【老哥六十年代】我的憂愁,悲傷的明天,所有的

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年少不懂事或會覺得某電影或小說劇情太戲劇化,或所謂dramatic;人愈大則覺得其實人生更dramatic 。或者真人真事與電影都是互相影響的,當你發現人生可以比戲劇更dramatic時,其實人生真係離奇過小說。

又來到老歌系列,忽然間聽到一九六九年又是來自蘇格蘭的The Marmalade 的《Reflections Of My Life》這首歌,哼,勁呢,近日知道原來當年Radiohead的《Creep》原來曽被BBC 1blacklist 過,原因係太消極。咁呢首呢?

All my sorrows, sad tomorrows
Take me back to my own home
All my cryings (all my cryings), feel I’m dying, dying
Take me back to my own home (oh I’m going home)

這就是我人生的反映,灰到呢?既然咁灰,不如死左去?唔得,最應棒一句其實係「But I dont wanna die 」,人生有多無奈才會有這樣子的想法。

不過其實想當年真係好多呢類型以The Beatles來作藍本的樂團。想當年原來溫拿亦翻唱過。

The Marmalade – The Reflections of my life

The changing of sunlight to moonlight
Reflections of my life, oh, how they fill my eyes
The greetings of people in trouble
Reflections of my life, oh, how they fill my eyes

All my sorrows, sad tomorrows
Take me back to my own home
All my cryings (all my cryings), feel I’m dying, dying
Take me back to my own home (oh I’m going home)

I’m changing, arranging, I’m changing
I’m changing everything, ah, everything around me

The world is a bad place, a bad place
A terrible place to live, oh, but I don’t wanna die

All my sorrows, sad tomorrows
Take me back, to my old home
All my cryings, (all my cryings), feel I’m dying, dying
Take me back to my old home (I’m going home)

All my sorrows, sad tomorrows
Take me back, (take me back) to my old home


朋友,聽Rumer,再見不等於forever

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最近身邊的朋友都不是分手就與本人的生活保持距離,我們到底是跟著生活流,還是隨著感覺而行走。剛與一好友說再見,另一好友原來又分手了,離離合合我已覺討厭。其實很害怕聽到這些離合消息,總有著說不出的哀愁在裏頭。我跟好友說再見,我沒有高興,亦沒有不高興,那種感受不是一個形容詞能概括的。

不過只希望好友心情好吧。近日都在收音機聽到英國唱作新人Rumer的作品,其實不用誰說,一聽其聲線便知與The Carpenters 的聲線有八成相像了。很soul 很easy listening,其實不是我杯茶。但感到奇怪好像香港方面沒有人去hype這位女生,或者因為不是大公司關係吧。如果鍾意簡單又好聽又soul 又舒服的東西,Rumer 一定係你心水。

突然覺得《Goodbye girl》的副歌是很寫得很美麗,baby let me tell you goodbye doesn’t mean forever。多詩意。送給好友。送給要說再見的所有朋友。

All your life you’ve waited
For love to come and stay
And now that I have found you
You must not slip away
I know it’s hard believing
The word’s you’ve heard before
But darling you must trust them
Just once more

‘Cuz Baby, Goodbye doesn’t mean forever
Let me tell you
Goodbye doesn’t mean
We’ll never be together again

If you wake up and I’m not there
I won’t be long away
Cos the things you do my Goodbye Girl
Will bring me back to you

I know you’ve been taken
Afraid to hurt again
You fight the love you feel for me
Instead of giving in

But I can’t wait forever
Helping you to see
That I was meant for you
And you for me

‘Cuz baby, Goodbye doesn’t mean forever
Let me tell you goodbye
Doesn’t mean we’ll never be together again

Though we may be so far apart
You still will have my heart
So forget your past my Goodbye Girl
Cos now you’re home at last

Let me tell you goodbye doesn’t mean forever
Let me tell you goodbye doesn’t mean forever
Let me tell you goodbye doesn’t mean forever
Let me tell you goodbye doesn’t mean forever


