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2003年从洛杉矶初出茅庐的黑眼豆豆合唱团（Black Eyed Peas），是一支深受灵魂乐、爵士乐与拉丁节奏与现场演唱精神所启发的放克/嘻哈队伍，will.i.am、Fergie、apl.de.ap、Taboo四位团员组成，在1998年与2000年先后发行了两张获音乐评论网站All Music Guide四颗星喝彩的专辑《Behind The Front》与《Bridging The Gap》，他们跨越类型音乐，并多元采撷拉丁、印地安、亚洲民族旋律的音乐地球村创作态度深获音乐人肯定，第2张专辑《Bridging The Gap》就吸引了难民营合唱团(The Fugees)创作主将怀克里夫金(Wyclef Jean)与DJ Premiere携手掌舵制作大任，葛莱美奖最佳女歌手得主梅西葛蕾(Macy Gray)、嘻哈名团De La Soul、Mos Def、Jurassic 5、法国节奏蓝调/爵士女子乐团Les Nubian也来助阵，其中与梅西葛蕾合唱的"Request Line"攀登饶舌单曲榜亚军。 ~) @2 A, N+ E0 [1 y |6 Y8 P& W+ Q& ~' |0 P
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不断在创新的黑眼豆豆合唱团，2003年乐团亮出了全新力作《Elephunk放克大象》，乐团有了新朋友—来自洛杉矶的Stacy ’Fergie’ Ferguson，Fergie原本只是单纯的在现场演唱场合以乐会友，却因大家在录音室磨出惊人的火花，进而获邀加入黑眼豆豆合唱团。此辑中团长will.i.am在节奏铺排上花尽巧思，像是请来超级男孩合唱团单飞巨星贾斯汀(Justin Timberlake)友情献声，呼吁世人抛开成见、散播真爱关怀的TOP 40单曲"Where Is The Love"，还有崭露快嘴饶舌步调的"Hands Up"，仿佛人声乐器传奇路易斯阿姆斯壮(Louis Armstrong)唱法的歌曲"Smells Like Funk"，还有运用现场乐器、乐曲取样、鼓器等配套结构，全新的节奏变装佳作包括:与专辑销售超白金的蟑螂老爹乐团(Papa Roach)合作的"Anxiety"，与葛莱美奖五项大奖新贵艾莉西亚凯斯(Alicia Keys)合作的"Let’s Get Retarded"，取样麦当娜(Madonna)成名作"Holiday"改编而成的趣味大作"Labor Day (It’s A Holiday)"，以及团员apl.de.ap纪念在菲律宾过世的兄弟的歌曲"The apl Song"。黑眼豆豆合唱团人气直窜，超级男孩贾斯汀跟克莉丝汀(Christina Aguilera)2003年夏季巡回演唱会就邀请黑眼豆豆作为热门嘉宾。 ( A5 `& D$ [0 q. b- c & A9 }% q4 H/ I! z7 P. H: _5 N/ l& t) F
可以看出，Black Eyed Peas并非一个单纯的唱说组合，他们将多种音乐元素融合，创作出自己独特的hit-hop风格，构成了非商业性嘻哈音乐的中流砥柱。 ( i& I4 d! Y) Y' K; G. S9 [; C7 H( U* s8 T( [
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2003年至2004年，他们与Justin Timberlake合作的一首歌《Where Is The Love》火爆亮相，专辑《Elephunk》也在美国卖出超过两百五十万张。之后的《M Business》，主打曲是《Don`t Phunk With My Heart》，新专辑中继续找Justin合作，创作出《My Sytle》,另外又与朋克老将James Brown合作了《They Don`t Want Music》、还与摇滚男歌手Jack Johnson合作了《Gone Going Gone》。 I G0 V8 O7 C2 {5 p
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黑眼豆豆合唱团人气直窜，持续发烧，频频被热门电视节目邀请为受欢迎的嘉宾。2005年夏天，Black Eyed Peas推出第四张专辑《Monkey Business》。对一个歌手来说，每张专辑都是一段旅程，实际上，录制这张专辑的过程就是一段疯狂的旅程———他们穿过伦敦，来到巴西，去到美国，在机场里，在旅馆里，在公车大厅里，在博物馆里，甚至在浴室里录制各种声音来完成这张专辑。 低音吉他、拉丁节奏、嘻哈节拍、抢耳旋律，堪称一场疯狂而绚丽的音乐旅程。: @+ _' Y. U3 F( A) ~: f B
歌手：Black Eyed Peas 专辑：Melody 2 u6 {7 |3 B' p7 i+ M% f3 O5 ?
