Best Lines from Lana Del Rey
下午2:39畢業於福坦莫大學的Lana Del Rey,曾有次被Billboard雜誌譽為當代最佳作詞人的她主修傳統哲學,充滿古希臘還有宇宙宏觀的世界思想在她的作品中不難看見,而新單曲"Love"也謠傳將在音樂錄影帶中以太空的主題呈現讓人期待,繼Bob Dylan得了諾貝爾文學獎之後,希望也會有更多在作詞曲出色的音樂家能夠獲得殊榮,而Del Rey歌曲背後又有多少故事呢。
1. "Love" (2017)
"Look at you kids, you know you're the coolest. The world is yours and you can't refuse it."
這首在今日發行的新單曲"Love"(原名"Young and In Love")是由製作人Rick Nowels、Berry Blanco、Kieron Menzies和Grant本人譜寫,在宣傳照片釋出之後,歌曲片段也遭流出才會緊急提前釋出單曲,但Lana在個人Instagram上表示這首歌是獻給粉絲,她的心情並無受到太大影響。歌曲風格像是融合了'Honeymoon'與"Ultraviolence"時期,唯一感到不同的是歌詞中帶有的正面意象比以往多,除了從以往的歌曲當中取材"the things to come"("Blackest Day")還有譜寫習慣的"all dress up"也在歌詞裡。
2. "Florida Kilos" (2014)
"Prison isn't nothin' to me, If you'll be by my side."
在歌詞當中以暗喻歌曲"Cola"的歌詞"Chic-a-Cherry Cola lime",輕搖滾風格的"Florida Kilos" Del Rey表示這是她爸爸在她所有歌曲當中最喜歡的歌。(因當初Del Rey出道當歌手她爸爸並不是非常贊同,因此能受到他的肯定對Lana意義非凡。)3. "Prisoner" (2015)
"But I would be nothing without the touch I feel the rush and it's amazing."
"Prisoner"是Lana首支與歌手The Weeknd合作的單曲,Del Rey自己寫了自己演唱的部分,"I think I abandon Hollywood for too long."默默暗示她在發行專輯後的沉寂,他們兩個首次公開演唱受到許多正面評價,Weeknd在演唱後表示這是兩人相識四年以來的首次合作,而Del Rey也在去年再一次於他的專輯'Starboy'合作兩首歌曲分別為"Stargirl"以及"Party Monster"。4. "24" (2015)
"Between the sheets with me, my lying love. There's only 24 hours."
當初想將歌曲推到007主題電影的Lana,"24"最後並沒有被採納而轉為Sam Smith,但不得不提"24"是一首在專輯內最有意象的歌曲,對於一天時間緊迫的情境但卻是娓娓唱出"There's only 24 hours in a day.",歌詞是相當值得細細品味的。5. "Young and Beautiful" (2013)
"Dear lord, when I get to heaven, Please let me bring my man. When he comes tell me that you'll let him in Father tell me if you can."
為電影大亨小傳寫的原聲帶"Young And Beautiful"的譜寫過程居然是利用Skype視訊互通完成,當時片商與自己行程都在忙碌的情況下,Del Rey發揮了自己寫歌的天賦,而這首歌也是她最暢銷的單曲,也在當年同時被葛萊美獎提名為最佳電影原聲帶,但獎項頒給了同年007:空降危機的主題曲"Skyfall"(Adele)。6. "Cola" (2012)
"My pussy taste like Pepsi-Cola."
在歌曲尚未釋出就因當中強烈帶有口交意味的歌詞引起強烈注意的"Cola"最主要的歌詞靈感來源是因Lana當時的男友Barrie-James O'Neill(現的藝名為Nightmare Boy)說的一句話"You American girls walk around as if your pussies tasted like Pepsi-Cola, as if you'd wrap yourself into an American flag to sleep.",當中帶有愛國含意的歌詞更是讓Del Rey飽受多家雜誌評論,但這也不是第一次她在音樂中顯示自己的愛國主義心態(如:"Born to Die"、"National Anthem")。7. "Ride" (2012)
"Singing blues has been getting old. You can be my full time baby, Hot or cold."
