繼 2018 年 Little Mix 發行的專輯 LM5 後 ,睽違了兩年她們於 11 月 6 日發行了她們第六章專輯《Confetti》,共收錄了 13 首歌;而在這專輯發行之前已經有三首歌 〈Break Up Song〉、〈Holiday〉和〈Sweet Melody〉以單曲的形式發行。
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前一陣子,團員 Jesy Nelson (左二)因身體不適而缺席了一些表演活動,而在專輯剛發出不久後,她們的公關人員在 Twitter 上聲明,表示 Jesy Nelson 因為私人健康原因將延長離團的時間,讓許多粉絲在慶祝新專輯發行的同時,開始擔心 Little Mix 未來的音樂活動會受到影響,甚至憂懼她們會面臨解散的危機。
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Little Mix “Sweet Melody”|歌曲介紹
〈Sweet Melody〉是一首具有故事性的歌曲,以敘事的手法從女孩的觀點出發。故事中可知女孩的前任曾經是個對她唱著甜美旋律的音樂人,然而男孩用了他的音樂才能和魅力欺騙了女孩;雖然表面上看起來他是愛著女孩的,欺騙與劈腿事實擺在眼前⋯⋯最終,這段關係最終還是破裂了。
從歌詞的第一段:「he was in a band/wrote love songs about me/I wasn’t crazy ’bout the words/but the melodies were sweet」(他在樂團裡,寫了關於我的情歌/我並沒有因為那些詞而感到瘋狂,但那旋律很美)可以了解男孩是樂團的一員,而他寫了關於女孩的情歌;即便當時她仍不是他的忠實粉絲,她卻承認那首歌的旋律十分甜美。
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下一段歌詞描述道:「Every time we’d go dancing/I’d see his straying eyes/Gave him too many chances」(每次我和他去跳舞時 /他的眼神總是在遊蕩)。當他們開始約會後,每次去跳舞時,男孩的眼神總是飄忽不定,女孩也漸漸發現男孩的注意力並不在自己身上。女孩給了他很多次機會,然而「he’d start acting up/and I’d be on my way to leave」(他開始搗亂 ,然而我也在離開的路上)——男孩最後還是搞砸了,女孩也決定要離開這段不健康的關係。不過,就像許多令人盲目的愛情般:「But I stopped in my tracks, when I heard this melody」(但當我聽到這段旋律,我無法自拔地在離開他的途中停下)。女孩無法拒絕男孩的魅力,又被他甜美的旋律而困住。
副歌齊唱的部分描述了男孩甜美的情歌是如何讓女孩著迷,但這旋律只能暫時緩下這段關係。到頭來,「But the day he did me wrong/The song couldn’t go on and on」(但他傷害我的那天/那首歌就無法再繼續),女孩還是要向前邁出自己的一步,果斷地做出離開的選擇,用決心讓那首迷惑她的甜美情歌停止。
「He would lie, he would cheat」(他會騙我,他會劈腿)在下一段歌詞中,女方揭示了男方的不忠。她承認他用他的歌曲和甜言蜜語來操縱她:「I was just his tiny dancer/he had control of my feet/Yes, when he came along/That’s when I lost a groove」(我只是他的小舞者 ,他可以控制我的雙腳/當他獨自來,我便會失去律動感)。當女方意識到自己在這段關係中受到多少操縱時,就對他做出了具體的決定,而現在「There was no song in the world to sing along or make me move」(世界上沒有一首歌歌能讓我跟著唱或讓我跟著動)世界上再也沒有任何甜美的旋律可以挽救這段關係。
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Little Mix “Sweet Melody”|歌曲介紹
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Doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo
Doo-roo-doo-doo, doo-roo-doo-roo
Doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo
Doo-roo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo
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In a whole other life, there was this boy that I knew
人生中 我認識了這位男孩
He made me feel like a woman, we were young and silly fools
他讓我感覺像個女人 當時的我們很年輕很傻
Anyway, he was in a band, wrote love songs about me
總之 他在樂團裡 寫了關於我的情歌
I wasn’t crazy ’bout the words, but the melodies were sweet
我並沒有因為那些詞而感到瘋狂 但那旋律很美
Went something like
他唱起來像這樣
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Doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo
Doo-roo-doo-doo, doo-roo-doo-roo
Doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo
Doo-roo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo
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Every time we’d go dancing, I’d see his straying eyes
每次我和他去跳舞時 他的眼神總是在遊蕩
Gave him too many chances, push my gears too many times
給他太多次機會 我推動我的齒輪太多次
Anyway, he’d start acting up, and I’d be on my way to leave
總之 他開始搗亂 然而我也在離開的路上
But I stopped in my tracks, when I heard this melody
但當我聽到這旋律就在途中停下
And it went like
他唱起來是這樣
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Doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo
Doo-roo-doo-doo, doo-roo-doo-roo
Doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo
Doo-roo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo
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He used to sing me sweet melodies
他以前習慣對我唱甜美的旋律
He played me, made me believe it was real love
他玩弄我 讓我相信這是真愛
Sang me sweet melodies
對我唱著甜美旋律
But the day he did me wrong
但他傷害我的那天
The song couldn’t go on and on
那首歌就無法再繼續
He used to sing me sweet melodies
他以前習慣對我唱甜美的旋律
He played me, made me believe it was real love
他玩弄我 讓我相信這是真愛
Sang me sweet melodies
對我唱著甜美旋律
But the day he did me wrong
但他傷害我的那天
The song couldn’t go on and on and on
那首歌就無法再繼續
He would lie, he would cheat, over syncopated beats
他會騙我 他會劈腿 在切分音之間
I was just his tiny dancer, he had control of my feet
我只是他的小舞者 他可以控制我的雙腳
Yes, when he came along, that’s when I lost a groove
沒錯 當他獨自來 我便會失去律動感
There was no song in the world to sing along or make me move
世界上沒有一首歌歌能讓我跟著唱或讓我跟著動
Something, something like
他唱起來像這樣
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Doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo
Doo-roo-doo-doo, doo-roo-doo-roo
Doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo
Doo-roo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo
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He used to sing me sweet melodies
他以前習慣對我唱甜美的旋律
He played me, made me believe it was real love
他玩弄我 讓我相信這是真愛
Sang me sweet melodies
對我唱著甜美旋律
But the day he did me wrong
但他傷害我的那天
The song couldn’t go on and on (Couldn’t go on, no)
那首歌就無法再繼續
He used to sing me sweet melodies (Sweet melodies)
他以前習慣對我唱甜美的旋律
He played me, made me believe it was real love
他玩弄我 讓我相信這是真愛
Sang me sweet melodies
對我唱著甜美旋律
But the day he did me wrong (Me wrong)
但他傷害我的那天
The song couldn’t go on and on and on
那首歌就無法再繼續
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Doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo
Doo-roo-doo-doo, doo-roo-doo-roo
Doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo
Doo-roo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo
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On and on
繼續不斷
On and on
繼續不斷
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He used to sing me sweet melodies
他以前習慣對我唱甜美的旋律
He played me, made me believe it was real love
他玩弄我 讓我相信這是真愛
Sang me sweet melodies
對我唱著甜美旋律
But the day he did me wrong (Me wrong)
但他傷害我的那天
The song couldn’t go on and on and on
那首歌就無法再繼續
(On and on, and on, yeah)
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He used to sing me sweet melodies (Melodies, yeah)
他以前習慣對我唱甜美的旋律
He played me, made me believe it was real love
他玩弄我 讓我相信這是真愛
Sang me sweet melodies
對我唱著甜美旋律
But the day he did me wrong (Did me wrong)
但他傷害我的那天
The song couldn’t go on and on and on (On and on, yeah)
那首歌就無法再繼續
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He used to sing me sweet melodies (Sing me sweet melodies, yeah yeah)
他以前習慣對我唱甜美的旋律
He played me, made me believe it was real love
他玩弄我 讓我相信這是真愛
Sang me sweet melodies
對我唱著甜美旋律
But the day he did me wrong
但他傷害我的那天
The song couldn’t go on and on and on, no
那首歌就無法再繼續
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