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~《If I Die Young》~

Written by Kimberly Perry

If I die young, bury me in satin
Lay me down on a bed of roses
Sink me in the river at dawn
Send me away with the words of a love song

Lord make me a rainbow, I'll shine down on my mother
She'll know I'm safe with you when she stands under my colors
Oh, and life ain't always what you think it ought to be, no
Ain't even gray, but she buries her baby

The sharp knife of a short life
Well, I've had just enough time

If I die young, bury me in satin
Lay me down on a bed of roses
Sink me in the river at dawn
Send me away with the words of a love song

The sharp knife of a short life
Well, I've had just enough time

And I'll be wearing white when I come into your kingdom
I'm as green as the ring on my little cold finger
I've never known the loving of a man
But it sure felt nice when he was holding my hand
There's a boy here in town, says he'll love me forever
Who would have thought forever could be severed by
The sharp knife of a short life
Well, I've had just enough time

So put on your best, boys, and I'll wear my pearls
What I never did is done

A penny for my thoughts, oh no, I'll sell 'em for a dollar
They're worth so much more after I'm a goner
And maybe then you'll hear the words I been singing
Funny, when you're dead how people start listening

If I die young, bury me in satin
Lay me down on a bed of roses
Sink me in the river at dawn
Send me away with the words of a love song

The ballad of a dove
Go with peace and love
Gather up your tears, keep 'em in your pocket
Save them for a time when you're really gonna need them, oh

The sharp knife of a short life
Well, I've had just enough time
So put on your best, boys
And I'll wear my pearls

~《Heap To My Heart》~

Written by Brett Beavers/ Kimberly Perry/ Neil Perry/ Reid Perry

I like your lips like I like my Coca-Cola yeah
Oh how it pops and fizzes
You like my shirt like I like it when you hold my hand the way it fits
Its got me feeling lucky

[CHORUS]
Lucky uh it's got me uhh
You got that something
Boy I wanna be where you are
And I'm gunning for ya
And I can't even fall for some other man
Cause brother, man you know how to get hip to my heart.. come on now!

All the girls in town look you up and look you down
I know so come on and pick your kitten purr baby purr honey go ahead and say the word lets go I think I'm the one you takin'
Got me feeling feeling lucky

[REPEAT CHORUS]

Tell me now uhh (X4)
You play it cool
You play it so coo coo cool
And what am I supposed to do
When you play it so cool
And I got the hots for you

[CHORUS x2]

I say you know how to get hip to my heart [X2]

~《Double Heart》~

Written by Brett Beavers / Kimberly Perry / Neil Perry / Reid Perry

~《Independence》~

Written by Aaron Henningsen / Brian Henningsen / Clara Henningsen / Kimberly Perry / Neil Perry / Reid Perry

Patient anticipation up till' now I've been hurry up
and waitin'
At a bus stop in independence lickin' an ice cream cone
I've been kickin' I've been schemin. This is as close
As I've ever been to leavin
Five blocks away a stone'sthrow from home.
But I'm as good as gone.

(Chorus)I gotta get gone, gone, gone.
Shootin' like a gun, a gun, a gun.
Skippin like a stone, stone, stone
Far as I can run to where freedom is free.
There's a road like a long grey ribbon far as I can
see.
And it's pullin independence outta me.

Emancipation, paper chasin' leavin' with question marks
And momma's blessing
Put her picture in my pocket 'long with her rosary
Some say I'm crazy a little loco
And most of my friends will live and die in this zip
code
It might be for me but until I go
How am I supposed to know

(Chorus)I gotta get gone, gone, gone.
Shootin' like a gun, a gun, a gun.
Skippin like a stone, stone, stone
Far as I can run to where freedom is free.
There's a road like a long grey ribbon far as I can
see.
And it's pullin independence outta me.
I'm bustin outta independence, independence bustin'
outta me(X2)

(Chorus)I gotta get gone, gone, gone.
Shootin' like a gun, a gun, a gun.
Skippin like a stone, stone, stone
Far as I can run to where freedom is free.
There's a road like a long grey ribbon far as I can
see.
And it's pullin independence outta me.
Independence

