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2008年8月28日 星期四

Cycle-37 Sit and Wonder


Sit and Wonder by The Verve


「噢!我好久沒聽見你放這種東西了耶。」韓德手上拎著啤酒罐,頭髮還潮濕著走進來我房間。我正斜躺在電腦椅裡面把腳翹在除濕機上面的布列松攝影集上,閉著眼睛發呆。

「去穿個上衣啦,等等跟我一樣感冒沒聲音,我才懶得理你。」
「沒差吧,你冷氣開....我看看,27度耶。」

唱機裡正播著The Verve的新專輯。我曾經一天到晚放來聽,被韓德當作催眠曲的團。「你以前說這叫什麼...shoegazer是吧?」我還真訝異韓德居然記得這個詞。是啊,我自己都沒想到,我居然在過了這麼久之後又開始播這個。大概從我開始賭爛文藝青年這個人種之後,我可能就很少播這個了。

不知道從什麼時候開始--不對,我完全知道從什麼時候開始,只是我並不想知道/寫出那是什麼時候,更何況,我很習慣把「不知道從什麼時候開始」當作口頭禪之一--總之呢,不知道從什麼時候開始(Y),我就非常的討厭文藝青年這個人種,把文藝青年等同於「不可信賴」+「selfish」+「I, me, myself 優先模式」的集合體。所以我同時以為我有意識的開始選擇我的生活,五百張唱片+NGB 獨立音樂(掰),現代舞/芭蕾/劇場表演(maybe next time),藝術(?)電影(我的橘KURARA咧?),畫展/美術館(反正課也上完了),咖啡店(VIVA COKE),這些全都被拋棄。我好喜愛我的新人生,假日逛百貨公司、看郵購目錄逛網拍、好萊塢電影、數位相機、讀小說、唱KTV,打球,美好的戀愛。就像韓德說的,「喜歡開車又不一定是賽車手,喜歡文藝又不見得就要當文藝青年啊。」我甚至連個人版/Blog寫的東西跟方式都不一樣了。不止,我想我連交往的對象都不一樣了。

這連帶影響所及,就是我覺得把自己的某部分sense也直接停止了鍛鍊,那部分先是變得比較不銳利,慢慢的,染上塵埃跟蜘蛛絲,成為一把生鏽的剪刀的感覺。這個副作用倒是不太好,因為擁有銳利,其實我還挺喜歡的。

最近一兩個月,可能是攝影集看多了,慢慢的覺得那樣的銳利好像慢慢又出現在霧的另一邊,特別是當我看到Bruce Gilden的街拍之後。(如果你對攝影有興趣,馬上goo一下Bruce Gilden)

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「我想通了,我不再阻止你想買照相機的念頭。」
「喔????」
「反正是你的錢,以後不要因為買太多照相機,跑來告訴我你弄得沒錢吃飯,那我才不會理你。」
「妳忽然這樣,我不太習慣......」

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然後,忽然之間,Portishead跟The Verve居然不約而同的被我知道又發行新專輯了,好似舊時代的榮光再現,韓德又倒在我床上聽著Brit-pop睡著了。我拿著他的啤酒罐走到廚房,噗噗的倒進馬克杯裡,抓了一大把冰角丟進去,然後咕嚕咕嚕的站在水槽邊喝了1/3杯。走到後陽台,點了一支煙。

1999年9月16日 星期四

幸運的人

我想我無論如何應該是個多少算是幸運的人,跟大多數的人一樣。我們會偶爾中發票搞不好還會偶爾中六合彩會撿到錢會去平常自己不去的地方認識平常自己不會有機會認識的人被上天的水球砸到車壞掉錢包失而復得接到很想聽的電話收到意外的明信片寫意外的信買到意外好吃的泡麵。諸如此類。

我相信我是個多少有點幸運的跟大多數人都一樣的。點給妳聽。

The Verve

Lucky Man



Happiness
More or less
It's just a change in me
Something in my liberty
Oh, my, my
Happiness
Coming and going
I watch you look at me
Watch my fever growing
I know just where I am

But how many corners do I have to turn?
How many times do I have to learn
All the love I have is in my mind?

Well, I'm a lucky man
With fire in my hands

Happiness
Something in my own place
I'm standing naked
Smiling, I feel no disgrace
With who I am

Happiness
Coming and going
I watch you look at me
Watch my fever growing
I know just who I am

But how many corners do I have to turn?
How many times do I have to learn
All the love I have is in my mind?

