靜止的哀愁

會想寫這篇文章動機很單純
已經很久沒聽到令我動容許久幾近瘋狂的歌了
一首歌 Jerusalem 耶路撒冷
一張消失了三十年的經典迷幻民謠
因為 Current 93首腦 David Tibet 意外的認識小唱片行的店員
意外的聆聽了一首 Jerusalem
讓這張 Simon Finn 唯一的專輯重現於世

Simon Finn 在70年代一個默默無名的年輕小伙子
靠著走唱賣藝維生
唯一較出名的事績也許他音樂生涯的開始是為 Al Stewart 暖場
但也沒多久 在錄了這張 Pass The Distance之後 開始漸漸有人注意到這張專輯
但他也跟著消失了 唯一的一張專輯也漸漸地變成止於討論
從專輯內頁的文字介紹中得知他過著與一般農夫沒有兩樣的生活
直到 David Tibet 聯繫上他為止
也使我們有機會聆聽到這張原本已經變為傳說的專輯
認識這位原本已經被人認為已經自殺的人物

自己已經習慣於在網路上看著各式各樣的音樂資訊
偶然的一天
看到 Other Music網站
Staff Pick中幾乎每個人都選了 Pass The Distance為最愛專輯之一
當時很有趣的是腦海中馬上浮現的是會不會和 Neil Finn有關
看了看網站上的專輯封面
覺得頗可愛
但也沒有購買的慾望
一直到看了文字介紹 發現是自己也許會喜歡的迷幻民謠曲風
才透過網路買了這張專輯

前四首歌說實話聽了沒有太大印象
唸書時聽聽隨著音樂播放時間的流逝
也就這樣過去了
但聽到第五首歌 Jerusalem 時
我整個人頓時停了下來
Simon Finn 好似瘋狂一般
唱到最後整個人有如哭泣嘶吼一般陷入一種未知的瘋狂狀態
I'm crying:
Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Jerusalem oh no no
Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Jerusalem oh no no
讓我想起瘋狂鑽石 Syd barrett服用藥物過量後歌唱的情景
但是 Simon Finn的歌聲更為激動
整個人的情緒釋放與那無窮止盡的能量
讓人感動的起雞皮疙瘩
我放了這首歌整個晚上
讓自己的情緒與內在的能量換化成與他一樣所想要表達的感覺
是否有年輕時前衛吉他手 David Toop助陣 有手鼓與電風琴的搭配都不重要
重要的是 Simon Finn 的歌聲
動能與激情
哭泣與失落

Jerusalem---

The smell of newly-cut corn came sifting through the palm trees
My eyes they were blinded by the sun reflecting on the seas
One hundred dozen mermaids smiled as I passed through the haze
The sound of familiar voices of yonder days

Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Jerusalem oh no no

Jerusalem was made by a guy oh I forget his name
And Jesus was a drop-out a king who bore no crown
Only his long hair flowing and blowing in the wind

And Jesus was a fisherman that's all he had to say
Oh yeah, said "now follow me disciples lead your lives a different way"
And he rode into Jerusalem on a donkey both bedraggled and lame
And his Pharisees cursed his every word
But did not laugh---that made a change

And Jesus was a good guy who lived on figs and wine
A political revolutionary out to let you have good time

Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Jerusalem oh no no
The sun it was rising just to christen his cross of fame

Did he imagine at that moment
two hundred million hypocrites would praise his name?
And were he now to come down those hypocrites would crucify him again
And through the sweating crowds,
tears streaming down my face till I'm going insane

I'm crying:
Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Jerusalem oh no no
Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Jerusalem oh no no

The smell of newly-cut corn came sifting through the palm trees
My eyes they were blinded by the sun reflecting on the seas
Well that same sun was rising just to christen his cross of fame
Did he imagine at that moment
two hundred million hypocrites would praise his name?
And were he now to come down those hypocrites would crucify him again
And through the sweating crowds,
tears streaming down my face till I'm going insane

I'm crying:
Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Jerusalem oh no no
Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Jerusalem oh no no

They're gonna put him inside
And I'm yelling all I can can't you see he's the Christ? oh no no

And they don't understand a single word I say
But I'm crying just the same

Jerusalem Jerusalem, Jerusalem, oh no no Jerusalem
Jerusalem, Jerusalem, oh no no

Gonna put him inside I'm yelling all I can can't you see he's the Christ

Oh the Christ the Christ the Christ

Jerusalem Jerusalem, Jerusalem