Dixie Chicks - So Hard

Back when we started
We didn't know how hard it was
Living on nothing
But what the wind would bring to us
Now we've got something
I can imagine fighting for
So why is fighting all that we're good at anymore

And sometimes I don't have the energy
To prove everybody wrong
And I try my best to be strong
But you know it's so hard
It's so hard

It's so hard when it doesn't come easy
It's so hard when it doesn't come fast
It's so hard when it doesn't come easy
It's so hard

It felt like a given
Something a woman's born to do
A natural ambition
To see a reflection of me and you

And I'd feel so guilty
If that was a gift I couldn't give
And could you be happy
If life wasn't how we pictured it

And sometimes I just want to wait it out
To prove everybody wrong
And I need your help to move on
Cause you know it's so hard
It's so hard

It's so hard when it doesn't come easy
It's so hard when it doesn't come fast
It's so hard when it doesn't come easy
So hard

I can live for the moment
When all these clouds open up for me to see
And show me a vision
Of you and me swimming peacefully

Last night you told me
That you can't remember
How to feel free

It's so hard when it doesn't come easy
It's so hard when it doesn't come fast
It's so hard when it doesn't come easy, easy

It's so hard

Dixie Chicks - Baby Hold On

Hey, it might never be the same
We might never live those days gone by
But we can try

Good morning
Let's kick the babies out of bed
How bout you and me instead hanging on
Not up and gone

(Baby, hold on)
Let's start this over
(Baby, hold on)
We're not much older now
(Baby, hold on)
If you still see what I see
Keep holding on
Hold on to me

Baby, it's good to see you smile again
I know we can't escape
So let's pretend
We're someplace else

It's a new day
Let's look at all we've got
It's everything we thought
We ever wanted
It's beautiful

(Baby, hold on)
Let's start this over
(Baby, hold on)
We're not much older now
(Baby, hold on)
If you still see what I see
Keep holding on
Hold on to me

I look across the room and catch you staring at me
And see the love we almost left behind
So lead me by the hand and let's make up
Let's make up for lost time

(Baby, hold on)
Let's start this over
(Baby, hold on)
We're not much older
(Baby, hold on)
If you still see what I see
Keep holding on

(Baby, hold on)
Hold on to me
(Baby, hold on)
Just hold on to me
(Baby, hold on)
Hold on to me
Keep holding on

Hey, it might never be the same
We might never live those days gone by
But we can try

Dixie Chicks - Taking The Long Way

前天去华联超市看到 Dixie Chicks 的专辑《Taking the Long Way》，RMB 48，没舍得买 :-(

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从 verycd 上下了 Dixie Chicks 的演唱会 Top of the World (DVDrip.avi), 用 WMP 播放不了, 又下了 xvid 和 divx 的解码, 结果只有图形没有声音, 网上 search 了一下, 有人说需要 ffdshow, 下载, try again, ok.

Dixie Chicks Lyrics

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Dixie Chicks - Not Ready to Make Nice

Forgive, sounds good.
Forget, I'm not sure I could.
They say time heals everything,
But I'm still waiting

I'm through, with doubt,
There's nothing left for me to figure out,
I've paid a price, and i'll keep paying

I'm not ready to make nice,
I'm not ready to back down,
I'm still mad as hell
And I don't have time
To go round and round and round
It's too late to make it right
I probably wouldn't if I could
Cause I'm mad as hell
Can't bring myself to do what it is
You think I should

I know you said
Why can't you just get over it,
It turned my whole world around
and i kind of like it

I made by bed, and I sleep like a baby,
With no regrets and I don't mind saying,
It's a sad sad story
That a mother will teach her daughter
that she ought to hate a perfect stranger.
And how in the world
Can the words that I said
Send somebody so over the edge
That they'd write me a letter
Saying that I better shut up and sing
Or my life will be over

I'm not ready to make nice,
I'm not ready to back down,
I'm still mad as hell
And I don't have time
To go round and round and round
It's too late to make it right
I probably wouldn't if I could
Cause I'm mad as hell
Can't bring myself to do what it is
You think I should

I'm not ready to make nice,
I'm not ready to back down,
I'm still mad as hell
And I don't have time
To go round and round and round
It's too late to make it right
I probably wouldn't if I could
Cause I'm mad as hell
Can't bring myself to do what it is
You think I should

Forgive, sounds good.
Forget, I'm not sure I could.
They say time heals everything,
But I'm still waiting

Dixie Chicks - The Long Way Around

My friends from high school

Married their high school boyfriends
Moved into houses in the same ZIP codes
Where their parents live

