[Track of The Day] Passion Pit – Constant Conversations

Passion Pit日前發表的最新單曲"Constant Conversations"，歌詞裡很多段落都和我多年來認定的人際關係不謀而合，人與人之間有時說穿了就是這樣來來去去，"Yeah They love you when they need you, but someday you're gonna find some other place to go."，就想個方式一笑置之吧．

Passion Pit – Constant Conversations

That you never leave
Ooo ohooo ooo, never
That you never would belive
That you never, never

Well you’re wrapped up in a blanket
And you’re staring at the floor
The conversation’s moderated
By the noisy streets below
I never wanna hurt you baby
I’m just a mess with a name and the price
And now i’m drunker then before they
Told me drinking doesn’t make me nice

You never know where some people will go
Yes some people been hurting me
You can tell by a look, by the slightest crook
In the neck or a blink of an eye
Well then I’ll say what they say
And I’ll do what they do
But it doesn’t mean a goddamn thing
You can listen if you want, you can listen if you don’t
Get a talk, yell and even sing
Everybody now
Oo ooh ooooo

They come sing into the window, sing into the trees
Yea they sing into the bright spring leaves
Everybody now
Ooo ooh oooo
Yeah I love you and i need you
but someday you’re gonna need to find some other kind of place to go

But you never leave
ooo ohooo ooo

Never
But you never ever leave
But you never
Never

Now you’re standing in the kitchen
and you’re pouring out my drink
And there’s a very obvious difference
And it’s that one of us can fake
If there is a bump in the road yea you’d fix it
But for me i just come off the road
But tonight you’ve got me cornered
And i haven’t got a place to go

You never know where some people will go
Yes some people been hurting me
You can tell by a look, by the slightest crook
In the neck or a blink of an eye
Well then I’ll say what they say
And I’ll do what they do
But it doesn’t mean a goddamn thing
You can listen if you want, you can listen if you don’t
Get a talk, yell and even sing
Everybody now
Oo ooh ooooo

They come sing into the window, sing into the chains
Yea they sing into the bright spring leaves
Everybody now
Ooo ooh oooo
Oo ooh ooooo

Oo ooh ooooo
Oo ooh ooooo

Singing loud
Oo ooh ooooo
Oo ooh ooooo

Singing loud

Yea they love you when they need you
but someday you’re gonna need to find some other place to go

That you never leave
ooo ohooo ooo

Never leave you alone
Sing along with me
ooo ohooo ooo

[Track of The Day] Lindbergh Palace - One Day I Won't Recognize You At All

名不見經傳的Lindbergh Palace是來自美國的Electro-pop組合，這首歌曲收錄於今夏發表的EP
"Rollerskater"，迷離的合成音效團團包裹著淡淡的感傷，輕易就讓人掉進回憶漩渦裡，回不了神．

喔還有，這歌裡女主唱音飄來飄去我覺得亂有style的．

[Track of The Day] Foster the People / Waste

這種冷天休假時總捨不得離開被窩，常常一睡就到下午3,4點，起床時忍不注對自己發脾氣...2011年倒數幾天了，如果睡覺是一種罪，Just let me be the sinner...

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Foster the People - Waste

I'll hold your hand when you are feelin' mad at me

When the monsters they won't go

And your windows won't close

I'll pretend to see what you see

How long I say how long

Will you relive the things that are gone

Oh yeah the devil's on your back

But I know you can shake him off

And every day that you want to waste

That you want to waste, You can

And every day that you want to wake up

And you want to wake, You can

And every day that you want to change

That you want to change, Yeah

I'll help you see it through

'Cause I just really wanna be with you

You know it's funny how freedom

Can make us feel contained

When the muscles in our legs aren't used to all the walkin'

I know if you could snap both your fingers

Then you'd escape with me

But in the meantime I'll just wait here and listen to you when you speak

Or scream

And every day that you want to waste

That you want to waste, You can

And every day that you want to wake up

And you want to wake, You can

And every day that you want to change

That you want to change, Yeah

I'll help you see it through

'Cause I just really wanna be with you

The truth cuts us

And pulls us back up

And separates the things that look the same

But you can fight it off

You can fight it off, You can

And every day that you want to waste

That you want to waste, You can

And every day that you want to wake up

And you want to wake, You can

And every day that you want to change

That you want to change, Yeah

I'll help you see it through

'Cause I just really wanna be with you

[Track of The Day] Tracey Thorn - Night Time (The XX Cover)

Tracey Thorn 'Night Time' by buzzinfly

"Night Time"原本就是The XX首張專輯中我最愛的曲目之一，現在Tracey Thorn又來搗亂，與昔日Everything But The Girl舊搭檔Ben Watt重組帶來全新翻唱，結果好了，兩個版本我都太喜歡了無法抉擇，現在怎麼辦阿!?

