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Song of the Week "Careless Whisper" CarelessWhisper "CarelessWhisper" is a song by English singer-songwriter George Michael (sometimescredited to "Wham! featuring George Michael" in Japan, Canada and theUnited States). It was released on 24 July 1984, by Epic Records in the UnitedKingdom, Japan and other countries, and by Columbia Records in North America.The song was George Michael's first solo single, although he was stillperforming in Wham! at the time (the song is included on Wham!'s album Make ItBig). “无心快语”是英国歌手及歌曲创作者乔治 迈克尔的作品（有时也说是在日本，加拿大和美国由乔治 迈克尔担任主唱的‘威猛’乐队的作品）。歌曲于1984年7月24日由年代唱片公司在英国，日本和其他一些国家发行，由哥伦比亚唱片公司在北美发行。这首歌是乔治 迈克尔的第一支独唱单曲，尽管他还在威猛乐队表演（这首歌收录在威猛乐队的名为Make it Big的专辑里）。 Thesong features a prominent saxophone riff, and has been covered by a number ofartists since its first release. It was released as a single and became a hugecommercial success on both sides of the Atlantic and on both sides of thePacific. It reached number one in nearly 25 countries, selling about 6 millioncopies worldwide – 2 million of them in the United States。 这首歌的特点是突出萨克斯管的重复演奏，自从第一次发行以来就被众多艺术家翻唱。它以一首单曲发行，但却在大西洋和太平洋的两岸获得了巨大的商业成功。在近25个国家它名列榜单之冠，全球销量达6百万，其中有2百万是在美国销售的。 Michaeland Ridgeley wrote the song when they were 17, taking inspiration from storiesfrom Michael’s early romantic overtures. Michael explained inhis autobiography, Bare, that much of the song's content is basedon events from his childhood. 这首歌是迈克尔和Ridgeley在他们17岁时创作的，灵感来源于迈克尔早年的浪漫经历。迈克尔在他的自传“赤裸”中有过描述，说明了这首歌的内容是根据他少年时的经历所创作。 Thesong went through at least two rounds of production. The first was during atrip Michael made to Muscle Shoals, Alabama, where he went to work withproducer Jerry Wexler at Muscle Shoals Sound Studio. Michael wasunhappy with the version that was originally produced and decided to re-recordand produce the song himself, which is the version that was released. Theversion Wexler produced was released later in the year, as a "SpecialVersion" in the UK and Japan. 这首歌至少经过了两次制作过程。第一次是迈克尔去阿拉巴马州的马斯尔肖尔斯的时候，那次他是去那里和制作人Jerry Wexler到马斯尔肖尔斯录音棚合作。迈克尔对于起初的录音版本不满意并且决定自己制作重新录制，这就是后来发行的版本。而Wexler制作的版本后来在当年也在英国和日本作为特殊版本发布了。 Theofficially released single, a mid-tempo sentimental ballad with asaxophone solo by Steve Gregory, was issued in August 1984, enteringthe UK Singles Chart at number 12. Within two weeks, it was at numberone, ending a nine-week run at the top for "Two Tribes" by FrankieGoes to Hollywood. It stayed at number one for three weeks, going on to becomethe fifth best-selling single of 1984 in the United Kingdom; it was outsoldonly by the two Frankie Goes to Hollywood tracks "Two Tribes" and"Relax," Stevie Wonder with "I Just Called to Say I LoveYou," and Band Aid's "Do They Know It's Christmas?" The songalso topped the charts in 25 other countries, includingthe Billboard Hot 100 in the United States in February 1985under the credit "Wham! featuring George Michael." Spending threeweeks at the top in America, the song was later named Billboard'snumber-one song of 1985. 在于1984年8月正式发布的单曲中，由SteveGregory担纲了中快节奏的，感情丰富的民谣风的萨克斯管的演奏。歌曲以第12位的名次进入了英国单曲排行榜。仅过两周便登上了榜冠，结束了Frankie Goes to Hollywood乐队的Two Tribes长达9周的榜首生涯。它在榜首稳坐了3周，并成为1984年英国第5首畅销单曲；比它卖得多的只有Frankie Goes to Hollywood的Two Tribes和Relax,Stevie Wonder的I Just Called to Say ILove You,he Band Aid’s的Do They Know It’s Chrismas?四首歌曲。这首歌在其他25个国家也荣登榜首，包括于1985年2月以威猛乐队的歌曲登上了美国公告牌排行榜最热100歌曲榜首的位置，连续3周位置不变。之后被命名为1985年公告牌榜冠军歌曲。 Careless Whispers Time can nevermend The carelesswhispers of a good friend To the heart andmind ignorance is kind There's no comfortin the truth Pain is all you'llfind Should've knownbetter I feel so unsure As I take yourhand and lead you to the dance floor As the music diessomething in your eyes Calls to mind thesilver screen And all its sadgood-byes I'm never gonnadance again Guilty feet havegot no rhythm Though it's easyto pretend I know your not afool Should've knownbetter than to cheat a friend And waste thechance that I've been given So I'm never gonnadance again The way I danced withyou Time can nevermend The carelesswhispers of a good friend To the heart andmind Ignorance is kind There's no comfortin the truth Pain is all you'llfind I'm never gonnadance again Guilty feet havegot no rhythm Though it's easyto pretend I know your not afool Should've knownbetter than to cheat a friend And waste thischance that I've been given So I'm never gonnadance again The way I dancedwith you Never without yourlove Tonight the musicseems so loud I wish that wecould lose this crowd Maybe it's betterthis way We'd hurt eachother with the things we'd want to say We could have beenso good together We could havelived this dance forever But now who'sgonna dance with me Please stay And I'm nevergonna dance again Guilty feet havegot no rhythm Though it's easyto pretend I know your not afool Should've knownbetter than to cheat a friend And waste thechance that I've been given So I'm never gonnadance again The way I dancedwith you (Now that you'regone) Now that you're gone (Now that you'regone) What I did's so wrong That you had toleave me alone Submit Corrections Thanks to AnushaMishra, Piper for correcting these lyrics. 更多更好听的歌曲 更多很有趣儿的新闻 这里全是干货 👇
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