Mariah Carey《Vision Of Love》(Terry Wogan(沃根)访谈)
(1991.10)BBC传奇主持人Terry Wogan(沃根)访谈录
演唱:Mariah Carey(玛丽亚凯莉)
Treated me kind
请温柔地对待我
Sweet destiny
亲爱的命运之神
Carried me through desperation
支撑我走出绝望
To the one that was waiting for me
找到那个一直等待着我的人
It took so long
时光匆匆流逝
Still I believed
但我依旧坚信
Somehow the one that I needed
梦中的白马王子
Would find me eventually
终会以某种方式出现在我面前
I had a vision of love
我有对爱的憧憬
And it was all that you've given to me
这就是你赋予我的全部
Prayed through the nights
彻夜祈祷
Felt so alone
甚感孤独
Suffered from alienation
却还要独自承受
Carried the weight on my own
疏离的痛苦
Had to be strong
所以我一定要坚强
So I believed
令自己相信
And now I know I've succeeded
如今我已经能够
In finding the place I conceived
成功找寻曾构想的彼岸
I had a vision of love
我有对爱的憧憬
And it was all that you've given to me
这就是你赋予我的全部
I had a vision of love
爱的幻想
And it was all that you've given me
你赋予了我
I've realized a dream
如今美梦变成现实
And I visualized
我仿佛看到
The love that came to be
真切的爱情
Feel so alive
这情感如此强烈又炙热
I'm so thankful that I perceived
对于上天恩赐我感激不尽
The answer that heaven has sent down to me
多么荣幸能接受他赐予我的答案
You treated me kind
请你温柔地待我
Sweet destiny
甜美的命运之神
And I'll be eternally grateful
我的敬意不朽
Holding you so close to me
把你紧紧拥入我怀
Prayed through the nights
彻夜祈祷
So faithfully
如此虔诚
Knowing the one that I needed
你知晓我所有需求
Would find me eventually
最终俘获我心
I had a vision of love
我有对爱的憧憬
And it was all that you've given to me
这就是你赋予我的全部
I had a vision of love
爱的幻想
And it was all that you turned out to be
你赋予了我
1990年5月15日《Vision Of Love》正式发行,标志着Mariah Carey传奇的职业生涯正式开启,一颗璀璨的钻石横空出世。这支处女单曲被誉为“史上最具影响力的声乐演唱作品”。
Beyonce说:
“当我第一次听到这首歌时,我就懂了,我暗自下定了决心,我要成为一名歌手。当那些转音出现时,我在想,她是怎么做到的,她怎么能在这么短短的一句里唱出这么多个音!”
Mary J Blige说:
“我们尝试去模仿Mariah唱歌,并且努力把每个音都转得跟她一模一样,但就是做不到。”
Rihanna说:
“是Mariah的《Vision Of Love》让我产生了成为歌手的想法,她一直是我敬仰和看齐的榜样,这首歌太有力量了。”
Christina Aguilera说:
“当我第一次听到Mariah Carey和她的《Vision Of Love》的时候,就像感受到了一股清新凉风,我瞬间开始崇拜她,把她当作了偶像。”
Kelly Clarkson说:
“我选择了唱《Vision Of Love》作为在合唱团里的第一次独唱曲目,唱完以后,我决定了我这辈子就要做歌手。”
Jordin Sparks说:
"Mariah深深地影响了我的演唱方式,她的首专完全改变了我的人生,我努力唱得跟她一模一样。“
Nelly Furtado说:
“当我听到Mariah的第一张专辑时,它仿佛在教我怎么唱歌,那时候我上不起声乐课,我就一遍又一遍地听她这张专辑,把每首歌的歌词都背得牢牢的。”