(以下自問自答Q&A)

Q: Tracey Thorn為何翻唱The XX的"Night Time"?

A: 2010年夏天The XX有意推出一張群星翻唱The XX的合輯，並找上Tracey Thorn與Ben Watt為"Night Time"砲製Everything But The Girl版的全新Remake，後來合輯發行計畫胎死腹中，cover版的"Night Time"也隨之塵封，直到近日Tracey Thorn整理了這兩年來的B-Sides與Remixes，推出了'Extended Plays 2010-2011'，Everything But The Girl版的"Night Time"才得以重見天日...

同場加映我在Soundcloud發現的舞曲混音，這個星期所有版本無限repeat!!!

The XX - Night Time (Alex Justino & Danke Remix) by Alex Justino

[Track of The Day] Beyoncé/ Best Thing I Never Had

Beyoncé上一張專輯"I am ... Sasha Fierce"製造了很多排行金曲，"If I Were A Boy", "Halo", "Sweet Dreams"等都是一聽便知會大紅的流行單曲，而即將在本月登場的全新專輯"4"，除了首波女力主打"Run The World(Girls)"外，流出的兩首歌曲"1+1"和"Best Thing I Never Had"都嗅出濃濃的靈魂味道，在這個時機發片，也許行頭與舞曲不免被拿來與Lady Gaga一較高下，以靈魂唱功作出區隔我覺得是相當聰明的。

第二支單曲Best Thing I Never Had，有blogger認為是sophisticated版的"Irreplaceable"，聽來確實像是電台會熱播的菜色，我很喜歡編曲用了Vanessa Carlton式的琴聲與絃樂(A Thousand Mile?)，越聽越覺得很具格調的流行音樂...

Best Thing I Never Had by Beyoncé

[Track of The Day] Lady Gaga/ Hair

India Arie有首舊歌叫"I Am Not My Hair"，

歌詞告訴男生她不是只有一頭秀髮，還有深層的靈魂；

Lady Gaga反其道而行也來了一首"Hair"，

告訴大家"I am my hair"，

狂放的髮型標記著她無可替代的self-identity，

我覺得是新專輯中最有attitude的一首歌!!

[Track of The Day] 盧凱彤/ 雀斑

Oh, I have to put this on.

這個女生真是深得我心。

國語歌很多人唱得很賣力，唱得翻白眼鼻孔撐大，像她這樣有氣無力愛唱不唱的，反而顯得好有型格。這首歌詞爛的好有sense，"我們翻來又覆去，我也走不太進去，你那無堅不摧(?)，過去的圍牆"，一首包辦詞曲創作編曲製作，盧凱彤這個女人真不簡單......

[Track of The Day] The Knife/ Heartbeats (Live)

好久前便聽過這首The Knife的名曲，只是專輯版本當時並未吸引我的注意，某個深夜在Facebook上偶然發現了這個現場版本，忍不住反覆聆聽害我整晚沒睡。

這個Live版來自2006年的“Silent Shout: An Audio Visual Experience” DVD，舞台上兩人帶著招牌面罩，濃濃的80’s氛圍取代了嘻鬧的Synth-Pop節拍，主唱Karin的vocal在Ambient電氣音場下更顯鬼魅而大氣。

有個粉絲在影片下方發表了他的comment—“This is what ‘falling in love’ sounds like.”，我覺得他形容得相當貼切，很有sense。

我也很喜歡Ellie Goulding的版本。雖然Acoustic版本早有José González的成功翻唱(Youtube點擊率竟高達950萬次，比原唱還高!!)，但我覺得Ellie Goulding無論音色和詮釋都更勝一籌，況且這首歌詞填得也很有Ellie Goulding的味道。

