Saturday, April 29, 2006

红豆




红豆

王菲 / 作词:林夕 / 作曲:柳重言

还没好好的感受 雪花绽放的气候
我们一起颤抖 会更明白 甚么是温柔
还没跟你牵著手 走过荒芜的沙丘
可能从此以后 学会珍惜 天长和地久

有时候 有时候 我会相信一切有尽头
相聚离开 都有时候 没有甚么会永垂不朽
可是我 有时候 宁愿选择留恋不放手
等到风景都看透 也许你会陪我 看细水长流

还没为你把红豆 熬成缠绵的伤口
然后一起分享 会更明白 相思的哀愁
还没好好的感受 醒著亲吻的温柔
可能在我左右 你才追求 孤独的自由

Friday, April 28, 2006

遇见我




遇见我
词曲:曹方


每个人心里都有个领地
其他人不可以随意来去
丢掉了我最喜欢的黑色
耕种着在我阳台所有的花
这些年一个人来来去去
我不禁看看我的天空里
这一边是读不懂的忧郁
那一边是大太阳高挂的画
在记忆的慢车里穿梭
是雨水它让人坚强

路总是越走越远
城市和花园
我自由的标签
在这里或那里 勇敢着
秋天转眼已不见
遗落的枫叶
飘在灰色天空
阳光会在下个季节遇见我(亲吻我)

我会信守承诺
直到你来看我


遇见一只猫,“嗖”地跑开;
遇见一棵树, 让我乘凉;
遇见一杯茶,慢慢品尝;
遇见一出戏,挑剔、欣赏;
遇见一盏灯,发呆思考;
遇见一个人,一束花,一个春天,一个老友……
还有,遇见我。



专辑评论 [ZT]

作 为一个新人,想要一鸣惊人其实并不难。通常情况下,处子作中充足的积累、青涩的萌动,再结合歌迷总爱“尝鲜”的主观倾向,便能做到事半功倍。而到了第二张 专辑时,处境又大不一样,它是横悬于每个歌手面前的一道坎。在听众好奇心大减的情况下,能否抛弃急功近利、匆匆上阵的心态,保持原有风格且有所突破,这可 就不容易了。

  于是,当我拿着《遇见我》这张专辑时,心里难免忐忑不安。要知道,2003年,曹方和她《黑色香水》(那时候她还叫“曹芳”)堪称年度内地原创乐坛最让人惊喜的声音。时隔两年,姗姗而来的“第二弹”是否美丽依旧呢?

   专辑同名主打《遇见我》一下就扫清了我的顾虑。极富煽动力的Trip-Hop节奏、爽朗的原声吉他,还有曹方日渐成熟的“不着力而得自然之味”的配唱, 立即宣告了这位音乐精灵的完美回归。或许是考虑到《黑色香水》叫好不叫座的尴尬,这回曹方把旋律进一步简化,使其更加地琅琅上口,但仍然保持了一贯的强烈 个性,在流行与独立间找到了一个很好的平衡,让人不由得长舒了一口气。

  细听下去,惊喜接踵而来。首先体现在制作编曲上。同是由小柯操刀,音色的运用较之前满是电子味的要明亮、温暖得多,大量的弦乐穿插其中。如《神秘礼物》里浪漫的法国小号,《ICY是淑女》间奏里的手风琴,无不让人印象深刻。

   而对于我来说,更为之倾倒的是整张专辑在保持可听度的同时,随处散发的纯真与自我。有着浓厚西双版纳风情的《城市稻草人》是曹方自己Blog的名字,在 电子碎拍中低吟浅唱,述说着对自由的向往;有着英式味道的《ICY是淑女》写给父亲(ICY是曹方的英文名),也是专辑中我最喜欢的一首。充满童真的音乐 盒前奏,漂亮的Bass Line,加上失真吉他的几下点缀,副歌部分再配之可爱的和音,“Daddy”地一个劲地叫,把一个调皮捣蛋而又备受爸爸疼爱的女儿形象表现得活灵活现。

