曾經在某個廣告中聽過一首帶著哀怨卻又很堅強的歌曲,卻一直沒機會好好查找過,當時對這個聲音、這個曲調、這個似懂非懂的歌詞就十分有興趣。直到最近剛看完電影《Trust the Man》 ( 關於這部電影,下次再說 ),電影中,一段男女主角面臨崩潰場景裡,背景音樂恰好又是這歌曲,只是過嫌模糊的背景音樂真的很難聽的清楚。於是憑藉著魔羯座的韌性,硬是在茫茫大海中找出這首歌曲來 ( 其實並不難啦 )。
歌曲來自Rachael Yamagata,第一次看到這名字時有小遲疑一下,因為姓氏很特別,而後來才知道原來她的父親是來自日本移民美國的第四代,母親是義德混血,這樣的她在看似散亂的外表下,確實有一個很標緻的臉蛋。
「Be Be Your Love」是收錄在Yamagata在2004發行的第一張專輯《Happenstance》的第一首歌曲, 只能說這首歌選的好,因為開宗明義的第一首點出這張專輯偏向較為灰冷的風格,而「Be Be Your Love」單純卻又背負著稍嫌沉重的旋律的確也很襯托Rachael Yamagata略低且滄桑的歌聲,Yamagata的音質或許沒有天籟般的美感,可是不完美地也戲劇性的讓歌曲本身更跳。
轉眼間《Happenstance》發行已經兩年了,其實整張專輯陸陸續續都有被依些電影拿去做配樂,只是這張低調與冷冽的專輯,其中的歌曲大多都是較為低落的情緒,這或許是因為當年Yamagata製作專輯時,自已才剛走出生命中的低潮期,所以人生中黑暗面的情緒也就正好集結在專輯中,除了一開始就吸引我的「Be Be Your Love」之外,還有「I Wish You Love」以鋼琴帶出憂鬱與和弦的共鳴,的確可以讓人邊聽邊掉淚。此外,較為快板的「Worn Me Down」與「1963」卻勾勒出不一樣的Rachael Yamagata,有搖滾吉他鼓譟的力道與略帶城市風格的鋼琴跳躍,難怪有人說這張專輯很難去定位一種風格,或許就像Yamagata血液中流的多樣血緣一般,難以捉模~
Be Be Your Love by RACHAEL YAMAGATA
If I could take you away
Pretend I was queen
What would you say
Would you think I'm unreal
'Cause everybody's got their way I should feel
Everybody's talking how I, can't, can't be your love
But I want, want, want to be your love
Want to be your love, for real
Everybody's talking how I, can't, can't be your love
But I want, want, want to be your love
Want to be your love for real
Want to be your everything
Everything...
Everything's falling, and I am included in that
Oh, how I try to be just okay
Yeah, but all I ever really wanted
Was a little piece of you
And everybody's talking how I, can't, can't be your love
But I want, want, want to be your love
Want to be your love, for real
Everybody's talking how I, can't, can't be your love
But I want, want, want to be your love
Want to be your love for real
Everything will be alright
If you just stay the night
Please, sir, don't you walk away, don't you walk away, don't you walk away
Please, sir, don't you walk away, don't you walk away, don't you walk away
And everybody's talking how I, can't, can't be your love
But I want, want, want to be your love
Want to be your love, for real
Everybody's talking how I, can't, can't be your love
But I want, want, want to be your love
Want to be your love for real
And everybody's talking how I, can't, can't be your love
But I want, want, want to be your love
Want to be your love, for real
Everybody's talking how I, can't, can't be your love
But I want, want, want to be your love
Want to be your love for real
I want to be your love, love, love
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