Super woman-Karyn White
Karyn White
(原名 Karyn Layvonne White,生于 1965 年 10 月 14 日),曾获葛莱梅最佳 Pop/R&B 歌手提名,成名于上世纪八十年代末
生平
White 出于在洛杉矶,在五个孩子的家庭里排行最末。曾演唱于教堂唱诗班,也曾当过配唱歌手,后来参予演唱 Jeff Lorber 的单曲 "Facts of Love" 。据记录,她毕业于 Howard University。
White 在 1992 年与 Terry Lewis 结婚,有一个女儿名叫 Ashley Nicole。离婚后,她嫁给吉他手 Bobby G。 她目前定居于 Sacramento, California ,经营一个成功的内部装饰公司。2006 年她录制了一张新专辑,名为 Sista Sista;原定于 2006 年发行,但后被搁置。这张专辑里的两首歌 "All I Do" 及 "Disconnected", 后收录于精选辑 the Best-Of compilation Superwoman: The Best.
职业生涯
White 的首张同名专辑发行于 1988年,由L.A. Reid 和 Babyface 制作。此张专辑收录单曲"The Way You Love Me", "Secret Rendezvous" (全美排名第六,也是她当时的最好成绩), "Superwoman" 以及与 Babyface 合唱的 "Love Saw It".
第二张专辑 Ritual of Love 发行于 1991 年。其中一些歌曲,包括全美 Billboard 排行第一的 "Romantic" ,是由 Jimmy Jam 和 Terry Lewis 制作。其他还有单曲 "The Way I Feel About You" (U.S. #12), "Walkin' the Dog," and "Do Unto Me" (后二首未进入排名). 摄影师 Matthew Rolston 为 "Romantic" 拍摄了 MV。Michael Walls 参与设计了这张专辑的封面及三支 MV。在专辑封面上,Walls 采用了 Chanel 白珍珠黑裙子的造形;"The Way I feel About You" 及 "Walkin' the Dog" 的 MV 造形的灵感来源于电影 Sweet Charity.
第三张专辑 Make Him Do Right 发行于 1994 年。这张专辑销量并不理想,虽然 "Hungah" 曾入过排行榜,而 Babyface 所写的 "Can I Stay With You" 成为了她最后一支进入全美排行前十位的歌曲。1995 年末,她最后一直进入全美排行榜的单曲 "I'd Rather Be Alone" 最高排行第 50 位。此后她淡出自组家庭。
Superwoman Karyn White
Early in the morning I put breakfast at your table
每天早上我都将煮好的早餐放在你桌上
And make sure that your coffee has its sugar and cream
小心地给咖啡加好足够的糖与牛奶
Your eggs are over easy, your toast done lightly
给你做的鸡蛋刚煎好,面包也放进了烤箱
All that's missing is your morning kiss
唯一缺少的是每天早上必须的亲吻
That use to greet me.
它足以振奋一切
Now you say the juice is sour
可现在,你说果汁太酸了
It used to be so sweet
以前是很甜的
And I can't help but to wonder
我不得不怀疑
If you're talking about me.
你是否在跟我说话
We don't talk the way we used to talk
你以前从来都不用这种语气的
It's hurting so deep
你知道它伤害了我吗
I've got my pride
我也有我的自尊
I will not cry
我不会哭
But it's making me weak.
但我的心里好像有某些东西,碎了
CHORUS:
I'm not your Superwoman
我不是你的女仆
I'm not the kind of girl that you can let down
我不是那种千依百顺的女生
And think that everything's okay
为你任劳任怨
Boy, I am only human
我只是个普普通通的女人
This girl needs more than occasional hugs
时而需要拥抱
As a token of love from you to me
来证明你对我的爱.
Ooh, baby...
噢,亲爱的
I fought my way through the rush hour
我一下班就匆匆上路
Trying to make it home just for you
尽力为你而赶回家
I want to make sure that your dinner will be waiting for you
我想要确保你一回到家就能吃到我做的晚餐
But when you get there you just tell me
但你却告诉我
You're not hungry at all
你一点都不饿
You said you'd rather read the paper
你说你更想看下报纸
And you don't want to talk
然后一言不发
You'd like to think I'm just crazy
你会认为我疯了吧
When I say that you've changed
当我说你变了
I'm convinced I know the problem
我确信我知道问题所在
You don't love me the same
你没有从前那么爱我了
You're just going through the motions
你只是回避这个问题
And you're not being fair
这样一点都不公平
I've got my pride
我也有我的自尊
I will not cry
我不会哭
Still I can't help but care.
但我真的不想这样下去了
REPEAT CHORUS (twice)
Ooh baby, look into the corners of your mind
噢,亲爱的,在你灵魂的深处
I'll always be there for you
我会永远陪伴
Through good and bad times
不管是喜悦,或是伤悲
But I can't be that Superwoman that you want me to be
但我真的不是你想的那种女人
I'll give my love, oh lasting love
我会给你我的爱,那永恒的爱
If you'll return love to me
但你也要用你的爱来交换
REPEAT CHORUS
Ah ha, If you feel it in your heart
如果你能理解我
And you understand me
如果你能明白我
Stop right where you are
就不要再这样做了
Everybody sing along with me!
与我一起,且听风吟
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh!
Ooh, ooh, ooh, oooooooooooooh!
I'm the kind of girl that can treat you so sweet
我会对你好
But you've got to realize that you've got to be sweeter to me, yeah
但你也得对我更好
I need love
我需要爱
I need just your love
我只需要,你的爱
REPEAT CHORUS TILL FADE