Hey this is actually a pretty nice version. Still liked the original singer better but the Jolin sang differently than original singer's style so it's okay to listen to something different occasionally.
wow very nice accent love it hehehehe i realy really love it to hear very nice in my ears... love it so much. to the singer your my idol now heheheheh
Lovely rendition of this wonderful song. Jolin Tsai sings as delicately and prettily as she herself is.
m41a1's comments are error-ridden about native/non-native speakers of English. A linguistics class might assist this person is learning something about jaw, tongue, soft palate, and throat movements so he/she can speak with some credibility. Ms. Tsai's pronunciation is better than many native speakers. Try listening to Tanya Chua also.
tingc92, I agree: I'd love to hear this in Chinese!
BTW -- I hear all ye what you're saying about "beautiful accent" and all in trying to make lemonade out of lemons, but take a listen of Julio Inglesias singing Starry Starry Night on Youtube as another example of foreign singer trying to sing in non-native tongue. It starts out well with good intentions and dabbling in crossing borders and markets but tends to wind up as epic failures. Julio like Jolin is well establish in their own markets and they should just accept that and don't experiment.
I know of only 1 male DJ on ICRT radio who never spent time living Stateside, learned all his English in Taiwan and can mimic colloquial American speech almost undetectable of accent. That's a very very rare talent. Unfortunately, Jolin Tsai is not an execption, that's why native speakers can detect the accent immediately. But to her ears she's already done her best to give her some credit.
Since non-Native English speakers did not learn English speech in the same part of the brain where they learned Chinese, there are bound to be major differences in pronunciation compared to native speakers. As hard as they can try, an adult Chinese speaker won't be able to mimic like children, hence the accent.
Non native English speakers typically can't detect variations from what they hear and what they wind up repeating. In English speech, native speakers generate sound from the tip of the tongue with little jaw movement. Chinese speakers are trained to generate sounds by using lots of jaw movement and generate sound from within the mouth. An adult Chinese student of English will be using a different part of the brain compared to babies and children under 12yro.
There are very very few people who are born & raised & continue to live in non-English speaking countries who can perfect accents & pronounce like native speakers. Biologically, once you're past 12 years of age or so, all your learning is done in a different part of the brain. For non-native speakers, unless they are able immerse themselves in a 100% English speaking environment, where you even start dreaming in English, there is very very little chance they can get English speech right.
damn it people. why dont you shut up about her accent. i think its fine. appreciate the song rather than thinking your better cuz your english is better than hers. if your in the mood to criticize, dont do it here..
I'm stunned by her accent. Thought her English would be better than that. Another fine example why Chinese signers should not attempt to sing in English before they have a good grasp of that language. Well, I hate to say this but she looked rather silly in the video by singing in English. JMHO.
Hey this is actually a pretty nice version. Still liked the original singer better but the Jolin sang differently than original singer's style so it's okay to listen to something different occasionally.
SablePhantom 2 months ago
it's nice, try watch the version in the Philippines , search Sarah Geronimo [I Won't Last a Day Without You], she's pop star princess in phil.
elnadilpino 3 months ago
wow very nice accent love it hehehehe i realy really love it to hear very nice in my ears... love it so much. to the singer your my idol now heheheheh
eliascanoy 3 months ago
真的很喜歡Jolin唱英文慢歌
很有感情很有感覺!!
yo123456tw 3 months ago
yeah.. good accent..... ;-)
jeruhwell 3 months ago
Really nice....
junaks1967 3 months ago
該閉嘴的人可以閉嘴嗎!
他唱功如果不好!他當年是MTV新生卡位戰第一名
你把評審的專業放哪了!
jolin821027 3 months ago
依林以前比現在正..
個人意見
不是批評:)
yunyun8909 5 months ago
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yunai09 5 months ago
i love her singing english
sasunarulover2010 8 months ago
Lovely rendition of this wonderful song. Jolin Tsai sings as delicately and prettily as she herself is.
m41a1's comments are error-ridden about native/non-native speakers of English. A linguistics class might assist this person is learning something about jaw, tongue, soft palate, and throat movements so he/she can speak with some credibility. Ms. Tsai's pronunciation is better than many native speakers. Try listening to Tanya Chua also.
tingc92, I agree: I'd love to hear this in Chinese!
cienh2o 9 months ago
it would be nice if they can translate it over to chinese and sing it in that.
Great song!
tingc92 11 months ago
nice song !
