好歌(及MV)重溫：Chemical World

probably one of the finest moments of britpop...

Damon Albarn...好靚仔...剛脫離"she's so high"時期的柒look，髮線尚未後移...

歌曲未必最為(港)人熟悉，但旋律流暢嶲永，MV清新舒爽，質素不下於任何一首Blur的大熱作品。

(題外話：說到「作品」，實不明解何謂DJ口中的「梁詠琪作品」、「鄧麗欣作品」、「黎明作品」或「郭富城作品」，他們的確提供了一把不甚了了的唱腔，但為何總是一個唔該攬下所有credit？他們參與作曲嗎？他們是歌曲監製嗎？他們有任彈奏樂曲的樂器嗎？最重要是，他們會為歌曲或唱片提供創作方向嗎？假如在香港這個還是雷頌德統領的「樂壇」下還有「創作」這回事的話。[不過我想，問題在於雷生沒有抄足全套，他大可學外國創作人"cite influence"，那麼他的「作品」也可監粗說成是「二次創作」的「創意產業」。])

(又，如上述這批「藝人」經常大言不慚稱自己為「artist」，則我們可以斷定：李天命除了是一名已退休的哲學教授，也絕對是一名「artist」，殆無疑問。)

"Chemical world"收錄在Modern life is rubbish一碟內，調子較商業化，主攻美國年青市場(不過想來不太成功，要等到"Song 2"才打破缺口)，主題和碟名呼應，諷刺現代社會的反天然性質，MV裏的開揚壯闊的大自然景觀，自是有世外桃源，令人心懭神怡，多看有益。



The pay-me girl has had enough of the bleeps
So she takes the bus into the country
Although she got herself rosy cheeks
She didn't leave enough money to pay the rent
The landlord says that she's out in a week
What a shame she was just getting comfy
Now she's eating chocolate to induce sleep
In a chemical world, It's very, very, very cheap

And I don't know about you
But they're putting the holes in, yes, yes
It's been a hell of a do
They've been putting the holes in, yes, yes

Peeping Thomas has a very nice view
Across the street at the exhibitionist
These townies they never speak to you
Just stick together so they never get lonely
Feeling lead, feeling quite light-headed
Had to sit down and have some sugary tea
In chemical world, in a chemical world
It's very, very, very cheap

And I don't know about you
But they're putting the holes in, yes, yes
It's been a hell of a do
They've been putting the holes in, yes, yes, yes

I don't know about you
But they're putting the holes in, yes, yes
It's been a hell of a do
They've been putting the holes in, yes, yes
And now she's found about you
But they're putting the holes in, yes, yes
Well I don't know about you
They've been putting the holes in, yes, yes