2010-07-30

昨天的女孩兒





How someone who had been so close could be so far away?




The Eagles / The Girl from Yesterday (live @ Hell Freezes Over Concert)





It wasn't really sad the way they said good-bye
Or maybe it just hurt so bad she couldn't cry
He packed his things, walked out the door and drove away
And she became the girl from yesterday

He took a plane across the sea
To some foreign land
She stayed at home and tried so hard to understand
How someone who had been so close could be so far away
And she became the girl from yesterday

She doesn't know what's right
She doesn't know what's wrong
She only knows the pain that comes from waiting for so long
And she doesn't count the teardrops
That she's cried while he's away
Because she knows deep in her heart
That he'll be back someday

The light's on in the window; she's waiting by the phone
Talking to a memory that's never coming home
She dreams of his returning and the things that he might say
But she'll always be the girl from yesterday
Yeh, she'll always be the girl from yesterday


The Eagles
The Girl from Yesterday
Hell Freezes Over (1994)



2010-07-26

寂靜之聲






Hello, darkness my old friend...





最近看 Watchmen 在 the Comedian 葬禮配樂....

這裡是這首歌的背景...
這首歌是Paul Simon在1964年寫的,他 與Art Garfunkel所合唱。歌曲透過描寫一種關於大眾沈浸在沈默(盲目、壓制等象徵)之中的異象(Vision),來批判社會只知道盲目崇拜物質偶像(Neon god they made),不知道也不敢正視社會的真實面(例如地下鐵與廉價公寓中的窮人)。沈默變成一種聲音(sound of silence)讓大眾以為一切都還是正常。Paul Simon在美國社會正經歷如越戰、反種族歧視等社會動亂的年代寫這首歌,應該是希望社會能夠突破這些盲目與不合理的壓抑,而找到出路。


最後幾句, 蠻有意思的....
the people bowed and prayed to the neon god they made:舊約聖經描寫摩西領猶太人出埃及要往上帝所應允的迦南美地,路中摩西上西乃山領取上帝的十誡與祝福時,他的兄弟亞倫與猶太人民因失去信心與耐心所以造了一個金牛犢偶像來代替上帝。這裡Paul Simon引用聖經典故,指責現代資本主義社會是追求眩目的物質享受(neon god)。

the sign flashed out its warning, in the words that it was forming:聖經中上帝在以洪水或大火等災難處罰其子民後往往就又發出慈悲心,與存活的猶太人立下約定只要人民順服祂將給予祝福。例如挪亞方舟的故事,彩虹變成立約的記號。這裡的記號(sign)也有超自然的神諭的含意(雖然不一定是猶太教或基督教的神)。大意是:記號透過其正在撰寫的文字閃出警訊。

The words of the prophets are written on the subway walls and tenement halls. :先知的話語是寫在地鐵的牆上以及廉價公寓的大廳裡。表示社會真實的現狀(先知所見的事實)只有在地鐵牆上的塗鴉(graffiti)以及窮人在其所住的廉價公寓大廳中所發的怨言或哀求中。



Simon & Garfunkel / The Sound of Silence (live, 2003)


Simon & Garfunkel / The Sound of Silence (original)





Hello, darkness my old friend
I've come to talk with you again
Because a vision softly creeping
Left it's seeds while I was sleeping
And the vision that was planted in my brain
Still remains within the sound of silence

In restless dream
I walked alone the narrow street of cobble stone
Beneath the halo of a street lamp
I turned my collar to the cold and damp
When my eyes were stabbed by the flash of a neon light
That split the night and touched the sound of silence

And in the naked light
I saw ten thousand people may be more
People talking without speaking
People hearing without listening
People writing songs that voices never share
And no one dare disturb the sound of silence

"Fools" said I "you do not know"
"Silence like a cancer grows
Hear my words that I might teach you
Take my arms that I might reach you"
But my words like silent raindrops fell
And echoed in the wells of silence

And the people bowed and prayed to the neon god they made
And the sign flashed out it's warning
In the words that it was forming, and the signs said
"The words of the prophets
Are written on the subway walls and tenement halls
And whispered in the sound of silence"



Simon & Garfunkel
The Sound of Silence (1965)




2010-07-21

Dream On




小時候聽的歌, 好懷念啊!!
可以直接拉到3:40, Steve會大變身
變身不可怕, 可怕的是變回來還能繼續唱


Aerosmith / Dream On (live @ MTV)



