孩子，除了“嘻哈”还有“乡村”
乡村歌曲不是孩子们的菜，但是，如果没有了浓郁的乡土气息，也就称不上乡村歌曲了。歌手们吐字发音都带所谓的南方口音，这似乎是一种标配，就连来自加拿大的歌手Shania Twain 和澳大利亚的歌手Keith Urban 都入乡随俗了。有一次，同事甲开玩笑地说，你说话带口音，另外一位同事乙打抱不平地对甲说，你也“country”。真的是，乡音乡情啊！
可以这么说，乡村歌曲让人喜欢，因为它涉及日常生活的方方面面，不仅有对美好的颂扬，如 Tim McGraw的“Humble and Kind”（“谦卑和善良”，给孩子们的歌），以及Jewel 的“Satisfied”（“欣慰”，给所有人的歌）。还有不少歌曲会触及到生活中一些阴暗面，希望唤起人们对诸如家暴，虐童等的关注，如女歌手Martina McBrigde的歌曲“Concrete Angel“, “Independence Day” ，以及前段时间的“MeToo”，为此男歌手Keith Urban还推出了“Female” ，这些伤感题材的歌曲写得如此之好，用心至极，听了让人心情凝重，从一个方面反映了乡村歌手们的社会良知。
还有一类歌曲比较“中性”，讲述了生活里“你和我”有关的事，下面就是其中的两首。一首是歌名叫“Space Cowboy”（试翻译为：“很忙的”牛仔），由女歌手Kacey Musgraves演唱，另一首来自Keith Urban 的“You’ll Think of Me”（试翻译为：“无悔就好”） 。仅从声音听，Kacey Musgraves高音部分比较突出，在歌曲演绎中，高低音的过渡转换成了她的标志性声音，她的歌声有了一种余音缭绕的感觉，2018专辑Golden Hour被认为是她的巅峰之作，“Space Cowboy”就收录其中。同样，Keith Urban的高音部分也比较特别，带了一些鼻腔共鸣音，男声变得柔和细腻起来，是个有故事、讲故事的声音。
这两首歌有些相似，都提及一个词“space”（”空间”）。Kacey直接用在歌名上，并在歌中唱道：“You can have your space…”（“你可以有自己的空间”或者更狠一点“爱谁谁”，而Keith Urban则唱道“Take your space …” （带走你的空间）。这样“渣”和“空间”有了某种关联，不过，确切地定义“渣”好像不容易，而“空间”也许是一种“成长”，一种“态度”，一种“丈量”，…。
“暖”似乎也不容易定义。还是这两位歌手，演绎了两首“暖”歌，Kacey Musgraves的“wonder woman” （试译为：“个性女人”）和Keith Urban 的”Making Memories of Us”（试译为：“岁月留痕”），唱出了她眼里“暖女”，以及他眼里“暖男”，去“丈量”她（他）眼里的他（她）（如前面两首歌）。一位上了年纪的女士在Keith Urban的这首歌曲的YouTube 上留言道：“致所有的女孩…听听这首歌吧，如果你的男友不像歌里唱的那样，考虑其他人吧。我们所有的女人都值得这样被爱。不要太在乎他的长相是否帅气和有多富有。 只要你真正感受到他是否如歌里唱的那样，真心爱你，你未来的生活将会非常美满。听听我这位过来人的忠告吧…爱一个这样爱你的人。” 同样的话是否适合Kacey的歌，“致所有的男孩...”？这样的女孩是否值得拥有和珍惜？
感谢这些歌和歌者，和视频的完美结合起来，如浓缩的小说和电影，讲述着你与我、真与假、冷与暖的事，一切的一切只在心与心之间……。孩子，除了”嘻哈”（Hip Hop），还有“乡村”（Country)。
1。 “Space Cowboy “
2。 “You’ll think of me”
3。“Wonder Woman”
4。“Making Memories Of Us”
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歌词来自网络，仅供参考。
You look out the window
While I look at you
Sayin' I don't know
Would be like saying that the sky ain't blue
And boots weren't made for sitting by the door
Since you don't wanna stay anymore
You can have your space, cowboy
I ain't gonna fence you in
Go on ride away, in your Silverado
Guess I'll see you 'round again
I know my place, and it ain't with you
Sunsets fade, and love does too
Yeah, we had our day in the sun
When a horse wants to run, there ain't no sense in closing the gate
You can have your space, cowboy
After the gold rush, there ain't no reason to stay
Shoulda learned from the movies that good guys don't run away
But roads weren't made to not go down
And there ain't room for both of us in this town
So you can have your space, cowboy
I ain't gonna fence you in
Go on ride away, in your Silverado
I'll see you around again
'Cause I know my place, and it ain't with you
Sunsets fade, and love does too
We had our day in the sun
When a horse wants to run, ain't no sense in closing the gate
So you can have your space
You can have your space, cowboy
I ain't gonna fence you in
Go on ride away, in your Silverado
I'll see you around again
'Cause I know my place, and it ain't with you
Sunsets fade, and love does too
Oh, we had our day in the sun
When a horse wants to run, ain't no sense in closing the gate
You can have your space
Yeah, you can have your space
You can have your space
Cowboy
Source: LyricFind
Songwriters: Kacey Musgraves / Luke Laird / Shane McAnally
