2016年1月11日星期一

寶兒可否不要老(去):David Bowie (1947-2016)

David Bowie的離世,是多麼令人難以置信的事。上星期五1月8日,他才渡過了69歲生日,其3年來全新專輯《★》(Blackstar)就在當天隆重面世,同時也在Facebook上發佈了一幅笑容燦爛、精神抖擻的「近照」。誰料到,日子已在作出最後倒數。 
消息來得太突然,一下子,大家都接受不到David Bowie的噩耗,因為在我們心目中,他是長青不老的傳奇,更不會老去。他不是來自星星的外星人嗎?

最後,Bowie捱過了自己的生日與《★》的公諸於世,才撤手人寰。《★》就成為了Bowie的遺作專輯。叫大家動容的是,他與癌病搏鬥期間,他仍以身體力行創作與灌錄出這張高水準的專輯出來,以作為送給樂迷們的終極禮物;也許他亦有預感這會是其最後專輯,這張蓋著一黑(黑膠)一白(CD)封套的唱片,當中的作品也儼如在我們道別,帶出面對死亡的喻意。如〈Lazarus〉以聖經新約中死後復活的拉撒路為題、曲中唱道"Look up here, I’m in heaven"/”I’ve got nothing left to lose”以及在MV裡Bowie的臥病床演出到最後走進衣櫃,已成為談論之處;而專輯裡的最後一曲〈I Can't Give Everything Away〉,聽來更活像他的遺言:
I know something is very wrong 
The pulse returns for prodigal sons 
The blackout's hearts with flowered news 
With skull designs upon my shoes 
I can't give everything 
I can't give everything 
Away 
I can't give everything 
Away 
Seeing more and feeling less 
Saying no but meaning yes 
This is all I ever meant That's the message that I sent 
I can't give everything 
I can't give everything 
Away 
I can't give everything 
Away 
I can't give everything 
I can't give everything 
Away 
I can't give everything 
Away 
I know something is very wrong 
The pulse returns for prodigal sons 
The blackout's hearts with flowered news 
With skull designs upon my shoes 
I can't give everything 
I can't give everything 
Away 
I can't give everything 
Away 
I can't give everything 
I can't give everything 
Away
I can't give everything 
Away 
前天,我才心血來潮地在Spotify上選輯了這個暫名為《Ballads of David Bowie》的playlist,所選的都是他的中慢板歌曲甚至器樂作品,以回應《★》專輯裡的靡爛淒美灰濛濛氛圍。此刻再聽這個歌單,這些歌曲已顯得多麼的沉痛,好比我對Bowie作出悼念的心情。

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