【Let’s Dance to Joy Division】太!開!心!來自利物浦的躁鬱平衡


剛吃完一包膨化食品,有點自我厭惡,就來聽〈Let’s Dance to Joy Division〉(2007)吧。認識這首歌的過程跟Jungle有異曲同工之妙,好幾年前本來想找Joy Division的歌來聽聽,卻意外發現The Wombats的這首歌,意外地愛上(尤其是用力唱we're so happy那part),也算有緣有緣。

此曲源於主唱Matthew Murphy和女孩在酒吧,跟隨Joy Division的〈Love Will Tear Us Apart〉跳舞的回憶。Joy Division(中文譯作快樂小分隊)是一隻成立於1976年的後龐克英國樂團,取名自二戰時納粹的一所軍妓院(裏頭多為受強迫的戰俘或慰安婦),雖然團員表示他們並不強調、擁護納粹思想,但會取這樣的名字又未曾好好解釋緣由,無怪乎部分民眾會將其視為納粹的支持者。先把Joy Division的名字擺一邊,回歸正題。Murphy詞中提到的「諷刺性」可能是Joy Division有著歡樂的名字,卻多演唱一些黑暗、離經叛道的內容,並在現代被作為狂歡跳舞的音樂。


拿〈Love Will Tear Us Apart〉來說,歌詞明明在講「愛使我們分離」這樣抑鬱的情緒、愛人間的衝突與拉扯,舞池裡的情侶卻在歌聲中親吻、熱舞,人們在一個禮拜的尾聲快被現實壓垮,需要透過音樂逃離種種壓力,根本未曾留意其中的矛盾與諷刺。在這首歌裡我聽到的是狂歡中的絕望,那種一切都無所謂,只要熬過今天的感覺,也許很逃避現實,但人生中總不能一直扯著理智線,偶爾放鬆才能避免斷裂。當然不鼓勵大家天天「今朝有酒今朝醉」啦,但世界上應該有寬容(頹廢?)存在之必要,現在一起Dance to Joy Division!




[Verse 1]
I'm back in Liverpool and everything seems the same
我回到利物浦發現這裡完全沒變
But I worked something out last night that changed this little boy's brain
但我已經找到解決辦法 改變過去那個小男孩的腦袋
A small piece of advice that took twenty-two years in the make
花了22年所學到的小小教訓
And I will break it for you now; please learn from my mistakes
我會傾囊相授 只求你別重蹈覆轍
Please learn from my mistakes...
別再犯相同的錯……

[Chorus 1]
Let's dance to Joy Division and celebrate the irony
讓我們跳到荼靡並敬這個諷刺的世界
Everything is going wrong, but we're so happy
所有事情皆走了樣,但我們仍然很開心
Let's dance to Joy Division and raise our glass to the ceiling
讓我們跳到荼靡並將酒杯高高舉起
'Cause this could all go so wrong, but we're so happy
一切都在崩塌我們仍然很開心
Yeah, we're so happy...
仍然很開心

[Verse 2]
So if you're ever feeling down, grab your purse and take a taxi
所以當你難過沮喪,就抓起包包上計程車
To the darker side of town; that's where we'll be
到鎮上瀰漫夜魅的角落,我們會在這裡
And we will wait for you and lead you through the dance floor
在這裡等你,帶你穿過舞池中央
Up to the DJ booth, you know what to ask for
DJ控音台,你知道該說什麼
You know what to ask for...
點你心裡想的那首歌

[Chorus 2]
Go ask for Joy Division and celebrate the irony
播一首「快樂小分隊」並敬這矛盾的氛圍
Everything is going wrong, but we're so happy
事情分崩離析,但我們仍然很快樂
Let's dance to Joy Division and raise our glass to the ceiling
讓我們跟著Joy Division跳舞,並舉起高高酒杯
'Cause this could all go so wrong, but we're so happy
就算一切都崩塌我們仍然很快樂!
Yeah, we're so happy...
非常快樂

[Bridge]*2
Let the love tear us apart; I've found the cure for a broken heart
就讓愛將我們分離,反正我已知道怎麼療癒心裡的傷
Let it tear us apart
就讓它將我們撕裂吧!
Let the love tear us apart; I've found the cure for a broken heart
就讓愛將我們分離,反正我已知道怎麼療癒心裡的傷
Let it tear us apart (Let it tear us apart)
就讓它將我們撕裂!

[Chorus 1]
Let's dance to Joy Division and celebrate the irony
讓我們跳到荼靡並敬這個諷刺的世界
Everything is going wrong, but we're so happy
所有事情皆走了樣,但我們仍然很開心
Let's dance to Joy Division and raise our glass to the ceiling
讓我們跳到荼靡並將酒杯高高舉起
'Cause this could all go so wrong, but we're so happy
一切都在崩塌我們仍然很開心
Yeah, we're so happy...
仍然很開心

[Outro]
So happy, yeah, we're so happy
我們很快樂 耶耶耶 我們超High
So happy, yeah, we're so happy!

我們很快樂 耶耶耶 不能更快樂


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