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A Norwegian comedy duo find inspiration in banality
一對挪威喜劇組合在平淡中找到靈感
The song begins in typical power-ballad fashion, with plaintive piano chords and rumbling strings. Soon, though, the lyrics go awry. The lead singer reflects on his good fortune—a successful career on television, a passionate marriage, a “thousand- dollar haircut”—but laments that he is tormented day and night by a single question. Such soft-rock numbers usually dwell on a former lover or missed opportunity; what preoccupies this man is a prehistoric monument in south-west England. “What’s the deal with Stonehenge?”he cries, his white shirt billowing in the wind. Is it “a giant granite birthday cake, or a prison far too easy to escape”?
這首歌以典型的強力情歌風格開場，搭配哀怨的鋼琴和弦和隆隆的弦樂。不過，很快歌詞就出了岔子。這位主唱回顧著自己的好運——成功的電視事業，激情的婚姻，“千元理發”——但他卻感嘆自己日日夜夜被一個問題折磨著。這樣的慢搖滾通常都是關于前任或者是錯過的機會；而這個人關注的是英格蘭西南部的一座史前紀念碑。“巨石陣是怎么回事？”他哭著，白襯衫在風中翻滾。是“一個巨大的花崗巖生日蛋糕嗎，還是一個極易越獄的監獄”？
There are few more enjoyable ways to while away an evening in lockdown than discovering the work of Ylvis, a Norwegian comedy duo.Made up of brothers Vegard and Bard Ylvisaker, the band produces delightfully absurd pastiches of various kinds of music. Many of the songs were written in English for their variety TV show, “Tonight With Ylvis”, and are best consumed on YouTube with the zany accompanying videos. This is music designed to be appreciated at home, where the lyrics can be easily digested and the videos paused or repeated when laughter ensues.
在封鎖時期的晚上，沒有什么比發現挪威喜劇組合Ylvis的作品更能讓人愉快了。這個樂隊的成員有維加德和巴德·伊爾維塞克兄弟，他們會制作各種各樣的音樂，令人很愉悅但又很荒謬。他們的許多音樂是英文歌，而且是為自己的綜藝節目《今夜與Ylvis》制作的，他們的音樂會配上滑稽的視頻發布在YouTube上，十分受歡迎。這首是專為在家欣賞而設計的音樂，歌詞易于理解，在人們的歡笑聲中，視頻會停止或重新播放。
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