【老哥七十年代】如果你到Hammond

這是一首有關一個地方Hammond的歌,《Hammond Song》。其實Hammond在哪我都不太淸楚。我只知道Hammond是不應走的路,是嗎,這應該是在秋天發生的故事,你偏偏要走到Hammond。Hammond不是屬於你的路吧,是嗎,這不過是主觀意顠,我明白的,你,我知道的,但又有什麼辦法能阻止你去Hammond?你要走,讓你走,只不過我想告訴你,我依然會愛你。

我想歌曲大概就是這樣子。一個有關秋天發生的故事,你愛的人走了,走,無論走到哪裏,也許都不是你心目中覺得是對的路。所以這樣的一首歌才出現。那種又愛又恨,那種糾纏難分的情緒,是很是複雜的,我明白的。

聽原版的來自美國的三姊妹花樂團The Roches,原版已是一九七九的事,三姊妹的帶點怪異味道的處理,才能夠聽得出這種愛恨纏綿吧。這首歌一定是發生在秋天的,我是這麼認為。當然,英國Manchester樂團Colourfield的cover version,唱出的又是另一個故事,少了一點愛,反而憂怨成份重了,Simon and Garfunkel 味道重了。

The Roches

Colourfield

If you go down to hammond
You’ll never come back
In my opinion you’re
On the wrong track
We’ll always love you but
That’s not the point


Noah與Whale的最重要是你有heart

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鄰居安勒樹某天跟我說,某天他在報紙裏說亞洲人來到挪威要食維他命B不然會有情緒問題。我笑一笑,跟他說,我在香港時也會久不久情緒會低落一點吧,在這裡也一樣,這不是問題吧。然後他也傻笑了,說,哦,間唔中depressed一下好正常,我成日都會,好正常吧,那我也要吃嗎?

的確,心情有起有落是正常事,最重要是有時起下有時落下,唔好好太獨沽一味就好啦。係嘛,我諗係吧,每到weekend我的心情通常會跌到低點,這從中學時開始已是這樣,沒有什麼問題。今日一常以往感到沒生氣,看看電視劇,聽聽歌吧,像我一直喜愛的倫敦樂隊Noah and the Whale新大碟的新作《 L.I.F.E.G.O.E.S.O.N.》。

第二張大碟的Noah and the Whale因為主音的分手而變成一張極為憂愁的青春映畫,這次第三張經歷哥哥的離隊,跟據Guardian的報導,又會是另一個轉變。趕即下載新單曲,聽一聽,咦,原來早在收音機聽過不少次了,只是沒有為意是他們的作品吧,確實,這次又變得開懷了,收起了ukelulu等的民謠元素,變得竟有點近代的Belle and Sebestian起來。喜歡歌曲,易入口得來仍然有他們的情懐,尤其歌詞,是這樣說的,

You’ve got more than money and sense, my friend
You’ve got heart and you’re going your own way”

“L.I.F.E.G.O.E.S.O.N.
What you don’t have now will come back again
You’ve got heart and you’re going your own way”

嗯,精神十分抖震,保持樂觀,至少在歌曲裏。睇MV


十六歲倫敦男孩Zoo Kid的咆哮

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倫敦男孩Zoo Kid,原名Archy Marshall,沒什麼特別吧,特別這小夥子只有十六歲,而十六歲的他卻有《Out Getting Ribs》這樣美麗動人的作品。那帶著重重迴音的結他聲,骨子裏像dreampop,其實卻是像sadcore一樣充滿情感十分內省的作品,聲音都是屬於感情波伏所產生的張力,你感受到,你聽得到當中的掙扎的。結他的質感或者更會讓你聽到更多indie pop 經典的名字吧。

