腰腿第一、文體第二。

聽說有些小朋友不曉得David Fincher是哪號人物，也沒看過Seven>、Fight Club>等電影。

那就來看看鐵定能列入影史上最精采片頭字幕排行榜的片段囉：


Seven

假如你覺得只是還不錯、但不覺得有啥了不起的話 -- 別忘了當它出現在上個世紀九零年代時，該有多麼轟動武林驚動萬教了。更別提這短短兩分多鐘所引起的風潮了。

還有，就算你在過去十五年內都沒進過戲院，你也一定看過David Fincher的其他作品 -- 別說我唬你，以下便是最佳證明：


"Vogue"

是的，人家是拍音樂錄影帶出身的。不管成果如何，David Fincher的作品至少都可以期待有水準以上的視覺效果呈現。

不過至於Zodiac為啥會這麼不刺激呢 -- 欸，當年David Fincher第一次拍電影也是把>搞得跟停止心跳的心電圖一樣啊。只能說人有錯手馬有失蹄呀……

以下是Fight Club中著名的Ikea型錄片段。


Fight Club

雖然在片中這很顯然是一種譏諷，但在台灣應該有不少人巴不得自己家裡能長得跟Ikea型錄一模一樣吧。

對了，千萬別跟人討論David Fincher電影的結局，不然你會後悔終生啊。（這包括Fight Club在內，小朋友。）

最後送上粉絲自製的>MV：


The Dust Brothers, "This Is Your Life"。歌曲中出現的Tyler Durden口白乃Brad Pitt本人親自擔綱 -- 不然還能有誰？

父子兩代，英年早逝代表……其一。Tim Buckley（Feb 14, 1947 ~ Jun 29, 1975）和Jeff Buckley（Nov 17, 1966 ~ May 29, 1997）。


Tim Buckley, "I'm Coming Home Again"

其實我比較愛爸爸Tim，但不否認第一次在MTV聽到兒子Jeff的"Hallelujah"時，我的心有那麼揪了一下。


Jeff Buckley, "Hallelujah"

Jeff Buckley的確有成為cult figure的本錢，但在他唯一完成的專輯Grace中，表現最好的曲子卻是Leonard Cohen的名曲"Hallelujah"……

好啦，廣大的Jeff粉絲別罵我，我會把他的現場專輯也搜括回來的。

此外，本人覺得，父子兩人的音樂風格和音色其實不怎麼相似。意思就是，我不認為是兒子繼承了父親的什麼宿命云云。

同場加映，Jeff於96年在法國電視Nulle Part Ailleurs節目中現場版的"Hallelujah"。

Satoshi Kon, Paprika

真想看哪，今敏的>。

Zard, "負けないで"

Tori Amos翻唱兩首經典。


Tori Amos, "Enjoy the Silence"

……原來妖精的容貌也是會老的。


Tori Amos, "Smells Like Teen Spirit"

Tori似乎挺愛唱，當年Nirvana新紅乍紫、Tori也才剛打破多年沉默初試啼聲時，便曾在EP中收錄過acoustic版的。欸，當年我也為了這首翻唱曲買了"Crucify"那張EP -- 至於Kurt Cobain本人的評語，他認為Tori的版本適合早餐時配玉米片服用……。

不曉得Tori是不是被這句話氣到，後來才會出"Cornflake Girl"那首歌？

同場加映：原曲原唱。


Depeche Mode, "Enjoy the Silence"，出自Depeche Mode最接近米國大眾的Violator專輯。


Nirvana, "Smells Like Teen Spirit"。不需要介紹了吧，近二十年來最具影響力的MV，之一。翻唱版本無數，最近連龐克大姊大Patti Smith都來湊一腳。


Tori Amos 談 "Smells Like Teen Spirit"

近期待望專輯，Battles的Mirrored。

風格嘛？某些人口中的數學搖滾。


Battles, "Atlas"

Warp出品，某音樂館應該買得到。


新專輯Mirrored介紹。

2007年真叫人吃不消，買碟買到手發軟。

Keren Ann的同名新專輯即將出版，首波單曲"Lay Your Head Down"。


Keren Ann, "Lay Your Head Down"

聲音表情與以往有些不同，不過這是件好事。

Listen, please.


