摇滚:暂别红辣椒Snow (Hey Oh)

英文歌词：

Come to decide that the things that I tried
Were in my life just to get high on
When I sit alone come get a little known
But I need more than myself this time
Step from the road to the sea to the sky
And I do believe it, we rely on
When I lay it on come get to play it on
All my life to sacrifice
Hey oh, listen what I say, oh
I got your hey oh, now listen what I say, oh

When will I know that I really can't go
To the well once more time to decide on
When it's killing¹ me, when will I really see
All that I need to look inside
Come to believe that I better not leave
Before I get my chance to ride
When it's killing me, what do I really need
All that I need to look inside
Hey oh, listen what I say, oh
Come back and hey oh, look at what I say, oh

The more I see, the less I know
The more I like to let it go
Hey oh, whoa

Deep beneath the cover of another perfect wonder
Where it's so white as snow
Privately² divided by a world so undecided
And there's nowhere to go

In between the cover of another perfect wonder
And it's so white as snow
Running through a field
where all my tracks will be concealed
And there's nowhere to go

When to descend³ to amend⁴ for a friend
All the channels that have broken down
Now you bring it up, I'm gonna ring it up
Just to hear you sing it out
Step from the road to the sea to the sky
And I do believe what we rely on
When I lay it on, come get to play it on
All my life to sacrifice
Hey oh, listen what I say, oh
I got your hey oh, listen what I say, oh

The more I see, the less I know
The more I like to let it go
Hey oh, whoa

Deep beneath the cover of another perfect wonder
Where it's so white as snow
Privately divided by a world so undecided
And there's nowhere to go

In between the cover of another perfect wonder
Where it's so white as snow
Running through the field
where all my tracks will be concealed
And there's nowhere to go

I said hey, hey yeah, oh yeah, tell my love now
Hey, hey yeah, oh yeah, tell my love now
Deep beneath the cover of another perfect wonder
Where it's so white as snow

Privately divided by a world so undecided
And there's nowhere to go
Deep beneath the cover of another perfect wonder
Where it's so white as snow

Running through the field
where all my tracks will be concealed
And there's nowhere to go
I said hey, oh yeah, oh yeah, tell my love now
Hey, hey yeah, oh yeah

RED HOT CHILI⁵ PEPPERS（RHCP）成立於80年代，热血而具爆炸性的现场演出，将乐团揉合了FUNK与PUNK ROCK而成的新音乐风格强烈地打进人们的耳朵里。要说到RHCP的根源，我们要返回70年代末一所洛杉磯的高校，有三个很要好的朋友：ANTHONY KIEDIS、MICHAEL BALZARY与HILLEL SLOVAK。MICHAEL BALZARY吹TRUMPET，HILLEL SLOVAK爱弹结他，两人都表现了很突出的音乐天份。ANTHONY KIEDIS则专注於写诗与话剧。HILLEL SLOVAK教晓MICHAEL BALZARY弹奏低音结他，他们俩鼓励着ANTHONY KIEDIS将他的诗作变成歌词。这三个年轻人深受着当时急速发展的L.A. PUNK SCENE（THE GERMS、BLACK FLAG、FEAR、MINUTEMEN、X等等）与FUNK（PARLIAMENT-FUNKADELIC、SLY & THE FAMILY STONE等等）所影响。他们三人开始与友达JACK⁶ IRONS（DRUMS）练习。他们叫自己做MIRACULOUSLY⁷ MAJESTIC⁸ MASTERS OF MAYHEM，四人开始在脱衣舞酒吧表演，少年轻狂，忽发奇想，他们裸露全身，以长袜套着自己的下体在酒吧演出，当时没有人会想到，这将会成为RHCP的 TRADEMARK⁹。1983年，MICHAEL BALZARY改名叫FLEA，而乐团则改名叫RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS。

RHCP很到很好的风评，甚至令他们得到EMI的一纸唱片合约。但在开始灌录处女大碟之前，ANTHONY KIEDIS与FLEA却收到一个坏消息：HILLEL SLOVAK与JACK IRONS表明他们要离开RHCP投身另一乐团。JACK SHERMAN (GUITAR)与CLIFF MARTINEZ (DRUMS)加入。RHCP於1984年推出处女大碟《THE RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS》，但因为失去了两个ORIGINAL MEMBERS，唱片完全表达不到他们的爆发力，卖得很差。

1985 年，HILLEL SLOVAK与JACK IRONS归队，由GEORGE CLINTON监製的《FREAKY STYLEY》随后推出。虽然对比起第一张大碟，《FREAKY STYLEY》已经有所进步，但始终不能完全表现他们现场演出中的最强的热血。到了1987年的《THE UPLIFT MOFO PARTY PLAN》，这个问题终於得到解决，而人们亦开始在流行榜中看到RHCP的名字。一年后他们推出了EP《THE ABBEY ROAD》。原本一切都向着正确的方向行进，但在1988年6月25日，结他手HILLEL SLOVAK因吸食过量毒品死亡。

JACK IRONS第二度离队了，他亦没有再回来。当时仍沉沦毒海的ANTHONY，与FLEA决定继续上路。其他乐团的人相继加入，例如前PARLIAMENT 的结他手BLACKBIRD MKNIGHT、DEAD KENNEDYS的鼓手D.H. PELIGRO，但效果却强差人意。最后ANTHONY与FLEA终於找到自由身的结他手JOHN FRUSCIANTE与鼓手CHAD SMITH。新世代的RHCP推出全新大碟《MOTHER'S MILK》（1989），改编自STEVIE WONDER的〈HIGHER GROUND〉及关於离世的前结他手的HILLEL SLOVAK一曲〈KNOCK ME DOWN〉，因为刚兴起的MTV电视台不断播放这二首单曲的MTV，令两首歌大热起来，唱片销量亦不断飆昇。

