作者fulgens (无妨)
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标题[投稿] 歌曲推荐 Vienna Teng - City Hall
时间Thu Nov 20 18:01:32 2014
◎歌名:City Hall
专辑版 Dreaming Through The Noise
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rikj0WMGbDU
2013 AIMS Tour @ Ann Arbor, MI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHtr0Q1daLI
◎创作者:Vienna Teng
◎演唱者:Vienna Teng
◎歌词:
Me and my baby on a February holiday
'Cause we got the news, yeah, we got the news
500 miles and we're gonna make it all the way
We've got nothing to lose, we've got nothing to lose
It's been 10 years waiting
But it's better late than the never
We've been told before
We can't wait one minute more
Oh, me and my baby driving down
To a hilly seaside town in the rainfall
Oh, me and my baby stand in line
You've never seen a sight so fine
As the love that's gonna shine at city hall
Me and my baby
Have been through
A lot of good and bad
Learned to kiss the sky
Made our mama's cry
I've seen a lot of friends
After giving it all they had
Lay down and die
Lay down and die
10 years into it, here's our window
At the Vegas drive through chapel
It ain't too much for 'em all
To handle
Oh, me and my baby driving down
To a hilly seaside town in the rainfall
Oh, me and my baby stand in line
You've never seen a sight so fine
As the love that's gonna shine at city hall
Outside, they're handing out
Donuts and pizza pies
For the folks in pairs in the folding chairs
My baby's looking so damned pretty
With those anxious eyes
Rain-speckled hair and my ring to wear
10 years waiting for this moment of fate
When we say the words and sign our names
If they take it away again someday
This beautiful thing won't change
Oh, me and my baby driving down
To a hilly seaside town in the rainfall
Oh, me and my baby stand in line
You've never seen a sight so fine
As the love that's gonna shine
Oh, me and my baby driving down
To a hilly seaside town in the rainfall
Oh, me and my baby stand in line
You've never seen a sight so fine
As the love that's gonna shine at city hall
◎推荐理由或同志心情故事
其实好久以前,Architect 已经花了几篇文章介绍过这首歌和这位 ABC 歌手。
文章代码 网路好读版
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#14ndqbFc http://webptt.com/cn.aspx?n=bbs/the_L_word/M.1153858853.A.3E6.html
#14ntUTIV https://webptt.com/cn.aspx?n=bbs/the_L_word/M.1153922973.A.49F.html
#15-Qfys3 http://webptt.com/cn.aspx?n=bbs/the_L_word/M.1173990012.A.D83.html
想必大家一定不陌生,那为什麽还要再推荐呢? 因为 它/她 值得啊!!!!!
而且 Vienna 今年 Asia Tour 有来到台湾表演喔!!!!!!
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这首歌是 2004 年旧金山政府将同志婚姻合法化并开放注册登记之後,
Vienna 在巡回路上收到许多朋友要结婚的喜讯,
但只传一句 "Congratulations!" 无法表达她满满的祝福,
於是把这样的想法谱成这首 country music (可惜她不太会 rap XD),
以第一人称叙述同性伴侣终於等到婚姻平权,
快乐开车要去 City Hall 登记结婚的喜悦:)
2014 Asia Tour @ Sydney
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxZSJAEpQko
8/21 在西门河岸,也有观众点这首歌,
如果没听错的话,应该是一对年轻的 lesbian couple 在最後面喊了出来 XD
当天 Vienna 在介绍这首歌时,比起在 Sydney,她很隐讳地说明写这首歌的原因:
是来祝福朋友,两个人 relationship 进入另外一个阶段的喜悦,无关乎性别。
当下其实有点很好奇为什麽不直白地说 gay marriage?
前阵子十月举办同志大游行,才被 New York Times 盛赞:
Taiwan Shines as Beacon for Gays in Asia.
新闻连结:
http://iglhrc.org/content/grace-poore-new-york-times-taiwan
但或许 VT 是不想引起太多纷争吧ˊ~ˋ 当天的听众年龄层很广 >"<
这首 LGBT-friendly 的歌是她少数轻松快乐的歌,
唱到最後还邀请大家一起拍手:) 气氛超好!
