因〈我從未找到自我〉(I've Never Been to Me)而廣為人知;且被定義為一片歌手!!
1973年簽約摩城唱片;當時使用「夏琳·鄧肯」(Charlene Duncan)的名字
1974年1月發表了其首張個人專輯All That Love Went To Waste
1977年以I've Never Been To Me成為Hot 100單曲的第97名
1980年離開摩城唱片搬到了英國
1982年,DJ Scott Shannon在電台播出了I've Never Been To Me 引起不少聽眾的興趣
這首歌在美國進入了排行榜的第3名;在英國則是第1名
1985年再度因成績不理想而離開了樂壇
老爹今天換個方式來介紹這首歌
原汁原味的Charlene老爹今天放在下頭的YouTube中
因為這首歌相信大家都耳熟能詳老爹就把它放在第二位
老爹常說沒有誰比較好或者誰比較差
只要能夠融通歌詞詮釋出歌曲最真的感情
任何人唱出來的歌;聽起來都會讓人感覺到
是一種享受也會是一種另類的感動
當然青菜蘿菠各有所好
老爹今天PO的唱者是一位平凡人
但老爹從他的歌聲中感覺到了她的不平凡
沒有修飾沒有花俏更沒有耗資龐大的費用
大家不彷聽聽看嚕!
【I've never been to me / Charlene】
Hey lady, you, lady, cursing at your life
You're a discontented mother and a regimented wife
I've no doubt you dream about the things you'll never do
But I wish someone had talked to me like I wanna talk to you
I've been to Georgia and California, anywhere I could run
Took the hand of a preach man and we made love in the sun
But I ran out of places and friendly faces
Because I had to be free
I've been to paradise, but I've never been to me
Please lady, please, lady, don't just walk away
Cause I have this need to tell you why I'm all alone today
I can see so much of me still living in your eyes
Won't you share a part of a weary heart
That has lived a million lies
I've been to Nice and the isle of Greece
While I sipped champagne on a yacht
I moved like Harlow in Monte Carlo and showed 'em what I've got
I've been undressed by kings
And I've seen some things that a woman ain't supposed to see
I've been to paradise
But I've never been to me
(spoken)
Hey, you know what paradise is? It's a lie
A fantasy we create
about people and places as we'd like them to be
But you know what truth is?
It's that little baby you're holding,
And it's that man you fought with this morning,
the same one you're going to make love with tonight
That's truth, that's love
Sometimes I've been to crying for unborn children
that might have made me complete
But I, I took the sweet life
And never knew I'd be bitter from the sweet
I spent my life exploring the subtle whoring
That cost too much to be free
Hey lady, I've been to paradise
But I've never been to me