搬運自：微信公眾號【評論搬一堆】（在原文基礎(chǔ)上添加了英語原文與排版調(diào)整）

翻譯：油條糖餅

校正：Julie.L/Ryan-Chopin?

作者：Jason Lipshutz

原文發(fā)布時間：2013.11.5

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While most mainstream musicians care deeply about both the details of their music and the way that music is presented to the world, Lady Gaga is the hardest-working artist in pop music because she makes absolute certain that every inch of her craft evolves and innovates. Her first major hit, "Just Dance," is a cleverly constructed account of being deliriously drunk but stringing together a solid evening; because it posed as an enduring electro-pop jam, that cleverness was bestowed to a huge audience. Since then, Gaga has done everything in her power to turn pop music into a grounds for discovery that goes beyond face value, from bold fashion selections to sprawling live set-ups to artiste collaborations to cultural engagements that go well beyond the transition of a verse into a chorus. When Gaga wanted to herald a social movement, she focused the first single on her pivotal "Born This Way" on LGBTQ rights; when she wanted to clue the unaware in on the magic of Jeff Koons, she hired the world-class artist to create a nude replica of her "Fame" persona for her latest album cover. Sure, there are times when the simple pleasure of a verse and a chorus is enough to satisfy, but Gaga has always demanded more -- and when she has found success, she has upheld achievements that no other pop artist has sniffed.

大多數(shù)主流音樂家都非常關(guān)注音樂的細(xì)節(jié)和向世界呈現(xiàn)音樂的方式，而Lady Gaga可謂是流行音樂圈工作最努力的藝術(shù)家，因為她堅信自己的作品在不斷進(jìn)化和創(chuàng)新。她的第一首大熱單曲“Just Dance”刻畫出她喝得酩酊大醉，卻度過了一個美好的夜晚的場景，而其中那經(jīng)久不衰的電子音樂素材，為她吸引了大量聽眾。

從那以后，Gaga盡其所能將流行音樂變成一個發(fā)現(xiàn)更深內(nèi)涵的平臺，從大膽的時尚造型到大量的現(xiàn)場演出，到與藝術(shù)家的合作，再到參與文化活動，她自身也經(jīng)歷了非常大的轉(zhuǎn)變。當(dāng)Gaga想要宣傳一場社會運動時，她將單曲“生來如此”(Born This Way)的眼光聚焦于LGBTQ群體的權(quán)益；當(dāng)她想要聽眾知曉Jeff Koons的魔力時，她聘請了這位世界級的藝術(shù)家為她的最新專輯創(chuàng)作了能代表她“Fame（名聲）”的封面。當(dāng)然，很多時候一段簡單的歌詞和副歌就足以滿足聽眾，但Gaga總是不滿足于此——盡管她成就萬千，甚至已能傲視群雄。

"ARTPOP," the follow-up to "Born This Way," naturally abides by this far-reaching ambition and looks to re-think the "pop album" as an entity, even more than Lady Gaga's last album did. It's not surprising that "ARTPOP" will be packaged with an interactive app that blends music, art, fashion and technology together, since that is precisely what "ARTPOP" the album tries to actualize; Gaga is grasping more cultural trinkets than ever before, and wants to synthesize them into one mind-blowing, 15-song statement. When Gaga balances these skyward designs with dynamic songwriting -- when she successfully mixes the 'art' with the 'pop,' if you will -- the results are often euphoric. "Dope" and "Gypsy" are compelling accounts of personal hell and heaven on the back half of the album, and when the midway run of the seductive "Sex Dreams," boisterous "Jewels n' drugs," effervescent "MANiCURE" and slithering "Do What U Want" takes hold, it's a long-player experience unlike anything a pop fan will hear this year. Of course, some of the more convoluted tracks sputter out before Gaga can carry her vision through, but even the weakest moments on "ARTPOP" are so carefully built and ardently imagined that one cannot help but admire the effort.

Coherently channeling R&B, techno, disco and rock music as a pop artist while discussing Sex, drugs, lust, God, fame and creativity, Lady Gaga has offered fans her most sonically and lyrically diverse album to date. "ARTPOP" is imperfect, but so is its creator. It is a complicated album that should be applauded (pun intended) for inspiring interpretation, as well as telling fans that it's also okay to just dance.

