[音樂] Blur - Beetlebum

Beetlebum是Blur中我最喜歡的一首歌曲。一開始的刷扣節奏到最後那迷離醉心的吉他solo，彷彿帶人遠離塵囂，仰或是放棄一切的喃喃自語，都讓人忍不住隨著旋律昏迷。

當然這首根本不是這麼浪漫下的成果啦...。


據說Beetlebum是描寫關於主唱Damon與女友Justine Frischmann(Elastica)吸食海洛因的歌曲，Beetlebum本身的意義Damon並沒有說的很清楚，他只有說：「如果這首歌這麼簡單，那我寫它幹嘛！」而這也是他發明的一個新詞。Beetlebum是Blur在冰島時錄製的，聽說錄製時，當然...Damon也嗑了海洛因。


這首MV也是我最看不膩的一支。


這場首live最喜歡這場，應該是1997年上瑞典的電視節目。

Beetlebum, what you done
Beetlebum 你做了什麼
She's a gun, now what you done, Beetlebum
她是一把槍 現在你又做了什麼
Get nothing done, you Beetlebum
你一事無成
Just get numb, now what you done, Beetlebum
只有持續的愣住

And when she lets me slip away
當他讓我跌到谷底
She turns me on and all my violence gone
解放我並使我消散暴戾之氣
Nothing is wrong,
沒有人是錯誤的
I just slip away and I am gone Nothing is wrong,
只是跌到谷底的我 去了一個沒有錯誤的地方
she turns me on I just slip away and I am gone
她解放我 使我絆倒 我離去

Beetlebum, because you're young
Beetlebum 因為你是年輕的
She's a gun, now what you done, Beetlebum
她是一把槍 現在你又做了什麼
She'll suck your thumb, she'll make you come
她吸著你的手指並且使你跟上
Cos she's your gun, now what you done, Beetlebum
她是一把槍 現在你又做了什麼

And when she lets me slip away
當她讓我跌到谷底
She turns me on and all my violence gone
解放我並使我消散暴戾之氣
Nothing is wrong,
沒有人是錯誤的
I just slip away and I am gone There's nothing wrong,
只是跌到谷底的我 去了一個沒有錯誤的地方

she turns me on
他解放我
I just slip away and I am
使我絆倒 我離去

He's on, he's on, he's on it,
繼續下去 繼續下去 他在路上
He's on, he's on, he's on it.
繼續下去 繼續下去 他在路上
Beetlebum直譯是叫做甲蟲屁股。因為Beetle甲蟲 + bum【英】【俚】屁股

但我看到這"甲蟲屁股"這歌名，卻自以為認為這是在隱喻The Beatles的John Lennon的槍殺事件 ( BEATLES是雙關語單詞是BEAT(敲擊)+BEETLES(甲蟲)。不過Beatles這單詞並沒有任何意思，只不過是Lennon想出來的有趣創意單詞)，但據wiki百科說明，這首歌是關於Damon當時的女友 Justine Frischmann(Elastica)喀藥的經驗。



WIKI百科如是說：

It is believed that the song is about heroin and the drug experiences that Damon Albarn had with his then girlfriend, Justine Frischmann of Elastica[1]. Albarn has stated in an interview with MTV that the song describes a complicated emotion, sort of 'sleepy' and sort of 'sexy'. The song's title, "Beetlebum", is falsely[citation needed] said to be a stab at Liam Gallagher, lead singer of rival band Oasis, for his over-idolisation of The Beatles.