What's wrong with the world, mama? # S5 c) y/ n) ?1 zPeople livin like they ain't got no mamas9 s& m1 T) Z. `$ r6 U m3 l
I think the whole world's addicted to the drama0 T6 i( F8 l& l! I! d0 K
Only attracted to the things that'll bring the trauma' V: K ?7 t9 d7 B+ t1 b; q0 n% c
Overseas ya we tryin to stop terrorism( c V0 T% f8 W: a# ? t
But we still got terrorists here livin3 J3 }6 |* A5 v" j3 b
In the U.S.A, the big C.I.A4 Q6 w1 _+ a4 H! V7 ?
The bloods & the crips, and the KKK ' s+ t, Y9 ]6 C9 R, @But if you only got love for your own ways Z, @( W2 d- S# y% A3 t/ wThen you only leave space to discriminate 2 H' L& q9 t% e2 a& K$ @To discriminate only generates hate ( B8 b% t$ l4 \/ T: Q$ UAnd when you hate, then you're bound to get irate 1 H$ \/ \" z/ lMadness is what you demonstrate - Z2 R- x* b- J7 n" e( SAnd that's exactly how anger works and operates & q% s/ M$ \8 |2 U! K: _$ @% oMan ya gotta have love, this'll set us straight 9 U2 n$ l/ t5 Z' ?* i fTake control of your mind and meditate . K( A! G* x) M- i3 @5 nLet your soul gravitate, to the love ya'll; R5 _: c: v9 [/ p
Chorus- 8 i! c! f4 A# Q% H4 U& L/ iPeople killin! x1 d9 H# I+ u" E
People dyin/ [7 [ ]% @; c$ U$ b3 p
Children hurt and! e7 p8 w! C8 z) S8 P% I ^2 N
Women cryin ~ N Z9 P2 t- @, _Will you practice what you preach, z) R* c* m9 e/ Q l9 z' {
Or would you turn the other cheek . ~* ^1 [3 l2 q MFather father father, help us 4 J. k4 y% s3 b/ a0 i+ wSend some guidance from above + ~8 [9 }: P) G& Q! R! kThese people got me got me questionin4 b2 O( F' i7 j' K" Y
Where is the love?(love): D5 @# v6 h2 e& N% ~) O
Where is the love?(the love) , b3 L! P) I+ e7 \, DWhere is the love?(the love) 9 L' l: H4 u* ~Where is the love, the love, my love ; W3 c r2 m* qit just ain't the same 0 C" X) e- F6 w4 i, |' Uold ways have changed% g9 c$ u/ t2 [- m4 q
new days are strange, is world insane?% }) }" h6 l* P L
if love and peace is so strong, U4 Z% _, h% ?2 E
why are there pieces of love that don't belong : t, V" R) l- p, @) X unations droppin bombs* {+ N$ S+ v# d% S6 M* u; n; K
chemical gasses fillin lungs of little ones ; h* \7 F# i* d; t$ K; m8 _with ongoin sufferin, as the youth die young 1 d, {, O% U! e) Cso ask yourself, is the lovin really gone- ]' Q0 Y! j+ G# K
so I can ask myself, really what is going wrong% S H5 i; q g" V
with this world that we livin in, people keep on givin in " Y- Y- H+ a# zmakin wrong decisions, only visions of them dividends. i8 V4 p1 a8 m2 `
not respectin eachother, deny thy brother6 w$ c0 `8 `% f- J
a war is goin on but the reason's under cover; q5 B& Z0 J4 C( E9 [
the truth is kept secret, and swept under the rug2 c. o6 I- C& \/ b
