Album : Blood
Release Date : 1991/04/22
Labels : 4AD
This Mortal Coil 是我聽過最棒的組合(Supergroup)之一，他們所留下的三張合輯也是所有4AD樂迷眼中最珍貴的瑰寶。
初次聽到 Late Night 時的震撼，直到如今記憶依舊清晰如昨( 註:收錄於 This Mortal Coil 91年專輯 Blood )，記不清有多少個的夜裡，那如同幻境般的迷離嗓音一次次、不時地浮現在我腦中盤旋；神秘、憂邑甚至帶著些許詭異的曲調，在 Caroline Crawley 澄澈明亮、細如針絲般情感的襯托下，讓我深深為它著迷。它就像一陣魔音般地穿越時空，無時無刻浮現在我腦海。
" If I mention your name
Turn around on a chain
Then the sky opens up for you
When we grew very tall
When I saw you so small
Then I wanted to stay with you"
在靜謐的夜空中，不知怎麼地腦中經常突如其來閃過這些文字（Late Night 其中一段歌詞），伴隨著自己的心跳聲，這些好比印記的文字像鬼魅般纏繞著我，並深深烙印在我當時幼小的內心裡。
其實我也是大約三四年前才在YouTube看到這個MV，小時候只能憑著天馬行空的想像力想著他的畫面;不過看完這個MV之後，對於兒時曾被迷惑多時的這首曲子又有更深層的體悟，在不同年齡即便聽著同一首歌曲，心境上也會產生相當不同的感受。而唯一不變的是，我仍是非常執著的愛著這首歌曲。 老實說，當我第一次聽到 Late Night 時，根本還不知道 This Mortal Coil 的來頭，更不明瞭這張合輯和4AD唱片之間有著如此緊密的典故和連結。事實上，我是經過好多年之後才發現，這首令我兒時深深感到著迷的歌曲原來是一支名為 "This Martal Coil" 的樂團裡的單曲。 其實嚴格來說，出自4AD 唱片的 This Mortal Coil 並不是一支真正的樂團，它其實是一支集合了4AD旗下優秀音樂人共同創作的一個組合。This Mortal Coil 可以說是一個代號，它代表 4AD 創始人 Ivo Watts - Russell 的一個音樂概念、計劃，在這三張作品裡，他不僅邀集一眾音樂創作人共同創造、激盪出許多前衛音樂作品，還挑選出許多70年代的歌曲重新加上全新的音樂元素，賦予它們新的生命，旗下音樂人均以唯美唱腔重新詮釋這些 Ivo Watts 精心挑選的舊作，當時 4AD 廠牌旗下的樂手們各自突破所屬的樂團組合，合力創作了三張代表著 4AD 唯美聲音的唱片，也為樂壇留下了一頁傳奇。 This Mortal Coil 這唯美的組合，迄今為止共推出過3張專輯唱片，包括 " It'll End in Tears " ，" Filigree & Shadow " 以及 " Blood " ，每一張專輯均由不同樂手共同參與完成，4AD 當時幾乎動員了所有的旗下樂手參與這張 This Mortal Coil 的音樂計劃。 帶著幾許憂鬱神秘的 This Mortal Coil ，其出眾高雅的音樂格調深深擄獲搖滾愛樂者的心，更是Ivo個人音樂品味的最佳表證，他們也被樂壇認為是4AD最好的樂團之一，留下的三張專輯更被音樂圈奉為最後經典。 其中， Elizabeth Frazer 以特殊的個人演唱風格，重新演繹 Tim Buckley 舊作 " Song to the Siren " 不僅廣受好評，更在當時的 UK Indie Chart 停留了101周，創下獨立榜有史以來在榜最久的第四位。（前三位分別是 Bauhaus 的 " Bela Lugosi's Dead " (131 周), New Order 的 " Blue Monday " (186 周) Joy Division 的 " Love Will Tear Us Apart " (195周 - No.1).） *** " Song to the Siren " 並收錄為大衛林區 (David Lynch)所執導的電影 " Lost Highway " 片中插曲。*** Track listing 1. The Lacemaker (Vocals by Caroline Crawley & Deirdre Rutkowski) 2. Mr. Somewhere (Vocals by Caroline Crawley) originally recorded by The Apartments 3. Andialu (Vocals by Alison Limerick) 4. With Tomorrow (Vocals by Deirdre Rutkowski) originally recorded by Gene Clark 5. Loose Joints 6. You and Your Sister (Vocals by Kim Deal, Tanya Donelly) originally recorded by Chris Bell 7. Nature's Way" (Vocals by Alison Limerick & Deirdre Rutkowski) originally recorded by Spirit 8. I Come and Stand at Every Door" (Vocals by Louise Rutkowski, Deirdre Rutkowski & Tim Freeman) originally recorded by Byrds lyrics by Nazım Hikmet 9. Bitter" (Vocals by Ikuko Kozu, Alison Limerick & Deirdre Rutkowski) 10. Baby Ray Baby" (Vocals by Deirdre Rutkowski) 11. Several Times" (Vocals by Gini Ball) originally recorded by Pieter Nooten 12. The Lacemaker II" 13. Late Night" (Vocals by Caroline Crawley) originally recorded by Syd Barrett 14. Ruddy and Wretched" (Vocals by Anne Garrigues) 15. Help Me Lift You Up" (Vocals by Caroline Crawley & Deirdre Rutkowski) originally recorded by Mary Margaret O'Hara 15. Carolyn's Song" (Vocals by Deirdre