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鄉村歌曲不是孩子們的菜，但是，如果沒有了濃鬱的鄉土氣息，也就稱不上鄉村歌曲了。歌手們吐字發音都帶所謂的南方口音，這似乎是一種標配，就連來自加拿大來的歌手Shania Twain 和澳大利亞的歌手Keith Urban 都入鄉隨俗了。有一次，同事甲開玩笑地說，你說話帶口音，另外一位同事乙打抱不平地對甲說，你也“country”。真的是，鄉音鄉情啊！
可以這麽說，鄉村歌曲讓人喜歡，因為它涉及日常生活的方方麵麵，不僅有對美好的頌揚，如 Tim McGraw的“Humble and Kind”（“謙卑和善良”，給孩子們的歌），以及Jewel 的“Satisfied”（“欣慰”，給所有人的歌）。還有不少歌曲會觸及到生活中一些陰暗麵，希望喚起人們對諸如家暴，虐童等的關注，如女歌手Martina McBrigde的歌曲“Concrete Angel“, “Independence Day” ，以及前段時間的“MeToo”，為此男歌手Keith Urban還推出了“Female” ，這些傷感題材的歌曲寫得如此之好，用心至極，聽了讓人心情凝重，從一個方麵反映了鄉村歌手們的社會良知。
還有一類歌曲比較“中性”，講述了生活裏“你和我”有關的事，下麵就是其中的兩首。一首是歌名叫“Space Cowboy”（試翻譯為：“很忙的”牛仔），由女歌手Kacey Musgraves演唱，另一首來自Keith Urban 的“You’ll Think of Me”（試翻譯為：“無悔就好”） 。僅從聲音聽，Kacey Musgraves高音部分比較突出，在歌曲演繹中，高低音的過渡轉換成了她的標誌性聲音，她的歌聲有了一種餘音繚繞的感覺，2018專輯Golden Hour被認為是她的巔峰之作，“Space Cowboy”就收錄其中。同樣，Keith Urban的高音部分也比較特別，帶了一些鼻腔共鳴音，男聲變得柔和細膩起來，是個有故事、講故事的聲音。
這兩首歌有些相似，都提及一個詞“space”（”空間”）。Kacey直接用在歌名上，並在歌中唱道：“You can have your space…”（“你可以有自己的空間”或者更狠一點“愛誰誰”)，而Keith Urban則唱道“Take your space …” （帶走你的空間）。這樣“渣”和“空間”有了某種關聯，不過，確切地定義“渣”好像不容易，而“空間”也許是一種“成長”，一種“態度”，一種“丈量”，…。
“暖”似乎也不容易定義。還是這兩位歌手，演繹了兩首“暖”歌，Kacey Musgraves的“wonder woman” （試譯為：“個性女人”）和Keith Urban 的”Making Memories of Us”（試譯為：“歲月留痕”），唱出了她眼裏“暖女”，以及他眼裏“暖男”，去“丈量”她（他）眼裏的他（她）（如前麵兩首歌）。一位上了年紀的女士在Keith Urban的這首歌曲的YouTube 上留言道：“致所有的女孩…聽聽這首歌吧，如果你的男友不像歌裏唱的那樣，考慮其他人吧。我們所有的女人都值得這樣被愛。不要太在乎他的長相是否帥氣和有多富有，隻要你真正感受到他是否如歌裏唱的那樣，真心愛你，你未來的生活將會非常美滿。聽聽我這位過來人的忠告吧…愛一個這樣愛你的人。” 同樣的話是否適合Kacey的歌，“致所有的男孩...”？這樣的鄰家女孩是否值得擁有和珍惜？
感謝這些歌和歌者，和視頻的完美結合起來，如濃縮的小說和電影，講述著你與我、真與假、冷與暖的事，一切的一切隻在心與心之間……。孩子，除了”嘻哈”（Hip Hop），還有“鄉村”（Country)。
1。 “Space Cowboy “
2。 “You’ll think of me”
3。“Wonder Woman”
4。“Making Memories Of Us”
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歌詞來自網絡，僅供參考。
- Space Cowboy by Kacey Musgraves
You look out the window
While I look at you
Sayin' I don't know
Would be like saying that the sky ain't blue
And boots weren't made for sitting by the door
Since you don't wanna stay anymore
You can have your space, cowboy
I ain't gonna fence you in
Go on ride away, in your Silverado
Guess I'll see you 'round again
I know my place, and it ain't with you
Sunsets fade, and love does too
Yeah, we had our day in the sun
When a horse wants to run, there ain't no sense in closing the gate
You can have your space, cowboy
After the gold rush, there ain't no reason to stay
Shoulda learned from the movies that good guys don't run away
But roads weren't made to not go down
And there ain't room for both of us in this town
So you can have your space, cowboy
I ain't gonna fence you in
Go on ride away, in your Silverado
I'll see you around again
'Cause I know my place, and it ain't with you
Sunsets fade, and love does too
We had our day in the sun
When a horse wants to run, ain't no sense in closing the gate
So you can have your space
You can have your space, cowboy
I ain't gonna fence you in
Go on ride away, in your Silverado
I'll see you around again
'Cause I know my place, and it ain't with you
Sunsets fade, and love does too
Oh, we had our day in the sun
When a horse wants to run, ain't no sense in closing the gate
You can have your space
Yeah, you can have your space
You can have your space
Cowboy
Source: LyricFind
Songwriters: Kacey Musgraves / Luke Laird / Shane McAnally
Space Cowboy lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc, Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
- You’ll think of me by Keith Urban
I woke up early this morning around four a.m.
