Scoop (off the Wall): 【每日一歌】宇多田ヒカル

其实我一点都不喜欢宇多田光的日文歌。记得当时买过一本她的日文精选《Utada Hikaru Single Collection Vol. 1》，除了那首一早就知道的《Automatic》之外，连听第二遍的欲望都没有。后来，同学借我她的英语专辑《Exodus》，开场曲《You Make Me Want to Be a Man》那颤抖的电子乐编曲以及奇怪的日式英语搞得我一直反胃，于是草草听过一遍还给同学了。

前几周宇多田光出了她的英文精选，随意地下载来听，我惊异地发现当初讨厌的腔调其实还是不错的。尤其是《Merry Christmas Mr.Lawrence-FYI》，一度在我的MP3里单曲循环。（值得澄清一下的是，她最近推出的英文精选《Utada the Best》和作为封山之作的日文精选《Utada Hikaru Single Collection Vol. 2》都是不错的。）

《Merry Christmas Mr.Lawrence》其实是大岛渚执导，David Bowie、坂本龙一、北野武和Tom Conti主演的日本电影《俘虏》（《戦場のメリークリスマス》，1983，又译作《圣诞快乐，劳伦斯先生》《战场上的快乐圣诞》）的英文译名，配乐由坂本龙一完成。

这首《Merry Christmas Mr.Lawrence-FYI》钢琴背景采样于坂本龙一作曲、David Sylvian演唱的电影主题曲《Forbidden Colours》（这首歌也很赞）的背景钢琴旋律，这段旋律也是实验钢琴家坂本龙一最著名的代表作品。宇多田光的重新作曲，与这段经典旋律无缝衔接。

我很享受宇多田光对于颤音以及一些小语气的处理——她总是在一些不经意的地方抖上一下，比如“Tokyo, Tokyo”那一句，比如桥段“Freeloader”那个词；对于“Woooohaaaah”的长音的处理，也极致地体现了哀怨的神情。

PS： FYI是For Your Information的意思。

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虾米试听：

http://www.xiami.com/song/3577755
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歌词：

I give you my heart
Hold on, let me sign it
Your senorita aka your best friend
Hereby, let it be known
Love like never before
I'm always at your service
You just have to holler at me

NYC, NYC, woah woah
Tokyo, Tokyo, woah woah
Send it off from the streets to the highest
To the highest, high
MP3, MP3, players
Work it out, work it out, hustler
Oh, my name got hI'm there
Mmm, mmm, mmm

You know why
I'm gonna be yours tonight
Were gonna ooohaaah
FYI
Were gonna be up all night
Ill see you later
Call me, you know my number

Like Captain Picard
I'm chilling and flossing
Its 7 o clock
I issue the warning

Thats right, were stealing the show
Damn right, letting hI'm know
Were sipping chardonnay
from 2 PM on our working day

Chinga-ling Chinga-ling, woah woah
Chinga-ling Chinga-ling, woah woah
Take me down to the fields where the grass is
Where the glasses lie
MP3, MP3, players
Work it out, work it out, hustler
Oh, my name got hI'm there
Mmm, mmm, mmm

You know why
I'm gonna be yours tonight
Were gonna ooohaaah
FYI
Were gonna be up all night
Ill see you later
Call me, you know my number

See I don't need a freeloader
No, I don't want a freeloader
If you want a piece of this stuff
Got to give, got to give something

You know why
I'm gonna be yours tonight
Were gonna ooohaaah
FYI
Were gonna be up all night
Ill see you later
Call me, you know my number

You know why
I'm gonna be yours tonight
Were gonna ooohaaah
FYI
Were gonna be up all night
Ill see you later
Call me, you know my number
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Merry Christmas Mr.Lawrence-FYI (メリークリスマス・ミスター・ローレンス-FYI)
歌手：宇多田ヒカル
专辑：This Is The One
发行时间：2009-03-14