~《Postcard From Paris》~

Written by Jeff Cohen / Kara DioGuardi / Kimberly Perry / Neil Perry / Reid Perry

I remember when my heart caught the fever
You were standing all alone in the summer heat
I was with my boyfriend, my new boyfriend
He was as sweet as he could be
one look at you and I was through
My heart switched up on me

Like a postcard from Paris, when I've seen the real thing
It's like finding out your diamond is from her old promise ring
A call back from your fortune teller, she read your cards upside down
The meanest thing you ever did is come around
and now I'm ruined, yeah, I'm ruined

In the evening you can catch me daydreaming
Did that moment send you reeling just like me ?
I should have gone over, right over
I should have never let you leave
But it's the never knowing that keeps
this going and drives me crazy

Like a postcard from Paris, when I've seen the real thing
It's like finding out your diamond is from her old promise ring
A call back from your fortune teller, she read your cards upside down
The meanest thing you ever did is come around

Just when I thought things were alright
My eyes played tricks on my mind
Will I ever be satisfied cause all I ever seem to find, is a

Postcard from Paris, when I need the real thing
It's like finding out your diamond is from an old promise ring
A call back from your fortune teller, she read your cards upside down
The meanest thing you ever did, the cruelest thing you ever did
The meanest thing you ever did is come around
I am ruined, yeah, I'm ruined, now I am ruined, yeah
I'm ruined

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一句短評：清新鄉村音樂，為早春帶來一絲生機與暖意。

      隨著春節假期的結束，大家漸漸回歸工作崗位，伴隨著春節滿滿的回憶與疲憊，這樣的假期症候群，讓人痛苦不已，這時如果能聽點放鬆的音樂，或許能達到療癒的效果，而The Band Perry的歌也許是不錯的選擇!

     The Band Perry是美國鄉村樂團，由Kimberly Perry(主唱/吉他/鋼琴)、Reid Perry(貝斯/合音)、Neil Perry(鼓/曼陀林/手風琴/合音)組成，身為一家人的三人，以家族的姓Perry為名組成這個樂團。2010年他們發行了首張同名專輯『The Band Perry』，獲得不錯的迴響，不但入圍葛萊美獎「最佳鄉村歌曲」、2011 ACM鄉村音樂「最佳新人」等獎，銷售成績也頗不錯!!

     『If I Die Young』是專輯強打，曾奪得Billboard Hot Country Songs第一名的佳績。旋律很吸引人，主唱清新、靈性的嗓音與曲調中濃厚的鄉村氣息完美的融合在一起，搭配上脫俗的音樂配器，令聆聽者有種安全、舒服的感受!!歌詞描繪女主角的幸福與滿足，就算在如此年輕的時候辭世，她也沒有任何遺憾與悲傷；如此特別的主題，讓人不得不肯定他們的創作!!

    『Heap To My Heart』是一首強而有力的鄉村流行曲。音樂充滿率性與自然，而主唱的唱功在這首歌中展露無疑，她的中低音依舊迷人、動聽，歌聲中的爆發力十足，聽的相當盡興。

    『Double Heart』融合復古的元素，是一首狂放、爆發力十足的舞曲，會讓聆聽者幻想自己是舞池中最閃亮的主角。

    『Independence』可以感受到親情間的溫暖，他們三個人的音樂非常合諧，互相協助對方，呈現出最動人的音樂樂章!!兩位合音的部份表現的很出色、很好聽，而主唱的詮釋很輕柔、很自然，令人沉醉在他們的音樂氛圍中!

    『Postcard From Paris』很有情緒與個性的一首歌，聽起來彷彿徜徉於大自然中，相當舒服、自在。音樂一下就很迷人，人聲的安排與掌握非常出色與合諧，整首歌的鋪陳很有態度與水準，值得讚賞!!

     舒服的音樂、合諧的聲線、迷人的樂團，他們的創作潛力令人驚豔。在這個生機漸漸湧現的季節，The Band Perry充滿生命力的音樂是再適合也不過的主題曲!!

推薦評分：92/100

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The Band Perry(派瑞樂團)首張專輯『The Band Perry』已於2010/10/12發行(台灣已於2011/01/28發行)