RHCP明确知道下一张大碟就是他们事业的关键，他们与监製RICK RUBIN搬进一所由别墅改建而成的录音室，製作出他们最成功的一张唱片《BLOOD SUGAR SEX MAGIK》。作为RHCP改投WARNER BROS的第一张唱片，在1991年9月推出以来，直至现在，单在美国本土，就售出了7,000,000张。单曲〈GIVE IT AWAY〉火红大热，〈UNDER THE BRIDGE〉更打入流行榜的十大位置。

但毒品的阴霾从没有离开过RHCP，与上代目结他手一样，JOHN FRUSCIANTE对毒品不能自拔，甚至在1992年的巡迴演出途中离队。RHCP找来ARIK MARSHALL替补JOHN FRUSCIANTE的位置。但当RHCP重回录音室灌录第六张大碟，ARIK MARSHALL风格与乐队不合的问题立即变得很明显。JESSE TOBIAS加入替补ARIK MARSHALL，但在录音工作还没有开始，JESSE TOBIAS又被踢走了，前JANE'S ADDICTION的结他手DAVE NAVARRO加入。拖拖拉拉了足足四年，新大碟《ONE HOT MINUTE》（1995）终於推出。但这张唱片的评价却远远不及前作。1998年，随着巡迴演唱的展开，DAVE NAVARRO亦被遣送了。

离开了RHCP的JOHN FRUSCIANTE，推出过两张不流行的唱片，《NIANDRA LADIES AND USUALLY JUST A T-SHIRT》（1995）及《SMILE FROM THE STREET YOU HOLD》（1997）。传闻说这个时期的JOHN FRUSCIANTE无家可归、一贫如洗，亦因为吸毒，身体机能严重受损。终於，JOHN FRUSCIANTE进入了戒毒所。当他从戒毒所出来以后，他收到RHCP的邀请，希望他重返乐团。《CALIFORNIACATION》（1999）就是他们的REUNION ALBUM。

就在他们準备ON TOUR的时候，RHCP却要面对不少争议，首先，他们坚拒在巡迴演出中，表演《ONE HOT MINUTE》中的曲目，但却受到不少DAVE NAVARRO的支持者的反对；他们拒绝与另一乐团BUNGLE一同参与欧洲的巡迴演出，因为ANTHONY与BUNGLE的主音MIKE PATTON互相仇视。PATTON的报复方法是：藉着这个演唱会向RHCP「致敬」，BUNGLE在台上模仿丑化RHCP的STAGE ACT、在台上假装吸食海洛英、PATTON在台上模仿ANTHONY的言论。麻烦事还没有停止，RHCP演出了1999年的WOODSTOCK FESTIVAL，但却被台下的暴动搞得一团糟。

幸好，跟FOO FIGHTERS和PEARL JAM一同举行的巡迴演出，令RHCP顺利过渡到下一个年头。并在2001年的11月重回录音室，製作出一张精彩而成熟的大碟《BY THE WAY》（2002）。

2006年5月9日，RHCP的最新大碟《STADIUM ARCADIUM》来了。RHCP最新的CM，团员们可於TK氏於4月8日的UPDATE看得到。(转自emule)

 

1 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

2 privately   

adv.以私人的身份，悄悄地，私下地

参考例句：

• Some ministers admit privately that unemployment could continue to rise.一些部长私下承认失业率可能继续升高。
• The man privately admits that his motive is profits.那人私下承认他的动机是为了牟利。

3 descend   

vt./vi.传下来，下来，下降

参考例句：

• I hope the grace of God would descend on me.我期望上帝的恩惠。
• We're not going to descend to such methods.我们不会沦落到使用这种手段。

4 amend   

vt.修改，修订，改进；n.[pl.]赔罪，赔偿

参考例句：

• The teacher advised him to amend his way of living.老师劝他改变生活方式。
• You must amend your pronunciation.你必须改正你的发音。

5 chili   

n.辣椒

参考例句：

• He helped himself to another two small spoonfuls of chili oil.他自己下手又加了两小勺辣椒油。
• It has chocolate,chili,and other spices.有巧克力粉，辣椒，和其他的调味品。

6 jack   

n.插座，千斤顶，男人；v.抬起，提醒，扛举；n.（Jake）杰克

参考例句：

• I am looking for the headphone jack.我正在找寻头戴式耳机插孔。
• He lifted the car with a jack to change the flat tyre.他用千斤顶把车顶起来换下瘪轮胎。

7 miraculously   

ad.奇迹般地

参考例句：

• He had been miraculously saved from almost certain death. 他奇迹般地从死亡线上获救。
• A schoolboy miraculously survived a 25 000-volt electric shock. 一名男学生在遭受2.5 万伏的电击后奇迹般地活了下来。

8 majestic   

adj.雄伟的，壮丽的，庄严的，威严的，崇高的

参考例句：

• In the distance rose the majestic Alps.远处耸立着雄伟的阿尔卑斯山。
• He looks majestic in uniform.他穿上军装显得很威风。

9 trademark   

n.商标；特征；vt.注册的…商标

参考例句：

• The trademark is registered on the book of the Patent Office.该商标已在专利局登记注册。
• The trademark of the pen was changed.这钢笔的商标改了。