But I, I could never follow
No I, I could never follow

I hit the highway in a pink RV with stars on the ceiling
Lived like a gypsy
Six strong hands on the steering wheel

I've been a long time gone now
Maybe someday, someday I'm gonna settle down
But I've always found my way somehow

By taking the long way
Taking the long way around
Taking the long way
Taking the long way around

I met the queen of whatever
Drank with the Irish and smoked with the hippies
Moved with the shakers
Wouldn't kiss all the asses that they told me to

No I, I could never follow
No I, I could never follow

It's been two long years now
Since the top of the world came crashing down
And I'm getting' it back on the road now

But I'm taking the long way
Taking the long way around
I'm taking the long way
Taking the long way around
The long
The long way around

Well, I fought with a stranger and I met myself
I opened my mouth and I heard myself
It can get pretty lonely when you show yourself
Guess I could have made it easier on myself

But I, I could never follow
No I, I could never follow

Well, I never seem to do it like anybody else
Maybe someday, someday I'm gonna settle down
If you ever want to find me I can still be found

Taking the long way
Taking the long way around
Taking the long way
Taking the long way around

Dixie Chicks - Taking The Long Way

Dixie Chicks《Taking The Long Way》

http://www.sina.com.cn 2006年06月20日15:52 新浪娱乐

专辑名：《Taking The Long Way》
演唱者：Dixie Chicks
发行时间：2006年5月23日
发行公司：Sony
音乐风格：Neo-Traditionalist Country（新传统主义乡村），Pop/Rock（流行/摇滚）

[曲目介绍]

1. The Long Way Around
2. Easy Silence
3. Not Ready To Make Nice（推荐单曲）
4. Everybody Knows（推荐单曲）
5. Bitter End
6. Lullaby
7. Lubbock Or Leave It
8. Silent House
9. Favorite Year（推荐单曲）
10. Voice Inside My Head（推荐单曲）
11. I Like It
12. Baby Hold On
13. So Hard
14. I Hope

[唱片点评]

在将近四年之后，美国最受欢迎的当代乡村组合南方小鸡（Dixie Chicks）终于推出了她们最新的录音室专辑《Taking The Long Way》。这张《Taking The Long Way》在发行首周的单周销量达到52万6千张，力压同样由里克·鲁宾（Rick Rubin）制作的红辣椒乐队（Red Hot Chili Peppers）的最新双张专辑《Stadium Arcadium》，如愿登顶本周的Billboard 200专辑榜，成为Dixie Chicks第三张在Billboard 200专辑榜中折桂的专辑。Dixie Chicks此前两张冠军专辑分别是1999年发行的《Fly》和2002年发行的《Home》，而上张专辑《Home》在发行首周的销量更高，达到了 78万张。

在这张专辑中，Rick Rubin不仅担当制作人，而且还为Dixie Chicks召集来了Red Hot Chili Peppers乐队的鼓手查德·史密斯（Chad Smith），为汤姆·佩蒂（Tom Petty）伴奏的“伤心者”乐队（Heartbreakers）的键盘手本蒙特·坦奇（Benmont Tench）和吉他手麦克·坎贝尔（Mike Campbell）等实力不俗的乐手为Dixie Chicks的三位女将助阵。另外，在专辑歌曲的创作名单中，还包括了著名民谣摇滚女歌手雪儿·克洛（Sheryl Crow），当代布鲁斯吉他手Keb' Mo'以及另类乡村摇滚乐队The Jayhawks的成员加里·罗里斯（Gary Louris）等创作高手。更多新鲜血液的注入使Dixie Chicks这张专辑显得更加的丰润，《Not Ready To Make Nice》，《Everybody Knows》，有Sheryl Crow参与创作的《Favorite Year》以及《Voice Inside My Head》都是十分有Dixie Chicks特点的优秀单曲。而从歌词上来看，Dixie Chicks这三位女将也是非常值得钦佩的，面对各种威胁恐吓丝毫没有任何妥协，依然光明磊落，兢兢业业的做着她们自己的音乐。

从各方面来说，这张《Taking The Long Way》都丝毫不比四年前大卖的专辑《Home》逊色。相反，Dixie Chicks用实力证明了她们与Rick Rubin以及各界创作精英的合作是相当成功的。尽管已经四年没有新作问世，但Dixie Chicks用这张歌迷们已经期盼已久的专辑证明了她们仍是当今美国最有实力的乡村组合之一。KFC MAN/文

[歌手介绍]

