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 拥有西洋歌坛“知性女声掌门人”之称，以电影《City Of Angel》主题曲Angel成为轰动全球国民情歌的加拿大女歌手Sarah McLachlan总算推出让歌迷苦等六年的全新专辑《Afterglow》，这位行事风格低调的女歌手历经丧母和女儿的新生后重返歌坛，再度造成轰动，专辑在美国已近40万张销售空降排行亚军，缔造个人最佳销售纪录！而过去Sarah McLachlan的地位更因为一手创办空前的女性摇滚音乐演唱盛事--“莉莉丝音乐节”，让众多歌手崇拜不已，其中近来唱片狂卖的蒂朵就是Sarah McLachlan头号歌迷，而擅长翻唱的Westlife也曾将Angel再度唱红，甚至披头四大老Paul McCartney几年前现场聆听Sarah McLachlan演唱Angel更因遥念爱妻而当场落泪，都让人津津乐道。《Afterglow》是目前市场和学术网络询问度最高的新片。
Sarah McLachlan在西洋歌坛众多才女中享有崇高地位，八八年出道后，就已经是加拿大歌坛新生代最被看好的创作才女，几年来，她的专辑《Fumbling Towards Ecstasy》和《Surfacing》更让Sarah McLachlan成为西洋歌坛“知性女声掌门人”，
迄今她已出版八张专辑，写下两千五百万张唱片销售，并且夺取三座葛莱美奖，包括两座最佳女歌手的肯定，而97年在演唱会市场及主办单位反动声浪下，她创办以歌颂女性的“莉莉丝音乐节”演唱活动，在流行音乐史上绝对可说是空前创举，三年来共有超过百名知名女艺人不计排名辈分参与，吸引两百万名观众，累计超过七百万美金公益基金，彻底将音乐和社会工作做了完美结合，声势直达高峰，
为了表彰Sarah McLachlan对女性权益挺身而出的信念，及其创办“莉莉丝音乐节”的勇气，98年，纽约州长颁发了伊利莎白远见奖(Elizabeth Cady Stanton Visionary Award)给Sarah McLachlan，公开的感谢她对宣扬女性在音乐界的工作权不遗余力的重要贡献。只是在当红之际，Sarah McLachlan却选择回归家庭，喜欢下厨作菜的Sarah McLachlan甚至于99年出版食谱，也造成风潮。“莉莉丝音乐节”让Sarah McLachlan成为当代创作女声一姐，也影响众多当代多位歌手，其中，近来全球狂卖的蒂朵就是Sarah McLachlan的头号歌迷。
Sarah McLachlan最脍炙人口的歌曲当属电影《City Of Angel》主题曲Angel，当时因为歌曲搭配着电影剧情造成全球轰动。这首Angel在台湾先后有林凡及李圣杰翻唱，而擅长翻唱的Westlife也翻唱Angel，足见Angel的经典程度。不过，最让人津津乐道的是，披头四大老Paul McCartney 99年曾因为现场聆听Sarah McLachlan演唱这首歌曲而泪流满面，原来当时他想起了已逝爱妻琳达，Sarah McLachlan的歌声给了他最多的感动。
Artist: Sarah McLachlan Lyrics
Song: Angel Lyrics
Spend all your time waiting for that second chance
For the break that will make it OK
There's always some reason to feel not good enough
And it's hard at the end of the day
I need some distraction or a beautiful release
Memories seep from my veins
Let me be empty and weightless and maybe
I'll find some peace tonight
In the arms of the Angel far away from here
From this dark, cold hotel room, and the endlessness that you fear
You are pulled from the wreckage of your silent reverie
You're in the arms of the Angel; may you find some comfort here
So tired of the straight line, and everywhere you turn
There's vultures and thieves at your back
The storm keeps on twisting, you keep on building the lies
That you make up for all that you lack
It don't make no difference, escaping one last time
It's easier to believe
In this sweet madness, oh this glorious sadness
That brings me to my knees
In the arms of the Angel far away from here
From this dark, cold hotel room, and the endlessness that you fear
You are pulled from the wreckage of your silent reverie
In the arms of the Angel; may you find some comfort here
You're in the arms of the Angel; may you find some comfort here [mp=1]http://wjh.kbaidu.com/attachments/month_0502/olds_01Angel.wma[/mp] 欢迎下载
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