Ashford & Simpson - Solid

1980년대 R&B 히트곡들 가운데 개인적으로 가장 좋아하는 곡 중 하나. 1964년부터 작곡 듀오이자 송라이터 -가이드 보컬 콤비로 활약하다 모타운 레이블에서 마빈 게이-태미 터렐 콤비의 음반 제작에도 참여했던 이 커플은 1974년 정식으로 결혼한 후에는 듀오로서 1990년대까지 음반을 발표하며 활약했다. 그 가운데 가장 대중적으로 성공했던 음반이 1984년 발표했던 앨범 [Solid]의 타이틀 트랙. 당시 앨범과 이 싱글 모두 빌보드 R&B차트 1위를 기록했었다. 서로를 잘 아는 멋진 부부의 하모니와 80년대식의 정겨운 어번 비트, 리듬이 지금 들으면 약간은 촌스러울 수 있지만 여전히 흥겹다.

 

Ashford & Simpson - Solid (Videoclip)

Chorus 1:
And for love’s sake, each mistake, ah, you forgave
And soon both of us learned to trust
Not run away, it was no time to play
We build it up and build it up and build it up

Chorus 2:
And now it’s solid
Solid as a rock
That’s what this love is
That’s what we’ve got, oh, mmm…
Solid (Oh)
Solid as a rock
And nothing’s changed it (Ooh)
The thrill is still hot, hot, hot, hot, hot, hot, hot, hot

Oh…oh…oh…ah…

You didn’t turn away
When the sky went gray
Somehow we managed
We had to stick together (Ooh…ooh…ooh…ooh…)

You didn’t bat an eye
When I made you cry
We knew down the line
We would make it better (Ooh…ooh…ooh…ooh…)

Chorus 1 Repeat

Chorus 2 Repeat

Gone with the wind
Another friend
Got in between
Tried to separate us (Ooh…ooh…ooh…ooh…)

Oh, knock-knock on wood
You understood
Love was so new
We did what we had to (Ooh…ooh…ooh…ooh…)

And with that feeling we were willing to take a chance
So against all odds, we made a start
We got serious (Ooh), this wouldn’t turn to dust
We build it up and build it up and build it up

Chorus 2 Repeat

Solid (Oh)
Solid as a rock (You know it) [Well] (You know it, baby)
Solid
Solid as a rock (Lovin’ me, lovin’ me, oh)

Solid (Don’t leave me, baby)
Solid as a rock [Well, well, why, why] (Oh…)
Solid
Solid as a rock (Every day it gets sweeter, now) [Ooh]

Solid [You know I like it]
Solid as a rock (Good, good, well, it’s good, good, good)
Solid (Solid, solid, solid, solid, solid)
As a rock