January 14,2007

For What it's worth

就是這首For What it's worth,收錄於1967年Buffalo Springfield的同名專輯裡,為Stephen Stills目睹1966年洛杉磯日落大道(Sunset Strip)的暴亂時,有感而發所寫出這首反暴力的歌曲,又加上當時美國執意介入越戰之時代背景,使得這首歌也理所當然成為當時超紅的反戰名曲之一。這支成立兩年即宣告解散的短命樂隊,Buffalo Springfield的組成團員─Stephen Stills、Richie Furay、Jim Messina、Neil Young、Bruce Palmer等,在各自單飛後都更有一片廣闊天空並形成一定的影響力;尤其是Neil Young,他在1969年時被遊說回去與舊伙伴Stills,以及David Crosby (The Byrds)、Graham Nash (The Hollies)共同另組更傳奇性的C.S.N.Y,並出現於Woodstock音樂會上表演,成就搖滾史上經典璀璨的一章。


冥王星早餐》片裡,最令人印象深刻,也最令人噴飯的一段香奈兒NO.5香水襲敵事件簿,自稱Kitten的Cillian Murphy以最撩人的姿態,手持一瓶香水當槍掃射敵營時,放的背景音樂即是”For What it's Worth”。導演Neil Jordan放上這支反暴力愛和平的歌曲於這幕─Cillian Murphy純因愛爾蘭身份,被倫敦警方以涉嫌一起舞廳爆炸案而拘捕入警局,在面對不斷暴力刑求逼供下,Cillian Murphy如小孩戲謔似地編造供出這段以香水代替槍枝的攻擊想像來認罪,音樂那端不斷Repeat唱著:『I think it's time we stop, children, what's that sound,Everybody look what's going down... We better stop, hey, what's that sound,Everybody look what's going down ,Stop, hey, what's that sound,Everybody look what's going down ...』,可謂反諷力十足,竟能以最輕盈的姿態投下沈甸甸的歷史包袱重量,Neil Jordan此種神來一筆的黑色幽默,在冥王星早餐裡處處嗑得到,實在了不得!


For What It's Worth
by Stephen Stills

There's something happening here
What it is ain't exactly clear
There's a man with a gun over there
Telling me I got to beware

I think it's time we stop, children, what's that sound
Everybody look what's going down

There's battle lines being drawn
Nobody's right if everybody's wrong
Young people speaking their minds
Getting so much resistance from behind

I think it's time we stop, hey, what's that sound
Everybody look what's going down


What a field-day for the heat
A thousand people in the street
Singing songs and carrying signs
Mostly say, hooray for our side

It's time we stop, hey, what's that sound
Everybody look what's going down

Paranoia strikes deep
Into your life it will creep
It starts when you're always afraid
You step out of line, the man come and take you away

We better stop, hey, what's that sound
Everybody look what's going down
Stop, hey, what's that sound
Everybody look what's going down
Stop, now, what's that sound
Everybody look what's going down
Stop, children, what's that sound
Everybody look what's going down


Buffalo Springfield歷史畫面

For What It's Worth 反戰剪輯畫面


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有感動到! 老搖滾最棒~ XD
Posted by runner at January 17,2007 00:51
恩~尤其看在到video後,GOD!有種奇蹟似的感覺!
是遙遠的年代,優秀的樂手曾鬥陣在一起,作出這麼棒的東西,
剎那火花錘鍊出永恆,不僅是歷史性的,更是彼此心靈上的契合,
想來仍覺不可思議...

可能有些模糊焦點,但STILLS那頂牛仔帽超搶眼得酷呆了!
想買一頂來戴看看~哈~
Posted by mar at January 17,2007 22:30
{STILLS牛仔帽} 戴著它辦公 下書單才酷!
最最重要的是,一定要拍幾組照片po上來 XD
Posted by runner at January 20,2007 02:33
當然當然,要找到這麼一頂酷到爆的牛仔帽,
一定要拿出來炫耀,大秀特秀一番囉~ㄎㄎ
Posted by mar~ at January 21,2007 14:05

WOW 酷!!

版主的介紹相當清楚,讓我對這首歌和這個團體的背景有比較多的了解

我之前看了冥王星早餐,有聽到這首歌,但沒有特別記下來,直到上週看了男人的心中只有男人,其中也一段撥到這首歌,我突然覺得很熟悉的感覺,於是就來搜尋了

本來的資訊只有springfield 及 what is wouth(抄錯的資訊XD),竟然還意外的被我找到了:)

我可以借轉你的文章到我的無名嗎?? 我會標明出處的

3Q
Posted by powerport at June 14,2008 00:57

OK!請隨意轉~
我當初也是因為對冥片裡這支歌的印象特別深刻,而去挖來的~以為只憑著一小段歌詞會找很久,沒想到它是如此經典與代表性的反戰曲,才花三十秒,就翻出來了。
好東西就是好東西,經得起時間錘鍊。
Posted by mar at June 14,2008 15:48