美国乡村音乐:Would You Go With Me

Would you go with me if we rolled down streets of fire
Would you hold on to me tighter¹ as the summer sun got higher
If we roll from town to town and never shut it down
Would you go with me if we were lost in fields of clover
Would we walk even closer until the trip was over
And would it be okay if I didn't know the way
If I gave you my hand would you take it
And make me the happiest man in the world
If I told you my heart couldn't beat one more minute without you, girl
Would you accompany me to the edge² of the sea
Let me know if you're really a dream
I love you so, so would you go with me
Would you go with me if we rode the clouds together
Could you not look down forever
If you were lighter³ than a feather
Oh, and if I set you free, would you go with me
If I gave you my hand would you take it
And make me the happiest man in the world
If I told you my heart couldn't beat one more minute without you, girl
Would you accompany me to the edge of the sea
Help me tie up the ends of a dream
I gotta know, would you go with me
I love you so, so would you go with me

刚刚进入2006年，美国年轻的乡村男歌手乔什·特纳（Josh Turner）的《Your Man》，专辑在发行之后第一周在全美的销量达到十万两千张，名列本周美国Billboard 200专辑榜次席。相比3年前刚出道时的首张专辑《Long Black Train》，Josh Turner的这张《Your Man》提高的不只是在榜上的名次，其中的音乐确实也比首张专辑成熟了很多。 和大多数当代乡村男歌手标志性的甜美嗓音略显不同的是，Josh Turner的音色明显相对浑厚和低沉。Josh Turner的这一特点早在当年令他扬名的单曲《Long Black Train》中就表现得淋漓尽致，Josh Turner首张专辑《Long Black Train》中的这支同名主打单曲在当年的Billboard乡村单曲榜上名列第13位，而这首单曲的成功也直接促进了首张专辑《Long Black Train》的畅销。如果说Josh Turner的首张专辑主要还是依靠个别成功的单曲在打拼的话，这张新作则完全是一张成型的专辑了。开篇第一首歌曲《Would You Go With Me》运用了很多新乡村一惯的特殊调旋演奏过门的技巧，通过跳跃的节奏给人带来活力。在浪漫如抒情诗一般的《No Rush》中，Josh Turner再次展示出他营造温馨气氛的功力。同样，作为一名乡村歌手，Josh Turner演绎轻松流畅的乡村小调的能力也相当了得，听了新专辑同名单曲《Your Man》之后你就会明白，Josh在这张专辑中表现出来的实力丝毫不逊于Toby Keith和Alan Jackson。

1 tighter   

严格的

参考例句：

• Twist the tourniquet tighter. 把止血带扎紧点。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Some of the member states wanted a tighter union rather than the loose confederation that developed. 一些成员国想要一个紧密的联盟而不是松散发展的联合。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 edge   

n.边(缘)；刃；优势；v.侧着移动，徐徐移动

参考例句：

• Sight along the edge to see if it's straight.顺着边目测，看看直不直。
• She lived on the extreme edge of the forest.她住在森林的最边缘。

3 lighter   

n.打火机，点火器；驳船；v.用驳船运送；light的比较级

参考例句：

• The portrait was touched up so as to make it lighter.这张画经过润色，色调明朗了一些。
• The lighter works off the car battery.引燃器利用汽车蓄电池打火。