Eva Cassidy, "Time after Time (Live at Blues Alley)"

老實說，畫面一出來，總覺得不知道哪裡跟音樂兜不上來……彷彿唱歌的和畫面中的不是同一人似的。

仔細看看，不對呀，對嘴的嘴型是一樣的呀。啊 -- 此時終於恍然大悟，就是這個了！Macy Gray，sister，你怎麼變了個樣？


Macy Gray featuring Natalie Cole, "Finally Made Me Happy"。出自Macy Gray 2007年新作，Big。


冥冥之中，Natalie Cole連續出現在上下篇網誌裡。這真的純屬巧合，我保證。

還有呀，這篇本來應該是要延續"I Say a Little Prayer"主題的。有興趣的觀眾請耐心等等。


同場加映：唱到許多人（包括我）心坎裡的不朽名曲"I Try"。

我在公館某所學堂的最後一個學期，放著想不出題目的論文，每天早上強迫自己起床去某電視台上自己不想上的班（很混亂對吧？我知道錯了……）。鬧鐘響了也不算數，打自己兩巴掌也沒用，濃黑咖啡跟白開水沒兩樣 -- 每天早晨，總要聽過一遍Macy Gray的"I Try"，才能從昨夜彷彿死亡的淺眠中簌簌回到人世，打開宿舍房門（對，我還賴在宿舍裡）踏出去。

感謝你了，梅西姊妹。雖然你害Madonna沒拿到她此生距離最近的葛萊美最佳女歌手，我還是愛你的。


Macy Gray, "I Try"

瞭解我為何熊熊認不出梅西姊妹的新模樣了吧？真不曉得她花了多少銀兩……


Macy Gray, "I Try (Live from Las Vegas)"

很有味道的現場版本，還串連了幾首不同名曲。我只希望梅西姊妹能繼續好好隨性唱歌，不紅就罷了。真的，找來大牌製作的專輯都比較不好聽。

嗚，我想念沒被男人和毒品搞成現在這模樣的Whitney。Bobby Brown，還我歌聲如此美好的Whitney來。


Natalie Cole & Whitney Houston, "I Say a Little Prayer"

一開場Natalie Cole說"My baby sister Whitney"著實讓人感到窩心，彷彿黑人姊妹同屬一個大家庭似的。（那你們怎麼沒阻止她嫁給巴比？）私底下是否暗潮洶湧就不曉得了。

Ciara新曲"Like a Boy"。

今天不談性別議題或女男角色互換gender crossing云云。我比較好奇的一點，是她的腰怎麼可以下得那麼低？Ciara，林波舞比賽冠軍就是你啦！


Ciara, "Like a Boy"

不得不說，胯下癢這一招還真是男性不得不的自然（？）反應啊。

拉丁流行音樂界兩大巨頭Alejandro Sanz和Shakira再度攜手合作。風味濃厚，令人沉醉。

我真的是range越來越廣了我……


Alejandro Sanz featuring Shakira, "Te lo Agradezco, Pero No"

怪的是，原來兩人是在布魯克林大橋下勾搭上的？

（同場加映）

依照本網誌慣例，有Shakira就一定有Beyoncé。


Alejandro Sanz & Destiny's Child, "Quisiera Ser"

嗯，又是個老虎老鼠傻傻分不清楚......

初看歌名，心中即暗喊一聲「不妙！」

結果……自個兒聽吧。


Lumidee Feat. Tony Sunshine, "She's Like The Wind"

心得只有一點：地球是圓的。


這首歌......嗯，名字一樣。

對許多八零年代的少女（現在的腐女）來說，這是那年夏季最後的高潮吧。


(I've Had) The Time of My Life

前一陣子才提過The Shins那張所謂「近來最令人期待的專輯」。結果不到兩個月時間，獨立樂圈又丟下一顆威力強大的爆彈：Arcade Fire新專輯Neon Bible。


Arcade Fire, "Neon Bible"

