13 July 2006

Julie Delpy - A Waltz For A Night



Before sunrise & Before sunset是我非常喜歡的兩部電影,它們既不是美好結局愛情故事,也不是愛的死去活來的濫情史詩劇;它保留了一點幻想,一點甜美,一點綺想,和不少的現實面,給了你一點期待卻也給了不少失落感。最近看到Emilia在MSN暱稱寫道: "...Let me sing you a waltz..." 同時腦海就出現了這首歌的旋律和電影的畫面,在電影裏這是很後面才出現的歌曲,數年後兩人再度面臨分別的時候,女主角唱了這首描述她們之間一天相遇的歌曲,低沉的嗓音,緩緩地旋律,真美! 原聲帶中收錄的也正是女主角Julie Delpy獻聲的版本。Julie甜美的長相,卻有這麼性感的嗓音,帶點法國香頌的味道,結合歌詞與電影劇情,是一個很不錯的小品。

Let me sing you a waltz
Out of nowhere, out of my thoughts
Let me sing you a waltz
About this one night stand

You were for me that night
Everything I always dreamt of in life
But now you're gone
You are far gone
All the way to your island of rain

It was for you just a one night thing
But you were much more to me
Just so you know

I hear rumors about you
About all the bad things you do
But when we were together alone
You didn't seem like a player at all

I don't care what they say
I know what you meant for me that day
I just wanted another try
I just wanted another night
Even if it doesn't seem quite right
You meant for me much more
Than anyone I've met before

One single night with you little Jesse
Is worth a thousand with anybody

I have no bitterness, my sweet
I'll never forget this one night thing
Even tomorrow, another arms
My heart will stay yours until I die

Let me sing you a waltz
Out of nowhere, out of my blues
Let me sing you a waltz
About this lovely one night stand

08 May 2006

Simply Red


某天Tein在玫瑰唱片行的花車上找到一張"simply red"的"Life"專輯,二話不說,買了! Simply red對我而言是年輕的回憶,國中第一次看到她們的MV"fairground"正是收錄於Life裡面,當時家裡也沒有網路好搜尋資料,看著[v]的字幕,瞪大了眼,深怕錯過了這幾秒鐘的重要線索,還好小時後記憶力比較好,很多好聽的歌都是這麼"瞪"到腦海裡,變成我的資料庫。anyway,好像有點離題了...當初這首fairground真的是撼動我的聽覺,甚至傳送到我的心裡,那時我沒有聽過這樣的節奏,當然歌詞也是似懂非懂,但卻讓我感到很自由。不過當時沒有零用錢買唱片,所以把它記在我的list,一張將來要一一買齊的清單上,上了大學我買了2張他們的專輯都非常好聽,不過加上tein這次買的,還有8張沒有進我的CD架,似乎不是一個非常認真的fans啊! 不過我也不是不做功課,只是他們第一張發行的專輯是在1985年,當時我才4歲,早期的CD還真的不容易蒐集唷,說到他們出道的時間,在wikipedia有他們的英語介紹,如果懶得仔細看,就容小妹我在此簡略介紹這個團體。Simply Red的靈魂人物Mick Hucknall原本在1976~1983年是屬於另一個團體"The Frantic Elevators"後來1984年的最後一首單曲"holding back the years",就是與後來的simply red團員發行的,而simply red的正式首打單曲是1985年的Money’s too tight to mention,此後simply red共發行了37張單曲,11張暢銷專輯,也曾翻唱過經典歌曲"if you don't know me by now"創下佳績。加上主唱Mick目前共有11位團員,最近一張專輯是2005年10月發行的,今年6月底由英國開始展開歐洲的巡迴演唱,已經一路排到9月啦!

除了fairground是我第一首接觸SR的歌,另一首"star"更加深我對他們的喜愛,star是一部電影"Jack and Sarah"的插曲。對我來說他們真的是非常經典的團體,不管一天的哪個時段聽,都能讓我有好心情,即使是感傷的曲子,也是非常comfortable,warm,有的人認為他們的音樂是英倫白人靈魂樂,我也不細分,但Simply Red的確是一種可以穿透心靈的音樂。

24 April 2006

蘇慧倫 Tarcy - 不想想太多



多年再出輯的蘇慧倫,多了點成熟的風味,

我不是蘇慧倫的歌迷,

但她前一張和這次的曲風,的確有唱出有別以往"年輕偶像"的感覺

或許是年齡,或許是她參與了戲劇演出

我想是好現象吧!

