《freedom》是2008年Akon演唱的歌曲,收录在专辑《freedom》。
专辑简介
对于这次“自由之旅”,Akon很早就开始了宣传工作,他在发行专辑前去了12个城市做演出,并且还在网上举办了一个比赛,让歌迷各抒己见阐释“Freedom”对于他们的意义。
Akon对这张专辑的重视程度显而易见。
依然保持了自己特别的嗓音和一如寄望的悦耳旋律,但是在音乐制作上却与他之前2张R&B,Hip Hop和Reggae混合的专辑大相径庭,更多的欧洲派对音乐元素被引入了专辑,从整个2008年的多张主流嘻哈音乐专辑来看,这一变化也将成为整个 Hiphop音乐圈发展的大趋势,Rave-hop这个新的曲风在慢慢的浮出水面。先行单曲《Right Now (Na Na Na)》中的合成器音效清晰的验证了阿肯向欧洲电子舞曲靠拢的思路,这首实验性的单曲也在发出后的第一周便登上了Billboard流行歌曲100强榜单的第18名。除了《Right Now (Na Na Na)》,专辑还有多首类似的舞曲,比如《Keep You Much Longer》,T-pain跨刀的《Holla Holla》,《Troublemaker》以及《Beautiful》,Akon在这些为舞池人群准备的歌曲中给自己之前的风格彻彻底底的来了个大变脸。
与Lil Wayne,Young Jeezy合作的第二主打《I'm So Paid》便是典型的炫耀自己荷包鼓鼓的街头风单曲,阿肯在这里重新“装扮”成了一个Hustler,宣布自己就是音乐领域的大老板,连老太爷也动不了自己:“上帝只需要一个电话就可以让一个艺人上位或者从娱乐圈消失,(猜猜怎么着?)我不用担心,我有的是钱,我拿这些钱控制了他!”和之前两张充斥着犯罪故事、街头传奇歌曲的专辑相比,《Freedom》让大家见证的更像是一个罪人寻找宁静生活的“自由之旅”,有好多温馨真挚的情感流露,《Sunny Day》讲述的是拨云见日时的完美感受,而在《Be With You》一曲中,Akon延续了2007年畅销单曲《Don’t Matter》中的话题,在制作人Hakim协助打造的电子雷鬼强节拍下,他对自己的爱人献上了一段真情告白并发誓没有事能够把他们分开。
其他值得一听的歌曲还有讲述“跌倒了就要勇敢站起来”的《Over the Edge》以及拿女人身上的胎记做文章的情歌《Birthmark》。
歌手经历
阿肯依靠《Freedom》从自己之前的成功之中继续摘取果实,无论是自己家庭在移民到美国的过程中遇到的麻烦还是他自己的成长烦恼,他希望所有这些不幸的故事能够在这张专辑里终结。在继续消沉下去和忘记一切、尽情享受人生之间,Akon选择了后者,在被关押(“Locked Up”)并且认罪(“Convicted”)之后,Akon决定通过这张专辑彻底与自己的灰色过去说再见。
通过《Freedom》,Akon开始向自己事业的第二个巅峰走去,而他所选择的方向也保证了这次“旅行”不会又是一个抛物线”。
专辑曲目
⒈ Right Now (Na Na Na)
⒉ Beautiful feat. Colby O’Donis & Kardinal Offishall
⒊ Keep You Much Longer
⒋ Troublemaker feat. Sweet Rush
⒌ We Don’t Care
⒍ I’m So Paid feat. Lil Wayne and Young Jeezy
⒎ Holla Holla feat. T-pain
⒏ Against the Grain feat. Ray lavender
⒐ Be With You
⒑ Sunny Day feat. Wyclef Jean
⒒ Birthmark
⒓ Over the Edge
⒔ Freedom
⒕ Clap Again (Bonus)
歌曲歌词
Akon - Freedom
Everything I have,everything I own
All my mistakes,friend,you already know
I wanna be free,I wanna be free
From Senegal West Africa,
To St. Louis,Missouri
Thanks to Catherine Dunham
For giving my paps his glory
He came down with his drum
And a dream to change the world
In a free uplifting world
And that's all we ever want
Mom came a little after
Gave birth to my brother
Then all of the 压强
Made em' fight one and another
See,the pain would never left
Did the best with what they had
He knew the world was out for grabs
And he searched to find his
Freedom,Freedom,Freedom,Freedom
Everything I have,everything I own
All my mistakes ,friend,you already know
I wanna be free,I wanna be free
So I search to find my
Freedom,Freedom,Freedom,Freedom
Everything I have,everything I own
All my mistakes girl,you already know
I wanna be free,I wanna be free,yeah
As a kid I never knew
I hustle so just to make it through
So I found myself skipping school
Those girls don't think i'm cool
And because of that I didn't care
Whether or not I went to jail
I just wanna be treated fair
Cause' that's all I ever knew
Tellin' me I need to slow down
Is there everybody in the whole town
Cause' they know how I get down
Far enough from another town
Can you believe we're still around?