[Track of The Day] Lykke Li/ Sadness Is A Blessing

“Wounded Rhymes”還在CD Player裡捨不得拿出來，Lykke Li又帶來“Sadness Is A Blessing”的全新混音。

我很喜歡這個來自Gold Panda的Remix。電氣緩拍隨著Lykke Li灰濁的嗓音流瀉而出，點綴些許雜訊，少了傷感反而帶點ambient氣味，好適合深夜聆聽。同場加映現場演出的Acoustic版本，拿掉了所有樂器，徒留一把吉他伴著Lykke Li倔強的聲線，間奏還來上一段口哨，教人忍不住想跟著大合唱XD

Lykke Li - Sadness Is A Blessing (Gold Panda Remix) by Pretty Much Amazing


Sadness Is a Blessing (Acoustic) by bongaleng

[Track of The Day] Birdy/ Skinny Love

14歲的女生，我通常連話都懶得聽她說，更遑論是聽她唱歌…

這首翻唱自Bon Iver的”Skinny Love”，第一句歌詞就揪住了我的耳朵，溫潤如Sarah Mclachlan的假音，絲毫聽不出14歲的青澀。試問14歲妳談過幾次戀愛？日漸削瘦的感情又懂多少？憑甚麼把這樣的悲歌唱進每個人的心裡頭？

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Skinny Love /Birdy

Come on skinny love just last the year
Pour a little salt we were never here
My, my, my, my, my, my, my, my
Staring at the sink of blood and crushed veneer

I tell my love to wreck it all
Cut out all the ropes and let me fall
My, my, my, my, my, my, my, my
Right in the moment this order’s tall

And I told you to be patient
And I told you to be fine
And I told you to be balanced
And I told you to be kind
And in the morning I’ll be with you
But it will be a different “kind”
Cause I’ll be holding all the tickets
And you’ll be owning all the fines

Come on skinny love what happened here
Suckle on the hope in lite brassiere
My, my, my, my, my, my, my, my
Sullen load is full; so slow on the split

And I told you to be patient
And I told you to be fine
And I told you to be balanced
And I told you to be kind
And now all your love is wasted?
Then who the hell was I?
Cause now I’m breaking at the britches
And at the end of all your lines

Who will love you?
Who will fight?
Who will fall far behind?

[Track of The Day] Erik Hassle - Are You Leaving?

來自瑞典的Erik Hassle去年發表了debut專輯“Pieces”，可能因為長相不是太優(其實我覺得他長的很像瘪四大頭蛋裡的Beavis XD)並未引起太大迴響，但主打單曲“Hurtful”在各大音樂blog仍大獲好評，也是少數我喜愛的男vocal之一

今年Erik Hassle再接再厲推出全新EP “Mariefred Sessions”，與瑞典雙人樂團Kent共同創作了六首歌曲。首波單曲“Are You Leaving?”來勢洶洶電氣隆隆，加上失戀情傷的歌詞，簡直像極男版的“Dancing On My Own (Robyn)”，幾乎no budget製作完成的music video也拍得不俗，交疊錯落的光影完美呈現了歌曲的速度感。

這樣唱就對了! Erik Hassle!!!

[Track of The Day] Gil Scott-Heron & Jamie XX - I'll Take Care Of You

老嗓歌手Gil Scott-Heron (一樣叫"吉兒史考特", vocal怎麼和Jill Scott差這麼多...)與The XX裡的Jamie XX合作的Remix專輯"We Are New Here"裡，我最愛這首"I'll Take Care Of You"。

Youtube上找到的這個clip應該是unofficial，但五光十色的光影與Jamie XX摩登俐落的混音相當合拍...

這才是夜生活應該有的音樂。

[Track of The Day] 莫文蔚/ 完美孤獨

孤單和寂寞,

到了Karen Mok口中, 好像就變成很有sense的一件事...

