這次要介紹的藝人比較特別，一來因為雖然他們因為法文歌曲而一舉成名，在法國也有相當的知名度，並且也持續的在演唱法文歌曲，但深受法國人喜愛的他們卻不是法國團體。第二，他們也是 巴黎 在介紹這么多藝人當中，有貼身採訪並且聊天過的藝人！！他們就是 Pink Martini 紅粉馬汀尼！
這張《Sympathique》《輕鬆歡愉》翻唱各種曲風的老歌，從香頌、拉丁、爵士、輕古典、波麗露、老電影主題曲、到日本民謠都有，全都在他們巧手打造下，保留原本風味，卻展現出既優雅且華麗但又清新的質感。其中由團長兼鋼琴手 Thomas M.Lauderdale 與女主唱 China Forbes 共同譜寫的〈Je Ne Veux Pas Travailler〉〈我不想工作〉，不但被選為雪鐵龍汽車畢卡索車系廣告主題曲，這專輯中唯一的法文歌曲也打動了法國人的心，征服了他們的耳朵，除了攻占排行榜第十七名，也在二○○二年被眾多法國巨星翻唱！！
『我不想要工作，我不要吃中飯，我只想要遺忘，所以我要抽菸。很久以前我就知道愛情的味道，像是百萬朵玫瑰，聞起來卻不是那么甜美。現在只要有朵花在我身邊，我就感覺不對勁！』China 恍似回到一九五○年代的磁性歌聲，與輕巧的鋼琴揭開序幕，小編制的沙龍樂團，溫馨但清脆迴響的空心吉他，淡淡的 Cha Cha 風情，這裡是巴黎這古城、這花都，某個慵懶的暖洋洋清晨，你有那么點低迷，因為捉摸不定的愛情，所以耍任性耍憂鬱的靠在窗台，無意識的以目光掃射街頭來往行人；坐在 Café de Flore 花神咖啡館 或 Les Deux Magots 雙叟咖館 露天咖啡座上，點了根煙，但裊裊的煙霧卻如心頭煩悶縈繞不去。幸好這歌聲，幸好這樂音，像 Café au Lait 上的柔潤奶沫，香甜的解了一絲藍色情緒。
例如專輯中第九首改編自希臘民歌的【Never on Sunday】，低頻的鼓音震波加上如怨如慕，如泣如訴的女聲口白，請特別注意曲中兩分十五秒時，那極富戲劇效果的嘆息聲；至於專輯中的【Sympathique】，則被法國雪鐵龍車廠拿去做Picasso車型的廣告配樂。【Que Sera Sera】是大伙兒耳熟能詳的曲子，Pink Martini則將這首曲子表現得有些奇特。對我個人來說，那有點像是兒時旋轉木馬的變奏曲，而突兀的和弦採用，也許會讓一些受過基本音樂訓練的聆聽者有些不慣，而使整首曲子帶有些微迷離的幻覺。【La Soledad】在曲子開始的前一分多鐘具有蕭邦風格的濃厚古典氣息，隨後曲風一轉，氣宇軒昂的男聲，立刻代入高貴的拉丁氣質。之後，則化為拉丁與古典的深度對談。倘使你對拉丁樂曲情有獨锺，那么第六首與第七首曲子，無疑就是典型的代表。
專輯《期待美夢成真》除了保有《往日情懷》專輯中大家最愛的浪漫巴黎情懷外，以往出現的古巴騷沙和巴西的婆娑娜瓦節奏仍舊少不了，並保持著輕快、熱情卻不吵雜的舞曲型態。 此外令人感觀為之一振的是專輯中所嘗試的音樂新元素，例如專輯中的第一張國際單曲 《拿坡里之夜》(UNA NOTTE A NAPOLI)便結合了義大利民謠及騷沙節奏，成為了一首活力四射的嘉年華舞曲，而首曲《永不停止墜入愛河》(LET’S NEVER STOP FALLING IN LOVE)則是首令人瞬間摒息的古巴爵士以及專輯中的同名曲《期待美夢成真》(HANG ON LITTLE TOMATO)則是改編自義大利70年代的一首勵志詩歌，由主唱吉娜．福畢絲以香頌般的溫情口吻，悄悄道出：「繼續堅持，總有一天美夢成真…」的道理。 專輯中眾多的新風格也包含了首次嘗試的日本演歌《Kikuchiyo to mohshimasu》以及融合了西班牙佛朗明哥的《U plavu zoru》內容十分的豐富。 對於曾經聽過第一張專輯的人，這像是一次風格與視野的延伸。
Pink Martini這支多元的、富有天賦的、非常有趣的——被紐約客稱作“美麗的”“成熟的”“令人興奮異常的”樂隊帶著這張充滿了嫻熟的創作技巧和不停歇的華麗宣洩的專輯回來了。“我們就像音樂建築師一樣，把世界各地的旋律結合以後產出現代感的音樂。”樂隊的領導者、藝術指導和創建者Thomas Lauderdale解釋道。 China Forbes性感幽雅的聲音將娓娓道來——從像極黃金時代的好萊塢金曲Everywhere到法國式激情的Oja 。
一個來自美國 oregon 奧瑞岡州 Portland 波特蘭市，擁有十四名團員的沙龍音樂團，沒有國際唱片公司的龐大預算撐腰，卻在競爭激烈的法國單曲排行榜上奪下第十七名的佳績，並且入圍法國樂壇大獎『Les Victoires de la Musique』『音樂之光音樂獎』的『年度最佳歌曲』以及『最佳新人獎』，並且奪得白金唱片，他們是 Pink Martini 紅粉馬汀尼！紅粉馬丁尼Pink Martini於1994年成立於美國波特蘭，是鋼琴手Thomas M. Lauderdale組建了它。由14位頂尖音樂好手所組成，包括人聲、弦樂、管樂與打擊樂器群；他們展現出的樂風是多元且國際化的！其音樂風格揉合爵士樂、古典樂及古巴音樂，讓樂迷在聆賞的同時，仿佛置身於歐洲音樂廳、美國電影院與南美酒吧的微醺中！對紅粉馬丁尼樂團而言，他們以嚴肅的態度來製作音樂；然而音樂的表演方式卻是可以不拘形式且令聽眾在充滿驚奇的氣氛中放鬆、享受！
The eclectic, acoustic-oriented sounds of Pink Martini have never been easy to categorize, but that hasn't prevented the Portland, OR-based band from acquiring a loyal, enthusiastic cult following. Some reviewers have considered Pink Martini to be a product of the neo-swing trend of the 1990s and have compared them to bands like the Squirrel Nut Zippers, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, and the Cherry Poppin' Daddies; however, Pink Martini have a much broader range of influences. And while most of the neo-swing acts that emerged in the 1990s favored a combination of jump blues and early rock & roll — sort of Louis Jordan and Big Joe Turner by way of Little Richard, Buddy Holly, and Chuck Berry — the diverse Pink Martini have offered a risk-taking blend of jazz (mainly swing), world music, cabaret, lounge, and 1940s-1950s film music. Pink Martini's influences are far-reaching, ranging from Cole Porter and Duke Ellington to French icon Edith Piaf to Latin greats such as Xavier Cugat, Beny Moré, and Tito Puente — and a variety of world music has affected them, including French chanson, Afro-Cuban salsa, Argentinean tango, Brazilian samba and bossa nova, Italian folk, Greek rembetiko, Middle Eastern music, and Asian music. Impressively, Pink Martini's lead singer, China Forbes (b. April 29, 1970, Cambridge, MA), has performed in at least ten different languages, including English, Spanish, Italian, French, Portuguese, Greek, Arabic, and Japanese. In 2004, Pink Martini founder/pianist Thomas M. Lauderdale (b. July 14, 1970, Oakland, CA) articulated the band's global outlook perfectly when he said: "I think it's important to be a citizen of the world as opposed to being a citizen of this particular country. Part of that means studying other people's languages."
Lauderdale formed Pink Martini in 1994, hiring Forbes as the band's lead singer the following year. Neither Lauderdale nor Forbes is a native of Portland; Forbes, who grew up in Cambridge, met Lauderdale when both of them were attending Harvard University in the late '80s (she graduated in 1992). And Lauderdale lived in California and Indiana as a kid, although he spent his teens in Portland and moved back to Portland not long after graduating from Harvard. Forbes recorded a solo album, Love Handle, in 1995, but Pink Martini quickly became her main focus. Other members of Pink Martini have included Gavin Bondy on trumpet, Robert Taylor on trombone, Phil Baker on acoustic bass, Nicholas Crosa on violin, Brian Lavern Davis on drums and percussion, Timothy Nishimoto on percussion and vocals, and Derek Rieth and Martín Zarzar on percussion. Pink Martini's debut album, Sympathique, was released on their own independent label, Heinz Records, in 1997; they went on to release their second album, Hang on Little Tomato, on Heinz in 2004 and their third album, Hey Eugene!, on Heinz in 2007. The following year, Heinz released Forbes' second solo album, '78, which was a major departure from her work with Pink Martini and favored an introspective adult alternative approach along the lines of Natalie Merchant and Sarah McLachlan. 2009 was a busy year for the band, with the concert DVD Discover the World: Live in Concert, which showed how Pink Martini spent most of their 2008, arriving that summer; the album Splendor in the Grass, which featured collaborations with Chavela Vargas and the Dandy Warhols' Courtney Taylor-Taylor, appeared that fall.
