[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

我的2010最愛專輯 (Part 2)

5. Scissor Sisters – Night Work

　　雖然專輯封套Gay到不行，但這絕對是一張直彎(Straight/Gay)共賞的舞曲唱片。主唱Jake Shears先是化作The Killers主唱，帶來熱血勁歌“Fire With Fire”(根本是The Killers “Human”的續集)，下一分鐘又化身Bee Gees，帶來boogie woogie的“Any Which Way”。這張以夜生活訴求的專輯，儘管gay味儘管肉慾，在Stuart Price的精準掌舵下都還顯得時髦體面，到了Ending曲就掩不住濃濃的藥味了，“Invisible Lights”呼喚著大家一起吞了吧XD

4. Janelle Monae – The ArchAndroid

　　曾經長篇大論地介紹過這張專輯(詳見這裡)，不出所料這張專輯最近也橫掃了各大音樂媒體的年終前十，相當期待這個女人之後可以玩出甚麼把戲…

3. Goldfrapp – Headfirst

　　‘08年出了一張有點ambient的“Seventh Tree”嚇跑一票粉絲之後，Goldfrapp今年學乖開始擁抱主流，推出一整張向80年代致敬的電音專輯，不管你說她是Olivia Newton John、ABBA或是Fleetwood Mac，也不管經歷過80年代沒有，Allison Goldfrapp那既妖氣又時髦的Synth-pop還是教人乖乖俯首稱臣…

2. Robyn – Body Talk

　　曾讓fans苦等了四年，Robyn今年連出了三張EP，集結而成的Body Talk專輯堪稱是Electro-Pop的完美教材。日前登上諾貝爾獎演唱的“Indestructible”和“Dancing On My Own”是我目前的心頭好，既catchy又流行，轟隆隆的synthesizer讓人無法招架。專輯裡勁歌滿載，電氣從第一首竄到最後，喜歡流行舞曲的人相信會被“Fembot”, “Time Machine”吸引，重度電音愛好者也必定給“Don’t Fxxking Tell Me What To Do”, “None of Dem”收服。今年Robyn也帶來無數精彩的現場演出 (ex: 完美翻唱Alicia Keys的“Try Sleeping With A Broken Heart” ，在Bjork面前翻唱“Hyperballad” 、BBC Live Loung現場演唱抒情版的“Dancing On My Own” …)，恭喜她榮登我心目中Artist of the Year!!! (if only she gives a damn…haha)

1. Ellie Goulding – Bright Lights

　　“Lights”推出至今一直穩坐我iTunes播放率最高的專輯，誰想得到改版加入的七首新曲竟然還能超越舊作?? 老搭檔Starsmith這次調高電氣，“Human”與“Animal”相繼帶來令人屏息的迷幻重拍，將Ellie Goulding推向club場的意圖不言可喻。新加入製作陣容的浩室 DJ －Fred Falke，則跌破眼鏡帶來一首Electric-Folk (“Home”)和一首Eurobeat (“Believe Me”)。台灣的環球唱片給Scissor Sisters新專輯一個很有趣的譯名－「不讓你睡」，其實我認為用在這張Bright Lights上更加適合…

我的2010最愛專輯 (Part 1)

10. Sade - Soldier of Love

新一季的Project Runway，Nina Garcia和Michael Kors常常提到一個片語叫effortless ease，我覺得用在這張專輯上再適切不過。這張睽違十年的新作，Sade無論唱起hip-hop, Reggae,都顯得毫不費力，這種火侯，我想很多歌手在錄音室裡唱的口水滿天飛也做不到…

9. The Golden Filter – Voluspa

這張專輯讓我想起“Supernature”時期的Goldfrapp，只不過她們的電氣帶著更冰涼的金屬質感，“Dancing Around The Fire”, “Hide Me”, “Solid Gold”接連聽下來，冷冽的電氣忍不住讓人直打哆嗦…

8. Erykah Badu - New Amerykah Part Two (Return Of The Ankh)

這張專輯帶我重溫了高中時期第一次聽見Erykah Badu的感覺，“Window Seats”那種從容自在的靈騷感，讓我想起她的出道曲“On And On”；“Gone Baby, Don’t Be Long”, “Turn Me Away”, “Fall In Love (Your Funeral)”等曲目則像是回到了節奏藍調最黃金的90年代...

7. Rihanna – Loud

“Rate R”專輯的hardcore曲風與hi-fashion look未獲迴響，Rihanna索性把頭髮燙捲染紅，走回熟悉的(俗豔)芭樂舞曲路線，沒想到竟然讓她再攀高峰。首發單曲“Only Girl (In The World)”搭上歐陸電音熱潮，成功搶灘世界排行冠軍後，推出融合電音與Hip-Hop的“What’s My Name”穩住美國黑音市場，再加上早已傳唱全球的“Love The Way You Lie (Part II)”，這張專輯不賣也難…“Loud”的成功，選曲居功厥偉，“S&M” , “Cheers (Drink To That)”, “Complicated”等歌曲都緊扣著專輯主題，既吵鬧又Sassy，“California King Bed”和“Love The Way You Lie (Part 2)”也適時的展現唱功，是一張擁抱主流卻不失歌者風格的最佳示範。

6. Sia – We Are Born

聽過“Breathe Me”以後，對Sia充滿靈性的慢歌便一直充滿嚮往，因此第一次聆聽這張歡樂高調的 “We Are Born”時心中難免失望，所幸此番找來的製作人Greg Kurstin (The Bird And The Bee, Lily Allen…)相當合我口味…專輯滿溢著夏日陽光與正面能量，“Clap Your Hands”, “You’ve Changed”, “Stop Trying”等都是讓人愛不釋手的曲目。一樣喜歡“Breathe Me”的人，別錯過專輯裡唯一的慢歌“I’m in Here”…

我的2010最愛單曲

　　每年我都想著要做這件事，卻都未曾付諸實行...趕在年底前我終於選出了今年最愛的20首歌曲(基本上也是最常聽的20首)，也許不具任何指標性的參考價值，但對於我的2010年卻是最忠實的紀錄…

My Favorite Singles of 2010

01. Ellie Goulding - Wish I Stayed

02. Mariah Carey - 100%

03. Schiller feat. Nadia Ali - Try

04. Christina Aguilera - You Lost Me

05. Robyn - Dancing On My Own

06. Robyn - Hang With Me

07. Robyn feat. Royksopp - None of Dem

08. Crookers feat. Roisin Murphy - Royal T

09. Erykah Badu - Window Seats

10. Goldfrapp - Believer

11. Kylie Minogue - Get Outta My Way

12. Ellie Goulding - Human

13. Sia - You've Changed

14. Rihanna - Only Girl (In The World)

15. Brandon Flowers - Crossfire

16. Janelle Monae feat. Big Boi - Tightrope

17. MGMT - Congratulations

18. Robyn - Indestructible

19. Scissor Sisters - Fire With Fire

20. Janelle Monae - Say You'll Go

Stay tuned for Favorite Albums of the year...