단숨에 귀를 사로 잡는 'YOU’RE THE BEST', 프린지 삽입곡 'LET IT BE ME', 그레이 아나토미 삽입곡 'WINTER BIRDS'등이 수록된 레이 라몬테인의 세번째 앨범가정 환경 때문에 신발공장에서 일을 하다가 음악에 빠져 싱어송라이터가 된 레이가 발표한 첫번째 앨범은 아마존과 같은 대형 사이트에서 만점에 가까운 소비자 평점을 얻으며 입소문을 타기 시작했다. UK차트에서도 5위에 올랐고, 1집의 타이틀곡 “TROUBLE”은 영화에 삽입되고 TV쇼에서 전파를 타면서 히트곡이 되었다. 레이첼 야마가타가 참여한 두번째 앨범은 그 이상의 호평과 성공을 거뒀고, ER, 그레이 아나토미, 원트리힐 같은 미드에서 그의 음악을 단골로 사용하게 되었다. 멜로디가 풍부하고, 드라마틱함을 내포한 그의 음성과 음악 특성 때문일 것이다. 이번에 발표된 새 앨범은 빌보드 앨범 차트 3위에 데뷔하는 등 상업적으로도 높은 성공을 누리고 있는데, 첫 싱글 “YOU’RE THE BEST”를 포함한 “WINTER BIRDS”, “LET IT BE ME” 등을 담고 있는 이 작품은 더욱 완성된 면모를 보여주며 팬들로부터 “레이, 당신이 최고야"YOU’RE THE BEST"”라는 찬사를 얻어 내기도 했다. 화이트 스트라입스의 멤버 멕 화이트를 노래한 “MEG WHITE”라는 노래도 이채롭다. .... ....
baby, it's been a long day, baby things ain't going my way you know i need you here here by my side all of the time
and baby, the way you move me it's crazy it's like u see right through me and u make it easier u please me and u don't even have to try
oh because, u are the best thing u are the best thing u are the best thing ever happened to me
baby, we've come a long way, baby u know, i hope and i pray that u believe me when i say this love will never fade way
oh because, u are the best thing u are the best thing u are the best thing ever happened to me
now both of us have know love before to come on up promising, like the spring, just walk on out the door our hearts are strong and are hearts are kind well, let me tell u what exactly is on my mind
u are the best thing u are the best thing u are the best thing ever happened to me
u are the best thing u are the best thing u are the best thing ever happened to me
There may come a time, a time in everyone's life Where nothing seems to go your way, Where nothing seems to turn out right There may come a time, you just can't seem to find your place For every door you open, seems like you get two slammed in your face That's when you need someone, someone that you can call. And when all your faith is gone Feels like you cant go on Let it be me Let it be me If its a friend that you need Let it be me Let it be me Feels like you're always coming in last Pockets full of nothing, you got no cash No matter where you turn you ain't got no place to stand Reach out for something and they slap your hand Now I remember all too well Just how it feels to be all alone Feel like you'd give anything For just a little place you can call your own That's when you need someone, someone that you can call And when all your faith is gone Feels like you can't go on Let it be me Let it be me If it's a friend you need Let it be me Let it be me
When we first met we were kids, we were wild, we were insects And after a while, I grew coarse, I grew cold, I grew reckless I hold this memory, hold you so close to me, whispered were we always happy Lately it feels like I'm asleep and I just can't wake up Pacing the floor, want to call, but I can't so I hang up Sharing a secret on the train with a lady who's crying has ruined her make up
Now I see just how young, how scared I was Eyes closed tight, throwing punch after punch at the world Sarah, is it ever gonna be the same Sarah, is it ever gonna be the same
Said goodbye to all the places I used to go Said goodbye to all the faces I used to know Nothing lasts forever I guess by now, I should know I should know
There ain't a thing I can say that will ever repair And you, who had so much advice, and yet couldn't share Maybe someday, we will look back at this and we'll smile, but right now I can't bear
Now I see just how young, how scared I was Eyes closed tight, throwing punch after punch at the world Sarah, is it ever gonna be the same Sarah, is it ever gonna be the same
It's the Widow now that owns that angry plow The spartan Mule and The Crippled Cow The fallow field that will yield no more As the fox lay sleeping beneath her kitchen floor
The stream can't contain such the withering rain And from the pasture the fence it is leaning away The clouds crack and growl Like some great cat on the prowl Crying out, "I am, I am" over and over again
The days grow short As the nights grow long The kettle sings its tortured song As many petaled kiss I place upon her brow Oh, my lady, Lady I am loving you now
The winter birds have come back again Here the sprightly Chickadee Gone now is the Willow Wren In passing greet each other as if old, old friends And to the voiceless trees It is their own they will lend
The days grow short As the nights grow long The kettle sings its tortured song As many petaled kiss I place upon her brow Oh, my lady, lady I am loving you now
And though all these things will change The memories will remain As green to gold, and gold to brown The leaves will fall to feed the ground And in their falling, make no sound
Oh my lady Lady I am loving you now
I've gathered all my money and I'm goin' to town To buy my lady a long and flowing gown 'Cause come tomorrow morning We're off to the county fair I'll find a yellow flower And I will lace it in her hair
Meg White You're alright In fact, I think you?re pretty swell Can't you tell?
