【原】Cocteau Twins《Serpent Skirt》

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醒，是梦中往外跳伞。

摆脱令人窒息的漩涡。

漫游者向早晨绿色的地带降落。

万物燃烧。

——特朗斯特罗姆《序曲》

歌名:《Serpent Skirt》

歌者：Cocteau Twins

词曲：Elizabeth Fraser, Simon

流派： Dream pop

歌曲评分：满分五星，歌词意境、旋律动听程度（包括歌手的演唱是否优美）、情感的丰富性、配乐水平、流行程度等五个方面判断。

学习难度：最容易的为1星，最难为5星。

歌词

It’s hard to judge, I get used to it

A living, sole survivor

Thought I’d be more sensitive

A living, sole survivor

Had to find a job

Had to find a job

Those could be my clothes

What you have always been

You were an outlaw suddenly

Once I find a job

Once I find a job

Thought I’d found a seat to preach

Moving, less surviving

Product in a media court

Moving, less surviving

Had to find a job

Once I find a job

I should arrive there

Where you have always been

You were an outlaw suddenly

Once I find a job

Once I find a job

Had to find a job

Once I find a job

Those could be my clothes

What you have always been

You were an outlaw suddenly

Once you find a job

You never earn enough

And you’re speaking your heart

You saw the laddie

Call a memory

Don’t accept them for beauty

You didn’t matter

He’s just a laddie

Call a memory

Don’t accept them for beauty

You shook so hard

You saw the laddie

Call a memory

Don’t accept them for beauty

You, who to call

You saw the laddie

Part of him was living proof

A living, sole survivor

Thought I’d be more sensitive

A living, sole survivor

Such a great fuss

Living for

Living for

A something

A job

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多添一点：

今天分享一首 Cocteau Twins 的 《Serpent Skirt》。

Cocteau Twins是一支富有创新力和影响力的苏格兰梦幻流行乐队。他们于1979年在英国苏格兰格兰杰茅斯成立（此名字取自苏格兰人Simple Minds的一首不知名的歌曲），以朦胧的氛围和歌手Elizabeth Fraser（十年来最具影响力的声乐家之一），无与伦比的声线为基础构建自己的风格特色。他们的大部分歌词都是自己编的，或是从字典中随机挑出的词。唱什么不重要，要的是气氛。1982年他们发行首张专辑，受到好评。之后他们的作品也有不少进入排行榜，但一直没有太靠前。1985年他们的专辑《Victorialand》在没有鼓手的情况下，反而大卖了。最后进入了英国榜单的前十，这是他们最成功的专辑。1988年发行《Blue Bell Knoll》专辑被一些评论家认为是“上帝之声”。

他们的歌曲风格总是很相似。首先是伊丽莎白·弗雷泽（Elizabeth Fraser）飘渺的声音，类似耳语。然后将歌声沉浸在具象的乐谱中，唤起超现实、梦幻般的魔幻气氛：清澈的和弦，柔和的旋律，单调的节奏，交响乐键盘。音乐并没有遵循线性的路径，而只是编织出绚丽的声音。新颖性恰好在于它是水平的，而不是垂直的：相对于经典摇滚乐的叙事结构，它是静态的，几乎是种沉思。