if you never know truth, then you never know love/ a+ ]" }0 e& n) I
where's the love ya'll? (i don't know) ) R8 n2 a. P! y: @& l- p; @' N8 Gwhere's the truth ya'll? (i don't know)5 A& z" \! y( _: D M
and where's the love ya'll? ' ]9 ?5 |# Q! i' ]( d5 ^People killin 9 s2 L! ?6 e( W/ kPeople dyin ; `6 \" N/ u$ a3 l0 mChildren hurt and4 t/ P6 V5 Y' P" P: }/ J' q& H
Women cryin ( k6 t1 B( V. ~9 U3 uWill you practice what you preach4 A, ]+ R# L7 i$ J! c
Or would you turn the other cheek1 H4 Y; q, Y" k5 d
Father father father, help us 5 z3 _9 J( V" g% M; pSend some guidance from above 9 l- w$ \. \+ k5 _$ y9 [; JThese people got me got me questionin + f7 \: _& u* iWhere is the love?(love) : T: o8 D; y* ~6 ]- \5 cWhere is the love?(the love) ' v" D3 a6 C0 k" v$ t. H* ^7 U) p0 d8 KWhere is the love?(the love) ( _8 E) S0 t7 pWhere is the love, the love, my love ) q' j M* o7 W3 EI feel the weight of the world on my shoulder 3 E( i+ O3 C) v+ sas I'm getting older, ya'll people gets colder 2 Q* J* x& L) u7 ?. ?. N( ]2 jmost of us only care about money makin# |1 ?; U* F$ X. w
selfishness got us followin the wrong direction 8 i3 V' ~4 @& x7 awrong information always shown by the media! c* i% S0 t8 }5 F- J; {3 ?: F
negative images is the main criteria1 e/ [( B" [, [
infecting the young minds faster than bacteria 0 Y- h3 k6 q! l+ R7 akids wanna act like what they see in the cinema 9 H5 e2 R8 `+ K) C8 Gwhatever happened to the values of humanity? 4 v; H) x8 \% `0 Pwhatever happened to the fairness and equality% Z* P9 p% V9 B0 H7 b: c4 j
instead of spreading love we spreadin animosity . D8 t5 D% c, A% I; D) E, x% f( u% klack of understandin leading us away from unity/ b9 g- ]. {. T/ G8 G2 l
that's the reason why sometimes I'm feelin under/ P5 O4 C* N/ P! K5 }& I5 K) d4 M
that's the reason why sometimes I'm feelin down" K, |7 X L% t4 }- y
It's no wonder why sometimes I'm feelin under! w1 X0 |+ g% q* D
gotta keep my faith alive till love is found$ s$ e# V/ [) @ W
now ask yourself / n3 V6 g) J% X" g- R" zPeople killin5 B/ }! W# _2 I
People dyin 5 }& f! b! s. W( X" p3 S4 PChildren hurt and' F" `2 ^ b; M, N0 \6 s
Women cryin5 z) _8 c6 B7 F0 ?/ Q( A. ?4 U
Will you practice what you preach. j. V- |# }5 w1 @4 d# G
Or would you turn the other cheek ' ^! q) K: _' a& G, PFather father father, help us 7 x8 [, n8 ~, y" z& u" QSend some guidance from above / u' [9 L ]$ GThese people got me got me questionin6 |) s2 o/ e/ t0 x: j1 [- G
Where is the love?(love); T4 l4 Y8 u7 N) f
Where is the love?(the love) ^7 L0 a* ], Y, n+ q
Where is the love?(the love) * p% }3 W' _# \! NWhere is the love, the love, my love
