Bitter Sweet Symphony - The Verve - 仙来居伴奏网

[quote][center]1990年，Verve于英国西北部Lancashire郡的Wigan组队，Richard、Pete、Simon在就读Upholland高校时结为好友，随后找来念Winstanley大学的Nick组团，The Verve展开驻唱后旋即获得传媒青睐，纷纷以惊人、不朽等字眼来形容乐团的现场功力，在好评嘉勉声中，更坚定了Verve发表专辑的决心。91年9月，Verve与Hut Recordings厂牌签约，92年初展身手就以All In The Mind、She's A Superstar、Gravity Grave等3首单曲抢下独立榜的龙头，93年5月，Verve前进美国，应邀担任The Black Crowes乐团的巡回演唱开场，同时也发表另一首单曲Blue，同年6月，Verve发行首张专辑《A Storm In Heaven》，此张作品推出后深获乐界侧目，英国乐评激赏为“90年代的迷幻摇滚新经典”，94年对Verve而言可说是麻烦连连的一年，首先乐团在参加Lollapalooza音乐节时陷入混乱的局面，再来是在美国爵士名厂Verve的抗议下，乐团被迫要在团名前冠上The，正名为The Verve后，乐团与制作名匠Owen Morris合作第2张专辑《A Northern Soul》，专辑融合了刚强、脆弱、浓烈、生动、伤感氛围、旋律性、自由性格等特质，英国传媒再度抱以热烈喝采，推崇The Verve为90年代的摇滚乐留下傲人的风采，Richard自承这是一张串连了痛苦、雀跃、性欲、迷失、浪漫等情绪的专辑，一张发自灵魂、植入人心的专辑，专辑中的This Is Music、On Your Own纷纷在95年夏季攻进英国金榜TOP 40。在经历散摊传闻后，97年，The Verve在加入新团员Simon Tong后重新出发，再度以专辑《Urban Hymns》震撼全英，专辑与单曲Bitter Sweet Symphony、The Drugs Don't Work在英国金榜上驻留超过一年以上，此张与Youth、Chris Potter等制作高手合作的专辑不仅再次入选年度最佳专辑，更为90年代的英国摇滚竖立了全新的里程碑，同时也为乐团拿下成军以来的首张英国金榜冠军专辑成绩，乐团随后也在Reading音乐节中激荡超强的摇滚能量与摇滚热情，就在攀登颠峰之际，乐团却在98年4月发布了解散的消息，让乐界与乐迷深感惋惜。

2004年11月，The Verve精选大碟《This Is Music: The Singles 92-98》豋场，与乐迷重温The Verve的光荣岁月，精选大碟搜集了乐团历年的英国金榜畅销曲，包括97年跳登英国金榜的摇滚国歌Bitter Sweet Symphony、乐团首支英国金榜冠军曲The Drugs Don't Work、英国金榜TOP 7单曲Lucky Man以及This Is Music、On Your Own、History等TOP 40单曲，精选大碟中同时还收录了两首乐团在录制《Urban Hymns》专辑期间所灌录，但从未发表的歌曲This Could Be My Moment 、Monte Carlo。[/center]

[center]cos' it's a bittersweet symphony that's life...
trying to make ends meet, you're a slave to money then you die,
i'll take you down the only road i've ever been down...
you know the one that takes you to the places where all the things
begin,

no change, i can't change, i can't change, i can't change,
but i'll give you my mold , i can give you my mold.
but i'm a million different people from one day to the next...
i can't change my mold , no,no,no,no,no,no,no

well i'm evergreen, but tonight i'm on my knees, yeah.
i need to hear some sounds that recognise the pain in me, yeah.
i let the melody shine, let it cleanse my mind , i feel free now.
but the airwaves are clean and there's nobody singing to me now.

no change, i can't change, i can't change, i can't change,
but i'll give you my mold , i can give you my mold.
and i'm a million different people from one day to the next...
i can't change my mold , no,no,no,no,no,no,no

coz it's a bittersweet symphony that's life.
trying to make ends meet, trying to find some money then you die.

i'll take you down the only road i've ever been down...
you know the one that takes you to the places where all the things
meet yeah,

no change, i can't change, i can't change, i can't change,
but i'll give you my mold , i can give you my mold.
and i'm a million different people from one day to the next...
i can't change my mold , no,no,no,no,no,no,no[/center]