《Goodbye & Hello》

因为觉得近年来的华语歌曲无论是旋律或歌词都缺乏了以前所拥有的感动和诚意，要慢又无法令我感动，要快又让人groove不起来，所以脱离了它廷久的一段时间。导致我许久没买什么华语专辑了。。。我一向蛮欣赏蔡健雅的，尤其是在一个节目里听到她唱了一首unplugged 的“Yellow”更为折服。后来听说她的《Goodbye & Hello》广受好评，也看了MTV 《空白格》，决定一试。以免自己再度对一张烂专辑失望（因为现在的CD往往只有2、3 首好听的歌）也对不起自己的口袋，在我一催再催之下终于跟Mich借到了这张专辑。真的没令我失望。三个字，‘很好听’。歌词简单但却能触摸到我心灵的最深处。虽然不是每一首歌都在反应我当下的心情，但我的思索和心灵仿佛能够完全理解与感受每首歌想表达的感觉。我无法不强调每一首歌曲有多好听，这张专辑是越听越上瘾的那一种。尤其是在夜晚，静静地聆听，更为感动。很喜欢其中一段歌词“遗憾别过度分析会上瘾 期待别捆绑自己会失望”。不能不对蔡健雅写上个“服”字。若我没记错，她以前是以英语歌曲初始的吧！那时还廷“番薯”的她，如今能一手包办华语专辑，写得如此美丽的歌词与旋律,在台湾的时间总算没白费。Tanya,你真行！听说你已定居台湾。。。Somehow 我可以understand why。

后来我想，若当时蔡健雅没踏出新加坡的话，我们将失去一个听到一把好声音的机会，一位才艺歌手也失去了发光、发挥才能的机会。我们新加坡真的要得到外国的保证才能认定一位好歌手吗？一定要在国外‘品质保证’才是好货吗？为什么就是不肯take a risk and give a chance呢？

P．S．Mich 也顺便硬塞了一张她觉得不错的专辑给我。是位RnB歌手，歌声不错，但专辑嘛。。。一个字‘烂’。里面的歌曲跟其他的千篇一律，我还真分不清专辑里的歌曲有何不同。Oh no… 不是周董，你们自己猜一猜吧。说到周董，因为买了《Goodbye & Hello》顺便买了《我很忙》，我不是周董迷，但不错哦。。。蛮好听的叻。

你在听Tanya的是《It’s True》！这是我现在的心情！慢慢欣赏吧！Cheers!

Because I feel that the standards of Mandarin songs has dropped much compared to the past, it’s been some time since I last bought a Mandarin Album. There’s too many singers with so-so voice, so-so dance with so-so looks. I’m not moved by most of the ballads and the supposing groovy songs don’t make me groove. This explains why I switched to the English Channel and this is also why I sing the same old Mandarin songs that I used to sing during my Poly or High school days during my KTV sessions most of the time. The new songs, well, maybe once in a while one would pick my ears up. Anyway, I have always been quite a fan of Tanya Chua, especially after an unplugged performance of “Yellow” which I saw in one of the Programmes on TV some time ago. I happen to see rave reviews of her latest album “Goodbye & Hello” and also got the chance to catch the MTV of “Blanks”, I decided to give the CD a listen. Of course, to not disappoint myself (becos most only have 2 – 3 good songs in an album most of the time) and my pockets, I nagged at Mich to lend me hers. After 2 long months, I finally got it. It’s a great album! I love every single song in it. The simple lyrics touched the deepest part of my heart. Although not all songs reflect my current emotions, but I can fully understand the feelings each song is trying to express. There’s a part of the lyrics from the album which I especially like. “Overanalyzing regrets is an addiction Tying yourself down with hopes is disappointment”. This is an addictive album. Somehow, I need to listen to it at least once before I head to bed now. I must say, I am very impressed with Tanya Chua. Pardon me if I’m wrong, but I remember she’s quite ‘ang mo’ and she started off with English songs (“My Colour TV” is one that I can remember of). Today, she produces her own Mandarin album with beautiful lyrics and melodies. I’m sure the time in Taiwan helped alot. Hats off to you Tanya!

I was thinking… if Tanya Chua hadn’t stepped out of Singapore, would she have made it here? Why is it so tough to be recognized of our abilities over here? Must we be stamped with the overseas “guaranteed” sign to confirm that we are indeed capable? Why can’t Singapore simply take a risk and give a chance? I somehow understood why she moved to Taiwan…

P.S. Mich die die wanted me to give another album a listen. An RnB singer, but I’m sorry. The album sucks. Everything sound the same, I can’t really differentiate which song is which actually. It sounds just like every other song I heard commonly. No, it’s not Mr Jay Chou. Talking about Jay Chou, I’m no fan of his but I bought his latest album together with Tanya’s. Surprisingly, not bad at all….

You are now listening to Tanya’s “It’s True”. This reflects how I feel now. It’s True. Haha… Enjoy!