Hôm nay Nhạc Xanh xin giới thiệu nhạc yêu cầu như đã hứa với một số bạn yêu nhạc. chúng ta sẽ nghe 14 bài hát của ban nhạc được rất nhiều bạn trẻ mến mộ: West Life

Westlife là một boyband nhạc pop đến từ Ireland và được thành lập năm 1998, ông bầu của nhóm là Louis Walsh. Nhóm đã đạt được thành công lớn ở Anh và Ireland cũng như ở các nước khác tại Châu Âu và một số nơi như Úc, Châu Á và Châu Phi.

Westlife đã có 14 đĩa đơn đạt vị trí #1 trong bảng xếp hạng Anh (tính từ năm 1999 đến năm 2006), xếp thứ 3 trong số những nghệ sĩ và ban nhạc có nhiều đĩa đơn #1 nhất tại Anh (chỉ sau Elvis Presley và The Beatles, xếp ngang với Cliff Richard). Westlife là ban nhạc duy nhất trong lịch sử bảng xếp hạng Anh có 7 đĩa đơn liên tiếp đạt vị trí #1 và giành giải “Ghi Âm của Năm” tại Anh 4 lần. Ban nhạc đã bán được tổng cộng 40 triệu album tại hơn 40 nước, 14 lần đĩa đơn #1 tại Anh và 13 lần đĩa đơn #1 tại Ireland.

Westlife được thành lập tháng 7 năm 1998 với năm thành viên: Mark Feehily, Shane Filan, Kian Egan, Nicky Byrne và Brian McFadden. Tên ban nhạc là Westlife xuất phát từ việc có 3 thành viên trong nhóm đến từ Sligo (Tây Bắc Ireland) (lúc đầu nhóm mang tên Westside nhưng do trùng với một nhóm nhạc khác nên đã đổi thành Westlife).

Lần xuất hiện đầu tiên của Westlife trước công chúng là khi nhóm hát mở màn cho tour diễn của Boyzone ở Dublin (Ireland) năm 1998.
Tháng 3 năm 1999, Westlife phát hành đĩa đơn đầu tiên “Swear It Again”. Đĩa đơn này nhanh chóng chiếm ngôi vị quán quân tại bảng xếp hạng Anh & Ireland. Nhóm tiếp tục đạt thành công khi liên tục có các đĩa đơn #1 trong bảng xếp hạng gồm: “If I Let You Go” (tháng 8/1999), “Flying Without Wings” (tháng 11/1999) và đĩa đơn đôi “I Have A Dream/Seasons In The Sun” (vào tuần đầu tiên của thiên niên kỷ mới). Album đầu tiên của nhóm được lấy tựa đơn giản “Westlife”, phát hành vào tháng 11/1999 và cũng đạt thành công lớn khi đứng #2 trong bảng xếp hạng Anh. Đĩa đơn cuối cùng của album này là “Fool Again” (#1 tháng 4/2000).

Album tiếp theo của nhóm được phát hành tháng 11/2000 với tên gọi “Coast To Coast” và nhanh chóng đạt vị trí quán quân trên bảng xếp hạng, đồng thời cũng trở thành album bán chạy thứ tư trong năm 2000 tại Anh. Đĩa đơn đầu tiên trích từ album này là một ca khúc song ca với nữ ca sĩ Mariah Carey với tựa đề “Against All Odds” (cover của Phil Collins) và đã đạt #1 tháng 9/2000. Đĩa đơn thứ hai của album là bản ballad “My Love” (#1 cuối tháng 11/2000), đồng thời cũng đưa nhóm trở thành ban nhạc đầu tiên trong lịch sử nền ghi âm ở Anh có 7 đĩa đơn liên tiếp đạt #1. Tuy nhiên kỷ lục này đã kết thúc khi đĩa đơn thứ 8 của nhóm, “What Makes A Man”, phát hành vào dịp giáng sinh năm 2000 chỉ đạt vị trí #2.

