Conversation With a Ghost

好像很久沒上來寫我的音樂日記了
這一兩個月發生了很多事
但似乎比較適合放在心裡紀念

做實習的日子我覺得還滿開心的
我每天都有好多好多時間聽新的音樂
這就是在辦公室工作的好處 更是在音樂機構做事的開心點
聽音樂就是王道 天經地義

老闆前幾天還拿了三張CD 跟一本音樂雜誌給我
問我有沒有興趣 (當然有啊)
每次去他辦公室 桌上總有疊成一座山的CD丘
不難看出老闆對音樂的投入

還有個有趣的是我的同事 我們的公關總監
平時她看起來就像是普通的辦公室小姐
但下了班就變成帥氣的音樂人 好像超人喔
自己發過兩張片
也都有自己的演唱會喔

所見所聞都是音樂 每天都是幸福

這首歌名叫Conversation with a ghost
歌手叫Ellis Paul 是我來Calliope工作後第一個認識的音樂人
第一場音樂會 第一個感動
就是這麼簡單的一把吉他 一架Keyboard
就能吸引全場如癡的緊盯著他
怕錯過一個表情

每個民謠音樂歌手 都是絕佳的說故事高手
這首Conversation with a ghost 其實有個很有趣的故事
→http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5t19pHEsx3c&feature=related

副歌雙人的吟唱真的好漂亮
拍點也抓的這麼完美
聲音契合度沒話講
還可以兩個都唱的這麼有感情
我要給Ellis拍拍手了

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It seems like I haven't come here for a while.
It actually happened lots of memorable things during this two months.
But something better keep in heart rather than sharing, agree?


My days of internship are quite nice.
I got plenty of time exploring new music,
which is the benefit of working inside the office, especially in a music organization.
Listen to the music must be right, like a law.

Couple days ago my boss took some CDs and a music magazine to me,
asking whether I'm interested or not. (Off course I am)
Every time when I went office, her desk was always stacked with a pile of CDs.
Easy to tell that she's been devoted herself to the music so much.

Other interesting part is about my colleague, our PR director.
She looks like normal office lady,
but she will turn into a cool music-woman when getting off work. Like a superman.
She had released two albums so far, and held several concerts.
Amazing.

What I saw and what I heard is all about music, which delights me so much.

The name of this song is called conversation with a ghost.
The singer is Ellis Paul. He's the first artist that I met when I first worked at Calliope.
The first concert that touches my heart.
Simply a guitar, a keyboard, can tightly catch audience's attention.
They infatuatedly stared at him and didn't want to miss a thing, not even a face expression.


Every folk musicians is a skillful story teller.
There is a really attractive story behind this song→http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5t19pHEsx3c&feature=related.



The duo in the refrain part is so beautiful.
They catch the beat accurately.
The harmonization of their voice is perfect.
Most important, they can both sing in such a emotive way.
They really deserved some applause.

Love Rescue Me

華盛頓的四十八小時
燦爛的櫻花
令人倦戀的落日
巨大的傑佛遜雕像 站在美麗的湖畔旁
聽著人們評論著他的事蹟
落日餘暉打在他背上
覺得隔外的孤單

Jacob給我聽他很喜歡的這首歌
love rescue me
我戴著一對耳機
望著落日
望著最後的光茫萬丈
聽著主唱最後的力竭聲嘶
當歌曲到尾聲 太陽也滑入地平線
人生裡 能記得深刻的日出或日落
會有幾次呢?
華聖頓的落日 可能不是很特別
但音樂使它完美

清晨五點 我們到的這座城市 還沒有甦醒
我們在馬路穿縮著 隨意的坐在公園裡
一層薄霧 透著寒意
鬱金香也還在睡 緊緊包著 像是怕被打擾一樣
公園裡有美麗的櫻花 有鳥鳴 還有嘻戲的松鼠

五點的火車站 空空盪盪地
我們躺在椅子上 望著天花板八角型的圖騰
我說 "這讓你想到什麼"
他說"全美國的人都會想到stop sign"
我說""不會想到蜂窩格子嗎"
他頓了一下  淡淡地說
"那好像是六角形喔.."