音樂錄影帶以及歌曲都發出西部荒蕪感的"Ride",當中帶有強烈赤裸的嗓音以及情感的歌曲讓許多樂評驚豔,也是因為這首單曲讓樂評將她與歌手Adele相比擬。8. "This Is What Makes Us Girls" (2012)
"I got sent away, I was waving on the train platform, Crying 'cause I know I'm never comin' back."
花樣青春愛情主題的"This Is What Makes Us Girls"在專輯'Born to Die'當中是一首相當特別的單曲,Del Rey在實體專輯內的歌詞本居然是使用母帶版的歌詞而非最終版本,但從'Paradise'改版看來,這項錯誤並不是偶發的事件而是故意發生。
"This is what makes us girls. To all the little queens, do you know what you're worth? I'll tell you every day til you get it, girl. It's all going to happen. "
9. "Born To Die"
"Sometimes love is not enough and the road gets tough, I don’t know why."
從音樂錄影帶就可以看出Lana對於愛情的感情觀,對於她夢幻式的愛情來說,就算是死也是甜蜜的,從專輯中的其他歌來看,她人生的哲學中死後並不是到地獄,而是到"Dark Paradise"或是如同"Video Games"中提到的"Heaven is a place on earth with you"(這句歌詞由Belinda Carlisle的歌曲取材),死對她來說並不是一個結束,而是重新開啟新的故事,如同她的音樂一般,在渺茫的黑暗中還是會有一絲甜蜜處。
10. "Honeymoon" (2015)
"We both know that it's not fashionable to love me."
"Honeymoon"一開始的歌詞就已經在Endless Summer Tour的巡迴刊物上,但只有片段所以那時並沒有引起太大注意,直到Lana分享了整段歌詞才有粉絲發現她早已透露出訊息,「這是專輯中最美的一首歌。」她表示。
"There are violets in your eyes; there are guns that blaze around you, There are roses in between my thighs and fire that surrounds you, It’s no wonder every man in town had neither fought nor found (you), Everything you do is elusive to even your honey dew"
11. "Salvatore" (2015)
"Summer's hot but I've been cold without you."
12. "Without You" (2012)
"I can be your china doll. If you want to see me fall."
與"Dark Paradise"被視為雙胞胎的"Without You",是Lana與Sacha Skarbek共同寫的(Skarbek還曾經與Adele合作過),在'Born to Die'巡演時第一場就是選擇"Without You"。
13. "Gods and Monsters" (2012)
"No one's gonna take my soul away, I'm living like Jim Morrison."
整張EP'Paradise'當中的性、還有熱帶主題式的歌曲,"Gods and Monsters"當中歌頌眾神的歌詞緊扣著專輯名稱,這首歌是唯一EP中可以與'Born to Die'並列的單曲。(另外一首為iTunes獨家上架的"Burning Desire")14. "Diet Mountain Dew" (2012)
"We both know just what we’re here for. Saved too many times."
當時在紐約街頭突然靈感一來便把Demo錄進手機的她,在當日就與專輯製作人完成這首單曲,Mountain Dew為百事可樂其中子牌的碳酸飲料,而在EP 'Paradise'中的"Cola"也被視為是續集的單曲作為連貫,歌詞當中寫著"You're no good for me, baby , you're no good for me."表達就像碳酸飲料那樣垃圾卻又令人渴望的愛情。15. "Video Games" (2012)
"It's you, it's you, it's all for you Everything I do."
在發布"Diet Mountain Dew"後,Rey 'Born to Die'的正式首支單曲為"Video Games",音樂錄影帶釋出之後其中剪輯以及復古的風格受到熱烈的迴響,簽下發行版權的環球唱片起初也是對反應感到驚訝,但這也同時奠定了Lana在另類音樂當中的風格。Pitchfork在當時給予了最佳單曲的殊榮之外,她也形容自己為黑幫版的南茜桑德拉,歌曲中前段寫著當時她對愛情的想像,副歌則是寫下愛情的現實。
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