Thursday, August 31, 2006

為了明天,一起高歌,雖然生活仍是這麼垃圾

原來距今已經十多年了,For Tomorrowblur1993年的作品,Modern Life is Rubbish大碟的第一首。而這張Modern Life is Rubbish,在NME雜誌中被評為史上最佳英國唱片「禾稈蓋珍珠」榜的第一位。

十年人事幾番新,Grahm Coxon已經離隊,blur的音樂亦越來越變得藝術性及自我,不再有那一份年青的氣息,再沒有替你我唱出那一份失落的心聲。很有趣,Britpop的起源與blur難以分割,而其中一個Britpop的核心價值觀,就是要復興英國源自六、七十年代的結他搖滾,對抗著當時支配著搖滾樂壇、由NirvanaPearl Jam為首的Grunge Rock潮流。

誰又想到,當年的Britpop龍頭在Britpop之死後,竟會憑藉有濃烈美式風格的樂風重生?

或許是情意結,或許是因為回憶向來特別珍貴,談起blur的話,心中最蕩氣迴腸的仍然是這一首他們在Britpop起飛時的作品。For Tomorrow,今天聽起來仍然是那麼動人。

有時要找一支拍得精彩之餘與歌曲100%的感覺配合的Music Video實在不容易,但這一首歌的Music Video實在是太出色了。沒有特別的視覺效果,沒有一個比歌曲更引人入勝的故事,沒有甚麼華美的地方,沒有粗淺地用畫面配上歌題詞的表面意義,但當你看著聽著,你就會感受到歌曲主題與Video的搭配是如何完美。

或許年青人都多愁善感,容易感受到挫折。我們都認為Modern Life is Rubbish,不是嗎?那麼怎麼辦才好?我們仍然得生活下去,既然如此,就只好「hold each other tightly」,只好「trying not to be sick again」,然後「holding on for tomorrow」。不是嗎?難道只有你一個人難受嗎?難道只有你才發現生命是垃圾嗎?難道你真的不可以與別人一般高興地歌唱嗎?

即使在一個灰暗的社會裡,Damon Albarn可以「啦啦啦」、Graham Coxon可以「啦啦啦」、Alex James可以、Dave可以、坐在馬路旁的女學生們可以、在街邊玩耍的小孩可以、在恤髮的老人家可以、在生果檔的大叔大嬸可以、在街邊路過的小姐可以、辛苦地湊小孩的太太可以……為甚麼我們不可以?

那一份美麗的盪氣迴腸,不單單是歌曲、不單是歌詞、不單是伴奏的管弦樂、不單時那個catchy的「啦啦啦」副歌、也不單是那個被攝進黑白菲林的倫敦,還來自在片中每一個人,那些即使明天的生活依舊令人煩惱,卻仍可以展現出笑容的人。或許,只要我們願意,我們那些垃圾的生活也可以跟他們一樣盪氣迴腸,一樣美麗。



For Tomorrow

By Blur

Hes a twentieth century boy
With his hands on the rails
Trying not to be sick again
And holding on for tomorrow
London ice cracks on a seamless line
Hes hanging on for dear life
So we hold each other tightly
And hold on for tomorrow

Singing
La la, la la la
La la la la la la la la (x3)
Holding on for tomorrow
...oh, oh, oh, oh, oh...

Shes a twentieth century girl
With her hands on the wheel
Trying not to make him sick again
Seeing what she can borrow
Londons so nice back in your seamless rhymes
But were were lost on the westway
So we hold each other tightly
And hold on for tomorrow

Singing
La la, la la la
La la la la la la la la (x3)
Holding on for tomorrow

Trying not to be sick again
And holding for tomorrow
Shes a twentieth century girl
Hanging on for dear life
So we hold each other tightly
And hold on for tomorrow

Singing
La la, la la la
La la la la la la la la (x3)
Holding on for tomorrow

Jim stops and gets out the car,
Goes to a house in emperors gate,
Through the door and to his room,
Then he puts the tv on,
Turns it off and makes some tea,
Says modern life is rubbish im
Holding on for tomorrow,
Then susan comes into the room,
Shes a naughty girl with a lovely smile,
Says lets take a drive to primrose hill,
Its windy there and the views so nice,
London ice can freeze your toes
Like anyone I suppose
Im
Holding on for tomorrow.

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