英国92岁女歌手精选碟成销量冠军
Vera Lynn beats The Beatles to top of British charts at 92
Dame Vera Lynn, pictured in 2005, beat The Beatles and other artists to top the British charts on Sunday, and become the oldest living singer to have a number one hit album, at the age of 92.
Dame Vera Lynn beat The Beatles and other artists to top the British charts on Sunday, and become the oldest living singer to have a number one hit album, at the age of 92.
Lynn's album outsold recent chart toppers Arctic Monkeys and Jamie T, which reached number two, as the 70th anniversary earlier this month of the outbreak of World War II revived memories of her heyday.
"We'll Meet Again -- The Very Best Of Vera Lynn", a compilation of 24 of her best-loved recordings, has been rising through the charts, 70 years on since she recorded the title track.
Lynn was dubbed the "Forces' Sweetheart" during the 1939-1945 conflict, bolstering spirits with optimistic songs such as "We'll Meet Again", which struck a chord with soldiers heading to war and the families they left behind.
The album was released to coincide with the 70-year anniversary of Britain's declaration of war on Nazi Germany on September 3.
Lynn trumped The Beatles' 12 remastered editions, plus its box sets, released to great fanfare on Wednesday, and four of which are in the top 10.
"I'm so surprised, I can't quite believe it. It really is amazing that this has happened after all these years," she said.
Asked why the album had become popular again, Lynn told the BBC: "I think it's because of the problems that are going on in various parts, and a bit of nostalgia, but I don't know, I'd like somebody to tell me."
Gennaro Castaldo, from music store HMV, said the album had been growing consistently in popularity in recent weeks.
"It's a really lovely surprise, that nobody could have imagined a few weeks ago, and it's ironic that it's taken one revered British icon to block the historic return of another to the top of the charts," he said.
Her album features songs such as "(There'll Be Bluebirds Over) The White Cliffs Of Dover", and "Auf Wiederseh'n Sweetheart", which was a number one hit in the United States in 1952.
Lynn was born on March 20, 1917 in east London and her singing career was already flourishing when war broke out in 1939.
Vera Lynn: 英籍女歌手,7岁时就开始在工人俱乐部唱歌,15岁时参加了一个舞蹈团。1935年她在Joe Loss乐队中第一次在电台亮相,1940年开始她的个人演唱生涯。曾主持过BBC电台的“Sincerely Yours”节目,并在节目中演唱她的抒情名曲《你的》(Yours)、《我们会再相逢》(We'll meet again)等,被当时英国海外部队称为“部队情人”。林恩还拍过三部电影。她的多首歌曲进入英国和美国排行榜前30位,其中歌曲《别了,心上人》(Auf Wiederseh'n Sweetheart)于榜首停留达9周,为1952年第四最佳歌曲。林恩于1975年被授予大英女爵士的头衔,在英国公众眼中,她一直都是一位传奇性的人物。
charts: the weekly lists of the bestselling pop records or the most popular videos (一周一度的)流行音乐排行榜
Arctic Monkeys: “北极猴子”,正火速走红的英国摇滚乐队。2002年底,四个十多岁的英国少年组成了一支名叫北极猴子的乐队,他们在互联网上创建了自己的网站,把乐队录制的歌曲放到网站上,供网友免费下载。没过多久,他们便成为了互联网上风头最劲的网络乐队。唱片公司发现了这支颇具市场潜力的乐队,并与之签约。北极猴子乐队与唱片公司签约后发行的第一支单曲《I Bet You Look Good On the Dancefloor》刚一面世,便力压众多乐坛老将的得意力作,登上了英国单曲畅销金榜的榜首。这样的成就使北极猴乐队成为了英国迄今为止最成功的网络乐队。
Jamie T: 2007年NME音乐大奖“最佳歌手”得主,乐评一致认为他是继Mike Skinner后,最具天份的英国饶舌乐手。他独特的腔调与鬼灵精怪的念唱,还有他的创作模式与搞怪天才,让他在英国乐坛一鸣惊人。
heyday: the period of greatest popularity, success, or power; prime 全盛期
title track: 专辑同名歌曲
dub: to give a name to facetiously or playfully 授予……称号;把……叫做;给……取绰号(He was dubbed Shorty because of his size. 他因身材短小被人取了个矮子的绰号。)
trump: to outdo or surpass 胜过,打败,赢(As for physique, nature did not deal her an ideal hand, but she trumped every disadvantage. 至于体格,她长得并不理想,但她能克服一切缺憾。)
box set: a compilation of various musical recordings, films, television programs, or other collection of related things that are contained in a box 盒装全集
fanfare: 夸耀,鼓吹 |
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