這星期的熊貓人音樂要為大家介紹由愛爾蘭搖滾天團 U2 和來自美國的龐克天團 Green Day 共同演唱的歌曲 The Saints Are Coming。
自從 Katrina 卡崔納颶風侵襲 New Orleans 紐澳良,2006 這兩大天團聯手重新錄製這首 The Saints Are Coming,並且在紐澳良舉辦演唱會,將演唱會所得捐獻給受災害的居民們。
現在讓我們直接來欣賞這首震撼人心而且別具意義的歌曲。
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There is a house in New Orleans
They call The Rising Sun
It’s been the ruin of many a poor boy
And God, I know I’m one
I cried to my daddy on the telephone
How long now?
Until the clouds unroll and you come down
The line went
But the shadows still remain since your descent
Your descent
I cried to my daddy on the telephone
How long now?
Until the clouds unroll and you come home
The line went
But the shadows still remain since your descent
Your descent
The saints are coming, the saints are coming
I say no matter how I try, I realize there’s no reply
The saints are coming, the saints are coming
I say no matter how I try, I realize there’s no reply
A drowning sorrow floods the deepest grief
How long now?
Until the weather change condemns belief
How long now?
When the night watchman lets in the thief
What’s wrong now?
The saints are coming, the saints are coming
I say no matter how I try, I realize there’s no reply
The saints are coming, the saints are coming
I say no matter how I try, I realize there’s no reply
I say no matter how I try, I realize there’s no reply
I say no matter how I try, I realize there’s no reply
這首歌的 MV 由 Chris Milk 所拍攝,帶有諷刺美國有能力派軍到別國摧毀人家的家園,卻無力拯救國家人民的意味,MV 中美軍向災民投遞救災物資的畫面,想要表達的是與其花費大量的資源去侵略別的國家,不如先專注心力在幫助受害的居民。
回到 2006,回顧當年 U2 和 Green Day 在 New Orleans 舉辦演唱會的盛況吧!
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這首別具意義的歌曲也獲得當年度 Grammy Awards 的 “Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group 最佳搖滾演出” 提名,成為當年度全世界最受矚目的歌曲之一。
音樂的力量非常強大,而且是沒有國界的。這首 The Saints Are Coming 帶給紐奧良的居民們全新的動力再度出發,也代表這兩個知名樂團對於受災地區表達的關懷。
真正的愛是永遠不會缺席的,U2 和 Green Day 用他們的音樂,幫助災民們取得所需的物資,這種關懷世界的精神是無價的,讓我們一起聆聽好的音樂,並且用自己的愛去關懷身邊的人吧!
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