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ATB!!!ATB!!!ATB!!!!!
今年的第一篇的電音文一定是要給我最愛的電音DJ ATB啊!!!
從去年年末ATB在自己的Facebook上開始透露自己在準備新專輯的時候我就已經興奮的要死~
一個星期前ATB在Youtube放上他新專輯"Contact" 2CD共26首歌曲的10'27"的迷你混音及全曲目~
而今天放上了與德國樂團Stanfour合作的首支單曲"Face to face"~
我已經在虐待Youtube上的重播鍵了~
我要專輯原始版或是加長版啦~
MV的電台版太短了不過癮啦~
新專輯將在1月24日發行~
總共會發行2CD普通版～3CD限量版及豪華版～
我好想要豪華版啊～
不知道台灣到時候會不會進就是了～

有些歌當你一聽到前奏時你就知道這就是你會愛的歌~
The Killers的這一首"Shot at the night"就是這樣的一首歌~
嚴格說起來我並不算是The Killers的歌迷~
但是他們有些單曲就是這樣直直的穿到我心底~

2001年成軍於拉斯維加斯~
音樂風格深受80年代音樂的影響~
我最愛的音樂時代就是80~90年代~
那個時期的歌曲不論是歌曲旋律上還是變化上都是經典~
這也就是為什麼這首歌這麼得我心的原因~
電子合成器與濃厚的80年代復古風格旋律的編排~
尤其是要跨入副歌前的那個鼓點過門及副歌旋律~
我愛死了~
我覺得跟別人說這是80年代的歌曲都會有人信的啊~



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The Killers - Shot at the night

Once in a lifetime, the suffering of fools
To find our way home, to break in these bones
Once in a lifetime (Once in a lifetime)
Once in a lifetime

Give me a shot at the night
Give me a moment, some kind of mysterious
Give me a shot at the night
Give me a moment, some kind of mysterious

Once in a lifetime, we're breaking all the rules
To find that our home, has long been out grown
Draw me a life line, 'cause honey I got nothing to lose
Once in a lifetime (Once in a lifetime)
Once in a lifetime

Give me a shot at the night
Give me a moment, some kind of mysterious
Give me a shot at the night
Give me a moment, some kind of mysterious
Give me a shot at the night

Look at my reflection in the mirror
Underneath the power of the light
Give me a shot at the night
Give me a shot at the night
Give me a shot at the night
I feel like I'm losing the fight

Give me a shot at the night
Give me a moment, some kind of mysterious
Give me a shot at the night

Give me a shot at the night
Give me a moment, some kind of mysterious
Give me a shot at the night
Give me a moment, some kind of mysterious
Give me a shot at the night
Give me a moment, some kind of mysterious
Give me a shot at the night

耶耶耶耶耶~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
終於讓我等到了啦!!!
從去年11月19日這首Colbie第五張專輯的首單出來一聽到之後就中毒到現在~=
12月的時候出了這首歌的歌詞版MV之後我就在殷殷的期盼正式版MV快點出現~
這樣就可以在開年的首篇把這首歌貼出來~
但是正式版MV一直沒有出現~
今天我不知道為什麼就突然想說來看看出來了沒有~
一開Colbie的VEVO就看到他們上傳了~
我整個就是興奮的差點沒大叫啊~

Colbie是我很喜歡的創作女歌手之一~
不論在作詞作曲及演唱上都非常的棒~
這首歌更是我最愛的兩個人共同合作譜寫的~
一個當然是演唱者Colbie Caillat~
另一個就是我最愛的樂團OneRepublic主腦Ryan Tedder~
這叫我怎麼可能不喜歡嘛~
他們兩人在2011年就合作了"All of you"專輯中的"Brighter than the sun"~
當時這首歌其實還是保留了Colbie一貫以來的清新風格~
但是他們的第二次合作則是把Colbie推向了一個不同的音樂風格~
而這樣的嘗試讓Colbie獲得了評論家們的一片好評~
Ryan也說這首歌可算是他近幾年來所寫的金曲之一~

