
Lying back to back at 10 to 1
You’re awake, like me
Trying to concieve that done is done
You made a mistake, I see
But I’m a little too tired, baby - It’s a little too late
To bring it up, in the weary dark of night
Between black and white
Is a thousand shades of grey
I’m not giving up but I need a little light
Oh – save it for the break of day
Save it for the break of day
Monday’s paper scattered on the floor
Lost in time, like me
Nothing that I haven’t seen before
A simple mind set free
But I’m a little too tired, baby - It’s a little too late
To bring it up, in the weary dark of night
Between black and white
Is a thousand shades of grey
I’m not giving up but I need a little light
Oh – save it for the break of day
You’ve been a little bit worried lately
Been a little too scared to make me
Take a stand a chance to maybe
Land this kamikaze romance safely
I’m just a little too tired, baby
It’s a little too late
To bring it up, in the weary dark of night
Between black and white
Is a thousand shades of grey
I’m not giving up but I need a little light
Oh – save it for the break of day
Save it for the break of day
忽然又憶起這首歌是因為昨天好友威良問我還有沒有好聽的沙發音樂專輯,因為之前給他的Buddha Bar選輯他已經聽到會唱了(笑),於是我想了一下決定介紹前年夏天我印象最深刻的沙發音樂選輯之一:《VA - Cafe Mambo Ibiza 2006》。這張選輯雖然不是mixed album,但是挑選的曲子極好,不是那種浮濫悅耳的放鬆調性,裡頭也放著一些有趣的作品,比方像是〈Dj GG - nova nova〉是首深沈舒緩的minimal house;這張合輯的選曲者是常出現於各大沙發音樂選輯的常客 afterlife和Dj Pete Gooding。
這張專輯讓我憶起了那年夏天所做的事情,那時我租在永和中正路上,是到目前為止我住過最大最棒的房間。那個夏天我正準備學科考,原本因為不喜歡師大大傳所而習慣獨行的我因為學科考開始和我讀書會的戰友們熱絡,才漸漸融化我那原本冰封的心,好懷念那時與育瑋、威良和開朗一群男生窩在703或705教室一面讀書打拼一面哈拉胡鬧的日子.....
專輯裡收錄的是混音版本〈Tina Dickow - Break of Day(stella polaris allstars remix)〉,因為那時碰巧在看丹布朗的《天使與魔鬼》,這首歌曲前奏裡聖潔而帶點憂傷的鋼琴樂聲幫助我聯想小說裡那位憂教憂民、年輕有為的教宗秘書。這個混音版本混的極佳,像是氣泡般湧出的電子泡泡搭上緩拍節奏凸顯了既慵懶又悲傷的歌曲調性。
後來有興趣去找了原始版本,才知道這是丹麥女歌手的作品,而且原曲曲風是folk,然後才發現混音版把原唱的聲音音調拉高,原曲的女聲其實略低而有厚度,在此一併附上youtube連結可供比較。歌詞寫的也蠻不錯的,我最喜歡的段落是:
Between black and white
Is a thousand shades of grey
I’m not giving up but I need a little light
Oh – save it for the break of day
Save it for the break of day
我試圖用我破爛的英文詮釋著:
在黑白光譜間擁有的是數以千計的灰,然而我並沒有放棄,我需要這些許光芒,因為我要將這些僅存的光貯藏以供給我一日之所需的能量。
我喜歡這樣模糊的字句,它不必急著昭示眾人,而是在黑白之間無限美麗灰階裡遊移而多了一份從容,然後選擇用只有自己明白的姿態去面對生活裡的挑戰。
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