再沒有誰的臉色 需要照顧
也沒有誰的難題 需要應付
一個人睡著 或睡不著
喜歡看書 就看到日出

再沒有人有機會 讓我受苦
也沒有人有能力 讓我認輸
何必再等誰 一起訴苦
各自忙碌 有什麼好處

盲目如何變反目
愛的程序我早已爛熟
可是說 伴侶是身外之物
我又不甘 不服

我希望覺悟 又害怕麻木
單身的好日子 有沒有虛渡
再完美的孤獨算不算美中不足

一切心血再不會 白白付出
所有時間怎麼過 由我作主
愛過的愛人 一個個數
誰給過我 這一種滿足

愛情有一本賬簿
從盈到虧我早已爛熟
可是說 伴侶是身外之物
我又不甘 不服

我希望覺悟 又害怕麻木
單身的好日子 有沒有虛渡
再完美的孤獨算不算美中不足

[Track of The Day] Lykke Li/ Love Out of Lust

Lykke Li - Love Out of Lust

Rather die in your arms, than die lonesome
Rather die hard, than die hollow
The higher that I climb
the deeper I fall down
I'm running out of time
So let's dance while we're waiting

We will live longer than I will
We will be better than I was
We can cross rivers with our will
we can do better than I can
so dance while you can
Dance cause you must
Love out of lust
Dance while you can

Rather live out a lie than live wondering
how the fire feels while burning
for life is like a flame
and the ashes for wasting
so honey don't be afraid
to dance while we're waiting
we will live longer than I will
we will be better than I was
we can cross rivers with our will
we can do better than i can
so dance while you can
dance cause you must

love out of lust
dance while you can

so tired of waiting
come baby
so tired of waiting
come baby

we will live longer than i will
we will be better than i was
we can cross rivers with our will
we can do better than i can
we will live longer than I will
we can cross rivers with our will
we can do better than i can
so dance while you can
dance cause you must
love out of lust
so dance while you can

Love out of lust
Love out of lust
Love out of lust...

[Track of The Day] Beth Ditto/ I Wrote The Book

　　Beth Ditto (+ Simian Mobile Disco)同名EP的四首歌曲反覆狂聽了一整個月，終於釋出了首支音樂錄影帶(原以為她不打算宣傳的…)，而且還是我最愛的I Wrote The Book，我簡直開心到要昏厥過去了…

　　單飛第一砲，Music Video自然馬虎不得，黑白色調的畫面處理，加上三位dancer的posing，根本是Madonna經典名曲 “Vogue”的全新Remake!!! Beth Ditto一改Gossip裡招牌的龐克髮型，吹起大波浪的陳今佩髮型，頂著復古的妝容(那眼妝也太美了…)，後面更隨著dancer們來了段即興熱舞，每個眼神每個動作，舉手投足間盡是diva風範…

　　交出了完美的音樂錄影帶，接下來請來一些killer級的Remix吧…Beth Ditto!!!

Beth Ditto - I Wrote The Book

I put you up, I treat you well,

Tell you secrets I never tell

We pretend it's all okay

But there's one thing we never say

The world is full of good intentions

Paradise is hard to find

Say they love you but fail to mention

Who they were with again last night

Revenge, regret, I wrote the book

Forgive, forget, I wrote the book

Keeping secrets, I wrote the book on it don't test me

Heartbreak and then some

Tell me where is a friend when you need one

Before you take a second look

Remember I know every trick in the book

It never stops around the clock

When I'm there, you speak so soft

The runaround, will wear you out

You break it off, I'll break you down

The world is full of good intentions

Paradise is full of lies

Tell you they love you but fail to mention

Who they were with again last night

Cheating, sneaking, I wrote the book

Begging, pleading, I wrote the book

Lying, crying, I wrote the book on it don't test me

Heartbreak and then some

Tell me where is a friend when you need one

Before you take a second look

Remember I know every trick in the book

Heartbreak and then some

Tell me where is a friend when you need one

Before you take a second look

Remember I know every trick in the book

I wrote the book

I wrote the book

I wrote the book on it don't test me

I wrote the book on it don't test me now

I wrote the book on it

[Track of The Day] T.I. Feat. Christina Aguilera - Castle Walls

“Every one thinks that I have it all.

But it’s so empty living behind these castle walls,

These castle walls.

If I should tumple, if I should fall,

Would any one hear me screaming behind these castle walls?

