Candi Staton, "His Hands"
前一陣子幾乎一天聽上兩三遍的專輯。好幾年沒仔細聽過流行歌曲裡面在唱些什麼，雖然CD裡頭沒有歌詞本，網路上也找不到（這倒是挺玄的），但透過Candi Staton的聲聲細訴，字字入裡，心感神受。
雖都是些傷心的話語，但句句唱得叫人膽戰心驚。
"If you're going to break my heart, you don't have very far to go…"
"There were a lot of things in his touch. Sometimes the smiling whisper--oh, it could hurt so much…" （ㄜ，這首是色的啦。）
"You never really wanted me. Now I see. Yes I can see…"
"After all, you never cried for me before. Why start now? Isn't it a little late for that now, oh baby?"
"You can call me Mrs. Misery, 'cause that's what I am to you…"
……
懶得聽寫歌詞了，免得自己活脫像把夏宇詩句抄寫在書籤上的高中生。
講到Candi Staton，免不了又得發一下牢騷。全米各地臥虎藏龍的diva實在不可勝數。Candi Staton過去幾年都在唱福音歌曲贖罪（她奶奶少年時還挺荒唐的），復出歌壇唱一下通俗歌曲便打倒不知多少當紅卻名不符實的天后。再說到去年驚動萬教的藍調女伶Bettye LaVette，也是一開麥就叫聽者心裡一驚，此般殺手級高人平常到底都混跡何處鄉野，為何自己從來沒聽過這副震撼的嗓音？
只能說自己耳界太窄。但心底也不禁一悲 -- 慘哪，我到底錯過多少美好的聲音啊？
對了，"Young Hearts Run Free"便是Candi Staton舊年名曲 -- 沒錯，人家三十年前就當過迪斯可狄娃呢。
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