Meg White Such a pretty thing I saw your face on the cover Of a magazine
Some day (some day) I'd like (I?d like) To take a walk with you Maybe ride our bikes down by the sea side
Meg White I saw you on the big screen Oh, Jack was king, but you stole the scene
Meg White Baby, you're the bomb Oh, Jack is great don?t get me wrong But this is your song
Some day (some day) I'd like (I'd like) To take a walk with you Talk about most anything you'd like to talk about And watch the sun going down Going down
Playin' those drums is hard to do It's true And nobody plays them quite like you do
Meg White You're alright In fact, I think you're pretty swell Can't you tell?
Meg White Such a pretty thing I saw your face on the cover of a magazine
Some day (some day) I'd like (I'd like) To take a walk with you Maybe ride our bikes down by the sea side And watch the sun going down Going down
All my life I've been poor boy son, scratching for my meat I have been kicked in my teeth till the blood run hot and sweet Seen a lot of living my friends and this I will repeat Just because you knock a man down don't mean that you got him beat
It's a shame, shame, shame Baby, it's a crying shame It's a shame, shame, shame Baby, it's a crying shame
Henry nearly killed me 'fore they hauled his ass in jail Slapped me right across my face with a flour sack full o' nails Nearly broke my head in two with his steel toed boots Shoving all that money down the laundry chute
Listen, it's a shame, shame, shame Baby, it's a crying shame It's a shame, shame, shame A crying shame
Sweet little Mary Anne with her make up all a mess Picks herself up off the floor coughs and straightens her dress Saying please, please daddy, can I have just a little bit more? I said sorry baby, but I'm heading out Somehow this town don't feel like home anymore
It's a shame, shame, shame Baby, it's a crying shame It's a shame, shame, shame Baby, it's a crying shame
It's a shame, shame, shame Baby, it's a crying shame It's a shame, shame, shame Baby, it's a crying shame
I've seen a lot of living my friend this I will repeat Just because you knock a man down don't mean that you got him beat
It's a shame, shame, shame Baby, it's a crying shame It's a shame, shame, shame Baby, it's a crying shame
Laid our blessings on the ground, The softening of sound Draws us closed again
Stay, stay and watch the coals Till they cease to glow Like empty promises
Why, Why did you go, why did you go away? Why, Why did you go, why did you go away?
Baby?
There's nothing I can say Nothing I can do To bring you back again
This of life I know is true It's all a falling through And so I reach for you
Why, Why did you go, why did you go away? Why, Why did you go, why did you go away?
Don't you care That it may seem unfair? (You steal things you ought to borrow) Don't you find That it may seem unkind? (I'd rather breathe than drown in sorrow)
Ray Lamontagne - Gossip In The Grain - 레이 라몬테인 (Ray Lamontagne) 노래/소니뮤직(SonyMusic) 제임스 모리슨보다 좀 더 부드럽다고 해야 하나. 여튼 여자들이 딱 반할 만한 목소리일세. 난 요근래 들어서야 이 사람 앨범을 듣게 됐는데 보니까 2008년도 앨범이다. 꽤 됐구나. 국내에 라이센스로 발매된 음반도 3개다. 난 왜 전혀 몰랐지?? 보니까 예전에 레이첼 야마가타와 Duet 이라는 곡을 함께.....