Dixie Chicks这个名字最早来源于美国布鲁斯摇滚乐队Little Feat的歌曲《Dixie Chickens》。直到上世纪90年代末，Dixie Chicks才在美国主流乡村音乐界大红大紫。但早在1989年，Dixie Chicks组合就已经在达拉斯成立，最初组建Dixie Chicks的四位成员分别是：小提琴手马蒂·塞德尔（Martie Seidel）和他弹班卓琴的姐妹埃米丽·艾尔文（Emily Erwin），贝斯手劳拉·林奇（Laura Lynch）和吉他手罗宾·林恩·梅西（Robin Lynn Macy）。乐队最初也只是能够在街角以及当地的小酒吧演出，但随着Martie Seidel在美国小提琴大赛中获得季军，Dixie Chicks组合的事业也开始有了明显的好转。Dixie Chicks逐渐确定了自己将传统乡村音乐，民谣以及兰草等多种音乐融为一体的独特风格。1990年，Dixie Chicks独立发行了她们的首张专辑《Thank Heavens for Dale Evans》。

1992，在《Little Ol' Cowgirl》发行之后，Robin Lynn Macy宣布离队，而Laura Lynch开始担任主唱。1993年，Dixie Chicks首次以三人阵容发行了专辑《Shouldn't a Told You That》。1995年，在Dixie Chicks与Sony新设立的厂牌Monument签约后不久，Laura Lynch也离开了Dixie Chicks。之后，曾有媒体报道Robin Lynn Macy以及Laura Lynch的离队都是由于年龄问题。在Laura Lynch退出后不久，乡村吉他大师Lloyd Maines 21岁的女儿Natalie Maines成为了Dixie Chicks的新任主唱。

拥有了新阵容的Dixie Chicks将传统的乡村音乐做的愈加的流行化。正如媒体预言，Dixie Chicks组合1998年在大厂牌Monument发行的首张专辑《Wide Open Spaces》获得了巨大的成功，不仅获得了当年Billboard乡村专辑榜的冠军，而且在Billboard 200专辑榜中也取得第四名的好成绩。专辑中首支单曲《I Can Love You Better》成为Dixie Chicks第一支打入排行榜前十名的单曲，而《There's Your Trouble》以及同名单曲《Wide Open Spaces》都在乡村单曲榜中成功问鼎。在《Wide Open Spaces》专辑发行后的一年之内，专辑在美国的总销量达到四白金，Dixie Chicks一跃成为美国最受人瞩目的乡村组合之一，她们不仅获得美国乡村音乐协会评出的最佳组合以及Horizon奖两项大奖，而且在当年的美国音乐奖 的角逐中还被评为“歌迷最喜爱的乡村新人”。Dixie Chicks也凭借这张叫好又叫座的专辑获得1998年第41届格莱美奖的“最佳乡村组合”以及“最佳乡村专辑”两项大奖。

1999年8月，Dixie Chicks再接再厉，发行了加盟Monument之后的第二张专辑《Fly》。专辑中首支单曲《Ready to Run》以及之后的《Goodbye Earl》在乡村单曲榜中的表现很快就十分抢眼，而《Fly》也成为Dixie Chicks首张在Billboard 200专辑榜中夺冠的专辑。Dixie Chicks凭借这张《Fly》再度获得格莱美最佳乡村专辑奖。

2002年5月，Dixie Chicks和莎奇拉（Shakira），马丽·J·布里奇（Mary J. Blige），雪儿（Cher）和席琳·迪翁（Celine Dion）一起参加了VH1台在拉斯维加斯举办的Divas Show。仅仅三个月之后，Dixie Chicks发行了她们的第六张专辑《Home》。《Home》是Dixie Chicks组合在她们自己的厂牌Open Wide发行的第一张专辑，也是Dixie Chicks的第二张冠军专辑。在2002年第45届格莱美奖中，Dixie Chicks再次捧得三项大奖。2003年11月，Dixie Chicks发行了她们首张现场专辑《Top of the World Tour: Live》。2004年，Dixie Chicks依靠这张现场专辑得到了她们第八座格莱美奖杯。

2006年5月23日，Dixie Chicks的最新录音室专辑《Taking The Long Way》面世。专辑在美国发行首周共售出52万6千张，成为Dixie Chicks第三张在Billboard 200专辑榜中登顶的专辑。KFC MAN/文