Vào năm 2001, nhóm đã thực hiện tour diễn đầu tiên vòng quanh thế giới. Tháng 9/2001, album thứ ba của Westlife được phát hành mang tên “World Of Our Own” (nhóm đồng sáng tác 8 ca khúc trong album). Album này đã đạt vị trí quán quân tại Anh và 4 đĩa đơn trích từ album cũng đều đạt thành công, gồm: “Uptown Girl” (phát hành tháng 2/2001 và đạt #1 nhưng sau đó mới được đưa và album), “Queen Of My Heart” (#1 tháng 11/2001), “World Of Our Own” (#1 tháng 2/2002) và “Bop Bop Baby” (#5 tháng 5/2002).
Ngày 9 tháng 3 năm 2004, Brian McFadden tuyên bố rời nhóm để dành nhiều thời gian hơn cho gia đình riêng. (Vợ Brian là Kerry Katona, cựu thành viên ban nhạc Atomic Kitten và họ đã có hai con gái là Molly & Lilly-Sue. Tuy nhiên, hai người đã chia tay tháng 11/2004.) Nhiều người tin rằng Westlife sẽ sớm tan rã nhưng sự thực không phải như vậy.
Với 4 thành viên còn lại, vào tháng 11/2004, Westlife đã phát hành album thứ sáu, “Allow Us To Be Frank”, với phong cách nhạc Swing và nhạc Jazz, gồm những ca khúc từ thập niên 1950, thập niên 1960 được cover lại của các nghệ sĩ như Frank Sinatra, Nat King Cole… Album đã vươn tới vị trí #3 tại Anh.
Ngày 24 tháng 10 năm 2005, đĩa đơn “You Raise Me Up” được phát hành và nhanh chóng đạt vị trí số 1 trong bảng xếp hạng Anh. Một tuần lễ sau, nhóm phát hành album thứ bảy với tựa “Face To Face”. Album này lại đưa Westlife tới ngôi quán quân bảng xếp hạng, cùng thời điểm đó, “You Raise Me Up” vẫn đứng vững ở vị trí số 1, Westlife đã trở thành ban nhạc đầu tiên trong lịch sử tại Anh có đĩa đơn và album cùng đạt số 1 trong một tuần lễ. Các đĩa đơn còn lại trích từ album gồm: “When You Tell Me That You Love Me” (Song ca với Diana Ross, #2 tháng 12/2005), “Amazing” (#4 tháng 2/2006).

Vào năm 2007, Westlife đã ra album Back Home với 3 single rất thành công: Home, Us against the world và Something right.

Cuối năm 2008, nhóm nhạc tiếp tục thực hiện tour diễn “10 years of Westlife” tại Croke Park Stadium kỉ niệm chặng đường 10 năm thành lập nhóm và 1 tour diễn tại St.Patrick Park vào ngày 15 tháng 3 năm 2009. Mới đây, Westlife được xếp thứ 3 trong 5 nhóm nhạc vĩ đại nhất Anh quốc.
Nhóm đang thực hiện tiếp album thứ 10 của mình. Việc ghi âm được bắt đầu từ 1 tháng 7 năm 2009 ở Telefunken studios, Luân Đôn. Nhóm đã tuyên bố là sẽ làm việc thu âm 100% chất liệu mới, không cover và sẽ tiếp tục hát cho đến lúc họ có nhiều đĩa đơn hit #1 hơn The Beatles, nhóm nhạc duy nhất có nhiều đĩa đơn hit #1 hơn Westlife. Nhóm cũng nói rằng album mới sẽ có âm hưởng rock và không còn đơn thuần ballad.
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Ngoài ra, chắc các bạn cũng biết rằng Brian McFadden, chàng trai tóc vàng cao lớn, thành viên cũ của West Life đã đến tham gia biểu diễn trong Đêm nghệ thuật Hennessy 2009, diễn ra vào 6/10 tại Hà Nội, trong sự hâm mộ cuồng nhiệt của các fan Việt Nam.

Thân ái chúc các bạn một ngày tươi hồng vui trong tình yêu âm nhạc.