Jacob是我們學院很另類的美國人
他的背景 融合了太多的不可能
慢條斯理的步調 說話緩慢到讓人懷疑他是不是當機了
但其實腦筋轉得比誰都快 思路已經轉了好幾圈了

爸爸是德國核子物理學家 媽媽是美國藝術家
哥哥是職業西洋棋士 弟弟還在大學唸書 唸語藝學裡的名詞學
他自己是數學跟政治科學雙修
他自稱宅男 但我從來沒見過一個宅男會同時對歷史政治狂熱的

我真的覺得很開心
能夠這樣隨機地約他旅行
很深入地 了解一個人

在他面前 會有種返僕歸真的感覺
像沈括的兒時記趣裡說的
 "余憶童稚時，能張目對日，明察秋毫。見藐小微物，必細察其紋理，故時有物外之趣"˙
對小小的事物 都可以用不同的角度去欣賞  因而覺得很新鮮
隨時都在學習 隨時都在體驗

希望我們還可以再一起去旅行 去大峽谷 去法國
希望你永遠都可以當我的トトロ



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The forty eight hours in Washington DC.
The splendid cherry blossom.
The adorable sunset.
The gigantic Jefferson statue stands isolated by the lake,
hearing everyone's discussion about him.
It's a lonely scene.

Jacob showed me this song that he likes so much,
it's called "love rescue me."
Putting on his headphone,
I stared at the sunset.
The resplendent beams of sunlight in the last moment.
The shouting voice in the last part of the song.
The sun slipped below the horizon when the song ended.
How many sunrise or sunset can be remembered in one man's life?
The sunset at DC isn't that different,
but music turns it perfect.

Five am in the morning,we arrived the city that still hasn't awake.
We strolled on the street, sat on the bench in the park randomly.
Patches of fogs makes the weather chill.
Tulips were still sleeping. They closed their petal, as if they don't want to be disturbed.
There were cherry blossom who was awake, so did the early birds and squirrel.

Five am inside the train station. It was empty and quiet.
We lay on a bench, staring at the ceiling that has octagon patterns.
I asked: "What comes into your mind when you see that?"
He said: "I think all Americans would think of stop sign when they see octagon."
I said: "Really? Isn't it makes you think of hive?"
He stopped for a second, and said slowly, "I think hive is hexagon.."

Jacob is an American who is different from other Americans in Heinz.
He has a interesting background that merge all the impossibilities.
He speaks really slow while he thinks fast.
Sometimes I feel like he's crashing like a computer.

His father was a German nuclear physicist. His mom is a American artist.
He has a professional chess- player-brother, and a younger brother who is studying rhetoric.
He calls himself nerdy. But I don't know any other nerdy who also has passion in politics and history.


I am so glad that we have this trip in such a spontaneous way.
I feel delighted to know someone so well, especially he is extremely interesting. 

I feel like a kid in front of him.
Just like a Chinese ancient article describes about one man's childhood,
I feel the same way as the writer felt. 
Everything has a different view point. Everything becomes so fun and attractive.  
I'm learning and experiencing things in every moment while I'm with him.

I hope our next trips can come true. To grand canyon, to France. 
I hope you can always be my to to ro : )
Glad to have you as my friend, Jacob.

Santana - Smooth

開心的轉捩點呀
再見了 過去


酒杯裡
雖然裝的只是蜜桃汽泡果汁
也可以讓我輕飄飄

santana的吉他 高潮迭起
伴我度過下午無聊的運動
伴我現在的好心情

很有層次的歌
大概疊了幾十軌吧
masterpiece.

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Cheery changing point.
Goodbye, my past.

The beverage inside the wine glass isn't wine.
But it make me giddy.

Santana's guitar is always so high.
It makes my boring exercise go with a swing.
Makes my heart go with a swing!

It's such a chromatic song.
There must be over thirty tracks when recorded.