歌曲一開始由風琴的音符帶起~
再由Colbie溫厚的中音帶領並加上行進般的鼓聲堆疊出一波又一波的高潮~
中間過門時Colbie由遠而近的呼喚就像海上妖精賽蓮的歌聲般令人陶醉~



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Colbie Caillat - Hold on

I'm feeling further, feeling further from you every day
You're in the stars, in the stars, yeah, you're worlds away
I'm moving on, moving on, then I hear you say
Hold on, hold on

We're losing light, losing light, yeah, we're fading fast
We had a fire, need a spark, or we'll never last
Just look at me, look at me, I've been burning for you
So long, so long

I should walk away

(Oh-oh oh-oh)
I look at you and (Oh-oh oh-oh)
I get the feeling (Oh-oh oh-oh)
I think that I should hold on, hold on

(Oh-oh oh-oh)
I look at you and (Oh-oh oh-oh)
I get the feeling (Oh-oh oh-oh)
I think that I should hold on, hold on

I'm losing love, losing you, losing everything
Losing faith in the world where I wanna be
So I don't care if the one thing that's killing me
Is so wrong, so wrong

I should walk away

(Oh-oh oh-oh)
I look at you and (Oh-oh oh-oh)
I get the feeling (Oh-oh oh-oh)
I think that I should hold on, hold on

(Oh-oh oh-oh)
I look at you and (Oh-oh oh-oh)
I get the feeling (Oh-oh oh-oh)
I think that I should hold on, hold on

Oh oh, oh oh

And I can't stop this feeling
And I can't stop this feeling

(Oh-oh oh-oh)
I look at you and (Oh-oh oh-oh)
I get the feeling (Oh-oh oh-oh)
I think that I should hold on, hold on

(Oh-oh oh-oh)
I look at you and (Oh-oh oh-oh)
I get the feeling (Oh-oh oh-oh)
I think that I should hold on, hold on

如果說Passion Pit是個學生樂團也不為過～
因為除了主唱是唸Emerson College之外所有的團員都是來自波士頓的Berklee College of Music～
2007年成立並發了迷你專輯"Chunk of change"並獲得了不少回響～
在2009年便發行了他們的第一張錄音室專輯"Manners"～
專輯中的歌曲被廣告及電視影集使用後開始慢慢的被更多人注意到～
2012年發行了第二張專輯"Gossamer"~
這首"Take a walk"就是專輯的首支單曲～
是美國另類榜的#5也是他們大開世界各榜單的單曲～






"Take A Walk"

All these kinds of places
Make it seem like it's been ages
Tomorrow some new building will scrape the sky
I love this country dearly
I can feel the ladder clearly
But I never thought I'd be alone to try

Once I was outside Penn station
Selling red and white carnations
We were still alone,
My wife and I
Before we marry, save my money
Brought my dear wife over
Now I want to bring my family state side

But off the boat they stayed awhile
Then scattered across the coast
Once a year I'll see them for a week or so at most

I took a walk

Take a walk, take a walk, take a walk
Take a walk, take a walk, take a walk, (oh-ah-ohhhh)
I take a walk
Take a walk, take a walk, take a walk
Take a walk, take a walk, take a walk (oh-ah-oh-oh-oh-oh)

Practice isn't perfect
But the market cuts the loss
I remind myself that times could be much worse
My wife won't ask me questions
There's not so much to ask
And she'll never flaunt around an empty purse

Once my mother-in-law came
Just to stay a couple nights
Then decided she would stay the rest of her life
I watch my little children, play some board game in the kitchen
And I sit and pray they never feel my strife.

But then my partner called to say the pension funds were gone
He made some bad investments, now the accounts are overdrawn

I took a walk

Take a walk, take a walk, take a walk
Take a walk, take a walk, take a walk, (oh-ah-ohhhh)
I take a walk
Take a walk, take a walk, take a walk
Take a walk, take a walk, take a walk (oh-ah-oh-oh-oh-oh)

Honey it's your son I think I borrowed just too much
We had taxes, we had bills, we had a lifestyle of fun
And tonight I swear I'll come home and we'll make love like we're young
Then tomorrow you'll cook dinner for the neighbours and their kids
We can rip apart those socialists and all their damn taxes
But see I am no criminal
I'm down on both bad knees
I'm just too much a coward to admit when I'm in need