這張專輯其實在實體推出前，已經在網路虛擬世界燒得沸沸揚揚，如今（據說）本週一路燒到全米比爾伯排行榜榜眼（欸，道聽塗說，本人恕不負責）。

Grammy愛Arcade Fire、樂評愛Arcade Fire、樂迷愛Arcade Fire，如今連一般大眾都愛Arcade Fire -- 嘖嘖。

接下來，來看一些老前輩也愛Arcade Fire的實證。


David Bowie & Arcade Fire, "Wake Up"

連泰斯拉本尊都愛Arcade Fire喔，你瞧！（喂，就算看過The Presige>的人也不一定曉得你在講啥米碗糕！）


U2 & Arcade Fire, "Love Will Tear Us Apart"

U2不管誰都愛（包括Boyzone……），找他們出來背書好像沒啥說服力。

不過Joy Division這首"Love Will Tear Us Apart"不管怎麼唱由誰來唱，都一樣讓人捶心肝哪。

至於我 -- 我有啥理由不愛Arcade Fire？

最後再來一首新專輯中的"Intervention"，出自Canterbury High School, Ottawa, Ontario (January 19, 2007)現場。感謝 Pitchfork 囉。


Arcade Fire, "Intervention"

Ben Gibbard真的很會寫這種煽情的芭樂歌。

不過，真的就被煽到了，怎麼辦？


Death Cab for Cutie, "I Will Follow You Into the Dark"

Love of mine some day you will die
But I'll be close behind
I'll follow you into the dark

No blinding light or tunnels to gates of white
Just our hands clasped so tight
Waiting for the hint of a spark
If Heaven and Hell decide
That they both are satisfied
Illuminate the NOs on their vacancy signs

If there's no one beside you
When your soul embarks
Then I'll follow you into the dark

In Catholic school as vicious as Roman rule
I got my knuckles bruised by a lady in black
And I held my tongue as she told me
"Son, fear is the heart of love"
So I never went back

If Heaven and Hell decide
That they both are satisfied
Illuminate the NOs on their vacancy signs

If there's no one beside you
When your soul embarks
Then I'll follow you into the dark

You and me have seen everything to see
From Bangkok to Calgary
And the soles of your shoes are all worn down
The time for sleep is now
It's nothing to cry about
Cause we'll hold each other soon
The blackest of rooms

If Heaven and Hell decide
That they both are satisfied
Illuminate the NOs on their vacancy signs

If there's no one beside you
When your soul embarks
Then I'll follow you into the dark
Then I'll follow you into the dark

出自收編入主流樂壇的Plans專輯。

24 Hour Party People導演Michael Winterbottom 2004年作品 9 Songs。

劇情主軸是一對（曾經的）戀人和他們戀史中的九首歌。

* Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, "Whatever happened to my rock and roll"
* Von Bondies, "C'Mon, C'Mon""
* Elbow, "Fallen angel"
* Primal Scream, "Movin' on up"
* Dandy Warhols, "You Were The Last High"
* Super Furry Animals, "Slow life"
* Franz Ferdinand, "Jacqueline"
* Michael Nyman, "Nadia"
* Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, "Love Burns"

稍微對Britpop有點接觸的人應該都會有興趣吧。

不過，我必須承認自己的動機沒那麼單純。


9 Songs

片中的性愛場面據說是"unsimulated"的演出。

講白一點就是真槍實彈。

真後悔打出那四個字來，其實。

The Crime of Father Amaro

歹路不可行啊，神父。

還有，原來領聖餐時有那麼多手腳可以動……哪一招應該就是傳說中的「大海撈月」麻將絕技是吧？



以上出自拉美一哥，最愛裝清純搞禁忌不倫的Gael Garcia Bernal 2002年的作品"El Crimen del padre Amaro (The Crime of Father Amaro)"。

雖然原先並非為電影所作，Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds的"Red Right Hand"卻是我心目中最優的電影歌曲，之一。

死亡按著喪鐘的節拍前進，精準地計量其中血液荒謬的濃稠與鹹度。


Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, "Red Right Hand"

Take a litle walk to the edge of town
Go across the tracks
Where the viaduct looms,
like a bird of doom
As it shifts and cracks
Where secrets lie in the border fires,
in the humming wires
Hey man, you know
you're never coming back
Past the square, past the bridge,
past the mills, past the stacks
On a gathering storm comes
a tall handsome man
In a dusty black coat with
a red right hand