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1. SMILE – Diana Ross Tribute – West Life

Smile though your heart is aching
Smile even though it’s breaking
When there are clouds in the sky, you’ll get by
If you smile through your fear and sorrow
Smile and maybe tomorrow
You’ll see the sun come shining through for you

Light up your face with gladness
Hide every trace of sadness
Although a tear may be ever so near
That’s the time you must keep on trying
Smile, what’s the use of crying?
You’ll find that life is still worthwhile
If you just smile

That’s the time you must keep on trying
Smile, what’s the use of crying?
You’ll find that life is still worthwhile
If you just smile

2. SEASONS IN THE SUN

[Kian:]
Goodbye to you my trusted friend
We’ve known each other since we were nine or ten
Together we’ve climbed hills and trees
Learned of love and ABC’s
Skinned our hearts and skinned our knees

[Bryan:]
Goodbye my friend it’s hard to die
When all the birds are singing in the sky
Now that spring is in the air
Pretty girls are everywhere
Think of me and I’ll be there

[All:]
We had joy we had fun we had seasons in the sun
But the hills that we climbed were just seasons out of time

[Shane:]
Goodbye Papa please pray for me
I was the black sheep of the family
You tried to teach me right from wrong
Too much wine and too much song
Wonder how I got along

[Mark:]
Goodbye papa it’s hard to die
When all the birds are singing in the sky
Now that the spring is in the air
Little children everywhere
When you see them I’ll be there

[All:]
We had joy we had fun we had seasons in the sun
But the wine and the song like the seasons have all gone
We had joy we had fun we had seasons in the sun
But the wine and the song like the seasons have all gone

[Nicky:]
Goodbye Michelle my little one
You gave me love and helped me find the sun
And every time that I was down
You would always come around
And get my feet back on the ground

[Shane:]
Goodbye Michelle it’s hard to die
When all the birds are singing in the sky
Now that the spring is in the air
With the flowers everywhere
I wish that we could both be there

[All:]
We had joy we had fun we had seasons in the sun
But the hills that we climbed were just seasons out of time
We had joy we had fun we had seasons in the sun
But the wine and the song like the seasons have all gone
We had joy we had fun we had seasons in the sun
But the hills that we climbed were just seasons out of time
We had joy we had fun we had seasons in the sun
But the wine and the song like the seasons have all gone

3. FLYING WITHOUT WINGS

[Shane:]
Everybody’s looking for that something
One thing that makes it all complete
You’ll find it in the strangest places
Places you never knew it could be

Some find it in the face of their children
Some find it in their lover’s eyes
Who can deny the joy it brings
When you’ve found that special thing
You’re flying without wings

[Mark:]
Some find it sharing every morning
Some in their solitary lives
You’ll find it in the words of others
A simple line can make you laugh or cry

You’ll find it in the deepest friendship
The kind you cherish all your life
And when you know how much that means
You’ve found that special thing
You’re flying without wings

So, impossible as they may seem
You’ve got to fight for every dream
Cos who’s to know which one you let go
Would have made you complete

[Shane:]
Well, for me it’s waking up beside you
To watch the sunrise on your face
To know that I can say I love you
In any given time or place

[Mark:]
It’s little things that only I know
Those are the things that make you mine
And it’s like flying without wings
Cos you’re my special thing
I’m flying without wings

[Shane:]
And you’re the place my life begins
And you’ll be where it ends

[Mark:]
I’m flying without wings
And that’s the joy you bring
I’m flying without wings

4. MY LOVE ( LIVE)

An empty street
An empty house
A hole inside my heart
I’m all alone, the rooms are getting smaller

I wonder how
I wonder why
I wonder where they are
The days we had
The songs we sang together
Oh yeah

And oh my love
I’m holding on forever
Reaching for a love that seems so far

So I say a little prayer
And hope my dreams will take me there
Where the skies are blue to see you once again
My love

Overseas from coast to coast
To find the place I love the most
Where the fields are green to see you once again
My love

I try to read
I go to work
I’m laughing with my friends
But I can’t stop to keep myself
From thinking
Oh no

