Album#25

Live At The Jazz Cafe

专辑信息

• 专辑名称：Live At The Jazz Cafe
• 歌手：Olivia Dean
• 年份：2021-10-22
• 风格：R&B、Neo-Soul、live、流行
• 时长：约 35 分钟

本来打算听 Olivia Dean 2025 年的专辑《The Art of Loving》，在第一首的「The Art of Loving (Intro)」 里有人推荐看看她的「Live At The Jazz Cafe」，我就先去找来看了看，当「Echo」的管乐旋律响起，当 Olivia Dean 迷人的嗓音唱出第一句歌词，我就喜欢上这场 live 了，于是决定先听完这场 live。

歌曲的风格应该是 R&B 或者 Neo-Soul，管乐（小号、长号、萨克斯）、电钢琴、鼓、贝斯等组成的编曲太好听了， Olivia Dean 的声音也很迷人，她的造型也很好看，一不小心就沉醉在这场 live 中，推荐一看，推荐一听！

Olivia Dean 还会让我想到之前听的 Cleo Sol，两人的音乐感觉有一些相似的地方，如果你喜欢 Olivia Dean，或许也会喜欢 Cleo Sol。

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Echo

I took 5 on the way home ¹
Called you for a little piece of mind
Was out lookin’ for some healin'
But it seemed a little hard to find
No man’s an island, do you not see
That I need you?
As you need me
A year, months, any weekend
Is no match for my loyalty
I’m sweet, jumping to your defence
Question would you do the same for me
They say distance can make the heart grow fonder
But for you I wonder
‘Cause if I’m not by your side
Are you still on mine?

I was on the way down
I’ve been on my knees this whole week
So when I need you most
Will you be my echo?
I was feelin’ drowned out
Searchin’ for some sweet relief
So whеn I need you most
Will you be my echo?
(Will you be my еcho?)

You don’t have to move a mountain
Just take a little weight off me
Fix up and be about it
‘Cause my love is not a one way street
They say distance can make the heart grow fonder
But for you I wonder
‘Cause if I’m not by your side
Are you still on mine?

I was on the way down
I’ve been on my knees this whole week
So when I need you most
Will you be my echo?
I was feelin’ drowned out
Searchin’ for some sweet relief
So when I need you most
Will you be my echo?
Will you be my echo?
Will you be my echo?
Will you be my echo?
I was feelin’ drowned out
Searchin’ for some sweet relief
So when I need you most
Will you be my echo?
Will you be my echo?
Will you be my echo?
Will you be my echo?
Will you be my echo?

管乐演奏的旋律爱了，太好听了。

But for you I wonder
‘Cause if I’m not by your side
Are you still on mine?

从歌词看，大概是对方出轨了？

亦或是比较欠缺安全感，不确定对方是否会忠于自己。

So when I need you most
Will you be my echo?

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Be My Own Boyfriend

Oh, I can't do this anymore ²
I don't wanna get involved, no
With all these men I'm so much better than
Maybe it's a little cold
But I think I could play the role 'cause
No one can love me the way I can
Catch me out in Paris on my ones
Stay up dancing 'til the dance is done
I got me, I don't need anyone (I don't need anyone)

Hold me close
Love myself the most
Lately, I've been just what I need
Stole my heart and I'm gonna be my own boyfriend
Be my own boyfriend
Lately, I've been just what I need
Be my baby, I'm
Gonna bе my own boyfriend

Oh, I could save myself thе stress
Wear the trousers and the dress, yeah
Girl, you look so goddamn good tonight
And I say that with my chest
You and me could be the best
I can do whatever whenever the fuck I want

Hold me close
Love myself the most
Lately, I've been just what I need
Stole my heart and I'm gonna be my own boyfriend
Be my own boyfriend
Lately, I've been just what I need
Be my baby, I'm
Gonna be my own boyfriend

Be my own boyfriend
Be my own boyfriend
Be my own boyfriend

I'm gonna be my own boyfriend
Be my own boyfriend (Be my own boyfriend)
Lately, I've been just what I need
Be my baby, yeah
Gonna be my own boyfriend

"Being in a relationship is so nice, it's super nice, but also you're whole by yourself. You don't need another half. Yeah. This is a song for any need to feel like that."

