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Switchfoot(浪行者樂團)是來自美國加州聖地牙哥的另類樂團樂團～
成員包括兄弟檔Jon Foreman 與Tim Foreman及好友Chad Butler，Jerome Fontamillas和and Drew Shirley～
他們初次得到主流樂壇注意是因2002年電影A Walk to Remember(留住一片情)的原聲帶中一口氣收錄了4首他們的歌曲～
這也讓他們與主流唱片公司簽下了一紙合約～
進而在隔年發行首張主流專輯＂The Beautiful Letdown＂並產生兩首暢銷單曲 "Meant to Live"和"Dare You to Move"～
而他們的第七張專輯Hello Hurricane 則為他們拿下2011年葛萊美獎最佳搖滾福音專輯～

從2013年5月起，他們一邊巡迴一邊拍攝一部名為fading west的衝浪記錄片～
其中也包括了他們巡迴的幕後花絮～
而這部片中的音樂及歌曲則變成了他們將於這個月14日發行的第八張專輯也同時可說是他們自己的電影原聲帶專輯＂Fading West＂而首支單曲就是這首＂Love Alone Is Worth The Fight＂～




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Switchfoot - Love Alone Is Worth The Fight

I'm trying to find where my place is
I'm looking for my own oasis
So close I can taste this
The fear that love alone erases

So I'm back to the basics
I figure it's time I face this
Time to take my own advice

Love alone is worth the fight
Love alone is worth the fight

And I never thought it'd come to this
But it seems like I'm finally feeling numb to this
The funny thing about a name is
You forget what the reason you were playing the game is

And it's all an illusion
A 21st century institution
So I'm headed down the open road unknown

And we find what we're made of
Through the open door
Is it fear you're afraid of?
What are you waiting for?

Love alone is worth the fight
Love alone is worth the fight

We're only here for a season
I'm looking for the rhyme and reason
Why you're born, why you're leaving
What you fear and what you believe in

Why you're living and breathing
Why you're fighting it and getting it even
Let's go headed down the open road unknown

And we find what we're made of
Through the open door
Is it fear you're afraid of?
What are you waiting for?

Love alone is worth the fight
Love alone is worth the fight

Yeah, yeah, yeah
Oh! Oh!

Here we are, here we go
Where the road is our own
Hear it calling you home
Here we are, here we go!

Love alone is worth the fight
Love alone is worth the fight
Love alone is worth the fight
Love alone is worth the fight
Love alone is worth the fight

Nik & Jay 是來自丹麥的Niclas Genckel Petersen和Jannik Brandt Thomsen所組成的R&B / Hip-Hop / pop 雙人組~他們在2002年出道~而出道的第二支單曲Hot!讓他們贏下2003年丹麥音樂獎的年度單曲與最佳新人獎~
出道到現在加上去年發行的新專輯共有二張冠軍專輯及三張亞軍專輯~
United是他們和德丹混血歌手Lisa Rowe合作的歌曲~
收錄在Nik & Jay於去年發行的迷你專輯Copenhagen Pop Cartel中~
甫發行即直衝丹麥音樂榜冠軍~





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Nik & Jay feat. Lisa Rowe - United

We we don’t don’t don’t lie
We we go go sky high
Deep deep into the night

I always thought that my life
Was like a movie scene
In this fantasy world
Is where I see my dreams

I have always felt that I like the Northern lives
Belongs to the sky
No regrets
No more bullshit
And no rewind

Today we feel inspired
Let me set your heart on fire
Tonight we start a riot
It only takes some people to party
But everybody is invited
Tonight we start a riot

Why don’t you lift my body
Lift my body
Move my body
Love my body
Lift my body
Take me off the ground