It's fantastic that girl !!
she12nutry 1 year ago
for you MOO...
kuroimania 1 year ago
M41a1 - biggest hater EVER
This song is so well sung
I prefer jolins voice over any "perfect english" speaking person
iHsg16 1 year ago 3
承认jolin是位很努力的歌手,她也知道自己的歌功的不足,故近年来都走舞曲主打,在舞蹈上也下了不少功夫。不过有些东西如果没有天分,就需要更多的付出,现在的娱乐圈更是不好混的·祝福她吧
Jyastanet 1 year ago
BTW -- I hear all ye what you're saying about "beautiful accent" and all in trying to make lemonade out of lemons, but take a listen of Julio Inglesias singing Starry Starry Night on Youtube as another example of foreign singer trying to sing in non-native tongue. It starts out well with good intentions and dabbling in crossing borders and markets but tends to wind up as epic failures. Julio like Jolin is well establish in their own markets and they should just accept that and don't experiment.
m41a1 1 year ago
@m41a1
Are you fucking retarded?
Sasor1234 1 year ago
I know of only 1 male DJ on ICRT radio who never spent time living Stateside, learned all his English in Taiwan and can mimic colloquial American speech almost undetectable of accent. That's a very very rare talent. Unfortunately, Jolin Tsai is not an execption, that's why native speakers can detect the accent immediately. But to her ears she's already done her best to give her some credit.
m41a1 1 year ago
Since non-Native English speakers did not learn English speech in the same part of the brain where they learned Chinese, there are bound to be major differences in pronunciation compared to native speakers. As hard as they can try, an adult Chinese speaker won't be able to mimic like children, hence the accent.
m41a1 1 year ago
Non native English speakers typically can't detect variations from what they hear and what they wind up repeating. In English speech, native speakers generate sound from the tip of the tongue with little jaw movement. Chinese speakers are trained to generate sounds by using lots of jaw movement and generate sound from within the mouth. An adult Chinese student of English will be using a different part of the brain compared to babies and children under 12yro.
m41a1 1 year ago
There are very very few people who are born & raised & continue to live in non-English speaking countries who can perfect accents & pronounce like native speakers. Biologically, once you're past 12 years of age or so, all your learning is done in a different part of the brain. For non-native speakers, unless they are able immerse themselves in a 100% English speaking environment, where you even start dreaming in English, there is very very little chance they can get English speech right.
m41a1 1 year ago
wow,just like the original, with asian spice.....love it...
louie041785 1 year ago
good video!
esperprince1 1 year ago
還是喜歡她的嗓音...
fashion1122 1 year ago
damn it people. why dont you shut up about her accent. i think its fine. appreciate the song rather than thinking your better cuz your english is better than hers. if your in the mood to criticize, dont do it here..
hildy10238 1 year ago
pretty song i like it
123johnseth 1 year ago
i very very like this song
123johnseth 1 year ago
I'm stunned by her accent. Thought her English would be better than that. Another fine example why Chinese signers should not attempt to sing in English before they have a good grasp of that language. Well, I hate to say this but she looked rather silly in the video by singing in English. JMHO.
deepblue1776 1 year ago
I Won't Last a Day Without You
maggien2010 2 years ago
She obviously had a teacher who wasn't American or Canadian. her phrasing is English.
baird55aus 2 years ago
Great job Jolin :)
badboyblue99 2 years ago 2
ayus au
SaiThel21 2 years ago
She's very very very extremely pretty here..
MissloveablexX 2 years ago 21
@MissloveablexX nose bleed
brendanraymond 2 years ago
pretty song i like it
123johnseth 1 year ago
she still have a weird accent though. no offence.
thsuperhero 2 years ago
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and u have bad spelling, no offense
dustinchen 2 years ago
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o0o0o0oops 2 years ago
@dustinchen
so do you, no offence
xiahaha 1 year ago
@xiahaha better than yours, it's offense by the way go to school
dustinchen 1 year ago
wow...i'm stunned by her beautiful accent...
ZackChuen 2 years ago 27
Wow!!! She's totally good in English!!! Doesn't look like a pure Taiwanese!
chocolatelollita11 2 years ago 5
I am not that into jolin but this is a good song=) she looks pretty as usual.
bubblegum4jenn 2 years ago
yvette74731 is so lousy
o2kaya1 2 years ago 6
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so bad
yvette74731 2 years ago
not bad....
done12done12 2 years ago 3
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sucked
daddyofsmack 3 years ago
jolin trying english album now :]
nice nails XD
bobobear0324 3 years ago 6