Posts Tagged ‘Music’

C.R.A.Z.Y. [3.5/5]

// February 25th, 2007 // No Comments » // Movie, Music & Show

故事发生在加拿大的法语区,片名是电影中爸爸喜欢的女歌手 Patsy Cline 的一首歌名,而至于为什么要拿点隔开,男主角到快最后才发现的这个秘密,但我想看片子的人应该很快就能注意到,男主角叫Zac,排行老四,他们家一共兄弟5个。。。孩子多,除了可以排列组合,还一下多了很多样本,一个家庭的故事就可以塞进很多元素。有见东西就读的书呆子,有吸毒酗酒的反叛痞子,有四肢发达头脑简单的蠢蛋,有生来不同却不愿承受试图抗拒的迷惑少年,还有年纪还小的傻小胖子,当然还有给他们这些遗传基因的老爸。讲述抗拒不同的片子不少,但C.R.A.Z.Y.里的抗拒,虽然不乏戏剧化,但却同时很自然。看的时候我在想,从小我是一直希望与众不同的,如果买东西店主说卖的很好,我基本会掉头就走,甚至有时我会想很多我的选择是不是都源于这种情绪?当然,其实并不是,这是一个先有鸡还是先有蛋的问题。但虽然我不喜欢和多数人一样,但并不代表我从来不羡慕不想随大流去过相对简单平静的生活。只是羡慕的原因只是有时不想去承受不同所带来的困难不想去抗争,其实,谁和谁都不一样,有不一样的痛苦也总会有不一样的快乐吧。

C.R.A.Z.Y.
C.R.A.Z.Y. (2005)
3.5/5

Patsy Cline – Crazy

Crazy

Crazy, I’m crazy for feeling so lonely
I’m crazy, crazy for feeling so blue
I knew you’d love me as long as you wanted
And then someday you’d leave me for somebody new

Worry, why do I let myself worry?
Wond’ring what in the world did I do?
Crazy for thinking that my love could hold you
I’m crazy for trying and crazy for crying
And I’m crazy for loving you

Crazy for thinking that my love could hold you
I’m crazy for trying and crazy for crying
And I’m crazy for loving you

情人节果然暴风雪了 What are you doing the rest of your life?

// February 14th, 2007 // 8 Comments » // Life, Music & Show

Snow Storm
家门口,雪花就这样不停歇的一直飘着。

起床,收到校长清晨6点多发的群信,通知今天学校停课。窗外的雪哗哗的下着,没有想象中肆虐,但却一刻不停持续下着。想了想,决定还是去学校一趟,一个学生要补做实验,我也想去拿一些paper回来看。路上虽然铲雪车不断,但还是有积雪。出过事的我,开车胆子小了很多,去学校的路,开的我超级胆战心惊,基本上我是边开边在车内大喊“啊啊啊啊啊啊,太可怕啦,啊啊啊啊啊!”但还好,安全到达了学校。待了没多久,中午前就出发往回开了,毕竟预报说中午开始雪会下的更大。回来的时候没有去的时候那么一惊一咋了,但路上的积雪还是让我的车小趔趄了几下。咳咳,反正是出去体验了一把暴风雪天开车,而且活着回来了。中午难得有时间好好做饭,就做了道红烧鱼香排骨给自己过情人节。说起这红烧排骨,出国前我妈的一个大厨胖阿姨专门给我写了厚厚的菜谱,可惜我能实现的还算拿的出手的也就是这道排骨了。吃的饱饱的,又是在家,一下午完全没有工作效率。咳咳,明天还有一个presentation讲paper,要死了。

还是情人节,就再放一首歌吧。这首歌其实最初是在电视上听到一个钻石广告在用,一个女声唱着:I have only one request of your life, that you spend it all with me。这首老歌有无数的翻唱版本,我最初听到的应该是 Dusty Springfield 的版本。嗯,问一下你爱的人,what are you doing the rest of your life 吧。

Dusty Springfield – What Are You Doing The Rest Of Your Life?

What Are You Doing The Rest Of Your Life?

What are you doing the rest of your life?
North and south and east and west of your life
I have only one request of your life
That you spend it all with me

All the seasons and the times of your days
All the nickels and the dimes of your days
Let the reasons and rhymes of your days
All begin and end with me

I want to see your face
In every kind of light
In fields of dawn
And forests of the night
And when you stand before the candles on a cake
Let me be the one to hear the silent wish you make

Those tomorrow’s waiting deep in your eyes
And the world of love you keep in your eyes
I’ll awaken what’s asleep in your eyes
It may take a kiss or two

Through all of my life
Summer, winter, spring and fall of my life
All I ever will recall of my life
Is all of my life with you

情人节暴风雪 Eternal Flame

// February 14th, 2007 // 14 Comments » // Life, Music & Show

现在时刻,2007年情人节凌晨。

没太注意风暴预报,结果下午收到校长的群信,说虽然预报 snow storm,但目前学校还没准备停课,如果停课会在早晨7点前通知大家。不过因为这封信我才知道有大暴风雪到来。天气预报的 severe weather alert 是从周三的凌晨3点到周四的清晨6点,据称降雪量会达到两英尺或更多,0.6米的样子,温度虽然不是特别低,但风速最高会达到50mph,冷风如刀啊。来美国后还没亲身经历过暴风雪,嘿嘿,看看情人节的清晨起来外面是不是风暴肆虐。当然,不管怎样俺们还是得去学校的,PhD Comics总结的很好哈。

暴风雪归暴风雪,情人节还是情人节。情人节快乐,亲爱的们。

林一峰 – Eternal Flame

Eternal Flame

Close your eyes, give me your hand, darling
Do you feel my heart beating, do you understand?