Have so many of you in the ground
And we ain't gonna stop that
Until we get that
Freedom,Freedom,Freedom,Freedom
Everything I have,everything I own
All my mistakes,friend,you already know
I wanna be free,I wanna be free
Won't stop til' I find my
Freedom,Freedom,Freedom,Freedom
Everything I have,everything I own
All my mistakes girl you already know
I wanna be free,I wanna be free,yeah
If you wanna be free,and the land is drug-free
put your hands up,put your hands up
If you wanna be free,from all your misery
put your hands up,put your hands up
If you wanna be free,with plenty money
put your hands up,put your hands up
If you wanna be free,just grace your heel
put your hands up,put your hands up
Freedom,Freedom(Freedom),Freedom,Freedom
Everything I have,everything I own
All my mistakes girl you already know
I wanna be free(wanna be free),
I wanna be free(wanna be free)
中文翻译
《FREEDOM》
Everything I have, everything I own 我所有的一切,我所拥有的一切
All my mistakes,man,you already know 我所有的过错,哥们,你已知道
I wanna be free, I wanna be free 我想要自由,我想要自由
From Senegal West Africa,To St. Louis, Missouri 从西非的塞内加尔到圣路易斯,密苏里州
Thanks to Katherine Dunham For giving my paps his glory 感谢凯瑟琳·邓纳姆用他的荣耀使我出头
He came down with his drum And a dream to change the world 他带着他的鼓和一个改变世界的梦想到来
In a free uplifting world在一个积极向上的世界里
And thats all we ever want 在我们任何需要认可的时候
Mom came a little after 母亲稍后的到来
Gave birth to my brother 生下了我的弟弟
Then all of the 压强 Made em' fight one another 随后与所有的压力斗争
See, the pain would never left 瞧,痛苦永远都不会离开
Did the best with what they had 他们尽可能的使你最痛苦
He knew the world was out for grabs 他知道世界在战争
And he searched to find his 他也在寻找着自我
Freedom, Freedom, Freedom, Freedom 自由,自由,自由,自由
Everything I have, everything I own 我所有的一切,我所拥有的一切
All my mistakes,man, you already know 我所有的过错,哥们,你准备好知道
I wanna be free, I wanna be free 我想要自由,我想要自由
So I search to find my 因此我在找寻着自己的
Freedom, Freedom, Freedom, Freedom 自由,自由,自由,自由
Everything I have, everything I own 我所有的一切,我所拥有的一切
All my mistakes,girl, you already know 我所有的过错,女孩,你准备好知道
I wanna be free, I wanna be free, yeah 我想要自由,我想要自由
As a kid I never knew 作为一个孩子我从来不知道
I'd have to hustle just to make it through 我不得不赶紧成长
So I found myself skipping school 因此我发现自己逃学
Couse' the girls don't think i'm cool 因为女孩们不认为我很酷
And because of that I didn't care 因为我从不在意
Wether or not I went to jail 我是否进入了监狱
I just wanna be treated fair 我只想被公平的对待
Cause' thats all I ever knew 我曾经认可的一切
Tellin' me I need to slow down 告诉我必须要放慢
Cause' everybody in the whole town 因为在全城的每个人
Cause' they know how I get down 他们知道我是怎样开始的
Far enough from another town 从一个遥远的城市过来
Can you believe we're still around? 你能相信我们仍然止步不前么
Have my soul baby in the ground 我的灵魂在地狱么
And we ain't gonna stop that 我们并不一定止步不前
Until we get that 直到我们拥有了
Freedom, Freedom, Freedom, Freedom 自由,自由,自由,自由
Everything I have, everything I own 我所有的一切,我所拥有的一切
All my mistakes man you already know 我所有的过错,哥们,你准备好知道
I wanna be free, I wanna be free 我想要自由,我想要自由
Won't stop til' I find my 当我找到自由的时候将不再止步不前
Freedom, Freedom, Freedom, Freedom 自由,自由,自由,自由
Everything I have, everything I own 我所有的一切,我所拥有的一切
All my mistakes girl you already know 我所有的过错,女孩,你准备好知道
I wanna be free, I wanna be free, yeah 我想要自由,我想要自由
If you wanna be free, and the land is drug-free 如果你想要自由和世上不再有毒品
put your hands up, put your hands up 伸出你的双手,伸出你的双手
If you wanna be free, from all your misery 如果你想从苦难中得到解脱
put your hands up, put your hands up 伸出你的双手,伸出你的双手
If you wanna be free, with plenty money 如果你想变的富有
put your hands up, put your hands up 伸出你的双手,伸出你的双手
If you wanna be free, just praise God 如果你想要赞颂上帝的公正自由
put your hands up, put your hands up 伸出你的双手,伸出你的双手
Freedom, Freedom(Freedom), Freedom, Freedom 自由,自由,自由,自由
Everything I have, everything I own 我所有的一切,我所拥有的一切
All my mistakes girl you already know 我所有的过错,女孩,你准备好知道
I wanna be free(wanna be free) 我想要自由(想要自由)
I wanna be free(wanna be free) 我想要自由(想要自由)
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