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在全球千萬樂迷的心目中，Santana可說是本世紀搖滾樂史上的一大傳奇性樂團。
1967年成軍於美國舊金山的Santana在六○年代末期帶動了一股新的音樂浪潮，
他們的音樂中融合了搖滾及拉丁風味濃厚的Samba、Funk、Raggae甚或Bossa-Nova，
在當時可算是首開先河。Santana自1969年推出首張同名專輯〝Santana〞
至今，一共已發行過超過二十張專輯，在全球擁有千萬以上的樂迷。
而Santana的靈魂人物Carlos Santana更是全球搖滾樂迷心中的傳奇人物，
曾經推出過八張個人專輯，全球總銷售量超過三億張的驚人天文數字，
而他在世界各地所舉辦的演唱會更吸引了超過一億五千萬人次的樂迷，
說他是本世紀最偉大的搖滾吉他手之一真是當之無愧。
Calos Santana出身於一音樂世家，
他的父親Jose Santana是位墨西哥傳統音樂的小提琴手，
Calos在他父親的引領下開始接觸傳統的墨西哥小提琴演奏技法。
Satana全家在1955年搬往墨西哥北部大城Tijuana，Calos在此地接觸到許多來自美國搖滾樂的資訊，
接觸搖滾樂的衝擊給Calos帶來新的音樂方向，他立即棄小提琴而改學吉他。
當時年僅八歲的Calos Santana學習的目標包括
B.B.King、T- Bone Walker以及John Lee Hooker等吉他演奏大師，
而他也很快就受邀加入一個當地名為〝T.J.'s〞的樂團，
在這段時間之內，Calos藉由以他自己的方式詮釋五○年代的搖滾樂曲以培養了他對於音樂敏銳的感觸。
在這之後，Calos Santana曾經加入許多當地的樂團，但都以翻唱別人的歌為主，直到他組成了〝
才開始創作屬於他自己的歌曲。的創作在Tijuana當地受到相當的好評，
而剛開始表演生涯的Calos也極受看好，前途一片光明。


"Just Feel Better"

(feat. Steven Tyler)

She said I feel stranded
And I can't tell anymore
If I'm coming or I'm going
It's not how I planned it
I've got a key to the door
But it just won't open

And I know, I know, I know
Part of me says let it go
That life happens for a reason
I don't, I don't, I don't
Because it never worked before
But this time, this time

I'm gonna try anything to just feel better
Tell me what to do
You know I can't see through the haze around me
And I do anything to just feel better

And I can't find my way
Girl I need a change
And I do anything to just feel better
Any little thing that just feel better

She said I need you to hold me
I'm a little far from the shore
And I'm afraid of sinking
You're the only one who knows me
And who doesn't ignore
That my soul is weeping<
I know, I know, I know
Part of me says let it go
Everything must have a season
Round and round it goes
And every day's the one before
But this time, this time
I'm gonna try anything that just feels better
Tell me what to do
You know I can't see through the haze around me
And I do anything to just feel better
I can't find my way
God I need a change
And I'd do anything to just feel better
Any little thing that just feel better

I'm tired of holding on
To all the things I ought to leave behind, yeah
It's really getting old, and
I think I need a little help this time!

Yeah
[Guitar solo]
I'm gonna try anything to just feel better
Tell me what to do
You know I can't see through the haze around me
And I do anything to just feel better
And I can't find my way
God I need a change
And I do anything to just feel better
Any little thing that just feel better









Smooth
Man it's a hot one
Like seven inches from the midday sun
I hear you whisper and the words melt everyone
But you stay so cool
My mu-equita, my Spanish harlem mona lisa
You're my reason for reason
The step in my groove
And if you say this life ain't good enough
I would give my world to lift you up
I could change my life to better suit your mood
Cause you're so smooth
And just like the ocean under the moon
Well that's the same emotion that I get from you
You got the kind of lovin' that can be so smooth
Gimme your heart, make it real
Or else forget about it
I'll tell you one thing
If you would leave it would be a crying shame
In every breath and every word
I hear your name calling me out
Out from the barrio
You hear my rhythm from your radio
You feel the turning of the world so soft and slow
Turning you round and round
And if you say this life ain't good enough
I would give my world to lift you up
I could change my life to better suit your mood
Cause you're so smooth
And just like the ocean under the moon
Well that's the same emotion that I get from you
You got the kind of lovin' that can be so smooth
Gimme your heart, make it real
Or else forget about it

And just like the ocean under the moon
Well that's the same emotion that I get from you
You got the kind of lovin' that can be so smooth
Gimme your heart, make it real
Or else forget about it






Like a gift from the heavens, it was easy to tell,
It was love from above, that could save me from hell.
She had fire in her soul it was easy to see,
How the devil himself could be pulled out of me,
There were drums in the air as she started to dance,
Every soul in the room keeping time with their hands,
And we sang...

[Chorus:]
Ay oh ay oh ay oh ay,
And the voices rang like the angels sang,
Singing...
Ay oh ay oh ay oh ay,
And we danced on into the night,
(Ay oh ay oh)
And we danced on into the night,

[2nd Verse:]

Like a piece to the puzzle that falls into place,
You could tell how we felt from the look on our faces,
She was spinning in circles with the moon in our eyes,No room left to move between you and I,
We forgot where we were and we lost track of time,
And we sang to the wind as we danced through the night,
And we sang...

[Chorus:]
Ay oh ay oh ay oh ay,
And the voices rang like the angels sing,
We`re singing..
Ay oh ay oh ay oh ay,
And we danced on into the night,
(Ay oh ay oh)

And we danced on into the night,
(Ay oh ay oh)
And we danced on into the night,

[Santana solo]

[1st Verse repeated]
Like a gift from the heavens, it was easy to tell,
It was love from above, that could save me from hell,
She had fire in her soul it was easy to see,
And the devil himself could be pulled out of me,
There were drums in the air as she started to dance,
Every soul in the room keeping time with their hands,
And we sang...

[Chorus:]
Ay oh ay oh ay oh ay,
And the voices rang like the angels sing,
We`re singing...
Ay oh ay oh ay oh ay,
And we danced on into the night,
Ay oh ay oh ay,
(Ay oh ay oh)
And we danced on into the night,
(And the voices bang like the angels sing),
Ay oh ay oh,
Ay oh ay oh,
And we danced on into the night,
Ay oh ay oh ay oh ay,
(Ay oh ay oh),
Ay oh ay oh ay oh ay,
(Ay oh ay oh),
Singing ay oh ay oh ay oh ay,
(Ay oh ay oh),
And we danced on into the night..