Do you feel the same, am I only dreaming?
Is this burning an eternal flame?

I believe it’s meant to be, darling
I watch when you are sleeping, you belong to me

Do you feel the same, am I only dreaming
Or is this burning an eternal flame?

Say my name, sun shines through the rain
A whole life so lonely, and then you come and ease the pain

I don’t want to lose this feeling

Close your eyes and give me your hand
Do you feel my heart beating, do you understand?
Do you feel the same, am I only dreaming
Or is this burning an eternal flame?
Is this burning an eternal flame?

Under Your Charms

// February 9th, 2007 // No Comments » // Music & Show

最近听歌不怎么多的样子,也没听到太好听的。这歌还行。

Josh Rouse – Under Your Charms

Josh Rouse – Under Your Charms

Only half of the time do you tell me just what you want
Only half of the time do you tell me just what you want
Can I get some contact?
Can I get some contact from you?
Can I get some contact with what is real?

It’s the end of the night and I’m feelin’ sexual
It’s the end of the night and I’m feelin’ sexual
Can I get some love back?
Can I get some love back from you?
Can I get some love back that you conceal?

And now I’ve fallen under your charm
And now I fall into your arms
It’s where I feel alright

In the blink of an eye do we do what’s natural
Maybe once or twice do we do what’s natural
Is it just a love task?
Is it too much to ask from you?
Is it just a love task or do you feel?

And now I’ve fallen under your charm
And now I fall into your arms
Where I feel alright
It’s where I’ll stay tonight

Only half of the time do you tell me just what you want
Only half of the time do you tell me just what you want
Can I get some contact?
Can I get some contact from you?
Can I get some contact with what is real?

Super Vision

// January 14th, 2007 // 5 Comments » // Music & Show

Can we separate our identities from the cloud of data that surrounds us? From the moment we’re born, our data bodies take shape, growing stronger with each credit card transaction, e-mail sent, prescription filled. SUPER VISION charts three chilling stories of lives reduced to data. With cutting-edge digital animation, video and electronic music, SUPER VISION makes the invisible “datasphere” visible, using the language and technologies of surveillance itself. This timely comment on life in the Digital Age will have you laughing out loud one minute, and checking for the hidden camera beneath your seat the next. Orwellian paranoia (( Orwellian paranoia 这种说法来源于Orwell的书《1984》,书中描述了一个社会,这个社会的政府(被称为 Big Brother)监控每个人的一举一动,而且政府具备绝对权威。))? Hand over your credit card number and find out.

Super Vision周五晚上在学校看了一场演出:Super Vision。想去看这场演出是因为它利用各种技术在小小的舞台上营造出不同寻常的视觉效果。它的官网上有演出的trailer。当然,除了视觉效果,Super Vision 想表现的主题也是挺有趣的,在现今的社会,人越来越难把“真实”的自己和各处用来形容自己的数据分辨开来,各大公司把自己的用户分门别类设置标签,而我们使用信用卡也让他们可以方便的统计我们的信用记录消费习惯以及更多信息。Super Vision 一开场就让人领略了一下我们的信息是如何被搜集我们又是如何被分类的。开场白说,我们通过买票时的信用卡统计了一下今天演出的观众信息,发现观众多数来自邮编03755,居民被分类为“Country Square”,然后还有邮编xxxxx,分类“Country Casual”,还有xxxxx分类“Big fish in a small pond”,再接着说据统计 Country Square 年均收入比 Country Casual 高$10,000,03755的失业率是全国平均的一半并且是全美排名第一的 college town-_-,再然后说观众某某,使用visa信用卡,何时何时购买了个啥,观众某某,使用master信用卡,何时何时购买了个啥。这样的信息随着我们的每一笔信用卡记录,每一封电子邮件慢慢构建出另一个我们。Super Vision 讲述的三个故事,一个爸爸长期偷用自己年幼儿子的身份去申信用卡借钱,愈演愈烈不可收拾;一个热心流行科技的年轻女性和祖母不断视频聊天并把她祖母的照片资料转成电子存档,但同时祖母的回忆却渐渐消褪慢慢分崩离析;一个生意人不停出入境而不停被盘查进而不停被揭示出各种信息,甚至慢慢发现对方对自己的了解比自己对自己的了解都多,到最后当自己的所有信息全都被揭示,自己蜕化为各种数据,反倒一切轻松了。这三个故事本身,还有舞台所用的技术都很不错,只是看的时候偶尔还是会感到些许无聊,大概是故事的细节不够吧。不过确实,现在的我们,各种信息都被记录下来被分析,而这些记录又是我们无法更改的,即使我们的记忆模糊掉,这些记录却永远会存在着,更糟糕的,他人会很容易的获取到这些信息。到最后,我们的本体,和各种数据形成的我们的 data body,哪个才更真实?而我们又是否能够摆脱 data body “忠实”记录的各种污痕?而我们又是否时刻受于监控之下?