Aimee Mann - 31 Today

真是首自憐的歌,又被妳直接不遮掩的歌詞寫到要害,算妳狠!
好慘呀我 !到底是哪裡來的能力搞的一片空白
I thought my life would be different somehow,but it's NOT

31 today
What a thing to say
Drinking Guinness in the afternoon
Taking shelter in the black cocoon

I thought my life would be different somehow
I thought my life would be better by now
I thought my life would be different somehow
I thought my life would be better by now
But it's not, and I don't know where to turn

Called some guy I knew
Had a drink or two
And we fumbled as the day grew dark
I pretended that I felt a spark

I thought my life would be different somehow
I thought my life would be better by now
I thought my life would be different somehow
I thought my life would be better by now
But it's not, and I don't know where to turn
No, it's not, and I don't know where to turn
No, it's not, and I don't know where to turn

Easter comes and goes
Maybe Jesus knows
So you roll on with the best you can
Getting loaded, watching CNN

I thought my life would be different somehow
I thought my life would be better by now
I thought my life would be different somehow
I thought my life would be better by now
But it's not, and I don't know where to turn
No, it's not, and I don't know where to turn
No, it's not, and I don't know where to turn
No, it's not, and I don't know.

第二場the Rolling Stones演唱會

星期五早場11:30沒坐滿的戲院裡，一半以上已是白髮蒼蒼的長輩們
這些長輩們是Rolling Stones的輩份吧，看他們和諧的模樣，不知道等會看到的RS會是如何?
能聽到一起年輕到老的音樂，都是件快樂的事
不知道當我50、60歲時，會坐在戲院裡看哪個偉大的樂團演唱會紀錄片呢?

在IMAX(寬螢目)播放是最好觀賞Shine a Light的方法，就像在現場看演唱會 。
Martin Scorsese，您真的是位很棒的導演，很喜歡演唱會裡的取景，把樂手和樂器、樂手和樂手之間的互動表現的非常好，看過那麼多演唱會DVD還沒看過表現那麼好的。無數個TAKE的變換都令人拍手叫好。
當然The Rolling Stones, your guys are fucking GOOOOOOOOOD

Charlie Watts, 你是我看過擁有最peace、溫和模樣的老人，但你打的鼓是多麼振憾，RS沒有你的鼓，將會失色許多許多

Mick Jagger, 你是擁有最好的體力和最美body的老人

Keith Richards, what can i say..... everyone knows

Ronnie Wood, 你是位帥又迷人的老人，你手上那把吉他也是

忙完下禮拜二個考試二個presentations再去看一次吧!!

Shine A Light website

Aimee Mann's new song - Borrowing Time

Fingersmith by Sarah Waters

Fingersmith是英國作家Sarah Waters的作品，2005年英國BBC電視台翻拍成同名影集，故事可是刺激精彩，每個人各懷鬼胎，沒到最後誰是苦主還不知道咧!不得不配服Sarah的寫作功力!當然還有用心到不行的BBC，竟然拍的那麼好!當然還有那兩位女主角Elaine Cassidy和Sally Hawkins精湛的演技，看她兩位互相飆戲就值回票價了!之前還有看過BBC拍Sarah的另一部作品Tipping the Velvet，也非常喜歡。就是在裡面認識Jodhi May 的啦!!!(羞,最喜歡她的英國腔&頭髮放來下好正)可惜台灣沒有進這兩部DVD，或許可以求公視買代理權吧!(笑)
至於翻譯的小說台灣到是早就有了，Fingersmith中文譯名叫"荊棘之城"(不太喜歡這個譯名)、Tipping the Velvet叫輕舔絲絨。BTW台灣版小說的封面也設計的太爛的，看起來超像廉價的色情小說，Sarah看到應該會氣死吧，但內容還是很棒啦!