I took a walk

Take a walk, take a walk, take a walk
Take a walk, take a walk, take a walk, (oh-ah-ohhhh)
I take a walk
Take a walk, take a walk, take a walk
Take a walk, take a walk, take a walk (oh-ah-oh-oh-oh-oh)
I take a walk
Take a walk, take a walk, take a walk
Take a walk, take a walk, take a walk, (oh-ah-ohhhh)
I take a walk
Take a walk, take a walk, take a walk
Take a walk, take a walk, take a walk (oh-ah-oh-oh-oh-oh)

Bastille (BΔSTILLE)最早是Dan Smith在2010年的一個一人計畫但最後決定以樂團的形式繼續~
很多人開始認識都是因為他們2013年2月24日發行的單曲"Pombeii"~
這首也是他們在世界各地成績最好也最為人所知的單曲~

但是我在聽到他們的Pombeii之前~
我反而是因為這首在2013年6月3日發行的單曲"Laura Palmer"~
一開始就被他們非常具戲劇感的開場及風格吸引住~
後來才知道我被這首歌吸引的真正原因~
這首是主唱兼作者Dan以他喜歡的影集"Twin Peaks"(雙峰)為靈感寫出的歌曲~(我超愛雙峰的啊!!!)
而歌名Laura Palmer就是在影集一開場就遇害的女主角的名字也難怪我的潛意識在我一聽到這首歌的就愛上~





Bastille - Laura Palmer

Walking out into the dark
Cutting out a different path
Lead by your beating heart

All the people of the town
Cast their eyes right to the ground
In matters of the heart

The night was all you had
You ran into the night from all you had
Found yourself a path upon the ground
You ran into the night; you can't be found

But

This is your heart
Can you feel it? Can you feel it?
Pumps through your veins
Can you feel it? Can you feel it?

Summer evening breezes blew
Drawing voices deep from you
Lead by your beating heart

What a year and what a night
What terrifying final sights
Put out your beating heart

The night was all you had
You ran into the night from all you had
Found yourself a path upon the ground
You ran into the night; you can't be found

But

This is your heart
Can you feel it? Can you feel it?
Pumps through your veins
Can you feel it? Can you feel it?

If you had your gun would you shoot it at the sky, why?
To see where it would fall, will you come down at all?
If you had your gun would you shoot it at the sky, why?
To see where your bullet would fall, will you come down at all?

This is your heart
Can you feel it? Can you feel it?
Pumps through your veins
Can you feel it? Can you feel it?

This is your racing heart
Can you feel it? Can you feel it?
Pumps through your veins
Can you feel it? Can you feel it?

90年代R&B界兩大巨星在睽違樂壇許久之後～
以發行雙人對唱的方式攜手發行最新專輯"Love, Marriage & Divorce"~
專輯原訂於2013年11月25日於年底佳節潮發行～
但是後來決定延後至2014年2月4日接近情人節時期發行～

首支單曲"Hurt you"發行之後在12月5日登上了成人R&B榜冠軍～
這首歌也成為Toni Braxton於2000年以"Just Be a Man About It"奪冠後的第七支冠軍單曲～
而對Babyface來說則是他在1997年"Every Time I Close My Eyes"奪冠後的第五支冠軍單曲～
不論如何～
他們兩人對唱的化學反應及默契真的是無人能敵～
聽到都是會起雞皮疙瘩的啊～



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Toni Braxtopn & Babyface - Hurt you

[Babyface:]
Here we go
Damn
Here we go again
Loving you has caused me so much pain
But you don't see it, you never see it

[Toni:]
So why apologize
I was just doing what I had to do baby
An eye for an eye

[Both:]
God knows I never meant to hurt you
I never meant to break your heart, your heart babe
God knows I never meant to turn you on, turn you out
Never meant to take it that far, that far babe
God knows I never meant to hurt you, hurt you, hurt you, hurt you, hurt you, hurt you

[Babyface:]
Baby, guilty as charged
I'm not gonna lie babe
I did you wrong so many times yes
So I know why you crossed the line
Oh but girl I never dreamed you'd cheat on me

