STEPS: November 2007

November 30, 2007

「亂寫」Does It Matter At All?

Does It Matter At All?

該是開始公開這些東西的時候了
也不會很積極的開始
與其擠時間
不如找像現在有靈感的時候
寫出一份熱騰騰的感觸
哼出一段實實在在的旋律

又夢到自己在夢裡哭泣
Nothing seems right, even myself
但是又能怎麼樣呢
哭、狂毆、狂摔東西只有夢中能做
自己的思緒永遠繞著一個奇怪的無限迴圈
越跑越深
所以換了種方式發洩
寫了這首歌
順便慢慢把自己的心情調回來
這才是音樂之於我的用處吧

Does it matter at all?
It's just my tears can't fall
Does it matter at all?
In crowded I'm feeling stressed
Feeling small

Does it matter at all?
It's just I fake all my smile
Does it matter at all?
Behind my face I know I'm painful
Full of sorrow

Unpleasant stories
Unwilling things
Keep haunting in my mind
Pessimistic me
Still living

Does it matter at all?
Nothing in my sight is glow
Does it matter at all?
I even cheat myself
What for? (I don't know either)
What's it for?

Unpleasant stories
Unwilling things
Keep haunting in my mind
Pessimistic me
Still living
Still living
Still living

Does it matter at all?
If I give up living
Does it matter at all?
If I stop running
Does it matter at all?
If I quit breathing
That makes no sense
Cause I still believe in my
"Something"

So I live
For the ones I love
For the ones loving me
For me, myself
My thought
My faith
My soul
My all

Then, it matters at all
Finding ways to where the lights are on

November 25, 2007

「音樂」Mark Ronson你這三八

以下引用自"你把我的搖滾樂怎麼了"

打鐵趁熱，他的第二張個人專輯《Version》順勢在英國先推出，單曲專輯先後殺進全英亞軍(熱門的程度自然同步稱霸下載榜)。儘管專輯中擠滿新舊交錯的搖滾樂曲目 (主推單曲正是獲Morrissey首肯，改編自The Smiths的《Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before》，叫人驚覺他骨子裡根本就是個搖滾小子！)，他祭出銅管樂的改編絕招，連Coldplay的〈God Put A Smile Upon Your Face〉亦無法倖免於難，搖身變成演奏版，整個相當三八。

他就是Mark Ronson，Foreigner吉他手Mick Jones的繼子，頗負盛名的DJ，曾經打造出Lily Allen與Amy Winehouse的製作人，很犀利的角色。聽過「Alright, Still」(Lily Allen)、「Back to Black」(Amy Winehouse)的人都聽過裡面大量運用銅管與復古節奏，搭配電子效果的絕技。那些，都是Mark Ronson搞的鬼。

Valerie feat. Amy Winehouse

延續前面的引用，第二張專輯「Version」重唱了許多好聽的舊歌，像是Coldplay的God Put A Smile Upon My Face，得到Smith首肯的Stop Me (If You Think You've Heard This One Before)...其中驚見...Britney Spears的Toxic！首波主打便是翻唱自Smith的Stop Me，有很三八的MV。

Stop Me feat. Daniel Merriweather

原唱Smith的版本

為什麼說Mark Ronson三八？把Coldplay的歌拿來玩銅管Instrumental，變成超級銅管復古系的演奏曲外，還玩起了近來以Gimme More復出肥遍全球的Britney Spears的Toxic。流行樂迷對這首歌再熟悉不過，應該會對這首原本就很三八(很得我喜)的編曲印象深刻；然而，Mark Ronson當仁不讓，整首包括Vocal都變得相當俏皮。身為子弟兵，Lily Allen跟Amy Winehouse怎麼會缺席？毒蟲艾咪貢獻了一首Valerie，而我私心最喜歡與Lily Allen合作的Oh My God，這首原本是Kaiser Chiefs的歌曲。

Oh My God feat. Lily Allen