Lady Gaga的“想做什么就做什么”(Do What U Want)有著非常大的突破：她對與R. Kelly合作期望很高，作為“生來如此”(Born This Way)的下一張專輯，它自然而然地延續(xù)了這一高遠(yuǎn)的野心，并將這張專輯重新看作一個整體，其完整度甚至超過了Lady Gaga的上一張專輯。

《ARTPOP》將被包裝成一個“應(yīng)用程序”，將音樂、藝術(shù)、時尚和科技融合在一起，這完全在我們的意料之中，因為這正是此專輯試圖實現(xiàn)的目標(biāo);Gaga現(xiàn)在更注重文化藝術(shù)的新點子，并且想把這些新點子聚合成一個由15首歌組成且振奮人心的宣言。

當(dāng)Gaga用充滿活力的詞曲創(chuàng)作來平衡這些“天馬行空”的創(chuàng)意時——也許你會發(fā)現(xiàn)，她成功地將“藝術(shù)”與“流行”相結(jié)合，而且結(jié)果往往是令人愉悅的?！?strong>Dope”和“Gypsy”是專輯后半部分中最引人注目、且自身包含著“天使”與“地獄”兩面的單曲。當(dāng)專輯中部誘人的“Sex Dreams”、毒性劇烈的“Jewels n' drugs”、充滿氣泡感的"MANiCURE"和曲調(diào)婉轉(zhuǎn)的"Do What U Want"一一呈現(xiàn)在聽眾眼前時，聽眾往往會有與眾不同的流行音樂視聽體驗。當(dāng)然，有些更復(fù)雜的歌曲在Gaga還沒來得及把她的愿景展現(xiàn)出來的時候就被迫擱置了，但是即使是《ARTPOP》中最微不足道的部分也是經(jīng)過精心制作的，并且飽含了豐富的想象力，其中凝聚的付出令人贊嘆。

Lady Gaga將R&B、techno、迪斯科和搖滾音樂這一系列獨立的流行音樂元素進(jìn)行融合與貫通，在曲中討論性、毒品、欲望、上帝、名聲和創(chuàng)造力的同時，她為歌迷們獻(xiàn)上了迄今為止最具音色和歌詞多樣性的專輯?！禔RTPOP》并不完美，它的創(chuàng)作者亦如此。這是一張復(fù)雜的專輯，應(yīng)該得到“applause（掌聲）”，因其激勵人心的音樂想法得以被詮釋，以及她渴望想讓歌迷相信“即便只是跳舞也沒什么大不了”。

《ARTPOP》的哪些歌曲是我們最喜歡的呢?請看我們對Lady Gaga最新專輯單曲的逐一解讀。

1?Aura

在以鼓舞人心的“嫁給黑夜”(Marry the Night)拉開“生來如此”(Born This Way)的序幕兩年后，Gaga在異國情調(diào)的面紗下開始了《ARTPOP》的序幕，她將穆斯林文化與她自身的生活方式聯(lián)系起來。“迷一樣的歌星很是可笑，她穿罩袍是為了時尚／不是為了陳述思想，只是激情的火花，”Gaga通過這首歌奠定了《ARTPOP》作為一張有想法和充滿快頻率電子樂段的專輯的基調(diào)。

2?Venus

“維納斯”融合了占星術(shù)、羅馬神話和性，是Gaga完全獨立創(chuàng)作的第一首歌曲，在充滿喧鬧的副歌前充分融合運用了迪斯科節(jié)奏。因為《ARTPOP》計劃中的第二首單曲本是“想做什么就做什么”(Do What You Want)，“維納斯”繼承了前一首單曲中的雙重聽感（“你已經(jīng)飛離這個世界／超越星系與時空！”Gaga在歌中吶喊到），這一點在充滿星際質(zhì)感的結(jié)尾部分格外突出。從這里我們依然可以看出Gaga對這一概念的熱情，她也盡其所能地貫徹這一概念。

3?G.U.Y

3. G.U.Y.?- After blasting off to sensual heaven on "Venus," Gaga returns to Earth for "G.U.Y." (which stands for 'Girl Under You,') a shuddering dance siren that makes the distinction between gender equality and willful Sexual submission. Zedd's hornet's nest of production swarms Gaga's provocative commands, and the sucker-punch of the hook hammers the message home to create the first true "ARTPOP" standout.

在《維納斯》(Venus)中，lady Gaga在感官享受的天堂里大放異彩。之后，Gaga又回到了地球表面，呈現(xiàn)了“G.U.Y”(全稱是”girl under you”“你下面的女孩”)。舞池中的歌聲，將性別平等與自愿的性屈服區(qū)分開來。Zedd的制作里充斥著Gaga充滿挑釁意味的命令口吻，hook部分的強烈節(jié)奏著意使聽眾印象深刻，從而造就了第一個真正具有《ARTPOP》風(fēng)格的代表。

4?Sex?Dreams

4. Sex Dreams?- And here's where the Sexuality and synth-pop pleasures of "ARTPOP" fully bloom: "Sex Dreams," in which Gaga balances a disintegrating relationship and a lustful fantasy, similarly juggles a pastel-colored 80's aesthetic and R-rated breakdown of unspoken desire. At the "I can't believe I'm telling you this…" conclusion, Gaga sounds loose and light-hearted, letting her audience twirl around on the dance floor.