Let’s get united

Lift your body
Lift your body
Move your body
love somebody
lift your body
take you higher now

let’s get united

it’s going down again
good gracious
it's all good
we‘ve doing his for ages
the door is open
my grips ‘s so spacious
I’m gonna lift your body up
Like is weightless
Look, go call all your friends
It’s in the air tonight
Like Phil Collins sings
Such a really god wipes
I put you through stuff
If you’re feeling alright
And I know you like it
Make you walk the plank
Like a pirate
Just go all out
You can’t fight it
We so fly
No wings
No pilot

Today we feel inspired
Let me set your heart on fire
Tonight we start a riot
It only takes some people to party
But everybody is invited
Tonight we start a riot

Why don’t you lift my body
Lift my body
Move my body
Love my body
Lift my body
Take me off the ground

Let’s get united

Lift your body
Lift your body
Move your body
love somebody
lift your body
take you higher now

let’s get united

Thousand hands up in the air
Love is envying my fear
Hear, we ain’t going nowhere

Thousand people love in here
Feel so freaking good, I swear
we ain’t going nowhere

nananna

Why don’t you lift my body
Lift my body
Move my body
Love my body
Lift my body
Take me off the ground

Let’s get united

Lift your body
Lift your body
Move your body
love somebody
lift your body
take you higher now

let’s get united

We we don’t don’t don’t lie
We we go go sky high
Deep deep into the night

Ohhhh

We we don’t don’t don’t lie
We we go go sky high
Deep deep into the night

Let’s get united

前一陣子在哈比人第二集上映之前我就已經先入手原聲帶~
看了一下後面的曲目發現這次的主題曲是由我自己很喜歡的英國民謠男歌手Ed Sheeran擔綱~
雖然整個很興奮的想要聽聽看但是礙於我還沒有看過電影所以就先押著沒開~
卻因為工作忙碌就這麼的給放在一邊~
一直到我終於找到時間去看了荒谷惡龍後~
整部電影在史矛革飛向長湖鎮比爾伯看著這龐然大物的背影說出了"我們做了什麼..."後戛然而止~
在一片黑幕中這首I see fire就這樣隨著演員字幕的出現而流洩而出~
前面四句清唱的矮人禱文就這樣讓我的心都糾在一起~
接著直白的歌詞讓我似乎置身於中土世界中在路邊聽著吟遊詩人述說出這一段矮人與人類史上的黑暗過去~
看著烈燄在山中沸騰~
看著烈燄焚林燒木~
看著惡炎掏空靈魂~
看著炎風飄揚血味~





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Ed Sheeran - I see fire

Oh, misty eye of the mountain below
Keep careful watch of my brothers' souls
And should the sky be filled with fire and smoke
Keep watching over Durin's son

If this is to end in fire
Then we shall all burn together
Watch the flames climb high into the night
Calling out father, stand by and we will
Watch the flames burn auburn on the mountain side

And if we should die tonight
Then we should all die together
Raise a glass of wine for the last time
Calling out father, prepare as we will
Watch the flames burn auburn on the mountain side
Desolation comes upon the sky

Now I see fire, inside the mountain
I see fire, burning the trees
And I see fire, hollowing souls
I see fire, blood in the breeze
And I hope that you'll remember me

Oh, should my people fall
Then surely I'll do the same
Confined in mountain halls
We got too close to the flame
Calling out father hold fast and we will
Watch the flames burn auburn on the mountain side
Desolation comes upon the sky

Now I see fire, inside the mountain
I see fire, burning the trees
I see fire, hollowing souls
I see fire, blood in the breeze
And I hope that you'll remember me

And if the night is burning
I will cover my eyes
For if the dark returns then
My brothers will die
And as the sky's falling down
It crashed into this lonely town
And with that shadow upon the ground
I hear my people screaming out

Now I see fire, inside the mountain
I see fire, burning the trees
I see fire, hollowing souls
I see fire, blood in the breeze

I see fire, oh you know I saw a city burning (fire)
I see fire, feel the heat upon my skin (fire)
And I see fire (fire)
And I see fire burn auburn on the mountain side