   曹方给我的就是这样一个形象:一张不施粉黛、素面朝天的脸,光着脚丫,独自一人在家中,坐看云起。喜欢她面对《Trouble》时“Trouble When You Kissing Me”的那份淡然,面对《秋凉》时细品“绿茶的香”的闲适。即使是《孤单的自白》,也是在鼓点的双跳中处之泰然。还有《I Don't Care Anyway》,这是她喜欢的Indie Rock,吉他的处理上偏Punk,让人想到了大洋彼岸Avril“Don't Tell Me”的那般不加掩饰。于是,由始及终的聆听里,曹方都在分享她的快乐,这种快乐并不是蹦蹦跳跳大嚷大叫,而是面对生活琐碎时的乐观与怡然自得。

   最后,坚持曹方是女版朴树的朋友也应该心满意足,她不变的民谣情结还在延续。《风吹过下雨天》,吉他、打击乐与人声丝丝入扣;《在夏天》是一首不加修饰 的Demo,落寞的口琴更添怀旧情绪;《落单·续》为上一张专辑里那半首《落单》的延续,补上了副歌部分,一如既往地平静如水。

  感谢曹方,在动听的音乐中不无保留地展露着自己的心事,《遇见我》绝对是一张能让人高兴起来的专辑。2005年异常浮躁的华语乐坛,在年末时也终于有了夺目的亮色。

Ironic

On 4/28/06, Jade wrote:

Ironic

by Alanis Morissette

An old man turned ninety-eight
He won the lottery and died the next day
It's a black fly in your Chardonnay
It's a death row pardon two minutes too late
And isn't it ironic...dontcha think


It's like rain on your wedding day
It's a free ride when you've already paid
It's the good advice that you just didn't take
Who would've thought...it figures

Mr. Play It Safe was afraid to fly
He packed his suitcase and kissed his kids goodbye

He waited his whole damn life to take that flight
And as the plane crashed down he thought
"Well isn't this nice..."
And isn't it ironic...dontcha think

It's like rain on your wedding day

It's a free ride when you've already paid
It's the good advice that you just didn't take
Who would've thought...it figures

Well life has a funny way of sneaking up on you
When you think everything's okay and everything's going right

And life has a funny way of helping you out when
You think everything's gone wrong and everything blows up
In your face

A traffic jam when you're already late
A no-smoking sign on your cigarette break

It's like ten thousand spoons when all you need is a knife
It's meeting the man of my dreams
And then meeting his beautiful wife
And isn't it ironic...dontcha think
A little too ironic...and yeah I really do think...


It's like rain on your wedding day
It's a free ride when you've already paid
It's the good advice that you just didn't take
Who would've thought...it figures

Life has a funny way of sneaking up on you

Life has a funny, funny way of helping you out
Helping you out

Tuesday, April 25, 2006

I knew I loved you

Sure once in your life time, you stop, turn around and look over your shoulder. For a moment in that one time you doubt, deja vu?




I Knew I Loved You
Savage Garden



Maybe it's intuition
But some things you just don't question
Like in your eyes
I see my future in an instant
And there it goes
I think I've found my best friend

I know that it might sound more than a little crazy
But I believe

I knew I loved you before I met you
I think I dreamed you into life
I knew I loved you before I met you
I have been waiting all my life

There's just no rhyme or reason
Only this sense of completion
And in your eyes
I see the missing pieces
I'm searching for
I think I've found my way home

I know that it might sound more than a little crazy
But I believe

I knew I loved you before I met you
I think I dreamed you into life
I knew I loved you before I met you
I have been waiting all my life

Monday, April 24, 2006

寂寞的恋人




寂寞的恋人

固执的7-11
尾声啦
夏天

太亮了霓虹灯 天空的颜色好浅
傻子才争吵啊 落叶是树的风险
情感是偶发的事件 用偏方治好失眠

满意你爱的吗 有何新发现
温柔的实验 恋爱的肢体语言
努力爱一个人 和幸福并无关连
小心啊爱与不爱之间 离得不是太远

吞下寂寞的恋人啊
试着辛苦地去了解
只是遗憾少见 有谁如愿
真是让人不甘心啊
越是相爱的两个人
越是容易让彼此疼
疲惫了
放手了
不值得
不要了