I wonder how
I wonder why
I wonder where they are
The days we had, the songs we sang together
Oh yeah

And oh my love
I’m holding on forever
Reaching for the love that seems so far

So I say a little prayer
And hope my dreams will take me there
Where the skies are blue to see you once again
My love

Overseas from coast to coast
To find the place I love the most
Where the fields are green to see you once again

To hold you in my arms
To promise you my love
To tell you from my heart
You’re all I’m thinking of

Reaching for the love that seems so far

So I say a little prayer
And hope my dreams will take me there
Where the skies are blue to see you once again
My love

Overseas from coast to coast
To find the place I love the most
Where the fields are green to see you once again
My love

Say a little prayer
Dreams will take me there
Where the skies are blue to see you once again

Overseas from coast to coast
To find the place I love the most
Where the fields are green to see you once again
My love

5. YOU RAISE ME UP

When I am down and, oh my soul, so weary;
When troubles come and my heart burdened be;
Then, I am still and wait here in the silence,
Until you come and sit awhile with me.

You raise me up, so I can stand on mountains;
You raise me up, to walk on stormy seas;
I am strong, when I am on your shoulders;
You raise me up… To more than I can be.

[Instrumental break]

You raise me up, so I can stand on mountains;
You raise me up, to walk on stormy seas;
I am strong, when I am on your shoulders;
You raise me up… To more than I can be.

You raise me up, so I can stand on mountains;
You raise me up, to walk on stormy seas;
I am strong, when I am on your shoulders;
You raise me up… To more than I can be.

You raise me up, so I can stand on mountains;
You raise me up, to walk on stormy seas;
I am strong, when I am on your shoulders;
You raise me up… To more than I can be.

You raise me up… To more than I can be.

6. HARD TO SAY I’M SORRY

Everybody needs a little time away
I heard her say
From each other
Even lovers need a holiday
Far away from each other
Hold me now
It’s hard for me to say I’m sorry
I just want you to stay

After all that we’ve been through,
I will make it up to you
I promise to
And after all that’s been said and done
You’re just a part of me I can’t let go

Couldn’t stand to be kept away
Just for the day
From your body
Wouldn’t want to be swept away
Far away from the one that I love

Hold me now
It’s hard for me to say I’m sorry
I just want you to know

Hold me now
I really want to tell you I’m sorry

I could never let you go
After all that we’ve been through,
I will make it up to you
I promise to

And after all that’s been said and done
You’re just a part of me I can’t let go
After all that we’ve been through,
I will make it up to you,
I promise to

And after all that’s been said and done
You’re just a part of me I can’t let go

You’re gonna be the lucky one

Everybody needs a little time away
I heard her say

7. NEVER TOO FAR HERO – Mariah Carey and Westlife Live 2001

You’re with me
Til the bitter end
What we had transcends
This experience
Too painful to
Talk about
So I’ll hold it in
Til my heart can mend
And be brave enough to love again

A place in time
Still belongs to us
Stays preserved in my mind
In the memories there is solace

Never too far away
I won’t let time erase
One bit of yesterday
Cause I have learned that
Nobody can take your place
Though we can never be
I’ll keep you close to me
When I remember

Glittering lights
Incandescent eyes
Still preserved
In my mind
In the memories I’ll find solace

Never too far away
I won’t let time erase
One bit of yesterday
And I have learned that
Nobody can take your place
Though we can never be
I’ll keep you close to me
And I’ll remember

A place in time
Still belongs to us
Stays preserved in my mind
In the memories there is solace

Never too far away
I won’t let time erase
One bit of yesterday
Cause I have learned that
Nobody can take your place
And though we can never be
I’ll always think of you and me
Always remember

Love

You’re never too far

8. MORE THAN WORDS

Saying I love you,
Is not the words,
I want to hear from you,
It’s not that I want you,
Not to say but if you only knew,
How easy,
it would be to show me how you feel,

More than words,
is all you have to do,
to make it real,
Then you wouldn’t have to say,
that you love me,
Cause I’d already know,

