Dixie Chicks / Taking The Long way
Forget, I'm not sure I could.
They say time heals everything,
But I'm still waiting
但為何我還在等侯?
There's nothing left for me to figure out,
I've paid a price, and i'll keep paying
我已付出代價 卻仍得持續下去
I'm not ready to back down,
I'm still mad as hell
And I don't have time
To go round and round and round
It's too late to make it right
I probably wouldn't if I could
Cause I'm mad as hell
Can't bring myself to do what it is
只為了要讓你們認同
我知道你曾說過
Why can't you just get over it,
但為何你就不能將它丟在腦後
It turned my whole world around
它為我的世界帶來很大的變動
and i kind of like it
這樣的改變我樂意接受
With no regrets and I don't mind saying,
It's a sad sad story
That a mother will teach her daughter
that she ought to hate a perfect stranger.
And how in the world
Can the words that I said
Send somebody so over the edge
That they'd write me a letter
Saying that I better shut up and sing
Or my life will be over
否則我的生命就此結束了
I'm not ready to back down,
I'm still mad as hell
And I don't have time
To go round and round and round
It's too late to make it right
I probably wouldn't if I could
Cause I'm mad as hell
Can't bring myself to do what it is
只為了要讓你們認同
I'm not ready to back down,
I'm still mad as hell
And I don't have time
To go round and round and round
It's too late to make it right
I probably wouldn't if I could
Cause I'm mad as hell
Can't bring myself to do what it is
You think I should
Forget, I'm not sure I could.
They say time heals everything,
But I'm still waiting
但為何我還在等侯?
年度專輯/年度唱片/年度歌曲/最佳鄉村合唱或團體/最佳鄉村專輯
★葛萊美獎傳奇製作大師Rick Rubin全力打造/音樂權威滾石雜誌4顆星超高分讚譽、登上時代雜誌封面,征服全美樂評
★嗆辣紅椒鼓手Chad Smith、葛萊美獎常勝女將Sheryl Crow、葛萊美獎新寵兒John Mayer、Crowded House團員Neil Finn等樂壇巨星齊助陣
主唱Natlie Maine在2003年3月10號,美國小布希總統準備出兵伊拉克的緊繃時刻,於倫敦演唱會的現場大分貝的說出:「我們對於美國總統是來自德州的這件事感到羞愧!」此話一出,引發向來保守勢力居眾的美國鄉村樂界一片撻伐,電台抵制播歌,被激怒的樂迷甚至開著堆土機壓碎她們的CD,但是,她們並未因此而退縮,她們在5月初的’娛樂週刊’的封面故事中,以身上印著’驕傲的美國人’、’英雄’、’大嘴巴’、’南方賤人’、’愛國’、’賣國賊’、’海珊的天使’、’大無畏’、’言論自由’、’和平’的赤裸照片展開反擊,強調大家都有表達看法的權利,至於他人要貼什麼樣的標籤在她們的身上都無所謂,她們不會改變,更不想妥協。
2006年年度大碟【Taking The Long Way】是她們在這個爭議事件後的首張作品,Natalie、Martie與Emily在這張專輯裡作了一些破天荒的創舉,這3個德州女子首度參予所有歌曲的創作,她們在歌曲中抒發出道以來最深層,最成熟的情感,還有對政治時勢的一些感受,她們還意外的找來葛萊美獎傳奇製作大師Rick Rubin坐鎮指揮,Rubin一方面為她們籌組了包含了RHCP的鼓手Chad Smith、Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers的吉他手Mike Campbell與鍵盤手Benmont Tench在內的伴奏樂團,此外,還找來葛萊美獎搖滾女聲Sheryl Crow["Favorite Year"],澳洲搖滾組合Crowded House團員Neil Finn["Silent House"],前4 Non Blondes嗆女Linda Perry["Voice Inside My Head"],加州創作才子Pete Yorn["Baby Hold On"],民謠搖滾樂團Jayhawks大將Gary Lourie["Everybody Knows"],以及搖滾樂團Semisonic主唱Dan Wilson跟她們一起創作歌曲,Dan總計跟她們合寫了6首歌,其中包括面對2003年言論風暴後,無懼於一切,捍衛己見的強悍搖滾大作"Not Ready To Make Nice"。在這張發揚美國南方搖滾與加州搖滾精神的專輯裡,依然可以感受到 Dixie Chicks表達情感的真誠與細膩,像是看著罹患阿茲海默症的親戚有感而發的"Silent House",在2005年的卡翠娜颶風後的慈善義唱會中與懷舊派靈魂樂藝人Keb’ Mo’所合寫,邀請葛萊美獎得主John Mayer吉他助陣的流行福音歌曲"I Hope"都是十分動人的作品。Dixie Chicks是一個膽識過人的女子樂團,她們繼續大聲的說出她們的感受!
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