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Man its a hot one
Like seven inches from the midday sun
I hear you whisper and the words melt everyone
But you stay so cool
My mu equita my Spanish Harlem Mona Lisa
Your my reason for reason
The step in my groove

Bridge
And if you say this life aint good enough
I would give my world to lift you up
I could change my life to better suit your mood
Cause you're so smooth

Chorus
And just like the ocean under the moon
Well thats the same emotion that I get from you
You got the kind of lovin that can be so smooth
Gimme your heart make it real
Or else forget about it

Ill tell you one thing
If you would leave it would be a crying shame
In every breath and every word I hear your name calling me out
Out from the barrio you hear my rhythm from your radio
You feel the turning of the world so soft and slow
Turning you round and round

你在我心上

這首歌的副歌
讓我三秒落淚

只要想到沒有爸爸媽媽的小孩
就讓我好想好想哭

很像搖籃曲一樣
輕輕柔柔的
但卻讓人起一種憐憫的感覺

想到地震 想到留在人世的人們
想到天人永隔的親子們

讓我很想跟把拔馬麻說
我真的很愛你們喔

在想講話的時候 你們就會在電話的那端
聊一下 笑一下
被罵一下 被安慰一下
知道自己在你們心中 永遠是最重要的
再遠 都覺得自己很幸福 很安全

我真的希望這些愛 也可以分一下
給那些盼望著卻永遠得不到父母愛的小孩

"想哭的時候仰望星光 眼淚就變成珍珠了"

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I cry when I heard the chorus in this song.

It's like a lullaby.
Gentle and softly touches my heart.

Thinking of the earthquake,
thinking of the people who are left behind in this lonely world.
Thinking of the eternal separate.

Makes me wanna tell my daddy and mommy,
that I really love them.

Whenever I wanna talk,
I know they will always be on that side of the phone.
Chat for a while, laugh for a while,
Being nagged for a while, being comforted for a while.
To know that I'll always be the most important person in their heart,
even if it' s distant, I still feel safe and happy.

I truly hope this love can share to those
who expect love from their parents but never got the chance to experience.

"When you want to cry,
just lift up and stare at the stars,
and your tears will turn into pearls."
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倒映著 月牙色 那片海 閃爍著
一陣風 吹亂了 我和你 的期待

幻想過 的未來 你笑得 多燦爛
未來在 哪片海 蔚藍得 像片海

記得勇敢 就算夢走太慢
有我在這裡陪著你 有我永遠寶貝著你

你在我心上 寶貝放心飛吧
我在你身旁 請你不要慌張
小小的手掌 用力握緊夢想
揉揉眼眶 乖乖聽話

你在我心上 寶貝安心睡吧
夢中的船拍打著閃閃浪花
想哭得時候 仰望點點星光
眼淚收進口袋啦

如果你 受委屈 親愛的 別哭泣
如果你 怕孤單 請記得 有我在

記得勇敢 就算我走太快
我還在這裡陪著你 我會緊緊擁抱著你

你在我心上 寶貝放心飛吧
我在你身旁 請你不要慌張
小小的手掌 用力握緊夢想
揉揉眼眶 好好長大

你在我心上 寶貝安心睡吧
夢中的船拍打著閃閃浪花
想哭得時候 仰望點點星光
眼淚變成珍珠啦

想我的時候 對著星空說話
你永遠在我心上

Everything

心情很差怎麼辦
唯一想到的方法
就是聽一首充滿滿幸福感的的歌

把不舒服的情緒洗刷掉
這是最後一次
然後
我不允許自己
再為你生氣 再為你難過

加油

謝謝你 情歌王子Michael Buble
你就是有這種魔力
讓我情不自禁地聽到嘴角上揚

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What should do when you're strongly depressed?
The only way I can think of,
is to listen to a song that filled with enormous happiness.

Wash off the all the uncomfortable feeling surrounded in my head.
This would be the last time.
And after this,
I won't allow myself,
to cry over you, and be angry for you.


Thanks you, Michael Buble.
Your voice do have some kind of magic,
that would make people come out with a lovely smile on their face.