Every time that I look in the mirror
All these lines on my face getting clearer
The past is gone
It went by, like dusk to dawn
Isn't that the way
Everybody's got their dues in life to pay

Yeah, I know nobody knows
Where it comes and where it goes
I know it's everybody's sin
You got to lose to know how to win

Half my life
Is in books' written pages
Lived and learned from fools and
From sages
You know it's true
All the things come back to you

Sing with me, sing for the year
Sing for the laugh, sing for the tears
Sing with me, if it's just for today
Maybe tomorrow, the good lord will take you away, yeah

Yeah, sing with me, sing for the year
Sing for the laugh, sing for the tear
Sing with me, if it's just for today
Maybe tomorrow, the good Lord will take you away

Dream On Dream On Dream On
Dream until the dream come true
Dream On Dream On Dream On
Dream until your dream comes true
Dream On Dream On Dream On
Dream On Dream On
Dream On Dream On



Aerosmith
Dream On
Aerosmith (1973)








2010-07-17

你並不孤單




Your burdens I will bear
But first I need your hand
Then forever can begin



Michael Jackson / You are not Alone












Another day has gone
I'm still all alone
How could this be
You're not here with me
You never said goodbye
Someone tell me why
Did you have to go
And leave my world so cold

Everyday I sit and ask myself
How did love slip away
Something whispers in my ear and says
That you are not alone
For I am here with you
Though you're far away
I am here to stay

But you are not alone
For I am here with you
Though we're far apart
You're always in my heart
But you are not alone

'Lone, 'lone
Why, 'lone

Just the other night
I thought I heard you cry
Asking me to come
And hold you in my arms
I can hear your prayers
Your burdens I will bear
But first I need your hand
Then forever can begin

Everyday I sit and ask myself
How did love slip away
Something whispers in my ear and says
That you are not alone
For I am here with you
Though you're far away
I am here to stay

For you are not alone
For I am here with you
Though we're far apart
You're always in my heart
For you are not alone

Whisper three words and I'll come runnin'
And girl you know that I'll be there
I'll be there

You are not alone
For I am here with you
Though you're far away
I am here to stay
For you are not alone
For I am here with you
Though we're far apart
You're always in my heart

For you are not alone
For I am here with you
Though you're far away
I am here to stay

For you are not alone
For I am here with you
Though we're far apart
You're always in my heart

For you are not alone...




Michael Jackson
You are not Alone
HIStory (1995)







2010-07-08

美國女人



American woman, stay away from me 美國女人, 閃遠一點
American woman, mama let me be 美國女人, 放過我吧
Don't come hanging around my door 別來我家門口閒晃
I don't want to see your face no more 我不想再看到你的臭臉
I got more important things to do 我有更重要的事情要做
Than spend my time growin' old with you 比起浪費時間跟你白頭偕老

帥爆!!


Lenny Kryvitz / American Woman


The Guess Who / American Woman




American woman, stay away from me
American woman, mama let me be
Don't come hanging around my door
I don't want to see your face no more
I got more important things to do
Than spend my time growin' old with you
Now woman, stay away
American woman, listen what I say

American woman, get away from me
American woman, mama let me be
Don't come knocking around my door
I don't want to see your shadow no more
Colored lights can hypnotize
Sparkle someone else's eyes
Now woman, get away
American woman, listen what I say

American woman, I said get way
American woman, listen what I say
Don't come hanging around my door
Don't want to see your face no more
I don't need your war machines
I don't need your ghetto scenes
Colored lights can hypnotize
Sparkle someone else's eyes
Now woman, get away
American woman, listen what I say
American woman, stay away from me
American woman, mama let me be

I gotta go
I gotta getta away
Babe I gotta go
I wanna fly away
I'm gonna leave you woman
I'm gonna leave you woman
I'm gonna leave you woman
I'm gonna leave you woman
Bye bye, bye bye...
Bye bye, bye bye
American woman.....
And you're no good for me
And I'm no good for you
I look you right straight in the eye
And tell you what I'm gonna do
I'm gonna leave you woman
You know I gotta go
I'm gonna leave you woman
I gotta go
I gotta go

I gotta go
American woman
Yeah



Lenny Kravitz
American Woman
5 (1998)





我把愛做給你





Close your eyes, make a wish, and blow out the candlelight




老傢伙們要來台灣開演場會瞭, 真遺憾, 沒錢啊!!
Boyz II Men / I'll Make Love to You



Close your eyes, make a wish
And blow out the candlelight
For tonight is just your night
We're gonna celebrate, all thru the night
Pour the wine, light the fire
Girl your wish is my command
I submit to your demands
I'll do anything, girl you need only ask

