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翻譯：Peter D

審譯：Ryan-Chopin

排版：Ryan-Chopin

Though she’s a?Beyoncé?fan through and through,?Normani?has said?that the Destiny’s Child member she relates to most is?Kelly Rowland. She says she admires Rowland’s grace and her 2011 hit “Motivation,” but perhaps there’s a more obvious reason: Compared to the skyrocketing success of fellow former?Fifth Harmony?member?Camila Cabello, Normani’s solo career has developed more slowly. On “Motivation,” the 23-year-old’s first single all by herself, she steps out with sparkle and command, making the case that Fifth Harmony doesn’t have just?one?all-star alum.

雖然說Normani一直是個徹頭徹尾的局里人（非常喜歡Beyoncé），但她曾經(jīng)說過Destiny’s Child中最能引起她共鳴的其實是Kelly Rowland。她表示她非常欣賞Rowland的優(yōu)雅，也很喜歡她2011年的熱單“Motivation”，但是似乎有一個更為明顯的原因：相比起同為前Fifth Harmony成員的Camila Cabello那直沖云霄般的成功，Normani自己的單飛事業(yè)發(fā)展得要緩慢得多。在“Motivation”這支完全由這個23歲女孩演唱的歌曲中，Normani閃亮登臺，向世界證明Fifth Harmony不只有一位閃亮的未來明星。

She’s recorded lovelorn duets with Sam Smith, Khalid, and 6LACK, but on “Motivation,” Normani finally has some?fun. “Why would we ever do something instead of/Fallin’ into the bed right now?” she teases, her voice glowing with the excitement of a relationship in its honeymoon stages. The sultry, syncopated vocal lines bear the imprint of co-writer?Ariana Grande, and as Normani sings over a booty-bouncing hip-hop groove complete with trumpet breakdown, she seems to draw on both “Check On It”-era Beyoncé and the brassy sounds of?Homecoming.

Normani已經(jīng)和Sam Smith，Khalid和6LACK都合作演唱過那些苦情對唱曲目，但是在“Motivation”中，她終于給自己也找了些樂子。“Why would we ever do something instead of/Fallin’ into the bed right now?（除了立刻就滾上床/我們怎么還會考慮別的？）”她挑逗著唱道，在蜜月期關(guān)系里的她，聲音興奮高亢，顯得熱情四溢。這份風(fēng)情萬種的切分音唱法顯然受到了聯(lián)合創(chuàng)作人Ariana Grande的影響，而當(dāng)她伴著小號變奏唱著那激情四射的抖臀嘻哈節(jié)奏，似乎同時致敬了“Check On It”時期的Beyoncé和《Homecoming》中磅礴的銅管樂。

But the “Motivation” video will dispel any doubts about the strength of Normani’s own star power. An homage to turn-of-the-millennium dance clips by the likes of Destiny’s Child, J. Lo, Ciara, and Britney Spears, it sees the former gymnast and “Dancing With the Stars” finalist powering through supercharged choreo with finesse, pulling off intricate hip-hop moves as easily as she handles a partner dance. Her final display of talent arrives when she executes a complicated series of flips on the basketball court. She’s not walking in anyone’s shadow now.

但“Motivation”的音樂錄影帶足以打消任何對Normani個人明星魅力的質(zhì)疑。這是對千禧之交——Destiny’s Child，J. Lo，Ciara以及Britney Spears等人的舞蹈致敬，MV中這位前體操運動員和《與星共舞》決賽選手有力地跳著高難度的編舞動作，輕而易舉地完成那些復(fù)雜的嘻哈舞步，搭檔舞蹈對她來說也同樣易如反掌。當(dāng)她在籃球場上完成了一系列極為復(fù)雜的空翻后，她的才華得到了最精彩的展示。現(xiàn)在的她已不在任何人的陰影中。