Passenger~
這個一人團體因為這一首"Let Her Go"讓全世界都聽到了他的聲音~
其實Mike Rosenberg之前在2003年就和其他四人組了這個團體~
但是到2007年發了首張專輯之後就解散了~
之後Mike就延用了這個團名開始了個人事業~
後來在2009年之後發行了個人首張專輯"Wide Eyes open Love"~
隔年則是和澳洲的獨立歌手兼製作人Josh Pyke合作了"Flight of the Crow"專輯~
2012年二月發行了最新專輯"All the little lights"~
第二支單曲"Let Her Go"就從2012年一直賣一直播到2013年末~
整首歌由電子琴音開場帶出了一點哀愁的氛圍~
再來再加上吉他的伴奏~
而Mike獨特的聲線則緩緩的將這樣的一個愛他則讓他自由的故事娓娓道來~



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Passenger - Let Her go

"Let Her Go"

Well you only need the light when it's burning low
Only miss the sun when it starts to snow
Only know you love her when you let her go

Only know you've been high when you're feeling low
Only hate the road when you’re missin' home
Only know you love her when you let her go
And you let her go

Staring at the bottom of your glass
Hoping one day you'll make a dream last
But dreams come slow and they go so fast

You see her when you close your eyes
Maybe one day you'll understand why
Everything you touch surely dies

But you only need the light when it's burning low
Only miss the sun when it starts to snow
Only know you love her when you let her go

Only know you've been high when you're feeling low
Only hate the road when you're missin' home
Only know you love her when you let her go

Staring at the ceiling in the dark
Same old empty feeling in your heart
'Cause love comes slow and it goes so fast

Well you see her when you fall asleep
But never to touch and never to keep
'Cause you loved her too much
And you dived too deep

Well you only need the light when it's burning low
Only miss the sun when it starts to snow
Only know you love her when you let her go

Only know you've been high when you're feeling low
Only hate the road when you're missin' home
Only know you love her when you let her go

And you let her go (oh, oh, ooh, oh no)
And you let her go (oh, oh, ooh, oh no)
Will you let her go?

'Cause you only need the light when it's burning low
Only miss the sun when it starts to snow
Only know you love her when you let her go

Only know you've been high when you're feeling low
Only hate the road when you're missin' home
Only know you love her when you let her go

'Cause you only need the light when it's burning low
Only miss the sun when it starts to snow
Only know you love her when you let her go

Only know you've been high when you're feeling low
Only hate the road when you're missin' home
Only know you love her when you let her go

And you let her go

認識我的人都知道我是OneRepublic的大粉絲～
從他們Apologized這首歌還沒有在美國大紅時我就一直repeat～
也在我自己的電台中強力的放送～
在台灣還沒有首張專輯的消息時我就幫我跟我電台的聽眾們一起團購了第一張專輯～
現在想來真是很有趣的回憶～

這首是他們去年發行的新專輯"Native"中的第四支單曲～
述說著相愛的雙方至死不渝的信念~
MV中也以詼諧的手法將歌曲中想表達的意念化為畫面~





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OneRepublic - Something I Need

I had a dream the other night
About how we only get one life
Woke me up right after two
Stayed awake and stared at you
So I wouldn't lose my mind

And I had the week that came from hell
And yes I know that you can tell
But you're like the net under the ledge
But I go flying off the edge
You go flying off as well

And if you only die once I wanna die with you
You got something I need
In this world full of people there's one killing me
And if we only die once I wanna die with you (you, you, you)
You got something I need
In this world full of people there's one killing me
And if we only die once I wanna die with you (you, you, you)

Last night I think I drank too much
Call it our temporary crutch
With broken words I tried to say
Honey don't you be afraid
If we got nothing we got us (Yeah)

And if you only die once I wanna die with
You got something I need
In this world full of people there's one killing me
And if we only die once I wanna die with you (you, you, you)
You got something I need
In this world full of people there's one killing me
And if we only die once I wanna die with you (you, you, you)

I know that we're not the same
But I'm so damn glad that we made it
To this time, this time, now

