Forever – Claude Kelly

Claude Kelly是一位美国R&B歌手、作曲人，他曾经为Backstreet Boys, Christina Aguilera, Leona Lewis, Britney Spears, Kelly Clarkson, Jordin Sparks, Akon, Lady GaGa, Brandy, Miley Cyrus, Whitney Houston等人创作过歌曲。

Claude Kelly上个世纪八十年代出生在一个牙买加移民家庭，他两岁时就开始弹钢琴，中学时开始演奏长笛，高中毕业后进入著名的伯克利音乐学院(Berklee College of Music)继续学习音乐。2002年毕业后回到了曼哈顿，借助于网络和别人的介绍，Claude Kelly见到了很多制作人；同年他就为一家日本的制衣厂商 “A Bathing Ape” 写了一首歌，Claude Kelly说这对他来说是一个很幸运的突破，这让他对自己更有自信。Claude Kelly的真正突破来自于他为Frankie J的2006年的专辑而创作的一首歌 “Daddy’s Little Girl” ，虽然这张唱片的销量并不好，但是当Claude Kelly亲眼看到自己写的歌被编曲并录入CD中时，他更加坚定了自己的音乐梦想。

终于，Claude Kelly的努力工作打动了另一位著名的歌手兼制作人Akon(Aliaune Badara Akon Thiam)，2007年的时候Akon邀请Kelly为他负责的唱片创作几首歌，其中一首就是为Leona Lewis的首张专辑制作的 “Forgive Me” 。还有一首 “Hold My Hand” 原本打算收录到Akon的第三张专辑中，但后来被Michael ackson收录到他的专辑中了。目前Claude Kelly与Whitney Houston和Alexandra Burke一块工作。

Claude Kelly除了给别人写歌外，自己也出过几张专辑，反响还不错，而本次送出的 “Forever” 据说就是他的成名曲。 “Forever” 是一首很典型的黑人R&B歌曲，节奏铿锵有力，旋律也很动听！

歌词：

yeah!~~~~
yeah!~~~~
i didn’t know what it meant to be alone
i didn’t know till the day you were gone
that i could ever feel this miserable, without you here with me
but now i’m standing lookin in the mirror
wondering whatever happened to our love
deep down i felt that there would always be an us
since you disappeared, i know

the time to wait for no one
you gotta say what you want,
if you were here with me now
i’d tell you, you’re the one
cuz you’re the closest thing to an angel, that i ever met
so don’t you worry, i’ll never forget
you

although you can’t be, here by my side
i feel you near me, when i close my eyes
so i won’t let your memory, come to an end
when i said forever, that’s just what i meant
forever,(yeah!~~)
forever,(yeah!~~)
you’re always in my heart forever, love

now every morning i’m imagining your face
and all the little silly things you used to say
this is the pain that i can barely tolerate
never thought it’d be this rough
now when i smile in front of people, it’s a fake
cuz deep inside, i’m crying for my baby
it’s gonna be awile before i’m okay,

cuz now that you’re gone, i know
the time to wait for no one
you gotta say what you want
if you were with me now
i’d say that you’re the one
cuz you’re the closest thing to an angel, that i ever met
so don’t you worry, i’ll never forget
you

although you can’t be, here by my side
i feel you near me, when i close my eyes
so i won’t let your memory, come to an end
when i said forever, that’s just what i meant

won’t let nothing come between us
no matter how long or how hard it gets
don’t you know, you are the reason
that i’m what i breathe and live

so, although you can’t be, here by my side
now i feel you near me, when i close my eyes
so i won’t let your memory, come to an end
cuz when i said forever, forever’s what i meant

(forever) you’re gone forever
(forever) you’re gone forever
always in my heart forever
forever’s what i meant
(forever) you’re gone forever
(forever) you’re gone forever
always in my heart forever