Melody Gardot

How was I to know that this was always

Only just a little game to you?

All the time I felt you gave your heart

I thought that I would do the same for you

Tell the truth, I think I should have

Seen it coming from a mile away

When the world you say are

Baby, I'm a fool who thinks

It's cool to fall in love

If I gave a thought to fascination

I would know it wasn't right to care

Logic doesn't seem to mind that

I am fascinated by your love affair

Still my heart would benefit from

A little tenderness from time to time but never mind

'Cause, baby, I'm a fool

Who thinks it's cool to fall in love

Baby, I should hold on just a moment

And be sure it's not for vanity

Look me in the eye and tell me

Love is never based upon insanity

Even when my heart is beating

Hurry up the moment's fleeting

Kiss me now, don't ask me how

'Cause,baby, I'm a fool

Who thinks it's cool to fall

Baby, I'm a fool

Who thinks it's cool to fall

And I would never tell if you became a fool

And fell in love

MELODY'S STORY

Melody Gardot blends jazz and blues into a sultry mix, a stylish sonic expression of the place where music meets life.

The Beginning

Every artist has a story. Melody's is at the heart of her music. When she was 19, Melody was hit by a car. During her recovery she used music as a form of therapy, even recording and releasing tracks while still in the hospital. Once out, she started playing around Philadelphia. Before long Universal Records signed her. Her first full-length album, Worrisome Heart, displayed her gift for transforming the traditions of jazz and blues with her intimate and personal sound. It also set a soulful artist with a small but strong following onto the world stage.

Melody's Evolution

After the critical acclaim that met her debut Melody was ready. Ready to work with Grammy-winning producer Larry Klein to create an album that would capture the subtleties of a live performance in the studio. Ready to collaborate with legendary composer Vince Mendoza, whose orchestral arrangements she thought of as a secret weapon on her album. Ready to grow as an artist. Ready to evolve her sound.

Melody Gardot，一位樂風根植於流行音樂、爵士、鄉村、搖滾、藍調之間，能透過多元風格的徘徊穿梭而唱出興味盎然的當代新韻，並以動人聲線的低吟淺唱擄獲聽眾的跟隨，堪稱是後現代酷酷新聲的第一人。

19歲時除了持續演出外，平日則于社區大學主修服裝設計，原本該盡情享受青春時光的她，卻不幸地於騎自行車返家途中遭吉普車追撞，頭部、脊髓及神經系統均受損，因而嚴重影響其記憶及行動功能。為了儘快走出晦暗生活及即早恢複記憶，在醫師建議下進行音樂治療，她開始在醫院病床上嘗試詞曲創作並自彈自唱以期對複健有所幫助，2005年所發行的EP”臥床記實”（Some Lessons – The Bedroom Sessions）即收錄她當時的作品。因車禍而意外地為Melody Gardot年輕的生命裏劃下一道不完美刻痕，但她始終不氣餒退縮，藉音樂以抒發情感及愈療身心，其於國家公共廣播電臺的訪談使其在樂壇上嶄露頭角，而她優異的表現亦深受當代音樂巨擘賀比．漢考克極力贊許，邀請她共同參與音樂會的演出。

意外的一場車禍，彷彿上天為時值青春妙齡的女伶Melody Gardot關閉了一扇窗，但她如勇者般地不畏艱困逆境，積極重返舞臺替自己開啟了另一扇窗，不僅呈現出源源不絕的音樂巧思，更于表演時以悠游于不同樂風所釀造之多元特色而展顯出楚楚不凡的音樂魅力，彈唱出最富生命力的動人樂章！