丹尼尔,出生於纽西兰,3个月大的时候举家迁居英国伦敦,6岁时开始创作歌曲、9岁起和朋友一同在街头表演；之后他还和两个妹妹Natasha和Nicola组成乐团,巡迴全欧演唱。丹尼尔亦是个出色的网页设计师,不过一年只工作18个星期的他,其他的时间都全心投入追寻音乐的梦想与旅行。“Gotta Get Thru This”就是他决定向旅程中结识的女孩告白时灵光乍现的创作。这首歌曲不仅顺利赢得芳心、被英国garage大师EZ选入「Pure Garage 4」选辑之中,最后更登上全英排行冠军！音乐大厂Polydor的A&R经理Simon Gavin看到了他在知名电视节目Top Of The Pops现场演唱此曲的精湛演出,立即决定签下丹尼尔
首支单曲Gotta Get Thru This及专辑,便马上分别空降英国金榜冠,亚军足见这绝对是张不听要后悔的优秀作品.这张融和了R&B,dance,rock等多种流行元素的专辑也已经在2004年引进到中国内地(不过好象绝版了).专辑中的等主打都是我非常喜欢的曲目,虽然相信很多朋友都应该已经听过了,但我还是要在这里贴一下,也让更多的朋友来欣赏这张佳作.
年纪轻轻的Daniel Bedingfield身兼歌手和作曲家二职，他的第一首单曲‘Gotta Get Thru This’成为众多流行榜的榜上之客，更一举拿下了数周的冠军。令人想象不到的是这支如此受欢迎的歌曲居然是Daniel Bedingfield在自己的卧室里创作和录制的，而所用的只是一部电脑和一支麦克风。“我的专辑大部分是我一个人在卧室里录制的。说句老实话，在录制的时候有一半时间我是只穿着内裤的。”虽然录制的工具是如此简陋，但歌曲里却充满了各种音乐元素，有轻快的R&B，有强劲的pop，有不羁的punk。丰富美妙的音乐令到Daniel Bedingfield牢牢地占据在英国流行榜之首，可以与Craig David和Stevie Wonder媲美。“Gotta Get Thru This”专辑更是红遍英美。Daniel的作品有着极为丰富的音乐元素，有令人难以抗拒的funk和pop（代表作有‘James Dean’），听了身体不由自主地舞动的鼓声和令人疯狂的bass（代表作有‘Friday’），有华丽而感人的抒情曲（代表作有‘If You’re Not The One’），有和谐、能安抚灵魂的曲调（代表作有‘Girl Friend’）。有些人评价这张专辑内涵的丰富在现今流行乐坛是凤毛麟角。Daniel自己也同意这一说法：“我不是有意令我所做的音乐那样地丰富，只是我什么音乐都喜欢，无论是古典音乐还是流行乐，只要是音乐我都喜欢，所以在做这张专辑时，我把喜欢的都放上去而已。如果一定要我形容一下我的音乐，我会说我的音乐就像是Sting、Michael Jackson和Stevie WondeR音乐的融合体。”
if you're not the one
if you're not the one then why does my soul feel glad today?
if you're not the one then why does my hand fit yours this way?
if you are not mine then why does your heart return my call
if you are not mine would i have the strength to stand at all
i never know what the future brings
but i know you are here with me now
we'll make it through
and i hope you are the one i share my life with
i don't want to run away but i can't take it, i don't understand
if i'm not made for you then why does my heart tell me that i am?
is there any way that i can stay in your arms?
if i don't need you then why am i crying on my bed?
if i don't need you then why does your name resound in my head?
if you're not for me then why does this distance maim my life?
if you're not for me then why do i dream of you as my wife?
i don't know why you're so far away
but i know that this much is true
we'll make it through
and i hope you are the one i share my life with
and i wish that you could be the one i die with
and i pray in you're the one i build my home with
i hope i love you all my life
i don't want to run away but i can't take it, i don't understand
if i'm not made for you then why does my heart tell me that i am
is there any way that i can stay in your arms?
'cause i miss you, body and soul so strong that it takes my breath away
and i breathe you into my heart and pray for the strength to stand today
'cause i love you, whether it's wrong or right
and though i can't be with you tonight
and know my heart is by your side
i don't want to run away but i can't take it, i don't understand
if i'm not made for you then why does my heart tell me that i am
is there any way that i can stay in your arms?
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