With the moon shining bright as headlights on the interstate
I pulled the covers over my head and tried to catch some sleep
But thoughts of us kept keeping me awake
Ever since you found yourself in someone else's arms
I've been tryin' my best to get along
But that's okay
There's nothing left to say, but
Take your records, take your freedom
Take your memories I don't need 'em
Take your space and take your reasons
But you'll think of me
And take your cap and leave my sweater
'Cause we have nothing left to weather
In fact I'll feel a whole lot better
But you'll think of me, you'll think of me
I went out driving trying to clear my head
I tried to sweep out all the ruins that my emotions left
I guess I'm feeling just a little tired of this
And all the baggage that seems to still exist
It seems the only blessing I have left to my name
Is not knowing what we could have been
What we should have been
So
Take your records, take your freedom
Take your memories I don't need 'em
Take your space and take your reasons
But you'll think of me
And take your cap and leave my sweater
'Cause we have nothing left to weather
In fact I'll feel a whole lot better
But you'll think of me
Someday I'm gonna run across your mind
Don't worry, I'll be fine
I'm gonna be alright
While you're sleeping with your pride
Wishin' I could hold you tight
I'll be over you
And on with my life
So take your records, take your freedom
Take your memories I don't need 'em
And take your cap and leave my sweater
'Cause we have nothing left to weather
In fact I'll feel a whole lot better
But you'll think of me
So take your records, take your freedom
Take your memories I don't need 'em
Take your space and all your reasons
But you'll think of me
And take your cap and leave my sweater
'Cause we got nothing left to weather
In fact I'll feel a whole lot better
But you'll think of me, you'll think of me, yeah
And you're gonna think of me
Oh someday baby, someday
Source: LyricFind
Songwriters: Ty Kelly Lacy / Dennis Joseph Matkosky / Darrell R. Brown
You'll Think of Me lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Universal Music Publishing Group, BMG Rights Management
- Wonder Woman by Kacey Musgraves
I like where this is going, you like it, too
We rarely never ever don't see eye to eye
We're going to
I can show you strong, I can fight for you
I can try to move mountains if you want me to
But, baby, I ain't Wonder Woman
I don't know how to lasso the love out of you
Don't you know I'm only human?
And if I let you down, I don't mean to
All I need's a place to land
I don't need a Superman to win my lovin'
'Cause, baby, I ain't Wonder Woman
Bet all that gold gets heavy weighin' on her
I wonder if it's scary, always tryin' not to get hurt
I know how it feels, it ain't easy
There's a reason why you only see it in the movies
'Cause, baby, I ain't Wonder Woman
I don't know how to lasso the truth out of you
Don't you know I'm only human?
And if I let you down, I don't mean to
All I need's a place to land
I don't need a Superman to win my lovin'
You don't know how to fly, no mmh
That's okay, neither do I
I know I ain't Wonder Woman
I don't know how to lasso the love out of you
Don't you know I'm only human?
And if I let you down, I don't mean to
All I need's a place to land
I don't need a Superman to win my lovin'
'Cause, baby, I ain't Wonder Woman
Yeah I know I ain't Wonder Woman
Source: LyricFind
Songwriters: Amy Wadge / Hillary Lindsey / Jesse Frasure / Kacey Musgraves Kacey Musgraves
Wonder Woman lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc, BMG Rights Management
- Making Memories Of Us by Keith Urban
I'm gonna be here for you baby
I'll be a man of my word
Speak the language in a voice that you have never heard
I wanna sleep with you forever
And I wanna die in your arms
In a cabin by a meadow where the wild bees swarm
And I'm gonna love you like nobody loves you
And I'll earn your trust making memories of us
I wanna honor your mother
And I wanna learn from your pa
I wanna steal your attention like a bad outlaw
I wanna stand out in a crowd for you
A man among men
I wanna make your world better than it's ever been
And I'm gonna love you like nobody loves you
And I'll earn your trust making memories of us
We'll follow the rainbow
Wherever the four winds blow
And there'll be a new day
Comin' your way
I'm gonna be here for you from now on
This you know somehow
You've been stretched to the limits but it's alright now
And I'm gonna make you a promise
If there's life after this
I'm gonna be there to meet you with a warm, wet kiss
And I'm gonna love you like nobody loves you
And I'll earn your trust making memories of us
I'm gonna love you like nobody loves you
And I'll win your trust making memories of us
Source: LyricFind
Songwriters: Rodney Crowell
Making Memories of Us lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, BMG Rights
