王若琳 Joanna Wang(台湾)

New York state of Mind -王若琳 Joanna Wang



Some folks to get away

Take a holiday from the neighborhood

Hop a flight to Miami Beach or to Hollywood

But I'm talking Greyhound

On the Hudson River Line

I'm in a New York state of Mind
I've seen all the movie stars

In their fancy cars and their limousines

Been high in the Rockies under the evergreens

But I know what I'm needin'

And I don't waste more time

I'm in a New York state of Mind
It was so easy living day by day

Out of touch with the rhythm and blues

But now I need a little give and take

The New York Times the Daily News
It comes down to reality

And it's fine with me cause I've let it slide

I don't care if it's Chinatown or on Riverside

I don't have any reasonsI've left them all behind

I'm in a New York state of Mind
It comes down to reality

And it's fine with me cause I've let it slide

I don't care if it's Chinatown or on Riverside

I don't have any reasons

I've left them all behind

I'm in a New York state of Mind


New York State of Mind


初聽 王若琳 (1988-08-01)
演繹這首 Billy Joel 的舊作，
立即喜愛了這把天賦的早熟嗓子，
在重新編曲下，
配著 Joanna Wang 懶洋洋的聲線，
令人很是舒服，果然是虎父無犬女，
天才與後天齊集於一身，前景看俏。
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另一首父女合作的for no reason，由父親王治平作曲，王若琳填詞(中、英文版)，充份顯露Joanna 的音樂天資。

Lyrics:Joanna Wang/Bing Wang
Music:Joanna Wang/Bing Wang
專輯: Start From Here
製作人 David碧鹹

put on your shoes
people used to tell me
now they think it's like a style
of some kind or something
how do I explain that
I just don't believe in
all this purposely for
the world's perception of me
this is only rubbish put eloquently
like all the gothic poetry
kids are writing
from the high school scene
Hey let's start running
for no reason
let's start laughing
without any jokes
when did we need excuese to do what we do
I won't explain myself
would't you agree that sounds nice
that's right
we can go out
watch a movie
climb out my window
in the middle of the night
and when the world's asleep
we shall dance like mad amusement only
would't you agree that sounds nice
so you mean you just
don't like wearing shoes
I've got sweety feet
I think I've made my point
if you truly like it then
it won't mean a thing
if it's a trend or if it's banned
by the fashion police
all the things I do I don't do them for you
I'm not down to earth not
planning to be
it's all hypocrisy

Nobody's A Nun出自2009年這張"Joanna & 王若琳"雙喋CD,除了依然展現Joanna很有感染力的嗓子之外，也特別大手筆的一次製作兩張專輯，一張演唱，一張創作，希望透過這個方式能讓大家更深入Joanna演唱／創作／製作／填詞全方位的音樂才華。在服裝和造型上，也呈現了有點復古，但卻俏皮．可愛．年輕的Joanna，希望在她成熟洗鍊，超越年齡的嗓音之下，大家也可以感覺到她輕鬆．詼諧．有著年輕人各種古怪想法的直率個性。
摘自~Joanna宣傳網頁

作词：Joanna Wang 作曲：Joanna Wang

I've come across so many things
while I was walking down the street.
You can learn so many things
while you are walking down the street.

I've met perverts. I've met beggars.
I've met muggers. I've met peddlers.
You've got a taste of just what it is I want.
This world fills my heart
with joy 'cause nobody's a nun.

I look around me, and all
I see is every man for himself.
Don't be a self-righteous hypocrite.
Come on, man, help yourself.

I've met perverts. I've met beggars.
I've met muggers. I've met peddlers.
You've got a taste of just what it is I want.
This world fills my heart
with joy 'cause nobody's a nun.

I've come across so many things
while I was walking down the street.
You can learn so many things
while you are walking down the street.

I've met perverts. I've met beggars.
I've met muggers. I've met peddlers.
You've got a taste of just what it is I want.
This world fills my heart
with joy 'cause nobody's a nun.

Scenes From An Italian Restaurant ~ Billy Joel

長達七分半鐘的Scenes from an Italian Restaurant出自1977年"The Stranger "大碟，是我認為最出色的Billy Joel作品；他首先只用鋼琴帶出歌中的故事，然後以sax趁托起懷緬往事的氣氛，再用blue rock道出一對戀人的情事，三部分結合得非常流暢，顯現了Billy Joel寫曲的才華，這張77年的作品極具珍藏價值，亦是他個人事業的高峰，令人愛不釋手。

Scenes from an Italian Restaurant

A bottle of white, a bottle of red
Perhaps a bottle of rose instead
Well get a table near the street
In our old familiar place
You and I face to face

A bottle of red, a bottle of white
It all depends on your appetite
I'll meet you any time you want In our italian restaurant.

Things are okay with me these days
Got a good job, got a good office
Got a new wife, got a new life
And the familys fine
We lost touch long ago
You lost weight I did not know
You could ever look so good after so much time.