Zoo Kid或者一下子將會成為英倫裏另一個被hype而大紅的act,即管睇下點啦。


Discover R.E.M.的《Discover》

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R.E.M. 《Discover》哇,寶刀未老,比起【Accelerate】裏的歌曲更有力量,聽下個結他,哇,好intense囉,睇來新碟雖然話係多一點內省多一點個人化,音樂而言可能又係另一張【Accelerate】,一樣咁有火。

當然,官網又免費下載。亦十分貼心,官方畀埋歌詞YOUTUBE版你。


人生太苦悶,啊哈,成年都下雨

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當我在電視看到這首一九八零年的挪威大熱作《Livet er for kjipt》時,我真高興,因為我知道我又找到一首挪威好東西。

是這樣的,來自挪威小鎮,又或是第六大城市Fredrikstad的Lars Kilevold其實應該不算好出名(至少問了一位後生仔,他只懂歌曲不知道誰唱),但他卻有一首《Livet er for kjipt》的大熱作,直譯是生命太苦悶。MV雖然在Youtube裏頭沒有,但卻是十分正的,因為只是有他在彈琴然後不斷看著鏡頭唱歌。

聽著這首八十年代的作品,我覺得Lars Kilevold絕對是不簡單的,來自八十年代,但歌曲結構及風格都不舊,像只是一首可愛的Indie pop,多可愛。歌詞當然冇得頂了,算不上什麼新奇題材,還是說那種潦倒孤獨人生,沒愛侶沒錢沒朋友,例如首句便是「Sit here alone for ages- Being lonely nite after nite, nobody calls me」。現代網絡一點即是說毒男吧,但歌曲可愛在最後的一段,突然由輕鬆變沉重及Philosophical 起來,「Why should it be like this? Why am I born? Maybe life is better for flowers and animals cos they cannot think and dun know what captivity means. So let me slip my life now, I want my next life to become a flower that you can sniff.」那種黑暗負面與幽默格調碰撞得很有色彩,帶著自毀傾向卻仍保留著為他人作美的想法,不簡單。

Sitter her aleine, har vært det lenge nå
Sitter ensom kveld for kveld, og ingen ringer på
Skulle gjerne hatt ei dame som kunne kose litt med meg
men alt jeg hører er vaktmester`n, og han ække noe for meg.

Livet er for kjipt, det regner hele året
Livet er for kjipt, aleine går jeg rundt
Livet er for kjipt, og ingen kan forstå det
Livet er for kjipt, det kan`ke være sunt
Hvis jeg var stinn av daler, så sku jeg kjøpt en Chevrolet
og rægga rundt I gatene og alle damer ville bli med
Men jeg ha`kke engang lappen, og jeg er stadig tom for gryn
og ingen damer ser på meg på T-banen til by`n
Livet er for kjipt, det regner hele året
Livet er for kjipt, aleine går jeg rundt
Livet er for kjipt, og ingen kan forstå det
Livet er for kjipt, det kan`ke være sunt

Nå er`e helga, snart er jeg drita full
raver rundt med spritflaska og gjemmer at jeg er et null
leser aldri bøker, og se på TV er jeg lei
jeg liker Zappa, men Zappa liker sikkert ikke meg

Livet er for kjipt, det regner hele året
Livet er for kjipt, aleine går jeg rundt
Livet er for kjipt, og ingen kan forstå det
Livet er for kjipt, det kan`ke være sunt

Fra mitt lille vindu ser jeg alt som skjer
alle folka utafor som hygger seg og ler
allting er så kjedelig, allting er så trøtt
hvorfor må det være sånn ? Hvorfor er jeg født ?

Kanskje livet er bedre for blomster og for dyr
for de kan`ke tenke og vet ikke hva fangenskap betyr
så la meg få slippe å leve lenger nå
I mitt neste liv vil jeg bli en blomst som du kan lukte på

Livet er for kjipt, det regner hele året
Livet er for kjipt, aleine går jeg rundt
Livet er for kjipt, og ingen kan forstå det