在《ARTPOP》中，性和合成器音樂的樂趣在“性夢”(Sex Dreams)中得到了充分的展現(xiàn)。Gaga在一段支離破碎的關(guān)系和一種色欲的幻想之間實現(xiàn)了平衡，類似的搖擺不定的風(fēng)格在80年代充滿柔和美學(xué)和限制級的隱晦欲望的音樂風(fēng)格中也較為常見。在“我簡直不敢相信我要告訴你…”的收束中，Gaga的聲音聽起來松弛而輕松，使聽眾在舞池的氛圍里“旋轉(zhuǎn)”。

5?Jewels??N'??drugs

5. Jewels n' drugs (feat. T.I., Too $hort and Twista)?- The transition between the starry-eyed "Sex Dreams" and T.I. thumping his chest at the start of "Jewels n' drugs" is more than a little jarring, and the Gaga-assisted hip-hop summit exists in its own grimy world on "ARTPOP." Kudos to Gaga for refracting her latest tale of fame addiction through the prism of hip-hop, as well as tapping a world-class veteran like Twista to help get the job done.

“性夢”和“珠寶與*品”(Jewels n’drugs)在T.I.強烈一擊之間轉(zhuǎn)換，有些許不和諧。Gaga在自己創(chuàng)造的《ARTPOP》世俗時空中也給嘻哈音樂留有了一席之地。lady Gaga通過嘻哈音樂這一“棱鏡”折射出她最近的成名經(jīng)歷，同時她還邀請了像Twista這樣世界級的制作人來幫助她完成這項工作。

6.MANiCURE

6. MANiCURE?- An obvious choice for a future single, the buoyant "MANiCURE" provides everything that a pop fan aching for a new "Pokerface" would want. With a chorus that's grafted onto the listener's brain after a single listen, double-meanings stemming from shouts of "MAN! CURE!" and a colorful arrangement highlighted by a funk guitar breakdown, this ode to superficial perks graces the high ceilings of Gaga's hits.

對于充滿未來感的單曲來說，這顯然是一個不錯的選擇，輕快的“修指甲”（"MANiCURE"）提供了流行樂迷想要一首“撲克臉”（Poker Face）二代單曲所需要的一切。在聽了一遍之后，聽眾的腦海里會充斥“MAN! CURE!”的吶喊還有音損朋克吉他為亮點的豐富音色，這首對物質(zhì)生活的頌歌使Gaga的熱門歌曲歌單又增色了不少。

7.Do What You Want

這首與R. Kelly的合作在《ARTPOP》發(fā)行前本不打算打單，但在發(fā)行后，這首昏暗的synth-n-B音源獲得了極大反響，發(fā)行計劃迅速隨之改變。這首歌中最令人驚嘆的一點是Gaga的悲嘆與Kelly低唱的無縫對接——從充滿靈氣的開頭到歌曲逐漸展開后，收束時Gaga不屈的吶喊,兩人已經(jīng)為他們戲劇性的合作設(shè)想出藍(lán)圖,并有效地執(zhí)行它。

8.ARTPOP

8. ARTPOP?- "My ARTPOP could mean anything," Gaga sings on the album's title track, while later adding, "Come to me, without your subtext and fantasy." Gaga is an artist that creates for the sake of creation, and this is her manifesto, set over a lurching electro-jazz beast that grows wilder with each passing second.

“你們可以隨意解讀我的《ARTPOP》，”Gaga在專輯的同名曲中唱道，隨后又補充道，“來找我吧，丟下你的潛臺詞和幻想?！盙aga是一個為了創(chuàng)造而創(chuàng)造的藝術(shù)家，這便是她的宣言，它建立在一個橫沖直撞的電子爵士猛獸之上，并且變得越來越狂野。

9.Swine

9. Swine?- Gaga transports her listeners to an angry corner in her mind on the shrieking industrial number "Swine." The singer sounds physically disgusted as she cuts an "animal" out of her life, and the squealing keyboards concoct a sense of mayhem as she rails against the unnamed pig. "Swine" isn't as accessible or cleverly penned as other "ARTPOP" tracks, yet as far as detours go, this one's fascinating.