I'll make love to you
Like you want me to
And I'll hold you tight
Baby all through the night
I'll make love to you
When you want me to
And I will not let go
Till you tell me to

Girl relax, let's go slow
I ain't got nowhere to go
I'm just gonna concentrate on you
Girl are you ready, it's gonna be a long night
Throw your clothes on the floor
I'm gonna take my clothes off too
I made plans to be with you
Girl whatever you ask me you know I'll do

Baby tonight is your night
And I will do you right
Just make a wish on your night
Anything that you ask
I will give you the love of your life


Boyz II Men
I'll Make Love to You
II (1994)








Jam 2.0





這個世界太廣大了,廣大到我們根本不認識世界另外一頭的人說著什麼樣的語言、過著什麼樣的生活。可是,有一種方式可以連結全球人,它叫做網路。有一種語言大家都聽得懂,它叫做音樂。

今天要跟大家分享一個MV,這首歌叫做Jam 2.0。(其實這MV半年前就已經拍成,還上了CNN,我到今天才看到,實在是Lag太大;但不跟大家分享又實在太可惜了。)

八個人,五項樂器,四大洲,三種語言,一首歌--這首歌由CAIN MOSNI(應是一個搞互動媒體的創業公司?)發想,由Dumbfoundead主Rap,集結全世界音樂人跨網路即興Live Jam,實在太酷了。

我的感想: 女聲vocal好酷


Dumbfounded / Jeam 2.0


A kid at the pawn shop just bought his first drum machine,
From the slums, but them buttons will take him to another kingdom
A woman humming in a kitchen in brazil, while 50 tenants listen by
sticking their heads outside the window sill, this shit is real, hear
the sounds across the land, no name brands, woman and man jam on pots
and pans, a musician with lost dreams, sitting on concrete, playing
his heart out on missing guitar strings, street performers for a
quarter put on the show of there life, an emcee gets put on the spot
rocks it and tears up the mic, the human instrument, reaching
continents in long distances, no need for sophisticated systems for us
to listen in, countries at war, expressing hate through there
aggression. while two musicians on each side are having a jam session,
whether both em know it or not, they are collaborating. You never know
which way your music is navigating,

Esna

Sing your heart out let your soul be heard
Move to the rhythm to the groove of the drum beats
Chill to the lines disappear to the moment
Fly away persuade all the madness
Just bounce just sway just listen

Herbal T

La música es un sonido supersónico
y es por eso que no creo lo que leo en el periódico
presenta un mundo dividido y tóxico
pero ahora por los cables fiberópticos
yo me comunico, así el mundo se pone chico
si no me entiendes yo te lo explico
whether you in the Bronx and you like to spit bars and rock clubs
or Mumbai playin sitars and tablas
the music is a way we escape, heal and grow
and you aint gotta speak the language if you wanna feel the flow
olha só rapaz, a gente vai a gente vem
mas o ritmo é coisa todo mundo sempre tem
tudo bem, faço música com colaboradores globais
utilizando piano voces tambores e mais
es un laso que nos une hasta el infinito
the rhythms in us it travels wherever we go

Esna

Just let the music take you let your mind take you
Way to find a way to need a way to a brighter day
Don't let it stop in you don't let it die in you
Breath just breath
Just fly away persuade all the madness
Just bounce just sway just listen

Dumbfoundead

Across the seas I hear piano keys playin, translating languages
through the rhythms in beats bangin, a universal exchange, of personal
pains and joys, it started with a verse, each person just came and
joined in, some are complete strangers, some only teenagers, all of us
creators, , we are the dreammakers, internationally transmittin
through bandwidth, passin this bands passion so the masses can jam
with us, all are invited to play, none are required to pay, let the
virus spread, inspire heads, go pirate away, this is that free music,
for people who need music, just listen and breathe to it, I hope that
you feel movement, different souls around globe, connected through
sound makin, they set the foundation now we take it to groundbreakin,
everybody played there part and now we have one song, and this is how
an unheard voice becomes strong

Sing your heart out let your soul be heard
Move to the rhythm to the groove of the drum beats
Chill to the lines disappear to the moment
Fly away persuade all the madness
Just bounce just sway just listen


Dumbfoundead
Jam 2.0