There’s no one here at all, behind these castle walls…”

靜謐的氛圍之下，Christina空靈的嗓音幽幽地唱道…第一次聽見這首歌時，我的心真的揪了一下…

T.I.最新專輯“No Mercy”的最新主打“Castle Walls”，不僅找來全美冠軍曲“Love The Way You Lie”的新銳製作Alex Da Kid扛轎，更請來Christina Aguilera跨刀獻聲，重振聲勢的企圖不言而喻，只是比起Eminem + Rihanna (“Love The Way You Lie”)，或是更之前的Jay-Z + Alicia Keys (“Empire State of Mind”)，T.I. + Christina其實算不上是Double Ace的組合，一個是踉蹌入獄的rapper，一個則是新專輯不賣的失婚Diva，感覺起來更像是惺惺相惜的組合…

Christina難得收起了狂放的唱腔，抑鬱地唱著似乎影射真實生活的歌詞，聽見一向bitchy的她赤裸裸地自白，我想應該是這首歌最感人的地方吧…

[Track of The Day] MGMT/ Congratulations...

Damn my luck and damn these friends

That keep on combing back their smiles

I save my grace with half-assed guilt

And lay down the quilt upon the lawn

Spread my arms and soak up

"Congratulations"

[Track of The Day] Run

跨完年後,今年冬天終於出現一些寒意,我喜歡冬天,尤其下著雨的天氣,聽著冰冷的音樂,感覺整個冬天也更加完整...

Coldplay的Fix You陪我渡過了去年一整個冬天...前奏襯著教會的風琴,Chris Martin的聲音像是一抹微弱的燭光,隨時會被吹熄,卻在冷鋒中帶來一點點的溫熱(也僅只是一點點)...Snow Patrol的Run今年帶來了類似的感受,主唱低沉的vocal一如他們的團名,吉他音場的佈置像是滿天風雪,閉上眼睛還真能感受那種冰天雪地的氣氛...

Leona Lewis 07年上電台時LIVE翻唱了這首歌曲大受好評,隔年專輯改版收錄的錄音室版本,一推出便靠著超高的數位下載,拿下個人生涯第三首全英冠軍單曲...Leona Lewis口中的Run完全是不同的故事,高雅的鋼琴與弦樂取代了冷冽的吉他,Leona的嗓音像是一把溫暖的爐火,從緩緩的低吟淺唱,到最後一段福音式的合聲(假音飆的像不用錢一樣),幾乎可說是一首天后級規格的big ballad...

昨晚睡前又聽了這首歌,腦裡出現的畫面是一片白茫茫的雪地,兩人漫無盡頭地尋找棲身之處,Snow Patrol的故事裡我們抱著取暖卻逐漸失溫,眼前出現海市蜃樓,我們顫抖地闔上眼睛...Leona Lewis的結局,我們終於等到直昇機的救援,兩人被抬上擔架時,手還緊緊握著不肯放開......呃...好像有點濫...



Snow Patrol - Run (Music Video)

Leona Lewis - Run (Live @ X-Factor)

Run

I'll sing it one last time for you

最後一次為你歌唱

Then we really have to go

我們就真的必須分開了

You've been the only thing that's right

In all I've done

你是我唯一不曾後悔的選擇

And I can barely look at you

我無法直視你的雙眼

But every single time I do

但只要看著你

I know we'll make it anywhere

我知道如果我們遠走天涯

Away from here

遠離一切就可以

[Chorus]

Light up, light up

打起精神

As if you have a choice

在還有選擇的時候

Even if you cannot hear my voice

即使聽不見我的聲音

I'll be right beside you dear

我還是在你的身旁



Louder louder

大聲,再大聲

And we'll run for our lives

我們就要為了未來而分開

I can hardly speak I understand

言許無法形容我的感受

Why you can't raise your voice to say

為何你不敢大聲地說?



To think I might not see those eyes

想到可能再看不見你

Makes it so hard not to cry

淚水便好難壓抑

And as we say our long goodbye

說不出的再見說出以後

I nearly do

我幾乎要哭了

[Repeat Chorus]



Slower slower

慢一點,再慢一點,

We don't have time for that

雖然時間已不夠用

All I want is to find an easier way

我多想和你

To get out of our little heads

能夠心靈相通

[Repeat Chorus]

Have heart my dear

別擔心親愛的

We're bound to be afraid

一定會感到害怕

Even if it's just for a few days

即使再短暫

Making up for all this mess

我們也要補起所有的創傷

[Track of The Day] Ne-Yo/ So You Can Cry...

