來自美國丹佛的 The Czars 樂隊,短暫的音樂生涯僅僅發行過六張專輯和幾張單曲,說不上什麼名聲或影響。他們的樂曲氣氛總是沉重陰鬱,在北歐、英國生性如此陰暗的區域上能獲得一些矚目,但回到美國,樂隊的成績只能說一片慘澹。本曲是少數點閱率較高的曲子之一,或許是拜翻唱天團 ABBA 的樂曲的緣故。本曲1979年的迪斯可 Angeleyes (天使之眼),從原本的夜店風格,轉化為暗夜裡的呢喃,初次聽到時讓從小聽慣 ABBA 版本的我詫異不堪。主唱 John Grant 的聲線非常厚重,低沉有力,原本的快速節奏轉成 Andante Cantabile ,反而孕育出深刻感人的風格。那聲音毛茸茸的,似乎吸附了生命中所有的苦痛。磁性沾黏著每一個心裡有不堪道出秘密的人,那沉落不堪的心、深掩的秘密顯得更隱藏了。歌詞是個脆弱的故事,而 John Grant 是個在懸崖邊緣苦情說出故事的流浪者,另本曲歌詞做了稍稍修改,歌詞情境成了碎心的同志戀情。在家用音響撥放效果非常好,但聽起來實在太憂鬱了。
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0EVvWhcwAxM (原唱,深厚絕望)
Angeleyes (天使之眼) 詞曲 : Bjorn Ulvaeus, Benny Anderssen (ABBA)
Last night I was taking a walk along the river
昨晚,我沿著河岸踱步
When I saw him together with a young boy
我看見他,與一個年輕男孩在一塊
And the look that he gave made me shiver
而他注視的眼神,使我顫抖
'Cause he always used to look at me that way
因為他曾不知有多少次那樣看著我
And I thought maybe
我想我也許
I should walk right up to him and say
該走近他,然後說
Ahhaha, it's a game he likes to play
啊哈~ 這是他常耍的把戲
Look into his angel eyes
看著他天使般的雙眼
One look and you're hypnotized
只消一瞬,你已意亂情迷
He'll take your heart
他將帶走你的心
And you must pay the price
而你一定得付出代價
Look into his angel eyes
看著他天使般的雙眼
You'll think you're in paradise
你覺得自己彷彿置身天堂
And one day you'll find out
總有一天,你會發現
He wears a disguise
他始終穿著偽裝
Don't look too deep
別太靠近,別陷太深
Into those angel eyes
在那些天使般的雙眼裡
Oh no no no no
噢! 不不不不!
Sometimes when I'm lonely
有時我覺得孤獨
I sit and think about him
頹然坐臥,想起他
And it hurts to remember all the good times
總是讓我痛苦憶起那所有美好的時光,
When I thought I could never live without him
那時我甚至覺得我已永遠無法離開他了
And I wonder does it have to be the same
而我懷疑,這一切是否必然重現?
Ahhaha, when I see him,
啊哈~ 當我看見他
Will it bring back all the pain?
會將所有苦痛帶回我身旁嗎?
Ahhaha, how can I forget that name?
啊哈~ 我怎能忘記那椎心的名字呢?
Look into his angel eyes
看著他天使般的雙眼
One look and you're hypnotized
只消一瞬,你已意亂情迷
He'll take your heart
他將帶走你的心
And you must pay the price
而你將會付出代價
Look into his angel eyes
看著他天使般的雙眼
You'll think you're in paradise
你覺得你置身天堂
And one day you'll find out
總有一天,你會發現
He wears a disguise
他始終穿著偽裝
Don't look too deep into those angel eyes
別靠太近,別陷太深,在那天使般的雙眼裡
No no no no no
不! 不! 不! 不!
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