http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=GR_kO6gbIMo
歌詞はこんなカンジかな：
彼にたくさん嘘ついてばかり、大事な時間を無駄にしてきた。 今、泣いてるの。
彼が去ってどこにいったか見当がつかないの。
でも、いつか世界中を廻ってでも彼を見つけ出すわ。
う～ん、Barry Whiteとのduet ですが、彼はvelvet voiceの持ち主ですにゃ～
この歌い方とボリューム、小さい頃からゴスペル・クアイヤーで鍛えられた声だとピンときました。 グラミー賞も2回獲ってます。
以下の記事を読んでいると、幼少の頃から、お母さんが家でクラッシックを聴かせ、ピアノも教えていたらしい。 その後、若いうちに不良グループに属し、17歳の時、キャデラックを盗んで刑務所に。 ある夜、刑務所の中で囚人がElvisの歌をかけてたのを聴いたのをきっかけに不良をやめ音楽業界に入ろうと決意。
＞＞＞Even if Barry White was born in September 12, 1944 in Galvelson, Texas, his family quickly moved to South Los Angeles, California. This is where he spent most of his child and teenage years. He lived only his mother and his little brother, because his father was married to another woman. His mother was a poor but very christian woman, that tried to bring her children up with a good education. She gave to Barry his first musical upbringing, listening classical music at home, and teaching him rudiments of piano. At only 11, Barry became chorus master, showing great musical possibilities. But in spite of these activities and his good-tempered nature, he was involved in a gang. At 17, he was in jail for three months for stealing $30,000 worth of Cadillac tires. One night in prison, Barry heard Elvis Presley's "It's Now Or Never" loudly listened by another prisoneer. He later told that this caused to change his life, because he decided to pursue a musical career. After serving his prison sentence, he decided to leave the gang, and to be involved in the music production. He met producer and composer Gene Page, that teached him musical arrangement. He first had a little success as a songwiter, writing and composing song for rock singer Bobby Fuller. He also worked with such bands as The Upfronts or The Atlantics as additional singer. In 1963, he arranged "Harlem Shuffle" for Bob & Earl, and then toured with them for three months. Late 1960's he discovered singer Viola Wills, signed her to Bronco Mustang Records, and wrote her "It May Be Winter Outside (But In My Heart It's Spring)". He also recorded one single, his own version of Elvis Presley's "In The Ghetto" under the name Gene West, and "All In The Run Of A Day" and "I Owe It All To You" under his name but the records were flops.
クラシックやオペラに匹敵するボリュームと美しさだと思いきや、な、なんとPavarrotiとのduet 画像を偶然に見つけました。やっぱりってカンジですね! http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=kL0WFcygdWY
私生活では、4人の女性に9人の子供というのはびっくり!
彼の残した言葉： « I've always knew what I wanted to do, and I maked it done.»