晚上,带着孩子们从中文学校回家。
孩子们也许有些累了,我们都沉默着。车窗外,闪烁的车灯和街灯如同对焦不清的影像从我的眼前飘忽而过;车内,儿子自己从网上当的音乐不停地响着。我下意识地往回家的路上开着,那些音乐对我来说只是一种声音而已,在我听来过于吵闹嘈杂的音乐,此时也只是一种背景。歌曲和歌曲之间的间隔,会有那么几秒的安静,接着,响起来的依然是快和强烈的节奏 。但,有一刻,沉寂后,不是激烈的鼓点也没有奔放的歌声,一个安安静静的男声开始了安安静静的诉说。。。
“这是什么歌?”我问儿子。的确,风格和其他歌曲很不一样。
“Pale Blue Eyes.”
“哦,那一定是很blue的歌了。。。谁唱的?”
“The Velvet of Underground and Nico.”
。。。。。。
儿子见我没反应,又补了一句:“就是我的体恤上面的那个乐队!”
“啊,是那个烂香蕉乐队啊!”我不禁笑起来。总算听到这个乐队的歌了。
暑期的时候,在西雅图的Experience Music Project ,儿子挑了一件体恤,上面有一根好大的烂香蕉。说是烂香蕉,其实是那种香蕉的两端的皮开始有些发黑发硬,但剥开来通常还是很甜的,甚至是熟得恰是时候--有的人还挺喜欢挑这个时候吃。我只是觉得这个图案很酷。去付钱的时候,店里的那个男生很高兴地对我说,这个乐队是他的favourite 之一。啊?这竟然是乐队的logo啊!真好玩,一根烂香蕉。
总算听到这个乐队的歌了。听到的第一首就是这么忧郁 。
回家上网搜索了一下,喜欢这个乐队的人还挺多的,中文叫做“地下丝绒乐队”。我找到了一篇用中文写的关于这个乐队成员的简介,是一个VU迷写的,看起来了解得可真全面。不过,里面有些图片18岁以下不宜,我就不转贴也不给link了,虽然我们早就19岁以上了~~
其实,我看了半天,对这个乐队也还是不了解,但是那个大大的烂香蕉在我的眼里依然是很醒目的。
从网上,也找到这个体恤衫的图案,还看到也有女式的,只不过是黑色的底,桃红色的香蕉边框,倒正是我喜欢的,说不定下次碰到我也会去买一件穿穿。
The Velvet Underground - Pale Blue Eyes歌词
sometimes i feel so happy,
sometimes i feel so sad.
sometimes i feel so happy,
but mostly you just make me mad.
baby, you just make me mad.
linger on, your pale blue eyes.
linger on, your pale blue eyes.
thought of you as my mountain top,
velvet underground
thought of you as my peak.
thought of you as everything,
i've had but couldn't keep.
i've had but couldn't keep.
linger on, your pale blue eyes.
linger on, your pale blue eyes.
if i could make the world as pure and strange as what i see,
i'd put you in the mirror,
i put in front of me.
i put in front of me.
linger on, your pale blue eyes.
linger on, your pale blue eyes.
skip a life completely.
stuff it in a cup.
she said, money is like us in time,
it lies, but can't stand up.
down for you is up.
linger on, your pale blue eyes.
linger on, your pale blue eyes.
it was good what we did yesterday.
and i'd do it once again.
the fact that you are married,
only proves, you're my best friend.
but it's truly, truly a sin.
linger on, your pale blue eyes.
linger on, your pale blue eyes.