[Toni:]
But I, (no, no) I apologize (don't apologize, don't apologize)
Oh baby, the pain I put you through (put you through it too
What I did to you (I did the same to you)
Oh I made you cry

[Both:]
God knows I never meant to hurt you
I never meant to break your heart, your heart babe
God knows I never meant to turn you on, turn you out
Never meant to take it that far, that far babe
[x2]
God knows I never meant to hurt you, hurt you hurt you, hurt you, hurt you, hurt you

Can we start over again
Can we start baby as friends
Give you one more try
The tender kisses you give to me
Would be the only thing I'd ever need

God knows I never meant to hurt you
I never meant to break your heart, your heart babe
[Repeated and ad-libbed out]

去年9月在看一個我自己很愛的實境秀"So you think you can dance"時聽到了這首歌～
由加拿大編舞家Stacey Tookey為節目的競賽者編舞～
她把這首歌細膩脆弱的情感化為舞步而Amy和Robert則是把這樣的感情毫無保留的在舞台上表現出來～
這首歌是在2013年9月3日發行，9月10日在節目中出現～




歌曲發行後不久，Christina聽到這首歌後就表達了想要合作重新演繹這首歌的意願～
當時這個來自紐約的二人組完全興奮的不知道怎麼辦～
等冷靜下來後他們就決定即使Christina用她的獨特風格來銓釋這首歌都沒有關係～
而當他們與Christina見面討論的時候～
她做了一個出乎他們意料(也出乎我的意料)之外的選擇～
她選擇將她聲音中的狂放收了起來而以輕柔又脆弱的情感來與主唱Ian的聲音交融～
原本歌曲已經充滿著無奈的無力感而這樣的重唱版更是將歌曲拉到了更深沉的境界～

這首歌的錄音室版本在2013年11月4日在美國發行後就在美國iTunes榜上得冠～
發行隔日就在Christina參與的現場實境歌唱節目"The Voice"與她共同獻出這首歌的首次電視演出～
播出後的那個星期就以18萬9千張的成績得到數位歌曲榜冠軍～
而三人合作的MV則是在11月19日發行～





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A great big world feat. Christina Aguilera - Say Something

Say something, I'm giving up on you.
I'll be the one, if you want me to.
Anywhere I would've followed you.
Say something, I'm giving up on you.

And I am feeling so small.
It was over my head
I know nothing at all.

And I will stumble and fall.
I'm still learning to love
Just starting to crawl.

Say something, I'm giving up on you.
I'm sorry that I couldn't get to you.
Anywhere I would've followed you.
Say something, I'm giving up on you.

And I will swallow my pride.
You're the one that I love
And I'm saying goodbye.

Say something, I'm giving up on you.
And I'm sorry that I couldn't get to you.
And anywhere I would've followed you. Oh-oh-oh-oh
Say something, I'm giving up on you.

Say something, I'm giving up on you.
Say something...

記得前幾天我介紹過AWOLNATION的Sail那種深沉黑暗的風格～
英國歌手Alex Clare的Too close也是帶有這樣的風格～
這支單曲收錄在他2011年7月發行的個人首張專輯"The Lateness of the Hour"中～
這首歌其實非常的慢熱～
原本在英國的成績一般～
但微軟在2012年3月罷這首歌拿來做IE 9的廣告曲之後～
"Too Close"進榜首週就進入#68而最高到達#7成為Alex Clare的第一支Top 10金曲又紅回英國~
在2012年5月在英國金榜上得到最高#4的名次～



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Alex Clare - Too Close

You know I'm not one to break promises
I don't want to hurt you but I need to breathe
At the end of it all, you're still my best friend
But there's something inside that I need to release
Which way is right, which way is wrong
How do I say that I need to move on
You know we're heading separate ways

And it feels like I am just too close to love you
There is nothing I can really say
I can't lie no more, I can't hide no more
Got to be true to myself
And it feels like I am just too close to love you
So I'll be on my way

You've given me more than I can return
Yet there's also much that you deserve
Nothing to say, nothing to do,
I've nothing to give
I must leave without you
You know that we're heading separate ways

