娱乐新天地MV 2006-灵秀独行的 Jem/ They（打印版）

They--Jem

(MV) Though the downbeat electronica and laconic vocals of Cardiff-born Jem Griffiths find her lumbered with a "Dido-wannabe" tag, she's actually much more adventurous than that. On the whole, Finally Woken sounds like someone finally told Beth Orton to cheer up, and at its best the album finds Jem reveling in all the studio tricks available to her. The opener, "They," loops a nonsensical children's chorus to create a mood of Danny Elfmanesque creepiness, while "Come On Closer" and "24" manage to use crunching electric guitars and strings while avoiding any comparison to Evanescence. The title track combines a loping beat with a jazzy vocal delivery that's reminiscent of Portishead, and "Save Me" is a better-than-average R&B track that's sure to be covered for years to come. Unfortunately, too much of the album's latter half sinks into a slow-paced Didoesque electronic slurry, though Jem's to be applauded for at least trying to liven things up with the cod-reggae of "Wish I."

They

Lyrics

Who made up all the rules
We follow them like fools
Believe them to be true
Don't care to think them through

And I'm sorry so sorry
I'm sorry it's like this
I'm sorry so sorry
I'm sorry we do this

And it's ironic too
Coz what we tend to do
Is act on what they say
And then it is that way

And I'm sorry so sorry
I'm sorry it's like this
I'm sorry so sorry
I'm sorry we do this

Who are they
And where are they
And how can they possibly
know all this
Who are they
And where are they
And how can they possibly
know all this

Do you see what I see
Why do we live like this
Is it because it's true
that ignorance is bliss

Who are they
And where are they
And how do they
know all this
And I'm sorry so sorry
I'm sorry it's like this

Do you see what I see
Why do we live like this
Is it because it's true
that ignorance is bliss

And who are they
And where are they
And how can they
know all this
And I'm sorry so sorry
I'm sorry we do this

歌手及专辑介绍

收录蔡依林最新广告歌曲“乐园”原曲“They”；收录莫文蔚最新专辑主打歌曲“24hrs”原曲“24”；唱游精灵jem首张个人创作专辑，唤醒你沉睡的耳朵！《纽约时报》、《今日美国》等全球30大传媒联合推荐专辑；热门影视剧集《Closer》、《Six Feet Under》、《Desperate Housewives》、《Monster In Law》等争相使用专辑中作品作为插曲。

就像打开了潘多拉的魔法盒，流泄出来的歌声，交织着神秘、优雅、飘渺、性感，融合了电音、民谣、古典、摇滚、Trip-Hop、雷鬼的音符，Jem把它们化成魔咒，唤醒了我们沉睡的听觉。难怪Jem的歌声这么适合搭配交融复杂情感的电影《偷情（Closer）》。听过《偷情》广告曲“Come On Closer”后，你很难不对这位歌声与曲风都别具一格的歌手念念不忘。这位来自英国威尔士的歌手，13岁就开始创作并演唱，下定决心要以音乐为职业的Sussex University法律系高材生在学业告一段落后就马上投身音乐事业。

2003年美国摇滚乐团主唱Dave Matthews所属的ATO唱片慧眼签下这位才女，Jem的音乐魔力开始大放异彩，美国热门影视剧《Closer》、《Six Feet Under》、《Desperate Housewives》、《Monster In Law》等争相使用Jem的创作做为插曲，在这些电影、电视剧的推波助澜下，Jem一路从美国红回英国，迄今在英国获得第六名的专辑已在排行榜上占据前十的位置超过30周，并创下全英点播亚军曲“They”与冠军曲“Just A Ride”两首热门单曲。

本张专辑中除了歌迷影迷争相询问的“Come On Closer”外，开场曲“They”灵感来源于同样享誉国际的和声团体“The Swingle Singers”诠释的“巴哈F小调前奏曲”，Jem纯净的嗓音辅以孩子的合声，结合古典及电子节拍，创造出简洁的优雅美学；专辑同名曲“Finally Woken”取样自童谣“Ride A Cock Horse”传递出明亮的感觉；到了“24”又转为激昂的摇滚曲风；“Stay Now”一开始就挑起高涨的戏剧张力。

整张专辑散发细腻与创意兼具的无穷魅力，无怪乎英美媒体对这张专辑的好评不断，现在，Jem的灵秀才情也将透过这张专辑温柔地深植在你的心中。

更值得一提的是在华语音乐圈内这张专辑也备受关注，蔡依林率先翻唱了专辑中的“They”，而莫文蔚也将翻唱专辑中的另一首单曲“24”。

娱乐新天地MV 2006-灵秀独行的 Jem/ They（在线收听）