音乐咖啡厅:The Killers《Day & Age》单曲Human

这是一张让歌迷等待许久的唱片、乐队自04年成立以来的第三张录音室专辑。从之前网上流传的《Previous Age》拼盘式的炒冷饭之作开始，到单曲《Human》、《Spaceman》的接连放出，都吊足了大家的胃口。两首“Man”的单曲都出色让人满意，很典型的The Killers¹(听歌)式特色摇滚。熟悉的Brandon Flowers嗓音又再次出现，带着韵味，精神抖擞。

英文歌词:

The Killers Human

When the call came down the line
Up to the platform of surrender
I was broke but i was kind
And sometimes i get nervous
When i see an open door
Close your eyes
Clear your heart

Cut the chord
Are we human?
Or are we denser²?
My sign is vital
My hands are cold
And I'm on my knees
Looking for the answer
Are we human?
Or are we denser?

Pay my respects to grace and virtue³
Send my condolences to good
Give my regards to soarer moments
They always did the best they could
And so long to devotion
You taught me everything i know
Wave goodbye
Wish me well

You got to let me go
Are we human?
Or are we denser?
My sign is vital
My hands are cold
And I'm on my knees
Looking for the answers
Are we human?
Or are we denser?

Will your system be alright
When you dream of home tonight?
There is no message we're receiving
Let me know is your heart still beating

Are we human?
Or are we denser?
My sign is vital
My hands are cold
And I'm on my knees
Looking for the answers

You got to let me go
Are we human?
Or are we denser?
My sign is vital
My hands are cold
And I'm on my knees
Looking for the answers
Are we human
Or are we denser?

Are we human?
Or are we denser?

Are we human
Or are we denser?

 

　　对于视New Order为终极偶像，并在Oasis(听歌)的现场受到启发的主唱/键盘的Brandon Flowers来说，饱满的吉他音色是一首歌所不可或缺的。随着乐团成员的最终确定，充满着80年代新浪潮的舞动节奏，包含了Lo-Fi以及Indie元素的处女大碟《Hot Fuss》的一经问世，便在大洋彼岸的英国走红，直到06年的《Sam’s Town》才使乐队在两地同时大热走红。
　　新专辑由为Keane(听歌)以及Madonna(听歌)打造专辑的制作人Stuart Price制作完成。 请用Stuart Price似乎在某种程度上也起到了扩大宣传的作用。The Killers用自己的行动证明了自身的不断变化，从早期非常时髦的《Hot Fuss》到模仿U2( 听歌)般大气的《Sam’s Town》再到如今。也许《Day & Age》不算是The Killers最好的作品，但绝对算是08年的年度最佳专辑之一。从先前发行的单曲《Human》中，我们已经领略到了那充满管弦乐以及Synth-Pop所带来的兴奋，但兴奋之余也掩盖不住歌曲所带来的一丝悲伤的情绪。《Spaceman》所给我们带来无限留恋的旋律以及Brandon Flowers的爆发的高音。不知道这张专辑会不会成为今后二十年最伟大的专辑呢？

1 killers   

凶手( killer的名词复数 )； 消灭…者； 致命物； 极难的事

参考例句：

• He remained steadfast in his determination to bring the killers to justice. 他要将杀人凶手绳之以法的决心一直没有动摇。
• They were professional killers who did in John. 杀死约翰的这些人是职业杀手。

2 denser   

adj. 不易看透的, 密集的, 浓厚的, 愚钝的

参考例句：

• The denser population necessitates closer consolidation both for internal and external action. 住得日益稠密的居民，对内和对外都不得不更紧密地团结起来。 来自英汉非文学 - 家庭、私有制和国家的起源
• As Tito entered the neighbourhood of San Martino, he found the throng rather denser. 蒂托走近圣马丁教堂附近一带时，发现人群相当密集。

3 virtue   

n.德行，美德；贞操；优点；功效，效力

参考例句：

• He was considered to be a paragon of virtue.他被认为是品德尽善尽美的典范。
• You need to decorate your mind with virtue.你应该用德行美化心灵。