四五年前的我,是非R&B不聽的,不過連Usher都推出讓人大失所望的專輯Here I Am後,對R&B男聲就越來越不抱期待了,除了Ne-Yo...

從Rihanna的Unfaithful,Mario的Let Me Love You,再到Beyonce的十周冠軍單曲Irreplaceable,Ne-Yo在出道前便累積了不少暢銷作品,他的首支單曲So Sick也幾乎是我的all-time classic,事實上他兩張個人專輯都好聽的教人無法抵擋...

Ne-Yo幫Rihanna改版專輯譜寫的冠軍單曲Take A Bow堪稱是今年上半年我最愛的R&B歌曲,而一年一片的他也準時的交出了新作Year Of The Gentleman,首支單曲Closer帶來意料之外的House曲風(為舞廳砲製的Remix版本也是個驚喜!),接棒主打Miss Independent則在招牌的R&B曲風上輕抹電子色彩,讓人耳目一新!整張專輯當然也是水準之作,不過我打算先介紹這首近日讓我重播個沒完沒了的歌曲...

我得先說,我非常不喜歡Bassa Nova曲風,所以第一次聽到這前奏時我心裡不禁OS"不會吧?連Ne-Yo都開始唱起Bassa Nova?"不過,聽完我還是徹底被Ne-Yo收服了...拋開對Bassa Nova的成見,這首歌的前奏讓我想起m-flo的經典歌曲One Sugar Dream(那也是一首結合Bassa Nova跟電音的經典歌曲!),Ne-Yo的vocal一進來我便了解這是一首標準Ne-Yo歌路的歌曲,所謂Ne-Yo的歌路,不外乎就是情傷的癡心男子(ex:So Sick)被不專一的女生玩弄(ex:Go On Girl),或給另一半的專情宣言(ex:Make It Work),總之不脫好男人的形象...這一次Ne-Yo安慰起一個被甩的女生,副歌的歌詞寫的真好"I'll ask the sun to shine away from you today, so you can cry (If that's what you want)"我相信所有的女生聽了都要融化了...



So You Can Cry/Ne-Yo

So it's over

結束了

He's with someone else and you know her

他愛上了你也認識的她

And you just can get any lower

而你心情跌到谷底

You sit in the dark alone

獨自坐在暗處

And won't answer your phone

不想接電話

Well i'm sorry. I want to attend your pity party

我為你難過,我可以讓你吐吐苦水

I rather go have calamari

但我想先來份花枝(!!)

And maybe a drink

也許再喝一杯

And yes I think you should come with me

我覺得你應該跟著我來


Life is long

人生還很長

There will be pain but life goes on

一定會有挫折但日子還是要過

With everyday a brand new song

每一天都像首新的歌曲

But if you rather stay at home

如果你只想呆在家

Let me do you a favor

讓我幫你個忙


[Chorus]

I'll ask the sun to shine away from you today so you can cry

我可以叫太陽今天暫時離開你的天空,讓你好好哭一場

(if that's what you want alright)

就如你所願

I'll ask the clouds to bring the rain for you today so you can cry

我可以叫雲朵為你帶來一場大雨,讓你好好哭一場

(if that's what you want alright)

就如你所願

ooooo If that's what you want alright

就如你所願



Imma Lover

我也愛過

And the pain of a heart from another

分手的心痛

Can be difficult to recover

很難痊癒

Yes this I know

這我都懂

But difficult isn't impossible

但終會有痊癒的一天

And you shiver (Shiver)

你冷的發抖

He was your warmth

沒有他為你帶來溫暖

You Cry, Lips Quiver

你哭泣的雙唇開始顫抖

Well honey go on cry me a river

寶貝,就讓眼淚成河吧

You wanna be down (you wanna be down)

你想難過個夠

Fine let me help you out

讓我來幫你個忙

How bout

這樣如何

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And your tears won't bring him back

再多眼淚也無法將他挽回

I know you wish that it did

我知道你希望他回心轉意

But it just don't work like that

但劇情從不這樣演的

Ooo I know that healings takes time

我也知道破碎的心需要時間癒合

Hey even your heart has a pace

即使你心裡有數

Ooo but how much time are you gonna take

但要花多少時間你才能走出傷痛

Hmm too much will be a mistake

太久可是不行的...


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