You got something I need
Yeah in this world full of people there's one killing me
And if we only die once I wanna die with you (Yeah)
You got something I need
In this world full of people there's one killing me
And if we only die once I wanna die with you (you, you, you)
You got something I need
In this world full of people there's one killing me
And if we only die once I wanna die with you (you, you, you)

If we only die once I wanna die with
If we only live once I wanna live with you

我們的日子是不是真的就這樣的一成不變？
當別人問起我們曾經做過或去過什麼值得一提的事或地方時～
我們回想自己的過往卻找不出真的值得講的事或地～
別擔心～
任何你覺得是瘋狂的事～
只要是不危害他人～
就去做吧～
永遠不嫌遲～
只怕你自己擋住了你去做的決心～

這首歌是電影"The Secret Life of Walter Mitty/白日夢冒險王"的主題曲～
由來自瑞典阿根廷裔的創作歌手Jose Gonzalez為電影所創作～
他除了以個人姿態發行了兩張個人專輯及多張EP之外～
同時也是瑞典樂團Junip的成員之一～
Jose也跟配樂家Theodore Shapiro合作本部電影的配樂～
讓電影更增添了一抹獨立人文色彩～




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Jose Gonzalez - Stay Alive

There’s a rhythm in rush these days
Where the lights don’t move and the colors don’t fade
Leaves you empty with nothing but dreams
In a world gone shallow
In a world gone lean

Sometimes there’s things a man cannot know
Gears won’t turn and the leaves won’t grow
There’s no place to run and no gasoline
Engine won’t turn
And the train won’t leave

Engines won’t turn and the train won’t leave

I will stay with you tonight
Hold you close ‘til the morning light
In the morning watch a new day rise
We’ll do whatever just to stay alive
We’ll do whatever just to stay alive

Well the way I feel is the way I write
It isn’t like the thoughts of the man who lies
There is a truth and it’s on our side
Dawn is coming
Open your eyes
Look into the sun as the new days rise

And I will wait for you tonight
You’re here forever and you’re by my side
I’ve been waiting all my life
To feel your heart as it’s keeping time
We’ll do whatever just to stay alive

Dawn is coming
Open your eyes
Dawn is coming
Open your eyes
Dawn is coming
Open your eyes
Dawn is coming
Open your eyes

Look into the sun as the new days rise
There’s a rhythm in rush these days
Where the lights don’t move and the colors don’t fade
Leaves you empty with nothing but dreams
In a world gone shallow
In a world gone lean

But there is a truth and it’s on our side
Dawn is coming open your eyes
Look into the sun as a new days rise

是的沒錯~
我今年一定要落實一天一篇音樂文章的目標來活絡我的部落格及文筆~:)
今天的主角就是The Fray~

這首單曲是他們將在今年二月底發行的最新專輯"Helios"的第一首單曲~
相較以往的單曲以鋼琴開場~
這首單曲則是以吉他的重覆雙單音加上連三音帶出不同與以往的鄉村搖滾因子~
接下來強勁的重拍似乎預告著這張專輯或許不會走他們前幾張的抒情風格~
連他們的music video都走著硬漢風格~
酒吧~美女~硬漢~群架~:ppp
看來這次The Fray要讓歌迷看到不一樣的他們~
就讓我們拭目以待吧~





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The Fray - Love don't die

If I know one thing, that's true
It ain't what you say, it's what you do
And you don't say much, yeah, that's true
But I listen when you do
A thousand years go by
But love don't die

If I know one thing, that's true
Instead I'm never leaving you
And you don't say much, yeah, that's true
But I lose it when you do
Don't let them tell no lie
Love don't die

No matter where we go
Or even if we don't
And even if they try
They'll never take my body from your side
Love don't die

If there is one thing, that's true
It's not what I say, it's what I do
And I say too much, yeah, that's true
So just listen to what I do
A thousand years go by
But love don't die

No matter where we go
Or even if we don't
And even if they try
They'll never take my body from your side
Love don't die

