City pop

看到這部影片 就打了這段XD


這次我打了中英版本 順便練英文(翻的好累= = )


English Translation is in [].






日本的這種City Pop 風格 自從在一年前在YouTube上找到以後


[I found this kind of music (City pop from Japan) on YouTube one year ago. ]






帶我度過了好多時光 有時候心情很難受的時候


[I listened to them since then, and it helped me go through some really hard times.]






就讓自己沉浸在裡面


[I let myself sink into the music, to ease my bad mood]






City Pop


就像名字一樣 城市當中的Pop Music


[Just like it's name, a Pop music in the city.]






在80年代 日本經濟處於頂峰 在泡沫經濟之前


[While in the 80's, Japan was at the peak of their economy, which was the time before Bubble Economy.]






日本製造了全世界都在用的電子產品 汽車 電器


[Japan produced products used by all of the world Walkman, cars,electrical products....]






間接帶動了日本整國的經濟


[Therefore, Japan's economy grew rapidly.]






蓬勃發展的都市充滿了人


[People started to move into city, simultaneously city became more vigorous.]






都市中的愛戀與分離 純真的愛情 速食的戀愛


[Love story in the big city, pure love , instant love ]






不夜的街道 熙往的人群


[Sleepless streets, crowded people]






人生的短暫以及及時行樂的想法


[The shortness of life, living in the moment]






縱使處於人口眾多的都市 心卻異常的寂寞與孤單


[Although you are in a city full of people, you heart is full of loneliness and Solitude ]






[These are what I heard and imagine from these songs]






舉些例子:


Maria Takeuchi- Plastic Love


"I'm just playing games I know that's plastic love Dance to the plastic beat . Another morning comes."






Mariya Takeuchi - Yume No Tsuzuki(夢の続き)


我真的很喜歡這首的歌詞 所以我列了幾段


[I really like this song's lyrics, I typed part of it.]






「Baby baby , don't look so sad.


There's gonna be a better tomorrow.


On the other side of the heavy door is blue sky


Same day as yesterday is going to end.


She sleep with a deep sigh


One more unfulfilled agreement again.


Although, you are still dreaming of tomorrow


...


Baby baby, close your eyes


Go back into your endless dream


...


(Vocal:山下達郎Tatsuro Yamshita )


Just believe someday you'll find your hard time's gone


Try not to look back on your yesterday


So keep on dreaming of tomorrow


Don't you look so sad, girl


There will be a fine thing


Everything will be all right


Just believe someday you'll find your hard time's gone


Try not to look back on your yesterday


So keep on dreaming of tomorrow


Baby, close your brown eyes


Go back to your dreaming


You can see the blue sky spread.」






竹內瑪麗亞的歌與詞有些是她老公山下達郎寫的


[Some of Mariya Takeuchi's songs were written by his Husband Tatsuro Yamshita]






山下達郎真的非常厲害


[I think Tatsuro Yamshita is really dope!! ]






重複的節奏加上細微的變化與精緻的歌詞


[Repetitive beats with slight transition and fine lyrics]






山下達郎帶給我的感覺


是一種解脫


[Tatsuro Yamshita's music make me feel relief]






將迅速發展的都市生活慢速播放


[It's like you play your daily life in slow mode.]






因此你可以開始注意到生活中的細節


[Since you start paying attention to some details in your life you never notice. ]






戀愛中的單純與日常中的美好


[Pureness of love , and wonderful things in life ]






全都在山下達郎的歌當中


[are all in Tatsuro Yamshita's song]


Recommendation list:


Tatsuro Yamshita-Merry Go Round/Moring Glory/Sparkle


Futari/Love Talking(Honey it's you)/Love Space






八神純子Junko Yagami


八神純子的風格混合了同時間西方的流行音樂技巧(Jazz...)


[Some of Junko Yagami's song mixed the contemporary western music technic]






而她的歌詞主題大多是都會女人的愛情


[Most of the lyrics are about metropolitan love from women's point of view]






八神純子的歌帶給我的感覺


更像是一位成熟的女人經歷過許多愛情後的故事與想法


[Junko Yagami's song's are like a mature woman, who went through a few relationships, telling her own' story.]






黃昏的Bay City 這首歌聽了不下200次 意象真的很美 黃昏下的港灣 香菸的味道 以及終將被刺傷的心


[Bay City at the dusk, this is one of her best song for me. I quite like the image of this song. Bay at the dusk, tobacco smelling , and the heart which eventually will be hurt. ]






Recommendation list:


Junko Yagami - Communication / Reaching Out/ He's my kind


/Manhattan/You'll take the best of me


這是Hey Kids 的開頭XD


[Part of the lyrics from "Hey kids"]:


"Hey where are you from?"


"I am from Toyko"


"Tokyo where is it ? Some place from Ohio"


"You are kidding , Ohayo Gozaimasu."






松原美紀(Miki Matsubara)


真夜中のドア / Stay with me 這首歌我真的很喜歡


[I really really love this song 真夜中のドア / Stay with me ]






"Stay with me 真夜中のドアをたたき心に穴があいた あの季節が 今 目の前"


松原美紀唱出的這句"Stay with me" 我相信不會有人可以拒絕


[While Miki sung the lyrics "Stay with me", I believe that no one can resist it.]






City Pop 的音樂給我的感覺是活的


[I can feel vivid life in City Pop. ]






縱然有許多世俗以及商業的東西混在裡面


[Even though there are lots of secular and commercial things inside City Pop ]






但卻有一種屬於人的味道


[There is also a feeling of humanity inside. ]






也許正因為處於那種商業發展 城市起飛 時代進步的年代


[Maybe it's because lived in the era with the expansion and progress of commerce, city and time period. ]






更需要這樣的歌曲來安撫心


[People need this kind of music more than ever to calm their souls. ]






讓處於摩天大樓上的人們 能抓住生的實感


[Let the people who lived in Skyscrapers , could seize the feeling that they were living.]






透過愛情 透過享受生命 透過音樂


[Through love , through life , through Music.]






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PS: Most of these songs can be founded on YouTube.






Tatsuro Yamshita-compilation


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=irpmZpj0Ez4






MIki Matsubara - 真夜中のドア / Stay with me


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-KAY_Glmn4






Maria Takeuchi 竹内 まりや Plastic Love


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bNITQR4Uso






Junko Yagami: 黄昏BAY CITY


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQGvlemqUpE






https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2hhI9UgBOc&t=592s