Gaga把她的聽眾帶到了她腦海中極為憤怒的一個角落，嘶吼著歌曲“豬”（Swine）。當(dāng)這位歌手將一只“動物”從她的生活中剔除出去時，她的音色聽起來有些令人不適，尖厲的鍵盤音制造了一種混亂的感覺，因為她在責(zé)罵那只無名的豬?！柏i”并不像《ARTPOP》中其他單曲那樣平易近人，也不如其他單曲寫得那么巧妙，但避開這張專輯來說，這首歌很吸引人。

10.Donatella

10. Donatella?- Whisking pop fans into the fashion world and squaring her sights on one of the strongest figures in that medium, Gaga turns "Donatella" into an anthem for the outcasts that have a right to feel gorgeous. Unlike "G.U.Y.," Zedd's production work here doesn't quite hypnotize, but like that earlier "ARTPOP" track, Gaga embraces the pointedly playful concept wholeheartedly.

Gaga將流行樂迷帶入時尚界，并將目光投向了這一媒介中最強勢的人物之一，她將“多納泰拉”(Donatella)變成了一首歌曲，為那些有資格覺得自己很美卻被拋棄的人所奏。與“G.U.Y.”不同的是，Zedd的音樂制作并不那么抓耳，而是更接近《ARTPOP》的同名單曲，Gaga也全心全意地接受了這個幽默的概念。

11.Fashion!

11. Fashion!?- Perhaps the most straightforward on "ARTPOP," "Fashion!" is a fist-pumping throwback that is unafraid to play up its campiness and exalt the process of "looking good and feeling fine." An inoffensive partner to "Donatella" on the track list, "Fashion!" once again underlines the suggestion that Gaga's impact on culture extends well beyond the music world.

“時尚!”(Fashion!)是一首會給人一拳重?fù)舻膹?fù)古風(fēng)格單曲，它不怕突顯自己的做作，也不怕夸大“看起來光鮮，感覺也很美妙”的過程。Lady Gaga在其中有意無意地與“多納泰拉”(Donatella)相鄰，再次強調(diào)了Gaga對文化的影響遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)超出了音樂界。

12 Mary Jane Holland

12. Mary Jane Holland?- Peer beyond the weed references and focus on the intensity of whirring beats soundtracking them -- "Mary Jane Holland" finds Gaga dabbling in a sea of squelchy rhythms, which eventually pull back and float over the admission, "I know that Mom and Dad think I'm a mess/But it's all right, because I am rich as piss." Searching for answers in the form of a new identity, Gaga's voice survives just long enough to outlast the EDM storm.

這首單曲在音樂界廣受好評，回旋的節(jié)奏填滿了整首歌曲——在“瑪麗·簡·霍蘭德”（"Mary Jane Holland"）里，Gaga在咯吱咯吱的節(jié)奏中漫步,最終慢慢淡出，在自我認(rèn)可中漂浮，“我知道爸爸媽媽認(rèn)為我的生活一團糟/但沒關(guān)系,因為我tmd根本不缺錢”。為了以一種新的身份尋找答案，Gaga將其聲線剛好壓過了EDM元素的浪潮。

13。Dope

“瑪麗·簡·霍蘭德”在臺詞中暗示了對愛情的癮，“我愛你，愛你勝過……我最黑暗的罪惡”，在出色的單曲“*品”（Dope）里，毒品是于Gaga最需要的東西，而不是需要那個可能拯救她生命的男人。這首抒情曲的創(chuàng)作方式讓人想起百老匯的表演風(fēng)格，但在當(dāng)代流行音樂的外殼下，其電子音樂在打擊樂節(jié)奏里砰砰跳動。Gaga的聲音在這里做了受損處理，效果顯著而出色。

14.Gypsy

14. Gypsy?- It's okay if you try to resist the chills shooting down your spine during this epic paean to navigating an unknown road and trusting instincts -- just know that it's a lot more fun if you give in and rock out. "I don't want be alone forever… but I can be tonight," Gaga winks in the chorus of this sing-along, which draws from the classic rock palette of her "Born This Way" album and only gets more cocksure as it races toward the end.

在這史詩般的贊歌中，你可以試著去擺脫那讓你脊梁骨直打顫的感覺，去走一條未知的路吧，要相信自己的直覺。但如果你能放棄掙扎而投身于此，你可能會感到樂趣無窮?！拔也幌胗肋h(yuǎn)孤獨……但我今晚可以，”Gaga在這首歌的副歌中調(diào)皮地眨眨眼，使以“生來如此”（Born This Way）經(jīng)典搖滾風(fēng)格開始的整張專輯，在走向結(jié)尾時變得更加自信。

15.applause

Gaga說她想在演唱會中從頭到尾都演奏《ARTPOP》的歌曲，如果是這樣的話，其發(fā)布的第一首單曲“applause”將會想讓人一遍又一遍地聽。雖然歌詞仍然有點笨重，但當(dāng)hook部分在top 40的電臺上被播放了幾十次之后，它變得更加閃亮。Gaga再一次把一個崇高的想法變成了能被大眾所廣泛接受的音樂。