Space Cowboy lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc, Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
I woke up early this morning around four a.m.
With the moon shining bright as headlights on the interstate
I pulled the covers over my head and tried to catch some sleep
But thoughts of us kept keeping me awake
Ever since you found yourself in someone else's arms
I've been tryin' my best to get along
But that's okay
There's nothing left to say, but
Take your records, take your freedom
Take your memories I don't need 'em
Take your space and take your reasons
But you'll think of me
And take your cap and leave my sweater
'Cause we have nothing left to weather
In fact I'll feel a whole lot better
But you'll think of me, you'll think of me
I went out driving trying to clear my head
I tried to sweep out all the ruins that my emotions left
I guess I'm feeling just a little tired of this
And all the baggage that seems to still exist
It seems the only blessing I have left to my name
Is not knowing what we could have been
What we should have been
So
Take your records, take your freedom
Take your memories I don't need 'em
Take your space and take your reasons
But you'll think of me
And take your cap and leave my sweater
'Cause we have nothing left to weather
In fact I'll feel a whole lot better
But you'll think of me
Someday I'm gonna run across your mind
Don't worry, I'll be fine
I'm gonna be alright
While you're sleeping with your pride
Wishin' I could hold you tight
I'll be over you
And on with my life
So take your records, take your freedom
Take your memories I don't need 'em
And take your cap and leave my sweater
'Cause we have nothing left to weather
In fact I'll feel a whole lot better
But you'll think of me
So take your records, take your freedom
Take your memories I don't need 'em
Take your space and all your reasons
But you'll think of me
And take your cap and leave my sweater
'Cause we got nothing left to weather
In fact I'll feel a whole lot better
But you'll think of me, you'll think of me, yeah
And you're gonna think of me
Oh someday baby, someday
Source: LyricFind
Songwriters: Ty Kelly Lacy / Dennis Joseph Matkosky / Darrell R. Brown
You'll Think of Me lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Universal Music Publishing Group, BMG Rights Management
I like where this is going, you like it, too
We rarely never ever don't see eye to eye
We're going to
I can show you strong, I can fight for you
I can try to move mountains if you want me to
But, baby, I ain't Wonder Woman
I don't know how to lasso the love out of you
Don't you know I'm only human?
And if I let you down, I don't mean to
All I need's a place to land
I don't need a Superman to win my lovin'
'Cause, baby, I ain't Wonder Woman
Bet all that gold gets heavy weighin' on her
I wonder if it's scary, always tryin' not to get hurt
I know how it feels, it ain't easy
There's a reason why you only see it in the movies
'Cause, baby, I ain't Wonder Woman
I don't know how to lasso the truth out of you
Don't you know I'm only human?
And if I let you down, I don't mean to
All I need's a place to land
I don't need a Superman to win my lovin'
You don't know how to fly, no mmh
That's okay, neither do I
I know I ain't Wonder Woman