What would you do,
if my heart was torn in two,
More than words to show you feel,
That your love for me is real,

What would you say,
if I took those words away,
Then you couldn’t make things new,
Just by saying I love you,

It’s more than words,
It’s more than what you say,
It’s the things you do,
oh yeah,
It’s more than words,
It’s more than what you say,
It’s the things you do,
oh yeah,

Now that I’ve tried to,
talk to you and make you understand,
All you have to do,
is close your eyes,
And just reach out your hands,
and touch me,
Hold me close don’t ever let me go,

More than words,
is all I ever needed you to show,
Then you wouldn’t have to say,
that you love me,
Cause I’d already know,

What would you do,
if my heart was torn in two,

More than words to show you feel,
That your love for me is real,
What would you say,
if I took those words away,
Then you couldn’t make things new,(no no)
Just by saying I love you…..

9. ALL OUT OF LOVE – Feat Delta Goodrem

I’m lying alone with my head on the phone
Thinking of you till it hurts
I know you hurt too but what else can we do
Tormented and torn apart
I wish I could carry your smile and my heart
For times when my life feels so low
It would make me believe what tomorrow could bring
When today doesn’t really know, doesn’t really know

[Chorus:]
I ‘m all out of love, I’m so lost without you
I know you were right believing for so long
I ‘m all out of love, what am I without you
I can’t be too late to say that I was so wrong

I want you to come back and carry me home
Away from this long lonely nights
I’m reaching for you, are you feeling it too
Does the feeling seem oh so right
And what would you say if I called on you now
And said that I can’t hold on
There’s no easy way, it gets harder each day
Please love me or I’ll be gone, I’ll be gone

[Chorus:]
I ‘m all out of love, I’m so lost without you
I know you were right believing for so long
I ‘m all out of love, what am I without you
I can’t be too late to say that I was so wrong

Oh, what are you thinking of?
What are you thinking of?
Oh, what are you thinking of?
What are you thinking of?

[Chorus: 3x]
I ‘m all out of love, I’m so lost without you
I know you were right believing for so long
I ‘m all out of love, what am I without you
I can’t be too late to say that I was so wrong

10. ON THE WINGS OF LOVE

[Shane:]
It’s good to know
I’ll have your love,
Which ever way the wind blows
A guiding light
That will shine on
Through the darkest night

[Mark:]
When the world seems like its full of strangers (full of strangers)
And I feel as if I’ve lost my way

You lift me up on the wings of love
Taking me higher still with every touch
Whenever I’m weak, honey
You take me there again
On the wings of love

[Shane:]
It’s all I need
When you hold me
And whisper tenderly
That I’m the one
You’ll love forever (forever)
What else could I want

[Mark:]
In life where we all go through changes
And when the dreams I have, been swept away

You lift me up on the wings of love
Taking me higher still with every touch
Whenever I’m weak, honey
You take me there again
On the wings of love

Oh

(I’m flying high)
Its all I need when you hold me close and you whisper tenderly
(Up on the wings of love)
Higher still with every touch
Whenever I’m weak, honey
You take me there again
On the wings of love

Oh

You lift me up on the wings of love (on the wings of love)
Higher still with every touch (Higher still with every touch)
Whenever I’m weak, honey
You take me there again
On the wings of love
(On the wings of love)

11. I LAY MY LOVE ON YOU

Just a smile and the rain is gone
Can hardly believe it (yeah)
There’s an angel standing next to me
Reaching for my heart

Just a smile and there’s no way back
Can hardly believe it (yeah)
But there’s an angel, she’s calling me
Reaching for my heart
I know, that I’ll be ok now
This time it’s real

I lay my love on you
It’s all I wanna do
Everytime I breathe I feel brand new
You open up my heart
Show me all your love, and walk right through
As I lay my love on you

I was lost in a lonely place
Could hardly even believe it (yeah)
Holding on to yesterdays
Far, far too long

Now I believe its ok cause this time it’s real

I lay my love on you
It’s all I wanna do
Everytime I breathe I feel brand new
You open up my heart
Show me all your love, and walk right through
As I lay my love on you

