Mika- Life In Cartoon Motion

不久前突然發現手中的雜誌都在介紹同樣的專輯，連陳奕迅的專訪裡都居然有Mika的蹤影，簡直就是陰魂不散！過一陣子實在受不了，找到專輯來聽聽…，嘩，無怪乎曝光率這麼高。

Mika本名為Mica Penniman，有著黎巴嫩與美國的血統，少年時的他活於戰事連綿的貝魯特，最後定居英國倫敦。Mika曾跟隨一俄羅斯老師學唱歌，自學鋼琴。

就如同每個介紹Mika的文章，Mika的聲音實在與Queen的主唱Freddie Mercury非常的相似，又有點類似Scissor Sister跟George Michael（我反倒覺得沒有那麼像Bee Gees）。

但是這些相似性始終都是以別人描述他，不過Mika也確實有他自己獨特的特質。當我第一次聽到"Grace Kelly"時，歡樂、瘋狂又戲謔的感覺油然而生（即使歌詞的內容沒有歡樂感，哈），完全如同Mika的妹妹Yasmine幫他畫的專輯封面一樣，是種卡通式的無厘頭和不合邏輯。這種在別人的性質上長出自己特色的人，的確完全無法忽視！



聽過幾次專輯後，Grace Kelly、Lollipop、My Interpretation的曲調在腦袋裡縈繞不去；而Grace Kelly的奇妙歌詞也令人莞爾。大家一定要聽!!

延伸閱讀︰
天外飛來巴斯光年︰Grace Freddie - 這個網站有很棒的中文翻譯喔！
Sentimental Reasons︰Mika- Grace Kelly
Uncle Ray's Corner︰Mika- Life In Cartoon Motion
Wikipedia︰Mika



Grace Kelly Lyrics

I wanna talk to you
The last time we talked Mr. Smith you reduced me to tears
I promise you it wont happen again
Do I attract you?
Do I repulse you with my queasy smile?
Am I too dirty?
Am I too flirty?
Do I like what you like?

I could be wholesome
I could be loathsome
guess I'm a little bit shy
Why don't you like me?
Why don't you like me without making me try?

I try to be like Grace Kelly
But all her looks were too sad
So I try a little Freddie, mmm
I've gone identity mad!

I could be brown
I could be blue
I could be violet sky
I could be hurtful
I could be purple
I could be anything you like
Gotta be green
Gotta be mean
Gotta be everything more
Why don't you like me?
Why don't you like me?
Why don't you walk out the door!
Getting angry doesn't solve anything

How can I help it
How can I help it
How can I help what you think?
Hello my baby
Hello my baby
Putting my life on the brink
Why don't you like me
Why don't you like me
Why don't you like yourself?
Should I bend over?
Should I look older just to be put on your shelf?

I try to be like Grace Kelly
But all her looks were too sad
So I try a little Freddie mmm
I've gone identity mad!

I could be brown
I could be blue
I could be violet sky
I could be hurtful
I could be purple
I could be anything you like
Gotta be green
Gotta be mean
Gotta be everything more
Why don't you like me?
Why don't you like me?
walk out the door!

Say what you want to satisfy yourself
But you only want what everybody else says you should want
you want

I could be brown
I could be blue
I could be violet sky
I could be hurtful
I could be purple
I could be anything you like
Gotta be green
Gotta be mean
Gotta be everything more
Why don't you like me?
Why don't you like me?
walk out the door!

I could be brown
I could be blue
I could be violet sky
I could be hurtful
I could be purple
I could be anything you like
Gotta be green
Gotta be mean
Gotta be everything more
Why don't you like me?
Why don't you like me?
walk out the door!
uuuuuua
Humphry were leaving
kerching!