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一首好听的歌儿
作者: Mr.Toad | 01/17 2008, 08:00
最近又开始听tom waits 的 alice，专辑里这首table top joe实在想分享一下。音乐让人蠢蠢欲动——这就是jazz的魅力。
因为整张专辑都是为一个基于《爱丽丝漫游奇境记》的舞台剧写的歌儿，这首table top joe 让我想到的是那个坐在墙头上老是要掉下来摔碎的，长得像人的蛋：humpty dumpty。
歌词很有叙事性：
<table top joe>
I knew one day
One, one, two, one, two, three
Well my mama didn’t want me
On the day I was born
I was born without a body
I got nothing but scorn
But I always loved music
All I had was my hands
I dreamed I'd be famous
And I’d work at The Sands
Singing, Tabletop Joe, Tabletop Joe
Now everyone will know
That I'm Tabletop Joe
I had trouble with the pedals
But I had a strong left hand
And I could play Stravinsky
On a baby grand
I said, ‘I’m gonna join the circus
Cause that’s where I belong’
So I went to Coney Island
I was singing this song
Tabletop Joe, Tabletop Joe
Now everyone knows
Yeah I'm Tabletop Joe
They gave me top billing
In the Dreamland show
I had my own orchestra
Starring Tabletop Joe
And the man without a body
Proved everyone wrong
I was rich and I was famous
I was where I belonged, yeah
Tabletop Joe, Tabletop Joe
Now everyone knows, yeah
Tabletop Joe
Take it home boy
侏儒身上集中了这个世界的悖论：儿童和成人，龌龊和纯洁，自卑与自大，还有这首歌表现的——蔓延全身的欢乐，深入心底的悲伤。