I never knew that love could fell so good

Like once in a lifetime
You change my world

I lay my love on you
You make me feel brand new
Show me all your love, and walk right through
As I lay my love on you

I lay my love on you
It’s all I wanna do
Everytime I breathe I feel brand new
You open up my heart
Show me all your love, and walk right through
As I lay my love on you

I lay my love on you
You make me feel brand new
You open up my heart
Show me all your love, and walk right through
As I lay my love on you

As I lay my love on you

12. IT’S YOU

Verse 1
There’s a laugh in my eyes
There’s a waltz in my walk
And it’s been such a long time
Since there was hope in my talk
If you never knew what it is that’s new… it’s you
‘Cause when your hands are in mine
You set a fire that everyone can see
And it’s burning away
Every bad memory
To tell you the truth
If it’s something new… baby it’s you

Chorus
It’s you in the morning
It’s you in the night
A beautiful angel came down to light up my life

Verse 2
The world’s a different place
Where nothing’s too hard to say
And nothing’s too hard to do
Never too much to go through
To tell you the truth
Everything that’s new…. Baby It’s you

Chorus

Bridge
So if I get to grow old
With many years behind me
There’s only one thing I want
One thing I need beside me
For all that you are
For everything you do
For all that you’ve done
Just for showing me the truth

It’s you
It’s you
Baby it’s you

13. I’LL BE THERE

You and I must make a pact
We must bring salvation back
Where there is love
I’ll be there (I’ll be there)

I’ll reach out my hand to you
I’ll have faith in all you do
Just call my name
And I’ll be there (I’ll be there)

Woah woah yeah

I’ll be there to comfort you
I’ll build my world and dreams around you
So glad that I found you
I’ll be there with love that’s strong
I’ll be your strength
I’ll keep holding on and on and on
Oh yes I will

Let me fill your heart with joy and laughter
Togetherness well that’s all I’m after
Whenever you need me
I’ll be there

I’ll be there to protect you
With an unselfish love that respects you
Just call my name
And I’ll be there

I’ll be there to comfort you
I’ll build my world and dreams around you
So glad that I found you
I’ll be there with love that’s strong
I’ll be your strength
I’ll keep holding on and on
Oh yeah

If you should ever find someone new
I know he’d better be good to you
Cos if he doesn’t
Then I’ll be there

Don’t you know baby yeah,
I’ll be there (I’ll be there)
I’ll be there (I’ll be there)
Just call my name
And I’ll be there

Oh yeah yeah yeah yeah

I’ll be there baby
I’ll be there
You know I’ll be there (oh yeah)
Just call my name and I’ll be there (Oh yeah, oh baby)
I’ll be there (I’ll be there)
I’ll be there (I’ll be there)
Just call my name
And I’ll be there

14. AGAINST ALL ODDS – Westlife feat. Mariah Carey

How can I just let you walk away
Just let you leave without a trace
When I stand here taking
Every breath with you
You’re the only one
Who relly knew me at all
How can you just walk away from me
When all I can do is watch you leave
‘Cause we’ve shared the laughter and the pain
And even shared th tears
You’re the only one
Who really knew me at all
So take a look at me now
Oh theres just an empty space
And theres nothing left here to
Remind me
Just a memory of your face
Take a look at me now
‘Cause theres just an empty space
And you coming back to me is against
all odds

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And thats what I’ve got to face
I wish I could just make you turn around
Turn around and see me cry
Theres so much I need to say to you
So many reasons why
You’re the only one
Who really knew me at all
So take a look at me now
‘Cause theres just an empty space
And there nothing left here to remind me
Just the memory of your face
Take a look at me now
‘Cause theres just an empty space
But to wait for you is
All I can do
And thats what I’ve got to face
Take a good look at me now
‘Cause I’ll still be standing here
And you coming back to me is against all odds
Thats the chance I’ve got to take
Take a look at me now

15. Westlife – 10 Years Of Westlife Live At Croke Park Stadium Part 1(Beginning and Hit You With The Real Thing)