以她具有個人特色的聲線,應該是要再提升的時候了



這首歌...還滿好聽的

...給想太多的自己

20 April 2006

Fabulous website! ~ PANDORA

pandora is a definitely a fun, useful and amusing website!

as long as you key in a title of a song or an artist which you like, Pandora will match the songs or artists that you may like from the database, and you can listen to the music from the list. Isn't it wonderful?

the idea is from a Music Genome Project . A group of musicians and music-loving technologists gathered together and made this pandora actually work.


you can listen free forever for Ad-supported version account, or you can be a annual/quaterly member to steer clear of Ads. Unfortunately, they only offer pandora to the residents in U.S. so far. If you are in U.S. or you have friends in U.S., get a Pandora ASAP!

18 April 2006

Kimura Kaela - Circle



Circle

作詞: 木村カエラ 作曲: mito


What can I do for you?

What can I do for you?

What can I do for you?

What can I do for you?


That’s for me

That’s for me


I’m singing a roundlay to you

I’m singing a roundlay to you


It’s like a circle

Round and round

It’s like a circle

Round and round


Meeting-laughing-parting-crying-life

Meeting-laughing-parting-crying-life

Meeting-laughing-parting-crying-life

Meeting-laughing-parting-crying-life


Life always has its ups and down

Life always has its ups and down

Life always has its ups and down

Life always has its ups and down


It’s like a circle

Round and round

It’s like a circle

Round and round


Meeting-laughing-parting-crying-life

Meeting-laughing-parting-crying-life

Meeting-laughing-parting-crying-life

Meeting-laughing-parting-crying-life


スギル トキノナカニ イキル

過ぎる 時の中に 生きる

グルグル マワル ぐるぐるまわる

デアイ ワカレ クリカエシ

出会い 別れ くり返し

キット カギヲアケル

きっと 鍵を 開ける


譯:

生存在過往的時光裡

轉呀轉 轉呀轉

相遇 別離 不停重複著

一定 能把鎖打開吧

(這句應該有把朝向未來的門打開的意思)



感謝Elva友情翻譯

Kimura Kaela 木村カエラ - YOU

某天晚上在MTV偶然聽到這支MV的前奏,覺得滿不錯的,繼續聽下去,覺得這個女生的聲音很特殊,不像一般印象中的日本女歌手的"鼻腔前額共鳴式"唱腔,隨後也上網找一下資料,大家看看吧!


生日:1984年10月24日

星座:天蠍座

出身:東京都

身高:154公分

血型:A型

體重:40公斤

三圍:B80 W59 H86

興趣:裁縫、吉他、鋼琴

拿手的運動:游泳

兄弟姐妹:無 (父親英國人、母親日本人)



英日混血的KAELA早在小學六年級,就成為原宿美髮沙龍的髮型模特兒,18歲時被「SEVENTEEN」雜誌網羅為專屬模特兒。擁有名模的亮麗外型,KAELA卻從來沒有忘記早在幼稚園時就立下的“歌手志願”,三歲開始學琴,高中時期積極組樂團,她對音樂的狂熱在爆發力十足的歌聲中展露無遺。一手包辦所有歌詞的KAELA,天賦的才氣與特質更讓各界音樂人折服。首張同名專輯《KAELA》登上了日本公信榜第八名的驚人成績,第二張專輯《Circle》更勇奪日本公信榜亞軍,僅次於倖田來未!



more Kaela's profile

Kaela's lyrics-"YOU"




03 April 2006

謝宇威/ 一儕.花樹下

某天在電視上面看到謝宇威的專訪,對他的音樂產生興趣,因此買了這張CD來聽,
謝宇威在專輯裡對"一儕"這首歌的註解是-



"一儕"在客家話中指"一個人",用在這裡有孤單一人之意。

在我們生命中有些人雖然中日思念卻永不能相見,將這首歌獻給深有同感的朋友。



歌詞意思如下


看你一人離開我那年

我的心悲傷啊 目汁(眼淚)流連連

離開一年 想你一年

到哪時到哪節咱倆人才能相見

我想今夜化做一陣濛煙

飄啊送啊到啊 送到你的身邊

見你一面 惜你一遍

是不是有可能這情緣還會相牽

想你一年年 想你千萬遍

無奈何無常的世間

想你一年年 想你千萬遍

無奈何我們有惜無緣

任我喊啊喊啊喊 你也不會應



專輯試聽

03 February 2006

I know we're cool


Cool by Gwen Stefani
It's hard to remember how it felt before
Now I found the love of my life...
Passes things get more comfortable
Everything is going right
And after all the obstacles
It's good to see you now with someone else
And it's such a miracle that you and me are still good friends
After all that we've been through
I know we're cool
We used to think it was impossible
Now you call me by my new last name
Memories seem like so long ago
Time always kills the pain
Remember Harbor Boulevard
The dreaming days where the mess was made
Look how all the kids have grown
We have changed but we're still the same
After all that we've been through
I know we're cool
And I'll be happy for you
If you can be happy for me
Circles and triangles, and now we're hangin' out with your new girlfriend
So far from where we've been
I know we're cool