I remember those days hanging out at the village green
Engineer boots, leather jackets and tight blue jeans
Drop a dime in the box play the song about new orleans
Cold beer, hot lights My sweet romantic teenage nights

Brenda and eddie were the popular steadies
And the king and the queen of the prom
Riding around with the car top down and the radio on
Nobody looked any finer Or was more of a hit at the parkway diner
We never knew we could want more than that out of life
Surely brenda and eddie would always know how to survive.

Brenda and eddie were still going steady in the summer of 75
When they decided the marriage would be at the end of july
Everyone said they were crazy
Brenda you know youre much too lazy
Eddie could never afford to live that kind of life.
But there we were wavin brenda and eddie goodbye.

They got an apartment with deep pile carpet
And a couple of paintings from sears
A big waterbed that they bought with the bread
They had saved for a couple of years
They started to fight when the money got tight
And they just didnt count on the tears.

They lived for a while in a very nice style
But its always the same in the end
They got a divorce as a matter of course
And they parted the closest of friends
Then the king and the queen went back to the green
But you can never go back there again.

Brenda and eddie had it already by the summer of 75
From the high to the low to the end of the show For the rest of their lives
They couldnt go back to the greasers
The best they could do was pick up the pieces
We always knew they would both find a way to get by
Thats all I heard about brenda and eddie
Cant tell you more than I told you already
And here we are wavin brenda and eddie goodbye.

A bottle of red, a bottle of white
Whatever kind of mood youre in tonight
Ill meet you anytime you want
In our italian restaurant.

這首又是年少時忽略的好歌，現在聽起來，味道十足！

piano man

Its nine oclock on a saturday

The regular crowd shuffles in

Theres an old man sitting next to me

Makin love to his tonic and gin

He says, son, can you play me a memory?

Im not really sure how it goes

But its sad and its sweet and I knew it complete

When I wore a younger mans clothes

La la la, de de daLa la,

Sing us a song, youre the piano man

Sing us a song tonight

Well, were all in the mood for a melody

And youve got us feelin alright

Now john at the bar is a friend of mine

He gets me my drinks for free

And hes quick with a joke or to light up your smoke

But theres someplace that hed rather be

He says, bill, I believe this is killing me.

As the smile ran away from his face

Well Im sure that I could be a movie star

If I could get out of this place

Oh, la la la, de de daLa la, de de da da da

Now paul is a real estate novelist

Who never had time for a wife

And hes talkin with davy whos still in the navy

And probably will be for life

And the waitress is practicing politics

As the businessmen slowly get stoned

Yes, theyre sharing a drink they call loneliness

But its better than drinkin alone

(Chorus)

Its a pretty good crowd for a saturday

And the manager gives me a smile

cause he knows that its me theyve been comin to see

To forget about life for a while

And the piano, it sounds like a carnival

And the microphone smells like a beer

And they sit at the bar and put bread in my jar

And say, man, what are you doin here?

Oh, la la la, de de daLa la,

(Chorus)

The Stranger

Well we all have a face

That we hide away forever

And we take them out and Show ourselves

When everyone has gone

Some are satin some are steel

Some are silk and some are leather

They're the faces of the stranger

But we love to try them on

Well we all fall in love

But we disregard the danger

Though we share so many secrets

There are some we never tell

Why were you so surprised

That you never saw the stranger

Did you ever let your lover see The stranger in yourself?

Don't be afraid to try again

Everyone goes south Every now and then

You've done it, why can't Someone else?

You should know by now

You've been there yourself

Once I used to believe I was such a great romancer

Then I came home to a woman That I could not recognize

When I pressed her for a reason

She refused to even answer

It was then I felt the stranger Kick me right between the eyes

Well we all fall in love

But we disregard the danger

Though we share so many secrets

There are some we never tell

Why were you so surprised

That you never saw the stranger

Did you ever let your lover see The stranger in yourself?

Don't be afraid to try again

Everyone goes south Every now and then

You've done it why can't Someone else?

You should know by now You've been there yourself

You may never understand

How the stranger is inspired

But he isn't always evil

And he is not always wrong

Though you drown in good intentions

You will never quench the fire

You'll give in to your desire

When the stranger comes along.

New York State Of Mind Live at BBC14th March 1978
(piano vs sax)
Billy Joel確有才華，抵你咁寸

Some folks to get away

Take a holiday from the neighborhood

Hop a flight to Miami Beach or to Hollywood

But I'm talking Greyhound

On the Hudson River Line

I'm in a New York state of Mind
I've seen all the movie stars

In their fancy cars and their limousines

Been high in the Rockies under the evergreens

But I know what I'm needin'

And I don't waste more time

I'm in a New York state of Mind
It was so easy living day by day

Out of touch with the rhythm and blues

But now I need a little give and take

The New York Times the Daily News
It comes down to reality

And it's fine with me cause I've let it slide

I don't care if it's Chinatown or on Riverside

I don't have any reasonsI've left them all behind

I'm in a New York state of Mind
It comes down to reality

And it's fine with me cause I've let it slide

I don't care if it's Chinatown or on Riverside

I don't have any reasons

I've left them all behind

I'm in a New York state of Mind