Fingersmith's Reading Notes : Part 1, Part 2, Part 3

Goldfrapp - Utopia

It's a strange day No colours or shapes No sound in my head I forget who I am When I'm with you There's no reason There's no sense I'm not supposed To feel I forget who I am I forget Fascist baby Utopia, utopia My dog needs new ears Make his eyes See forever Make him live Like me Again and again Fascist baby Utopia, utopia I'm wired to the world That's how I know everything I'm superbrain That's how they made me

Alison, you're fucking sexy

it's part of my life,
what can i say

i may hate you someday
and fly away
til' that day

stop thinking
stop talking
about you

it gonna be hard
hard enough to get through it
til' that day

you will know
you will know

我是花痴因為又要提Aimee Mann

最近慢慢能了解到林暐哲所說的Aimee Mann。林暐哲在某訪問中說：在他房間有兩張海報，一張是the Beatles另一張是Aimee Mann。Aimee Mann是他創作的最大障礙，因為她的音樂太棒了，每次要開電腦創作，聽到Aimee的歌就感嘆，算了，寫不贏她，還寫什麼。

雖然長期聽英文歌，但能吸引我聽英文歌的最大因素應該是喜歡上它的曲或編曲，歌詞通常不會是第一考量，當然有還是有例外: Radiohead 的True Love Waits, Pink Floyd 的Wish you were here, RHCP的Under the Bridge....(怎麼越來越多)，當然這些歌的曲也是很強，不然也很難接受。Anyway,在手邊沒有歌詞和懶的聽他/她唱什麼的時候，曲當然是最重要的原因，如果連曲都不好聽就更不可能看詞了。所以喜歡一首歌，也可能曲很棒，即始沒懂到底在唱什麼。也有另一個原因，應該是文化不同吧，歌詞動不動就來個baby，感覺就怪怪的，哈!所以除非詞真的非常淺顯易懂，不然很難耐心的慢慢消化它。

多久的時間，Aimee一直在耳裡繞來繞去，慢慢的仔細聽她到底在唱什麼，慢慢的聽wise up, Pavlov's bell, it's not, the moth, invisible ink, beautiful......慢慢的"懂"她在講什麼，慢慢的聽她的咬字、發音，慢慢的一起融入每個樂器，少一個都不行。

假如哪天失去了聽覺，沒能再次聽到Aimee的歌將是我最遺憾的事!

Related Post : Aimee Mann - an excellent female songwriter and singer

it doesn't matter !?

國家那麼重要?那麼不重要?
還有資格談國和家嗎?
還有多少人關心?
看完Persepolis的自問

Aimee's Pavlov's Bell

Oh, Mario,Sit here by the window;Stay here 'til we reach Idaho,And when we go, hold my hand on take-off.Tell me what I already know:That we can't talk about it. No, we can't talk about it. Because nobody knows,that's how I nearly fell,trading clothes and ringing Pavlov's Bell. History shows there's not a chance in hell. But, oh, Mario, we're only to Ohio.It's kinda getting harder to breathe.I won't let it show,I'm all about denial But can't denial let me believe That we could talk about it?But we can't talk about it Because nobody knows,that's how I nearly fell, trading clothes and ringing Pavlov's Bell. History shows but rarely shows it well.Well, well, well Oh, Mario, why if this is nothing, I'm finding it's so hard to dismiss.If you're what I need,then only you can save me,so come on baby give me the fix and let's just talk about it. I've got to talk about it. Because nobody knows.that's how I nearly fell,trading clothes and ringing Pavlov's Bell. History shows like it was show and tell. So tell me...That's how I nearly fell...by ringing Pavlov's bell...So, baby, show and tell...Oh, Mario, Mario

Pavlove's Bell陪我做了三、四百下的仰臥起坐。好喜歡這首歌。

荒島上的十張CD

Ciacia - 她的。發光搖擺 (少了這張,人生會不一樣)
黃小楨- 黃小楨2 (很想帶賞味期限，但裡面沒有大溪地)
陳珊妮 - 完美的呻吟 (荒島沒有王國，至少有要公主坐鎮)
陳綺貞 - 吉他手[Groupies]
王菲 - 浮躁 (the best FW ever)
Tizzy Bac - 自己mix的精選 (犯規吧妳)
A Camp - A Camp (離不開Nina Persson)
Goldfrapp - Felt Mountain (少了這張,人生會不一樣)
Radiohead - OK Computer (RH改變了世界，在荒島上也不能脫節)
Aimee Mann ........................... SHIT ! 叫我怎麼選 ! 千萬別到荒島 !