She can break it up
Shake your money down
You can box it in
Bury it in the ground
You can close it off and turn it away
Try to keep it down, six feet in the ground
But love don't die

No matter where we go
Or even if we don't
And even if they try
They'll never take my body from your side
Love don't die

No matter where we go
Or even if we don't
I’d like to watch them try
They'll never take my body from your side
Love don't die

看來我的BLOG好像一年才更新一次~LOL
這樣看起來好糟糕啊~
好像每一年都有同樣的希望但是不持久不行的啊!
馬上回到本文~

Five for fighting這個來自美國加州的一人樂團從出到至今已經發行了五張專輯~
去年九月發行了他睽違四年的最新第六張專輯"Bookmarks"~
"What if"是這張專輯的首支單曲~
我第一次聽完這首歌時馬上就是按下重播鍵繼續聽下去~
它的旋律就是這麼的令人意猶未盡~
而歌詞更是打中我的心~

如果
如果我是你的話......

而MV中的劇情更是溫馨催淚~
述說著一個小男孩跟機器人的友情及沒有人躲得過的生離死別~








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Five for fighting - What If

What if I were you…

Threw a line out to pull you to me
If you don’t get it then you don’t get it
You made your mind up before you knew me
If you don’t get it then you don’t get it

Take my hand for a minute
We’re in it
Imagine all the pain that might be forgiven

What if I had your heart
What if you wore my scars
How would we break down
What if you were me
What if I were you

What if you told my lies
What if I cried with your eyes
Could anyone keep us down
What if you were me
What if I were you…

Had a dream of a new tomorrow
If you don’t get it then you don’t get it
I took a step hoping you might follow
If you don’t get it then you don’t get it

Take a chance for a minute
Jump in it
Imagine if you asked yourself for a minute

What if I had your heart
What if you wore my scars
How would we break down
What if you were me
What if I were you

What if you told my lies
What if I cried with your eyes
Could anyone keep us down
What if you were me
What if I were you…

Do the ones who make it better find
To get out, got to touch the other side
What if all that it took to save our lives
Together was to rise up…

What if I had your heart
What if you wore my scars
How would we break down
What if I were you

What if I told your lies
What if you cried with my eyes
Could anyone keep us down
What if you were me
What if I were you…

What if your hand was my hand
Could we hold on and let go
What if your life was my life
Can we love what we don’t know

What if your hand was my hand
Could we hold on and let go
What if your life was my life

And what if I were you…

BLUE終於正式復出了~
2005年Blue宣佈單飛不解散~
雖然之後每位成員發過個人專輯~當然對於FANS們來說~最想看到的還是他們重新以原本團體的姿態再度出發~
2009年Blue正式宣佈復出~但跟之前復出的團體不同~他們雖然有提到錄製新專輯~但是總是一直見聲不見影~
其中雖然有新歌流出但也就不了了之~
到了2011年他們以單曲I Can代表英國參加EUROVISION~也終於開始巡迴為新專輯暖身~還到了台北開演唱會~我沒有去到真的是很扼腕啊!!!
新專輯"Roulette"的首支單曲"Hurt Lovers"在德國被將在今年上映的電影"Schlussmacher"選為主題曲~
因此這首歌在德國版的正式MV中就是與電影中的兩位主角合作並穿插電影畫面~
當然他們也要照顧自己本國的歌迷~
所以也拍了另一支只有BLUE團員的正式MV~


德國版


英國版


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Blue - Hurt Lovers

Duncan:
When the words that you wanted to say
Are all coming out wrong,
When you burst into tears,
Though you're trying so hard to be strong,
Ohhh
We're standing in,
Allowed to fight,
Trying to make two wrongs right,

LEE:
Hurt Lovers, Hurt, Hurt Lovers oh,
Don't give up, Don't, Don't give up no,
Think of it
You can't just let it go,
You gotta try,
You gotta try,