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Sweet lyric : )

You're a falling star, You're the get away car.
你是我眼裡的流星 同時也是一輛拖吊車
You're the line in the sand when I go too far.
當我快越過界線時 你就像繩子般把我拉住
You're the swimming pool, on an August day.
你就像是八月份的游泳池
And You're the perfect thing to see.
你在我眼中 就是如此完美

And you play your card, but it's kinda cute.
你按你的牌理出牌 但在我眼裡是那麼的可愛
Ah, When you smile at me you know exactly what you do.
阿 當你對我微笑時 你知道我完全被你迷的昏頭轉向
Baby don't pretend, that you don't know it's true.
寶貝 別假裝你不知道
Cause you can see it when I look at you.
因為當你看著我時 你很清楚這一切


[Chorus:]
And in this crazy life, and through these crazy times
在這瘋狂的人生 瘋狂的時刻裡
It's you, it's you, You make me sing.
是你 是你 你讓我開始歌唱
You're every line, you're every word, you're everything.
你是每首歌的詞 你是一切


You're a carousel, you're a wishing well,
你是旋轉木馬 你是許願井
And you light me up, when you ring my bell.
當你喚醒了我 你同時也點燃了我
You're a mystery, you're from outer space,
你是一個謎 似乎是來自外太空
You're every minute of my everyday.
你是我每天的分分秒秒


And I can't believe, uh that I'm your man,
而我真的難以相信 我是你的男人
And I get to kiss you baby just because I can.
我想要吻吻你寶貝 因為你屬於我
Whatever comes our way, ah we'll see it through,
不管有什麼困難到來 我們都能解決
And you know that's what our love can do.
你知道的 那是我們的愛能做的事


And in this crazy life, and through these crazy times
在這瘋狂的人生 瘋狂的時刻裡
It's you, it's you, You make me sing.
是你 是你 你讓我開始歌唱
You're every line, you're every word, you're everything.
你是每首歌的詞 你是一切

So, La, La, La, La, La, La, La
所以 拉拉拉拉拉拉拉
So, La, La, La, La, La, La, La
所以 拉拉拉拉拉拉拉


And in this crazy life, and through these crazy times
在這瘋狂的人生 瘋狂的時刻裡
It's you, it's you, You make me sing.
是你 是你 你讓我開始歌唱
You're every line, you're every word, you're everything.
你是每首歌的詞 你是一切
You're every song, and I sing along.
你是我的歌曲 我一直唱著你
Cause you're my everything.
因為你是我的一切
yeah, yeah
是的是的

Lacrimosa

莫札特的安魂曲
寫到這首歌Lacrimosa的第八小節去世
從這首歌
聽得到他所感受的死亡

Lacrimal 在拉丁語裡指的是悲傷流淚的意思
這首常被翻成痛哭之日

藉這首歌
求主讓這次災難罹難的人得以安息
求主憐憫那些家屬脆弱的靈魂
Dona els requiem. Amen

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Requiem written by Mozart,
was the last work before his death.
He died when he finished the melody till the eighth bar.
I can fell the death in the melody.


Lacrimal is an Latin word,
which means crying mournfully.

By this song,
I beg the lord to grant the victims eternal rest.
May god show the mercy to the victims' families poor souls.
Dona els requiem. Amen

The Swan

看完黑天鵝後
覺得柴可夫斯基的天鵝湖真是悽慘
雖然他也一直是我心目中的神

這首是聖桑的天鵝
是我小時候吹過的長笛曲
其實這首主樂器是寫給大提琴的
但我一直覺得長笛那種細細清亮的聲音
比較能表達天鵝纖細的優美

這個版本是 Marcel Moyse所演奏
他是法國有名的長笛家
擅長快速的顫音
但這首天鵝非常緩慢
也沒有用到他的特長

但他長笛聲音處理的細膩
跟黑膠才會出現的唧唧喳喳聲音成對比 也成融合
這是我心目中最完美的天鵝曲
那麼完美的呈現 天鵝的美

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After watching The black Swan,
I think The Swan Lake from Tchaikovsky is too miserable.
Even though Tchaikovsky has always been a hero to me.

This is "The Swan" wrote by Saint-Saens.
I played it by flute when I was a kid.
It's actually for cello as the main instrument,
but somehow I feel the sound created by flute will suit the slenderness of the swan more.

The music is played by Marcel Moyse.
He's a famous French musician and is talented for doing the fast vibrato.
But The Swan is a a slow-tempo song,
so we couldn't tell his specialty from this song.

The exquisiteness he handling with the sound,
can not only be seen as a contrast to the squeaking noise made by the record,
but also can be seen as a combination.

This is the perfect song of swan in my heart.
It present perfectly of the beauty of swan.