章圖片轉貼自網路。

2. 所有視頻皆轉貼字網站http://www.youtube.com;"I Wanna Have Some Fun"視頻轉貼自網站http://www.dailymotion.com。

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