娱乐新天地MV 2006-原汁原味的Life House / You and Me

Life House-- You and Me

(MV) For their third album, Lifehouse, with the help of producer John Alagia (John Mayer, Dave Matthews), have turned down the amps and left the Creed¹ comparisons behind. In return, the trio are geared to become the smoothest ride on alternative radio. Singer-songwriter Jason Wade² has the perfect voice to pitch a 21st century emo-ballad and he's never prettier than on the earnest "Into the Sun." Even when the group ramps³ up the guitars, the result is modestly subdued⁴ as the angst of "We'll Never Know" is sweetly leavened⁵ with lush harmonies. Having opened for the likes of Pearl Jam, the Rolling Stones and Iron Maiden⁶, Lifehouse have now chosen the quieter path. Fans of their monster hit "Hanging By A Moment" should still find plenty to recognize and relish⁷, but these young men are foregoing any potential head banging for a strong tug⁸ at the heart.

 

You and Me

Lyrics

what day is it
and in what month
this clock never seemed so alive
I can't keep up
and I can't back down
I've been losing so much time

cause it's you and me and all of the people
with nothing to do
nothing to lose
and it's you and me and all of the people
and I don't know why
I can't keep my eyes off of you

all of the things that I want to say
just aren't coming out right
I'm tripping inwards
you got my head spinning
I don't know where to go from here

cause it's you and me and all of the people
with nothing to do
nothing to prove
and it's you and me and all of the people
and I don't know why
I can't keep my eyes off of you

there's something about you now
I can't quite figure out
everything she does is beautiful
everything she does is right

you and me and all of the people
with nothing to do
nothing to lose
and it's you and me and all of the people
and I don't know why
I can't keep my eyes off of you

you and me and all of the people
with nothing to do
nothing to prove
and it's you and me and all of the people
and I don't know why
I can't keep my eyes off of you

what day is it
and in what month
this clock never seemed so alive


歌手及歌曲介绍

Lifehouse由主音、吉他手兼作曲人Jason Wade、贝斯手Sergio Andrade和鼓手Rick Woolstenhulme组成，但在舞台上他们却是4人组合，加多一位吉他手Stuart Mathis。作为灵魂人物的Jason，属于天才型，不只作曲有水准，那把嗓子别具一格，带有“原始”味道，而且写的歌词相当有深度，尤其是关于生活经历的种种，很能引起听者共鸣。

而，Jason今年才20岁！听他们的《Hanging By A Moment》，实在很难想像写这首歌和唱这首歌的那把声音，是属于一个才20岁的小伙子。 Jason生于西方美国，但却曾与东方这边有过一段渊缘——其实是痛苦的回忆。那是在他的童年。在加州出生的Jason，原本该有一个美国男孩的典型童年，但随着父母从美国迁到远东来，便开始了他那段不寻常的童年，他来到日本，再到泰国和新加坡，最后搬到香港去，恶梦便在东方之珠的一个村里开始。Jason回忆说：“那儿的人都讨厌我们，他们认为我们是带来麻烦的巫师巫婆，每天早上都在我们家门口燃放爆竹。” Jason甚至申诉：“他们偷走我家的猫，煮来吃掉！”如此饱受惊怕和没有朋友的生活，他足足过了4年，父母决定搬回美国，才终于结束这场恶梦。 12岁那年，父母离异，就在这时，原本对音乐没多大兴趣的Jason，才突然感到灵感汹涌，他开始写词，旋律的音符也随之而来，并开始拿起母亲的吉他弹了起来，一个摇滚乐神童，就这样在毫无先兆下诞生。 15岁时，Jason再次随母亲搬家，这次他来到洛杉矶，与志同道合的邻居男孩Sergio混在一起，Sergio在14岁那年从中美洲危地马拉老家来到美国加州，小小年纪便从键盘、长号、长笛、鼓一直玩到贝斯，从此便与贝斯结下不了缘。在早期换过一个鼓手后，Jason和Sergio最后遇上来自乐手世家的Rick，今天的Lifehouse遂告成形，他们在一些场所的表演大受欢迎，盛名传到制作人Ron Aniello耳中。

两年后，当Ron听到他们的一首《Breathing》后，认定这支乐团已成熟，可以出唱片了，马上把这首歌带去给经理人Jude Cole听，Cole也对当时只有17岁的Jason那把有共振效果的嗓子，深表赞赏，即刻把这项“新发现”通知DreamWorks唱片公司总裁Michael Ostin，1999年10月底，Lifehouse第一张专辑《No Name Face》推出。经过接近半年的努力，《No Name Face》已在美国卖破首个100万张，在壁报专辑销售榜的排名也迫近前10名，而主打歌《Hanging By A Moment》在单曲榜更已进入10大。

Lifehouse一再强调，他们的音乐是要接近歌迷，虽然还不够实力办本身的巡回演唱会，但他们已先后与Pearl Jam和Fuel跑台，近期则是与Matchbox 20和Everclear一起在美加巡回演唱。Lifehouse的歌乐风格，其实和以上4支乐团都是蛮能结合的，远远超过3位成员的实际年龄。

1 creed   

n.信条；信念，纲领

参考例句：

• They offended against every article of his creed.他们触犯了他的每一条戒律。
• Our creed has always been that business is business.我们的信条一直是公私分明。

2 wade   

v.跋涉，涉水；n.跋涉

参考例句：

• We had to wade through the river to the opposite bank.我们只好涉水过河到对岸。
• We cannot but wade across the river.我们只好趟水过去。

3 ramps   

resources allocation and multiproject scheduling 资源分配和多项目的行程安排

参考例句：

• Ramps should be provided for wheelchair users. 应该给轮椅使用者提供坡道。
• He has the upper floor and ramps are fitted everywhere for his convenience. 他住在上面一层，为了他的方便着想，到处设有坡道。

4 subdued   

adj. 屈服的，柔和的，减弱的 动词subdue的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• He seemed a bit subdued to me. 我觉得他当时有点闷闷不乐。
• I felt strangely subdued when it was all over. 一切都结束的时候，我却有一种奇怪的压抑感。

5 leavened   

adj.加酵母的v.使（面团）发酵( leaven的过去式和过去分词 )；在…中掺入改变的因素

参考例句：

• He leavened his speech with humor. 他在演说中掺了一点幽默。 来自辞典例句
• A small cake of shortened bread leavened with baking powder or soda. 由烤巧克力或可可粉、牛奶和糖制成。 来自互联网

6 maiden   

n.少女，处女；adj.未婚的，纯洁的，无经验的

参考例句：

• The prince fell in love with a fair young maiden.王子爱上了一位年轻美丽的少女。
• The aircraft makes its maiden flight tomorrow.这架飞机明天首航。

7 relish   

n.滋味，享受，爱好，调味品；vt.加调味料，享受，品味；vi.有滋味

参考例句：

• I have no relish for pop music.我对流行音乐不感兴趣。
• I relish the challenge of doing jobs that others turn down.我喜欢挑战别人拒绝做的工作。

8 tug   

v.用力拖(或拉)；苦干；n.拖；苦干；拖船

参考例句：

• We need to tug the car round to the front.我们需要把那辆车拉到前面。
• The tug is towing three barges.那只拖船正拖着三只驳船。