ANTONY:
So when all that you ever believe
Comes apart at the seams,
And when all of the bridges you build
Are washed away in a stream,

SIMON:
Ooooh,
Whatever comes,
It's not the end,
We gotta fight,
And take a stand

CHORUS
Hurt Lovers, Hurt, Hurt Lovers oh,
Don't give up, Don't, Don't give up no,
Think of it
You can't just let it go,
You gotta try,
You gotta try,

Hurt Lovers, hurt so bad again
Find something, to make things right again
It don't matter who wins out in the end
You gotta try,
You gotta try,
Even when you lose hurts,
And you made your last words?,
You know,
You know, you know

We're standing in,
Allowed to fight,
Trying to make two wrongs right,

Hurt Lovers, Hurt, Hurt Lovers oh,
Don't give up, Don't, Don't give up no,
Think of it
You can't just let it go,
You gotta try,
You gotta try,
Hurt Lovers, hurt so bad again
Find something, to make things right again
It don't matter who wins out in the end

You gotta try,
You gotta try,

來自美國鄉村重鎮納許維爾的Josh Hoge~
但是他走的卻不是鄉村曲風而是R&B曲風~
從2000年開始在音樂圈發展五年之後決定開始自己的個人歌唱生涯~
他搬到洛杉磯追尋他的音樂夢但自己的愛情卻因此告終~
在LA時期他與Ne-Yo成為好朋友並且共同寫了不少歌曲~
在決定搬回自己家鄉後為了聊情傷又寫了不少歌曲而因此被EPIC簽下而灌錄了個人首張專輯~
而第一支單曲就是這首在2006年發行的360~

這首曲子是當時我的最愛~
甚至到6年後的今天聽起來仍然是一首非常耐聽的R&B單曲~
歌詞則是寫下他當時被無所謂的女友棄之敝屣的心情~
當我們不被珍惜而受傷時~我們總希望有一天對方會受到相同的對待~
雖然歌詞如此但流轉的旋律卻讓歌詞多了一份看開的豁達~

去年底Josh Hoge回到他自己的鄉村根源發行了他的第二張專輯"I'm Still Here"~
整張專輯呈現了更多不同面向的Josh Hoge~
也多了更多不同的驚喜~

首張專輯~Everything She Was

全新專輯~I'm Still Here



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Josh Hoge - 360

Ooh, ohh

So that’s the way it is
You can just go find someone else
And let me go
Like you don’t know owe me a thing

But I can handle this
I’ve been through it all before
And you'll get yours
And I'm gonna bounce back again

You can tell someone
That you’ll be there
And then walk away
Like you don’t care

I’m not sayin' this 'cause I'm mad
I just want you to understand
One day
It's gonna catch up with you

What goes around comes around
Baby, I thought you knew
Do somebody wrong before too long
It's gonna get done to you

And you might think you got away with
Playin' me for a fool
Don't you know
360, it's coming right back to you

You must be sittin' on top the world
Feelin' like you’re finally free
And you will see
That it won’t be too long

To get what you deserve
Then you’re the one somebody leaves
And you’ll think of me
And wish you never did me wrong baby

You can tell someone
That you’ll be there
And then walk away
Like you don’t care

You might decide
You want me back
But it’ll be too late for that
'Cuz all I'll have to say is

What goes around comes around
Baby, I thought you knew
Do somebody wrong before too long
It's gonna get done to you

And you might think you got away with
Playin' me like a fool
Don't you know
360 is coming right back to you
Don't you know
360 is coming right back to you

Just like the way that this world turns
Play the game that way
And you’ll get burned
Don't you know, ohh

What goes around comes around
Baby, I thought you knew
Do somebody wrong before too long
It's gonna get done to you

And you might think you got away with
Playin' me for a fool
Don't you know
360

What goes around, comes around
Ohh
(360)
What goes around, comes around
360
(360)

What goes around, comes around
360 ohh
(360)
What goes around, comes around
Is coming around
(360)

Na na na na, na na na
Na na na na, na na na naa