========================= 然後下面是我的花痴时间 =========================
【补充一些 VT 的资料】
1. Vienna Teng 的本名是 史逸欣,
之所以艺名是 Vienna,是因为他很喜欢音乐之都 Vienna,
而 Teng 是取自 邓丽君 的「邓」。
她妈妈小时候会唱很多邓丽君的歌给她听,
其中一首《绿岛小夜曲》也是她常 cover 的歌之一。
而《绿岛小夜曲》偷偷收录在 第二章专辑 Warm Strangers (2004) 里面,
VT 通常都是无伴奏表演这首歌。
Vienna Teng - Green Island Serenade @ Taipei
https://www.facebook.com/jasontwang/media_set?set=vb.626977792&type=2
2. 她出了几张专辑呢? 已经五张了!
Waking Hour (2002)
Warm Strangers (2004)
Dreaming Through the Noise (2006)
Inland Territory (2009)
Aims (2013)
最新专辑是 Vienna 转领域念完 Sustainable Enterprise 的硕士,
去年毕业後发行的。
歌曲不再是她一个人自弹自唱,尝试了与其他音乐人合作更多元的编曲,
(Alex Wong 和 Jordan Brooke Hamlin 的参与让音乐有了更多层次)
关心的议题也更宏观,从环境议题到网路上的隐私谈讨。
3. 她是一个 LGBT-非常friendly 的歌手!
去年三月美国 Supreme Court 开始辩论 same-sex marriage 的合法性时,
网路上曾出现大量换成 红底/粉红色等於 的大头贴表达支持。
新闻连结:
http://ppt.cc/mrVQ
VT 的 profile picture 换了不只一次 XD
http://imgur.com/oA2LZM8 资工人宅宅版的 ==
http://imgur.com/LZY0Mqc Beatles 过马路
http://imgur.com/c4nQ1wO 除了婚姻外,更应该替不同的人争取应得的福利!
http://imgur.com/yxM9gMT 终极完成版大集合
http://imgur.com/3c8mf4x 大爱心
前阵子发生在 NY,几乎全世界都有响应的 People Climate March
Vienna 也有走上街头表达诉求 (毕竟她念了永续发展)。
4. VT 的妈妈超可爱~
================== 再让我偷渡介绍一首歌,虽然没啥拉点ˊˋ ===================
◎歌名:Antebellum
专辑版 Inland Territory
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYb-cNOxe8w
2013 新编曲
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7sCygNw4_o
◎创作者:Vienna Teng & Alex Wong
◎演唱者:Vienna Teng & Alex Wong
◎歌词:
In the fall,
We circle through the leaves
And talk about the little ones.
And we smile, but never say too much.
The moment always vanishing.
One by one the neighbors' lights come on.
Our October day is almost gone.
I know the border lines we drew between us
Keep the weapons down,
Keep the wounded safe;
I know our antebellum innocence
Was never meant to see the light of our armistice day.
In the spring,
We climbed the rolling hills
And talked about our budding plans.
And we smiled,
Our faces like a mirror
Showing us our secret sides.
But then the fights...
The sharp words splintering the night,
How I couldn't be what you'd need...
But oh how I could make you bleed...
I know the border lines we drew between us
Keep the weapons down,
Keep the wounded safe;
I know our antebellum innocence
Was never meant to see the light of our armistice.
But how much would I give to have it back again?
How much did we lose
To live this way?
You'll go home...I'll stay here
Seasons keep on marching
I'll stay here...you'll go home
With only strangers watching
◎推荐理由或同志心情故事
这是我第二首认识的 Vienna Teng music,当下听到就哭得超惨。
(大多数人好像对 The Tower 或是 Gravity 这两首爱情曲比较有共鸣:P)
Antebellum 在英文中指的是美国的南北战争。
VT 以战争形容她当初放弃工程师工作,转职专心做音乐时与家里的争执。
家中任何人说了一句话,都可能以肉色匕首刺伤对方。
但其实心底都是为了对方好。
这几年在拉版看了好多出柜故事,有的温馨有的充满洋葱,也有的让人心疼,
许多长辈因为不理解而反对同性恋的存在,
有些不只言语羞辱,甚至将儿女逐出家门。
但其实他们最深的担心,莫不过外界对小孩不友善的眼光带来的歧视,
尤其社会加诸於他们身上的压力也不小 哀ˊ~ˋ
(喔 不过当时让我痛哭的点是因为没有如期进入爹娘期待的科系吧 >"<
现在也读的好好的呀~ 後年就可以开始赚$$了!)
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感谢 Gabby 让我写 City Hall :)
以介绍这首歌之名,行推广 Vienna Teng 之实 XD
有没有人也喜欢她啊~ 快来跟我一起花痴 VT >/////<
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