He'll wrap you in his arms,
tell you that you've been a good boy
He'll rekindle all the dreams
it took you a lifetime to destroy
He'll reach deep into the hole,
heal your shrinking soul
Hey buddy, you know you're
never ever coming back
He's a god, he's a man,
he's a ghost, he's a guru
They're whispering his name
through this disappearing land
But hidden in his coat
is a red right hand


You ain't got no money?
He'll get you some
You ain't got no car? He'll get you one
You ain't got no self-respect,
you feel like an insect
Well don't you worry buddy,
cause here he comes
Through the ghettos and the barrio
and the bowery and the slum
A shadow is cast wherever he stands
Stacks of green paper in his
red right hand


(Organ solo)


You'll see him in your nightmares,
you'll see him in your dreams
He'll appear out of nowhere but
he ain't what he seems
You'll see him in your head,
on the TV screen
And hey buddy, I'm warning
you to turn it off
He's a ghost, he's a god,
he's a man, he's a guru
You're one microscopic cog
in his catastrophic plan
Designed and directed by
his red right hand


(Organ solo)

Extra verse from DJ Spooky Remix (From Scream 2 Soundtrack):
He'll extend his hand, real slowly for a shake
You'll see it coming toward you, real slowly for a shake
(Grabbing at your peril buddy?) cause you know you ain't
getting near much as he will take.


He's a...

He's mumbling words you can't understand
He's mumbling word behind his red right hand.

別問我是哪部電影好嗎？不會吧，認識我這麼久了，還不曉得我對什麼類型的garbage毫無抵抗力嗎？

最近在看Darkly Dreaming Dexter時，腦海中的墊底音樂就是這首曲子喔。

（如此一來，Nick Cave豈不成了我後座的Dark Passenger？嘿嘿，去看小說吧~）

The Smiths的名作"There Is a Light That Never Goes Out"，出自當年驚世駭俗的The Queen Is Dead專輯（到底是哪位Queen啊？Morrissey自個兒嗎？）

一如往例，後知後覺的我今日才曉得，這支MV原來是由已逝名導Derek Jarman操刀。

毫不意外，在Morrissey和Derek Jarman的加持之下，整首歌果然瀰漫著少年愛的末日氛圍。


The Smiths, "There Is a Light That Never Goes Out"

Take me out tonight
Where there's music and there's people
And they're young and alive
Driving in your car
I never never want to go home
Because I haven't got one
Anymore

Take me out tonight
Because I want to see people and I
Want to see life
Driving in your car
Oh, please don't drop me home
Because it's not my home, it's their
Home, and I'm welcome no more

And if a double-decker bus
Crashes into us
To die by your side
Is such a heavenly way to die
And if a ten-ton truck
Kills the both of us
To die by your side
Well, the pleasure - the privilege is mine

Take me out tonight
Take me anywhere, I don't care
I don't care, I don't care
And in the darkened underpass
I thought Oh God, my chance has come at last
(But then a strange fear gripped me and I
Just couldn't ask)

Take me out tonight
Oh, take me anywhere, I don't care
I don't care, I don't care
Driving in your car
I never never want to go home
Because I haven't got one, da ...
Oh, I haven't got one

And if a double-decker bus
Crashes into us
To die by your side
Is such a heavenly way to die
And if a ten-ton truck
Kills the both of us
To die by your side
Well, the pleasure - the privilege is mine

Oh, There Is A Light And It Never Goes Out
There Is A Light And It Never Goes Out
There Is A Light And It Never Goes Out
There Is A Light And It Never Goes Out
There Is A Light And It Never Goes Out
There Is A Light And It Never Goes Out
There Is A Light And It Never Goes Out
There Is A Light And It Never Goes Out
There Is A Light And It Never Goes Out

西班牙人似乎對性別越界的題材有特殊偏好？果真越禁忌越美麗。


Pasion Vega, "La Reina del Pay-Pay"。最近Sony BMG大規模試驗歐陸風在台市場性中我比較能下嚥的一張。



感想：許多台語歌手都有進軍國際的實力啊。張秀卿真的可以試試看。