Monday, September 25, 2006

Man on the Moon

「如果你相信,他們把一個人放到月球上去。」

曾經(現在?)是全球最高薪價的樂隊,R.E.M.的名作。是一首很漂亮、很漂亮、很漂亮、很漂亮的結他流行作品,全首歌訴說著的是美國諧星Andy Kaufman的故事。說年代久遠,也談不上,只是1992年的作品,及後因為這首歌,荷里活有人拍了一套叫做娛人先生(Man on The Moon, 1992)的電影,由占基利主演。

三部旋律、結他、低音結他、Michael Stipe的演澤,總之就是很漂亮。

就像在Music Video最後一部分那樣,Chours就是如此地Catchy,是如此完美的大合唱調子,人人也可以瑯瑯上口。

如果你相信,他們把一個人放到月球上去了。你相信過嗎?不知怎地,這一句歌詞由我第一次聽到以後,便一直沒有忘記過,實在太過有趣。

大家到底是在何種情況、何種條件之下會去相信一件事呢?理性的人也好,沒有理性的人也好,說到「相信」,其實都只是來自自身的認知。沒有人可以「令」別人相信一件事,藥物不可以,手槍不可以,極其量我們只可以做一些事,制造一個別人會去相信的情況及條件,從而去「令」人相信。

但那也不等如可以直接去控制別人的認知。

事情就是這樣,亦因為原此,如果一個人是頑固不堪,鑽牛角尖,死心眼到極點,正正就是俗語所謂的無藥可救。

原來如此。你們就先當我是一個死心眼的人吧。說句老實話,我真的感到自己是過於天真。為甚麼我們都相信見高拜見低踩都是辦公室生存之道呢?為甚麼我們都相信用暴力是可以解決所有問題的嗎?人類天生就會相爭相鬥的嗎?你答我,這不是相信與否,這是現實,活生生的一個現實。對,很對,但這個現實,不就是因為大部份人都相信這些道理,從而製造出來的一個環境嗎?如果由第一天開始,大部分人都相信至誠待人,都相信和平,都相信人是可以善良地生存,到底現在的世界又會是否是同一個世界呢?

其實,或許是因為人們骨子裡相信名利、慾望是與生俱來的吧。歷史也無數個可能,一念之差可能人類的世界就變得與現況大相逕庭。但,可能就只有為名利權色而相爭相殘是不會改變的。在會一個泡泡現在裡,人類的歷史、生活、文化都截然不同,不過都是喜愛相爭的。

為甚麼我們都不能相信別的?

對不起,連我自己都感到自己似乎總是有點天真(X),這是容易對現實感到沮喪的人所擁有的徵狀。

也是為甚麼有些人會掉進搖滾樂裡,喜歡從音樂中找到一點可以壓抑沮喪的原因。有點天真,但當你聽到像這首Man On The Moon那般漂亮的歌曲,心情的確是有一種括然開朗的感覺。Baby, are you having fun? 或許我們這個中秋,除了看看玉免與吳剛,也應該找一找那個Andy Kaufman







Man on the Moon

by R.E.M.

Mott the hoople and the game of life. yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Andy kaufman in the wrestling match. yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Monopoly, twenty one, checkers, and chess. yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Mister fred blassie in a breakfast mess. yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Lets play twister, lets play risk. yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
See you heaven if you make the list. yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

Hey, andy did you hear about this one? tell me, are you locked in the punch?
Hey andy are you goofing on elvis? hey, baby. are we losing touch?
If you believed they put a man on the moon, man on the moon.
If you believe theres nothing up my sleeve, then nothing is cool.

Moses went walking with the staff of wood. yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Newton got beaned by the apple good. yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Egypt was troubled by the horrible asp. yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Mister charles darwin had the gall to ask. yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

Hey andy did you hear about this one? tell me, are you locked in the punch?
Hey, andy are you goofing on elvis? hey, baby. are you having fun?
If you believed they put a man on the moon, man on the moon.
If you believe theres nothing up my sleeve, then nothing is cool.

Heres a little agit for the never-believer. yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Heres a little ghost for the offering. yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Heres a truck stop instead of saint peters. yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Mister andy kaufmans gone wrestling [wrestling bears]. yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

Hey andy did you hear about this one? tell me, are you locked in the punch?
Hey andy are you goofing on elvis, hey baby, are we losing touch?
If you believed they put a man on the moon, man on the moon.
If you believe theres nothing up my sleeve, then nothing is cool.

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