Rutkowski) originally recorded by Rain Parade 17. D.D. and E"* (Vocals by Deirdre Rutkowski) 18. Till I Gain Control Again" (Vocals by Heidi Berry, Louise Rutkowski & Deirdre Rutkowski) originally recorded by Emmylou Harris, written by Rodney Crowell 19. Dreams Are Like Water" (Vocals by Deirdre Rutkowski) 20. I Am the Cosmos" (Vocals by Dominic Appleton, Deirdre Rutkowski) originally recorded by Chris Bell 21. (Nothing But) Blood (Vocals by Deirdre Rutkowski) originally recorded by Daylight, Dreams and Echoes This Mortal Coil - Mr. Somewhere day comes up sicker than a cat something´s wrong that is that mr. somewhere missing somewhere never did figure just how much a boat from the river takes you out cross the other side of town, to get out, to get out you take the tide, any tide, any tide like there isn´t gonna be any tide mr. somewhere missing somewhere never did figure just how much missing somewhere never did figure just how much a world like tomorrow wears things out it´s hard enough to get what´s yours for now and the hardest words are spoken softly softly look, no hands upon mr. somewhere missing somewhere never did figure just how much missing somewhere never did figure just how much now the milkman beats you to the door that was once a home, home no more mr. somewhere, missing somewhere couldn´t get the calendar to stop missing somewhere, never did figure just how much missing somewhere, never will admit just how much This Mortal Coil - The Lacemaker Dreams are like water, colorless and dangerous This Mortal Coil - You and Your Sister You say my love for you's not real But you don't know how real it feels All I want to do is to spend some time with you So I can hold you, hold you Your sister says that I'm no good I'd reassure her if I could All I want to do is to spend some time with you So I can hold you, hold you Plans fail every day I'd want to hear you say Your love won't be leaving Your eyes aren't deceiving Fears will soon fade away Smile now, don't be afraid All I want to do is to spend some time with you So I can hold you, hold you So let me whisper in your ear Don't you worry they can't hear All I want to do is to spend some ti This Mortal Coil - With Tomorrow it was more like a dream than reality I must have thought it was a dream while you were here with me when she were near I didn't think she would leave when she were gone it was too much to believe so with tomorrow, I will borrow another moment of joy and sorrow in another dream, and another with tomorrow so if there someday won't be time just to look behind there will be reasons no descriptions for my place and mind there was so much I was told that was not real so many things that I could not taste, but I could feel so with tomorrow, I will borrow another moment of joy and sorrow in another dream, and another with tomorrow This Mortal Coil - Loose Joints 附上Late Night 原曲
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