去北京出差，朋友托我在后海的烟袋斜街，淘一些欧美歌手的碟片回来。烟袋斜街不长，但从头走到尾，也没有发现朋友说的碟片店，正准备放弃，突然在一家小店的门旁看到不起眼的碟片广告，原来，它在这里等待着慧眼来发现。

碟片柜台深在小店后部，稍不注意，就会被错过。但走进来，才发现真是宝贝不少。因为是第一次来此，并不知质量如何，所以边听推荐边试音边挑选，一会儿就挑了五盘，Corinne Bailey Rae的碟片便是选中的第一盘。

买好碟片，我终于还是决定扣下两盘，留给自己听。

http://www.chacoura.net/wp-content/uploads/2007/03/like_a_star.mp3

[背景]

出生英国利兹的肯妮贝儿Corinne Bailey Rae，有着慵懒随兴的甘醇嗓音，以及备受媒体宠爱的好运道。除了英国BBC国家广播电台网站，选她为“2006年十大闪耀推荐新星Sound of 2006”的头号代表外，2006年3月肯妮贝儿更以首张同名专辑《追风筝的女孩》，空降英国金榜冠军。这张专辑顺势挤进英国权威杂志Mojo的年终最佳专辑榜单，在Q Awards颁奖典礼上，肯妮贝儿更突破重围，击退The Kooks、Lily Allen与Arctic Monkeys等强劲对手，一举拿下“年度最佳新人Best New Act Award”大奖。进入2007年后她更分别获得全英音乐奖2007 Brit Awards与葛莱美奖Grammy Awards三项提名，毫无疑问地是当今乐坛最受瞩目的创作型才女。

简单纯净的美好音乐，正是肯妮贝儿征服世界的法宝，当我们感叹这个世界太纷扰，情绪太浮躁时，我们越是需要肯妮贝儿温暖歌声的拥抱。距离首张同名专辑发表不到一年的时间，肯妮贝儿的足迹已经横跨大西洋两岸，她的现场演出总是座无虚席，成为乐迷争相走告的美好经历。为了回馈广大乐迷的支持，她特别推出这套CD+DVD现场演出全纪录《Live In London & New York》。CD收录她于美国纽约的动人演出，DVD忠实重现肯妮贝儿在伦敦的现场演出影音全纪录，除了基本乐队阵容外，更请到伦敦著名的管弦乐团London Session Orchestra伴奏，营造出优雅惬意的动人风情。

DVD更超值收录穿插演出彩排片段的访谈短片，肯妮贝儿畅谈她的音乐启蒙、创作历程与对未来的期许。并同时附上〈Put Your Records On〉、〈Trouble Sleeping〉、〈Like A Star〉与〈I'd Like To〉等四首影音录像带。不论在伦敦或是纽约，两场演出都在如雷的掌声中揭开序幕与落幕。放慢忙碌的脚步，跟着她的音乐与那彷佛没有终点的掌声，谁都会发现幸福就在听见肯妮贝儿的时候降临。

（转自：四川新闻网，http://ent.newssc.org/system/2007/11/14/010554395.shtml）

[歌词]

just like a star across my sky,
just like an angel off the page,
you have appeared to my life,
feel like i'll never be the same,
just like a song in my heart,
just like oil on my hands,
oh.. i do love you,

still i wonder why it is,
i don't argue like this,
with anyone but you,
we do it all the time,
blowing out my mind,

you've got this look i can't describe,
you make me feel like i'm alive,
when everything else is a fade,
without a doubt you're on my side,
heaven has been away too long,
can't find the words to write this song,
oh.,..
your love,

still i wonder why it is,
i don't argue like this,
with anyone but you,
we do it all the time,
blowing out my mind,

i have come to understand,
the way it is,
it's not a secret anymore,
'cause we've been through that before,
from tonight i know that you're the only one,
i've been confused and in the dark,
now i understand,

i wonder why it is,
i don't argue like this,
with anyone but you,
i wonder why it is,
i wont let my guard down,
for anyone but you
we do it all the time,
blowing out my mind,

just like a star across my sky,
just like an angel off the page,
you have appeared to my life,
feel like i'll never be the same,
just like a song in my heart,
just like oil on my hands