「谈恋爱真的很美好，超级美好，但同时，你本身就是一个完整的个体，你不需要另一半来使你完整。这首歌送给那些需要这种感觉的人。」

真是温暖呢。

贝斯的节奏很好听！吉他、键盘、鼓的节奏都很迷人！当然 Olivia 的歌声也是，太醉人了。

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Baby Come Home

I wanna fall into arms like lovers do ³
I'm missing my sweet something
I wanna talk with you but this phone won't do
I need you here one-hundred

Baby come home I got it bad for you
I'm no good alone at three in the afternoon
Baby I need more than a word from you
I can't stop singing your song
It always plays when you're gone

I made you a coffee, I don't know why
Thought I heard the doorbell a couple times
Running on restless, how silly I?
Somehow our room don't feel the same
Without your love, it's just a space
And every hour is overtime

Baby come home, I got it bad for you
I'm no good alone at three in the afternoon
baby I need more than a word from you
I can't stop singing your song
It always plays when you're gone

Hey how's your day been?
Boy you save me on the daily oh
You are some supernatural high
Can't say no
Oh how the day goes
Oh how the day goes, my love

Baby come home, I got it bad for you
I'm no good alone at three in the afternoon
Baby I need more than a word from you
I can't stop singing your song

"Um… This next one, came out in lockdown. I recorded the vocals in my bedroom, and I shot the music video in my garden. So it's got a very special place in my heart for that reason. And it's about missing someone that you love. I think we can all relate, we've been through it this year."

「嗯……下面这一首，在封锁期间发布。我在卧室里录制了人声，并在我的花园里拍摄了音乐录影带。因此，出于这个原因，它在我心中占有非常特殊的位置。这首歌是关于思念你所爱的人。我想我们都能感同身受，毕竟这一年我们都经历过。」

这首歌的器乐比较简单，只有吉他和键盘，吉他的旋律缓缓的也很好听，很好地衬托了 Olivia 的声音。

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Slowly

Down in Margate, had a sip of you ⁴
And it went straight to my head
I could have opened up, cried and almost been myself
But I took the piss instead

I find it hard
Hard to be soft
Stop saying I'm perfect
Coz clearly I'm not
Just need to catch
Catch my breath

Go slowly, slowly
I know you're not supposed to know me
But I only see it when you show me slowly
I'll have to teach you how to hold me
So go on, hold me

Remember when you called us both a cab
And forgot you had your bike?
And the whole way to home, I thought
"How's he keeping up with me?
He must be really into me"
As I fight the urge to fly

I find it hard
Hard to be soft
Stop saying I'm perfect
Clearly I'm not
Just need to catch
Catch my breath

Go slowly, slowly
I know you're not supposed to know me
But I only see it when you show me slowly
I'll have to teach you how to hold me
So go on, hold me

Go slowly, slowly
I know you're not supposed to know me
But I only see it when you show me slowly
I'll have to teach you how to hold me
So go on, hold me

And maybe I'll be fine this time
And I'll let you see me in the light
Yeah, maybe I'll be fine

"It is about…I think maybe when I was a little bit younger, I thought that I needed to be in this really tumultuous relationship, and, like, it was gonna be really dramatic and sexy and whatever, and actually I was just unhappy. And I think I've decided now, that I just want to fall in love in a normal and just ordinary, and beautiful way. I think ordinary things are very beautiful. So this is a song that exists in that world of thought, and it's called Slowly."

「这是关于…我想当我年轻一点的时候，我以为我需要一段非常动荡的关系，它会非常戏剧化和性感之类的，但实际上我并不开心。我想现在我已经决定了，我只想以正常、普通、美丽的方式坠入爱河。我认为平凡的事物非常美丽。所以这是一首存在于那个思想世界中的歌，它叫做 Slowly。」

这首是 Olivia Dean 自己弹奏着键盘演唱的曲子，正如歌名「Slowly」，整首歌也是慢慢的，缓缓的，沉浸在情绪里。

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What Am I Gonna Do On Sundays

What am I gonna do on Sundays ⁵
You'd throw the curtain wide
And I wouldn't mind
The sky of only clouds
Sheltering in that subway
We'd proper painful laugh
And see how long we can make a tenner last
I'm gonna miss you having something to say about everyone
Ruining my jokes coming up with a better one
Leaving all this might be easier said than done
But it's a fight that you could have won

You can keep the rain
But let me have the Sundays
That's something I can't bare to lose
No need to pretend
That all we had was Sundays
We had our share of Mondays too
I thought you'd fight a little harder for me
I thought you'd fight a little harder for me

Tired on the train this morning
Who'm I gonna tell about my day from hell
Who's gonna talk me down
I'll mostly miss the boring
The walk from your house
To that cafe you're always on about
But too bad
Couldn't see what you had in front of you
I did what I had to do

You can keep the rain
But let me have the Sundays
That's something I can't bare to lose
No need to pretend
That all we had was Sundays
We had our share of Mondays too
I thought you'd fight a little harder for me
I thought you'd fight a little harder for me
Fight a little harder for me
I thought you'd fight a little harder for me

