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Galaxie 500

On Fire
1989 Rough Trade

Galaxie 500 (已解散)
    Dean Wareham: guitar, vocals
    Damon Krukowski: drums, percussion
    Naomi Yang: bass, vocals

第一次聽到這首歌是在 水晶 發的 sampler 裡. 沒什麼印象, 老實說.
第二次聽, 覺得這首歌有點鼓跟不上拍子. 結果這點"跟不上拍子"變成了我最愛的地方.

why everybody acting funny
why everybody looks so strange
why everybody looks so nasty
why do I want with al lthese things

I went alone down to the drugstore
I went in back and took a Coke
I stood in line and ate my Twinkies
I stood in line, I had to wait

Dean Wareham 的唱腔黏而稠, 你得花點力氣才能掙脫. 這點給了這首歌 (及其它銀河作品)一種混合痛苦/無奈/束縛的特質.

說不上沉重, 太年輕的人是不配有沉重的. 但是總讓我有喘不過氣的感覺. 沉重的是生活現實吧, 人只是被迫掙扎習慣的魚吧.

對大多數的人來說, metal 或 punk 的發洩都只存在自己的小空間裡. 面對每天生活的, 是感覺不到的缺氧和無力感. Galaxie 500 的音樂大概抓到了我的想法.


Why's everybody actin funny?
Why's everybody look so strange?
Why's everybody look so nasty?
What do I want with all these things?

I went alone down to the drugstore
I went in back and took a Coke
I stood in line and ate my Twinkies
I stood in line, I had to wait

Why's everybody actin funny?
Why's everybody look so strange?
Why's everybody look so pretty?
What do I want with all these things?

I went alone down to the drugstore
I went in back and took a Coke
I stood in line and ate my Twinkies
I stood in line, I had to wait