Home - Dixie Chicks

Home: a musically rich and accomplished piece of work., 14 Nov 2003

One of the characteristics of the Dixie Chick's "Home" which makes it a great album is how musically rich it sounds. Gone are the electric guitars and drums which featured in their two previous albums. The sounds of the banjo (naturally, as this is Emily Robison's instrument), the mandolin, the acoustic guitar and the papoose pepper this album giving it a more folky and rootsy feel. The instumental break in "More Love" where Martie Maguire's fiddle solo plays is sublime and beautiful. In addition there are more bluegrass tracks than their other albums; I counted five including an intrumental ("Lil' Jack Slade") which will please those who prefer their country music less pop-orientated.
The songs themselves add depth to "Home." The use of quality song writers such as Patty Griffin, Bruce Robison and the Chicks themselves show. As well songs about subjects usually tackled in country songs (eg the fickleness of young love in "Tortured, Tangled Hearts"), there is a soothing lullaby in "Godspeed" and an old fashioned telling of a story done in song. This particular song, "Travellin' Soldier", one of my favourite tracks is about a young man who goes off to fight in the Vietnam War and never returns. It manages to be poignant and memorable through its delivery: listen the harmony vocals conveying the sadness of the story teller and the deliberate slowing down of the song when the young man's fate is realised. The song slowly fades with the an accordion playing and the beating of a military drum - very reflective.
The highlight of "Home" is "Top of the World" which in my view is an extraordinary song. It's about a man who has died recently (the album is not all doom and gloom!) and looks back at his life ruefully. It is sung, interestingly enough, from his own perspective by the lead vocalist Natalie Maines. This melancholic song climaxes with a stirring outro with a string arrangement and Natalie's amazing vocals, pleading sorrow and regret. I am always moved when I listen to it.
To elaborate on an earlier point, Natalie Maines has an incredible voice. It is both distinguishable and excellent whether she chooses to be soft and subtle for something like the lullaby "Godspeed" or loud and raucous for the energetic bluegrass number "White Trash Wedding." Emily and Martie provide great harmonies to back up Natalie too.
It is safe to assume that every Dixie Chicks fan owns a copy of this album. To those who may want to open their ears to country music or even want to seek an alternative to the pop music that is saturating the charts, I would strongly recommend "Home" as this is an accomplished piece of work that contains great songs, excellent vocals and one that is musically rich.

SEE ALSO:

• Other reviews about this albumHome
• Good News for Sad Songs: Hits Don’t Need Happiness
  

姜昕(Jessica) - 我不是随便的花朵

作词：姜昕
作曲：虞洋
主唱：姜昕

已经（所以）决定好了
做个做梦的人
一个“不切实际”的人
就算青丝变成了白雪
皱纹也渐渐
爬上聊曾经光滑的脸庞
就算心里的梦
永远
不能实现

希望我是特别的
拥有神奇的力量
因为在很久以前
有一种不能忘记的声音
它将我唤醒
带领我穿越现实的迷雾
在那里我才找到
真正的自己

于是我知道自己不是随便的花朵
只为梦幻的声音而绽放
虽然一切就象流水奔腾不复返
那些声音
不会枯萎

感谢音乐能让我发现
一个更加完美的世界

希望我是特别的
不随着时间放弃
那些在我的心里
曾显得更加重要的声音
让我的梦想
带领我穿越现实的迷雾
在哪里继续自己
想要的生活

La～～～La～～～La～～～La～～～

Dixie Chicks - Top of the World

I wished I was smarter
I wished I was stronger
I wished I loved Jesus
The way my wife does
I wish it had been easier
Instead of any longer
I wished I could have stood where you would have been proud
But that won't happen now
That won't happen now

There's a whole lot of singing that's never gonna be heard
Disappearing everyday without so much as a word somehow
Think I broke the wings off that little song bird
She's never gonna fly to the top of the world right now
Top of the world

I don't have to answer any of these questions
Don't have no God to teach me no lessons
I come home in the evening
Sit in my chair
One night they called me for supper
But I never got up
I stayed right there in my chair

There's a whole lot of singing that's never gonna be heard
Disappearing everyday without so much as a word somehow
Think I broke the wings off that little song bird
She's never gonna fly to the top of the world right now

I wished I'd a known you
Wished I'd a shown you
All of the things I was on the inside
I'd pretend to be sleeping
When you come in in the morning
To whisper good-bye
Go to work in the rain
I don't know why
Don't know why

'Cause everyone's singing
We just wanna be heard
Disappearing everyday without so much as a word somehow
Wanna grab a hold of that little song bird
Take her for a ride to the top of the world right now

Whoa, Whoa
To the top of the world
To the top of the world
To the top of the world
To the top of the world
To the top of the world
To the top of the world
To the top of the world
To the top of the world