一首关于分手的歌。

这首开始，管乐回归了，又有好听的管乐了。

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Cross My Mind

Know I read your text ⁶
And it ain't hard to reply
But I ain't ready yet
Too many reasons, give me reason not to try
Yeah, I could run to you
But then they'd all see me fall
You're a love I don't wanna lose
Too many reasons and a reason not to call

I'm only making it harder
I love it when you cross my mind
Know I'm thinking about ya
I love it when you cross my mind
But sometimes I forget what I need
If you can't get hold of me
Remember I told ya
I love it when you cross my mind

[horns]

It don't come easy to me
Though I seem in control
You said I'm hard to read
But it's hard for me
I can't even read myself sometimes

And I'm only making it harder
I love it when you cross my mind
Know I'm thinking about ya
I love it when you cross my mind
But sometimes I forget what I need
If you can't get hold of me
Remember I told ya
I love it when you cross my mind

[horns]

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The Hardest Part

Call me up to meet you, static on the phone ⁷
Normally I need you, this time I don't wanna go
Lately, I've been growing into someone you don't know
You had the chance to love her, but apparently you don't, no, you don't

So even if I could, wouldn't go back where we started
I know you're still waiting, wondering where my heart is
Pray that things won't change, but the hardest part is
You're realizing maybe I, maybe I ain't the same

And what you're waiting for ain't there no more anyway
Held you up so highly, deep under your spell
Your opinions would define me, this time I made some for myself
'Cause lately, I've been certain, there's no further to go
Yeah, you had the chance to love me, but apparently you won't, no, you won't

So even if I could, wouldn't go back where we started
I know you're still waiting, wondering where my heart is
Pray that things won't change, but the hardest part is
You're realizing maybe I, maybe I ain't the same

And what you're waiting for ain't there no more anyway
And it's okay
I'm not gonna remember you that way
You say I'm different now like that's so strange
But I was only 18
You should've known that I was always gonna change

So even if I could, wouldn't go back where we started
I know you're still waiting, wondering where my heart is
Pray that things won't change, but the hardest part is
You're realizing maybe I, maybe I ain't the same
Ain't there no more (I ain't there no more)
I ain't there no more
Ain't there no more (I ain't there no more)
I ain't there no more
Ain't there no more (I ain't there no more)
But the hardest part is
You're realizing maybe I, maybe I ain't the same
And what you're waiting for ain't there no more anyway

"This one, I like to think of it as a positive breakup song. And it is about sometimes you love someone loads and you're growing together, you're growing, growing, growing, and then you just do all the growing that you can do together, and you have to go separate ways, but accepting that can be the hardest part."

「这一首，我喜欢把它看作是一首积极的疗愈情歌。它是关于有时候你深爱着某个人，你们在一起共同成长，不断地成长，成长，成长，然后你们一起完成了所有能共同实现的成长，接着你们不得不分道扬镳，但接受这一点往往是最难的部分。」

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Reason To Stay

You've given your statement ⁸
The place and the time
You said, "A misunderstanding that's all it was"
I should believe you, we can't build love on a lie
But I'm starting to doubt you, I wonder why

If you say you love me, don't go and waste my time
If you want my love you better mean it
One of these days, if you can't behave
I'm leaving if you leave me no reason
If you say you love me, don't go play on my mind
If you promise me you better keep it
One of these days, if you can't behave
I'm leaving if you leave me no reason to stay

[horns]

It's cool to be honest
It don't cost you to care
You know trust is a virtue that we should share
I'd never deceive you
I hope you'd treat me the same
But I'm starting to question what you say

If you say you love me, don't go and waste my time
If you want my love you better mean it
One of these days, if you can't behave
I'm leaving if you leave me no reason
If you say you love me, don't go play on my mind
If you promise me you better keep it
One of these days, if you can't behave
I'm leaving if you leave me no reason to stay

[horns]

Give me a reason to, I need a reason to
Give me a reason to, I need a reason to
Give me a reason to, I need a reason to

If you say you love me, don't go and waste my time
If you want my love you better mean it
One of these days, if you can't behave
I'm leaving if you leave me no reason
If you say you love me, don't go play on my mind
If you promise me you better keep it
One of these days, if you can't behave
I'm leaving if you leave me no reason to stay
One love can't be, ah~

爱一个人应该真诚、坦诚，而不是欺瞒，既不要欺瞒对方，也不要欺瞒自己的心。

是否在欺瞒，对方其实是能感觉到的，当怀疑越来越重时，爱或许就不复存在了。

管乐依然很好听！