And it feels like I am just too close to love you
There is nothing I can really say
I can't lie no more, I can't hide no more
Got to be true to myself
And it feels like I am just too close to love you
So I'll be on my way

So I'll be on my way

And it feels like I am just too close to love you
There is nothing that I can really say
I can't lie no more, I can't hide no more
Got to be true to myself
And it feels like I am just too close to love you
So I'll be on my way

So I'll be on my way
So I'll be on my way

Dierks Bentley可以說是我最喜歡的鄉村男歌手之一～
他的聲音總是透露了一股真誠不做作的感覺～
初次聽到他的歌時候是他首張專輯的第一支單曲"What was I thinkin"這首歌也同時為他拿下了他的第一支鄉村榜冠軍～
整首歌很生動的描述了男生為了喜歡的女生捲進了一連串瘋狂事件的故事～
從出道到現在他共出了7張專輯發行了19支單曲而其中有10首鄉村榜冠軍～
他將在今年2月底發行他的第8張專輯"Riser"~
在剛開始製作這張專輯的時候他經歷了父親過世的低潮～
而在專輯幾近完成的時候他的兒子出世～
因為如此他在這張專輯中放入了更多的自身經歷～
這首來自新專輯的單曲"I hold on"就是個最好的例子～
他把自己從一個小鎮沒沒無名的男孩到追逐自己的夢想而成名～
卻沒有因成名而失去自我～
一切都是因為他緊抓著自己的信念及對家人的親情～
這些內容你都能夠在這支自傳式的Music Video中看到～



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Dierks Bentley - I hold on

Its just an old beat up truck
Some say that I should trade up
Now that I got some jangle in my pocket
But what they don't understand
Is it's the miles that make a man
I wouldn't trade that thing in for a rocket
What they don't know is my dad and me
We drove her out to Tennessee
And she's still here and now he's gone
So I hold on

Its just an old beat up box
It's rusty strings across the top
It probly don't look like much to you
But these dents and scratches in the wood
Yea that's what makes it sound so good
To me its better than brand new
You see this here flat top guitar's
Had my back in a million bars
Singing every country song
So I hold on

To the things, I believe in
My faith, your love, our freedom
To the things I can count on
To keep me going strong
Yeah I hold on, I hold on

Like the stripes to the flag
Like a boy to his dad
I can't change who I am, right or wrong
So I hold on

Baby lookin' at you right now
There ain't never been no doubt
Without you I'd be nothing
So if you ever worry about, me walkin' out
Yeah let me tell you something
I hold on, I hold on
Can you hear me baby, I hold on
Yeah, I hold on

To the things, I believe in
My faith, your love, our freedom
To the things I can count on
To keep me going strong

To the things, I believe in
My faith, your love, our freedom
To the things I can count on
To keep me going strong
Yeah I hold on, I hold on
I hold on
I hold on and on and on and on and on
I hold on and on and on and on and on

AWOLNATION是以Aaron Bruno為首的美國電氣搖滾樂團～
2011年發行了他們的首張專輯"Megalithic Symphony"而"Sail"是他們的首張單曲～
我記得我當時聽到的時候就被這首歌中那種深沉黑暗的哥德氣氛給吸引住～
每一個重拍就像手重重的搥在心牆上～
那感覺就讓我不由自主的一直按下重播鍵～




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AWOLNATION - Sail

Sail!

This is how I show my love
I made it in my mind because
I blame it on my A.D.D. baby

This is how an angel dies
I blame it on my own supply
Blame it on my A.D.D. baby

Sail!
Sail!
Sail!
Sail!
Sail!

Maybe I should cry for help
Maybe I should kill myself (myself)
Blame it on my A.D.D. baby

Maybe I'm a different breed
Maybe I'm not listening
So blame it on my A.D.D. baby

Sail!
Sail!
Sail!
Sail!
Sail!

La la la la la
La la la la la oh!
La la la la la,
La la la la la oh!
La la la la la,
La la la la la,

Sail!
Sail!
Sail!
Sail!

Sail with me into the dark
Sail!
Sail with me into the dark
Sail!
Sail with me into the dark
Sail!
Sail with me
Sail!