I hope you understand
I hope you understand

Gotta love that'll never die

Happiness
More or less
It's just a change in me
Something in my liberty
Happiness
Coming and going
I watch you look at me
Watch my fever growing
I know
Oh, my, my
Oh, my, my
Oh, my, my
Oh, my, my

Gotta love that'll never die
Gotta love that'll never die
No, no
I'm a lucky man

It's just a change in me
Something in my liberty
It's just a change in me
Something in my liberty
It's just a change in me
Something in my liberty
Oh, my, my
Oh, my, my
It's just a change in me
Something in my liberty
Oh, my, my
Oh, my, my

就是除了棉被之外的。

不同的歷史

我還記得我第一次聽到 Richard Ashcroft 唱歌的聲音的時候,那時候在我手上的是他們越洋飄海而來的三張單曲,苦澀的交響曲,藥物沒用,幸運的人。妳可以看到 RA 在妳眼前眼神毫無焦點的注視著前方的他心裡的焦點,好像無意識的扭乾著身體裡面的什麼東西,對著那個沒有焦點的焦點流洩出他的心情,妳可以感覺到他的聲音同時往上方緩緩飛升,但又在瀰漫著霧冷水氣的地表糾纏著妳。不是輕煙似的。鎖著妳的和他的還有他的還有他的還有那許多的眉頭。

天哪。


The Verve

HISTORY



I wander lonely streets
Behind where the old Thames does flow
And in every face I meet
Reminds me of what I have run from

In every man, in every hand
In every kiss, you understand
That living is for other men
I hope you two will understand

I've got to tell you my tale
Of how I loved and how I failed
I hope you understand

I've got to tell you my tale
Of how I loved and how I failed
I hope you understand
These feelings should not be in the man

In every child, in every eye
In every sky, above my head
I hope that I know
So come with me in bed
Because it's you and me, we're history
There ain't nothing left to say
When I will get you alone

Maybe we could find a room
Where we could see what we should do
Maybe you know it's true
Living with me is like keeping a fool

In every man, in every hand
In every kiss, you understand
That living is for other men
I hope you know that I am me so come on
I'm thinking about history
And I'm living for history
And I think you know about me
Cause I am

And one and one is two
But three is company
When you're thinking about the things you do
And you're thinking about the things you do
I want to tell you my tale
How I fell in love and jumped out on my bail
I hope you understand there's more in a smile than in a hand
In every sky, in every kiss
There's something that I might have missed

Why am I going to
A place that now belongs to you
But you were weak and so was I
Let's pick it up, let's even try
To live today, so why not smile
Don't dream away your life 'Cause it is mine
Is that a crime (repeat) this life is mine
The bed ain't made but it's filled full of hope
I've got a skin full of dope

我想我是需要。我想我不需要想。

1998年12月22日 星期二

On My Own

會讓人耳朵一亮的聲音。很想依偎在什麼身邊喝 vodka lime 這類的酒配上肩膀當作下酒菜微笑當作引子。我最喜歡的歌之一。

On Your Own by The Verve


Tell me what you've seen
Was it a dream?
Was I in it?
Life seems so obscene
Until it's over, who knows?

All I want is someone
Who can fill the hole
In the life I know
Inbetween life and death
When there's nothing left
Do you wanna know?

You come in on your own
And you leave on your own
Forget the lovers you've known
And your friends on your own

Tell me if it's true
That I need you
You are changing
I've seen this world before
Down on this floor
It is hurting me

All I want is someone
Who can fill the hole
In the life I know
Inbetween life and death
When there's nothing left
Do you wanna know?

You come in on your own
And you leave on your own
Forget the lovers you've known
And your friends on your own

You come in on your own
And you leave on your own
Forget the lovers you've known
And the friends you have told

Lies gotta get rid of this hole inside
(repeat and fade)

更多更多

1998年5月22日 星期五

吃藥沒有用



the drugs don't work....by THE VERVE

All this talk of getting old
Is getting me down my love
Like a cat in a bag waiting to drown
This time I'm coming down

And I hope you're thinking of me
As you lay down on your side
Now the drugs don't work, they just make you worse
But I know I'll see your face again

Now the drugs don't work, they just make you worse
But I know I'll see your face again

Now I know I'm on a losing streak
As I walk down by your street
And if you want to go then just let me know
And I'll sing in your ear again

Now the drugs don't work, they just make you worse
But I know I'll see your face again

And baby oooh
If heaven falls I'm coming too
Just like you say
You leave my life, I'm better out there

All this talk of getting old
Is getting me down my love
Like a cat in a bag waiting to drown
This time I'm coming down

Now the drugs don't work, they just make you worse
But I know I'll see your face again

And baby oooh
If heaven falls I'm coming too
Just like you say
You leave my life, I'm better out there

And if you want to go, then just let me know
And I'll sing in your ear again
Now the drugs don't work, they just make you worse
But I know I'll see your face again
Yeah I know I'll see your face again
And I know I'll see your face again
Yeah I know I'll see your face again.

1998年4月20日 星期一

終於

經過了白跑數次數家唱片行,今天下午就是剛剛啦下著雨決定哼哼反正也不想唸書那我就去再找一次好了,為什麼這麼難買啊。騎車咕嚕嚕的到了公館玫瑰上去晃了一下,嗚嗚沒有,:~~~正想走的時候眼睛掃到啊啊原來貨架有點改變,喔喔,這不就是嗎?只有一張。雖然我還是搞不懂為何對我來說這麼難買。-_- 不過總算完成。沒有買另一張B-sides&xxx ,因為我的單曲裡面已經有了。再說要五百多耶。這個月都沒存到錢,唉。



這首就是這張專輯的主打曲,bittersweet symphony。

不說了,總之,the verve,urban hymns。正心滿意足的在我的舊唱機裡面快樂的旋轉。我想,它一定很高興。以上。