“Smoke & Mirrors”
--lifehousemusic.com


there was a time, was a place back when
you and i were living alone together
we held each other in the middle of the night
and swore we'd somehow make it better
we set our sights on the big city lights
no moss on these rolling stones
and here we are with everything we ever wanted
but now we're together alone

gotta break out of this place we're in
runnin' out of time and out of sin
we were living smoke and mirrors anyway
gonna drive all night 'til we disappear
chasing down the miles so far from here
as the smoke and mirrors start to fade away
we're still the same...

i remember thinking we could make it out somehow
if somehow we ever took a chance
we packed up what we had and threw it in the trunk
didn't give our life a second glance
now the days roll hard and the nights move fast
they say be careful what you wish
but having everything means nothing to me now
what we had is everything i miss

gotta break out of this place we're in
runnin' out of time and out of sin
we were living smoke and mirrors anyway
gonna drive all night 'til we disappear
chasing down the miles so far from here
as the smoke and mirrors start to fade away
you know we're still the same... still the same

gonna drive all night 'til we disappear
chasing down the miles so far from here
as the smoke and mirrors start to fade away
and we're all we've got so let's hold on tight
to the dreams that came before the fight
we were living smoke and mirrors anyway
张靓颖在opera show @ May 16, 2009
5月张靓颖上了美国opera show,连看两遍视频,作为中国艺人,她的演唱才华和英语能力值得称赞,而且可以看出张靓颖的台风和心理素质都不错,没太多压力。连Simon Cowell这个刻薄的音乐制作人也面带笑容全神贯注,还情不自禁地朝主持人挤了挤眼睛,潜台词似乎是“嗨,她唱得不错哦~”(Simon是《American Idol》和《Britain's Got Talent》的评委)

张靓颖在opera show上演唱了张艺谋执导、喜多郎作曲的《西湖印象》和爵士风格的歌曲《我的音乐对我说》,观众反应热烈!

Oprah说:Good. So I..I..I..hear I hear you are also a big fan of American music, who's your favorite?
Jane:Of course--Mariah Carey.
Oprah:Of course?
Jane:Yes. There's a story I really want to tell. When I was very young, I felt normal like anybody else, one day I went to a CD store, then I heard a voice, she sang--"There's a hero, if you look inside your heart, you don't have to be afraid of what you are..." I think..I'm a little bit nervous..But if I'm not a fan of Mariah, maybe, how can I do, how can I be a singer today?
Oprah:That's pretty amazing.
Jane:Yes!
......
这期opera show的主题就是 “选秀诞生的巨星”,张靓颖代表亚洲地区参加,大概是被她的美国制作人推荐给Oprah,然后Oprah邀请她。这是她在美国电视的首次露面便获得了众多关注,其中包括来自us-based angents的offers,她与华谊公司的合约也即将到期。

***张靓颖在opera show上的精彩表演
***opera官方网站对Jane Zhang的访谈介绍

*******************有关opera show********************
创办于1986年的《奥普拉·温弗瑞秀》,以白天日播的形式出现,试图为人们提供一个情感依托的空间,一个心理疗养所。不同于当时盛行的政治调侃类谈话节目,《奥普拉秀》将谈论的话题定位在社会、家庭生活领域,既不以制造公众闹剧来哗众取宠,也不以揭露隐私来赚取收视率,而是坚持在平平淡淡的相互倾诉中,为人们解决各种现实生活问题。节目通过辛迪加实现了网络化播出,如今在美国,该节目平均每周有近3300万名观众收看,并向全世界107个国家转播。自1987年以来,奥普拉和她的节目总共获得过35项美国电视艾美奖,连续18年高居美国日间电视收视率的冠军位置,成为美国电视史上的一个神话,也被许多谈话节目作为研究、借鉴的范本。
You Did. @ May 09, 2009
刚看完纯粹的美国式电影《Teeth》,这部电影之后男人们在ML时是否会有所顾忌?电影并没有强调视觉上的感官刺激,也不算一部上乘之作。"Vagina Dentata-Mythology”源自阴道里长牙齿的传说,而所谓恐惧,大部分来缘于人类对未知世界的担忧以及对阴暗世界的猜测。也许还可以追朔到各地各时期存在性器崇拜的历史痕迹。

事实上这部电影一点也不恐惧,它讲述的是“生我之门灭我之道”,男人们通过各种方式获得性,而女人又会以性来报复男人。大概就是这部电影所隐喻的含义?

整部电影结束后,我上百度确认“阴道是否会长牙齿”的疑问,象我一样关心此问题的人不在少数,妇科专家给出一个坚决地否定。印象深刻的还有Chuck Prophet演唱的片尾曲《You Did》,喜欢他的声音,规律的节奏感,旋律也好听!该歌曲被收录在“Age of Miracles”专辑里:

i got a letter this morning
i got a letter this morning
i got a letter this morning

who put the "bomp" in the bomp-shooby-dooby-bomp
who put the "ram" in the rama-lama-ding-dong
you did

i got a letter this morning
who put the "bomp" in the bomp-shooby-dooby-bomp
who put the "ram" in the rama-lama-ding-dong
you did
you did

wake me up if i should drift away
i don't wanna miss a thing
take my hand and lead me all around
i don't care
where we're going

who dug the crude and made it flow
who proved that anything was possible
you did

i got a letter this morning
who built the house and brought it down
who raised the roof and never made a sound
you did
you did

i got a letter this morning
wake me up if i should drift away
i don't wanna miss a thing
take my hand and lead me all around
i don't care
where we're going

i got a letter this morning
i got a letter this morning
i got a letter this morning
who rose right out of the morning mist
opened my heart like a baby's fist
you did

i got a letter this morning
who cleared the static and made it sing
who put the wheel on the gravy train
you did

i got a letter this morning
you did
wake me up if i should drift away
i don't wanna miss a thing
i got a letter this morning
take my hand and lead me all around
i don't care
where we're going

who put the "flip" in the flippity-flop
who put the "hip" in the hippity-hop
who put the "boom" in the boom-boom-shaka-laka
you did

i got a letter this morning
who put the "bomp" in the bomp-shooby-dooby-bomp
who put the "ram" in the rama-lama-ding-dong
who put the "wang" in the wang-dang-noo baby
you did

i got a letter this morning
i got a letter this morning
i got a letter this morning

i got i got a letter this morning
who put the "flip" in the flippity-flop
who put the "hip" in the hippity-hop
who put the "boom" in the boom-boom-shaka-laka
you did
怀念--王菲 @ Mar 11, 2009
怀念.mp3

也许喜欢怀念你 多于看见你
我也许喜欢想象你 多于得到你
我也许喜欢想象你 不需要抱着你
我也许喜欢想象你 受不了真一起 啊~

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