在中坑新訓的日子裡，讓我見識了許多形形色色的人，也了解到人跟人相處的互動其實是很微妙的。 意外的是，我在軍營裡並沒有想到我在上一篇文章的那些歌曲，反而在我的腦海裡響起了一首很久沒聽的歌曲coffee & Tv是由英國的獨立樂團同時也是Britsh pop --Blur所演唱，坦白講Blur的歌除了這首和他們的熱門歌曲如Tender、Song 2以及boys and girls外，其他的歌曲我都不熟悉。
Blur以其迷幻及多變的曲風引領當時英國的britsh pop的風潮，創造了英搖這個新的曲風分類，為英國的流行樂注入一股新血。然而成也英搖敗也英搖，他們的知名度也隨著1993年到1995年的英搖浪潮而結束，在他們成立之初是由主唱兼keyboard手Damon Albarn、吉他手Graham Coxon、貝斯手Alex James和鼓手Dave Rowntree，在2002年他們錄製最新一張專輯think tank思想坦克時，吉他手Coxon因酗酒問題加上種種因素而退出了think tank的製作，接下來的blur變成三人團體。隨著他們的知名度下降，唱片銷售量下滑，衍生出的團員相處之間的問題，加上各個團員都有其他的計畫，所以短期之內要聽到他們的新歌，我想是很難的。
coffee & TV 的單曲也收錄在他們的第六張專輯13裡頭，這首歌是由吉他手Coxon所演唱及作曲，歌曲主要是關於Coxon自身的酗酒問題，從歌詞可看出他對酗酒所帶來的問題十分的懊悔，也表達了他想戒酒的決心。在這張專輯中由於製作是Willian Orbit的關係，所以整張專輯有相當濃厚的電子樂色彩，而這首歌是唯一接近他們早期英搖風格的一首歌 。這部MV是由一個小牛奶盒為主角，靠著它身上的尋人啟事指出Coxon已走失，所以它開始了尋找Coxon的蹤跡，途中遇到許多的危險及困難，最後終於找到Coxon完成任務，最後上了天堂 與他親愛的草莓牛奶盒會合。該mv獲得許多好評也被投票為第27名的最佳音樂錄影帶及獲得最佳mv等獎項。
Single : Coffee & Tv
Artist: Blur
Released: 1999/7/18
(Above photos and information from wiki
and allmusic)
Lyrics
"Coffee & TV"
Do you feel like a chain store?
Practically floored
One of many zeros
Kicked around bored
Your ears are full but your empty
Holding out your heart
To people who never really
Care how you are
So give me Coffee and TV
History
I've seen so much
I'm goin blind
And i'm braindead virtually
Sociability
It's hard enough for me
Take me away from this big bad world
And agree to marry me
So we can start all over again
Do you go to the country
It isn't very far
There's people there who will hurt you
Cos of who you are
Your ears are full of the language
There's wisdom there you're sure
'Til the words start slurring
And you can't find the door
So give me Coffee and TV
History
I've seen so much
I'm goin blind
And i'm braindead virtually
Sociability
It's hard enough for me
Take me away from this big bad world
And agree to marry me
So we can start all over again
So give me Coffee and TV
History
I've seen so much
I'm goin blind
And i'm braindead virtually
Sociability
It's hard enough for me
Take me away from this big bad world
And agree to marry me
So we can start all over again
Oh...we could start over again
Oh...we could start over again
Oh...we could start over again
Oh...we could start over again
(above lyrics from azlyrics.com)
Artist: Blur
Released: 1999/7/18
(Above photos and information from wiki
and allmusic)
Lyrics
"Coffee & TV"
Do you feel like a chain store?
Practically floored
One of many zeros
Kicked around bored
Your ears are full but your empty
Holding out your heart
To people who never really
Care how you are
So give me Coffee and TV
History
I've seen so much
I'm goin blind
And i'm braindead virtually
Sociability
It's hard enough for me
Take me away from this big bad world
And agree to marry me
So we can start all over again
Do you go to the country
It isn't very far
There's people there who will hurt you
Cos of who you are
Your ears are full of the language
There's wisdom there you're sure
'Til the words start slurring
And you can't find the door
So give me Coffee and TV
History
I've seen so much
I'm goin blind
And i'm braindead virtually
Sociability
It's hard enough for me
Take me away from this big bad world
And agree to marry me
So we can start all over again
So give me Coffee and TV
History
I've seen so much
I'm goin blind
And i'm braindead virtually
Sociability
It's hard enough for me
Take me away from this big bad world
And agree to marry me
So we can start all over again
Oh...we could start over again
Oh...we could start over again
Oh...we could start over again
Oh...we could start over again
(above lyrics from azlyrics.com)
