狗日子已逝去

好久沒聽到這般熱血的另類搖滾，也好久沒看到這般原創充滿民族風的怪異MV了，英國另類樂團 Florence + The Machine 一出道即成績斐然，首張專輯 Lungs 停留在英國 Top 40 榜連續65個星期，成為 2009~2010 最暢銷專輯之一，前陣子才和甩髮男孩 Justin Bieber 一起入圍第53屆葛萊美獎(2/13)最佳新人獎，鹿死誰手還很難說哩。

現在的藝人也蠻辛苦(應該說他們幕後的工作人員蠻辛苦)，除了「傳統」的部落格，還要有 Myspace、Twitter、Facebook 等等一堆有的沒的社群網站要建製。現在的影歌迷也實在忙，光是在網路上追星就得花掉好多時間，看來現代男女分手時要被七種科技產品拒絕(Rejected by 7 Different Technologies)，連追星也要追到超過七種社群網站才甘願，現代人真的，很忙。

Florence + The Machine 的 MV 引人好奇，主唱的現場功力也到了令人刮目相看的地步。Florence + The Machine 在曾經邀請台灣小胖現場高歌的美國節目 Ellen 裡高唱 Dog Days，不過還是 MTV 版的 Dog Days 現場因為更動感更另類聲音更高音域更廣而更得我心。

她們另一首 Kiss With A Fist 的
You hit me once
I hit you back
You gave a kick
I gave a slap
You smashed a plate over my head
Then I set fire to our bed
頗有詠春黐手一來一往的味道，也蠻可愛的一首歌(只要別真的去放火就好)。

話說，英文的 Dog Days 一般來說是指燥熱的夏日，也就是三伏天的伏天，一年中最熱的一段日子。Al Pacino 影迷對於他1975年的 Dog Day Afternoon(台譯：熱天午後)應該印象深刻，故事就是發生在一個炎熱夏日的午後，一切顯得又慢又悶死氣沉沉。近年美國股票市場也常以 Dog Days 來形容沒進展的日子，以 Dog 來形容沒有未來和前途的股票，可憐的狗。


Florence + The Machine－Dog Days Are Over

Happiness hit her like a train on a track
Coming towards her stuck still no turning back
She hid around corners and she hid under beds
She killed it with kisses and from it she fled
With every bubble she sank with her drink
And washed it away down the kitchen sink

The dog days are over
The dog days are done
The horses are coming
So you better run

Run fast for your mother, run fast for your father
Run for your children, for your sisters and brothers
Leave all your love and your longing behind
You cant carry it with you if you want to survive

The dog days are over
The dog days are done
Can you hear the horses?
Because here they come

And I never wanted anything from you
Except everything you had and what was left after that too, oh
Happiness hit her like a bullet in the head
Struck from a great height by someone who should know better than that

The dog days are over
The dog days are done
Can you hear the horses?
Because here they come

Run fast for your mother, run fast for your father
Run for your children, for your sisters and brothers
Leave all your loving, your loving behind
You cant carry it with you if you want to survive

The dog days are over
The dog days are done
Can you hear the horses?
Because here they come

The dog days are over
The dog days are done
The horses are coming
So you better run