“GoodnightMoon”

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Shivaree.Itistheseventhtrackontheband’sdebutalbum

IOughttaGiveYouaShotintheHeadforMakingMeLiveinThisDump.ItcarriestwoofthestrikingcharacteristicsofShivaree’smusic:thevocalistAmbrosiaParsley’sbothsexyandchildishvoice,andthelyrics,amixtureofsensualityanddarkhumor.Thesong

wasfirstfeaturedinthethirdseasonofthetelevisionseries

Dawson’sCreek

in2000.Itlaterappearedduring

theendingcreditsofthe2004film?KillBill:Volume2andbecameahit.Thesongalsoappearedinthe2012film

SilverLiningsPlaybook.Shivaree

isarockbandformedinCaliforniain1997andseparatedin2007.ThebandtakesitsnamefromtheCajunterm,“shivaree”,whichmeansanoisymockserenadefornewlyweds.Accordingtotheirvocalist,AmbrosiaParsley,theirsongsare“kindoflikeghostscomingbackatyou.”Thishauntingquality,combinedwithevocativearrangements,hasbecomeShivaree’strademark.《晚安，月亮》是Shivaree樂隊(duì)的作品，收錄于其首張專輯IOughttaGiveYouaShotintheHeadforMakingMeLiveinThisDump。歌曲充分展現(xiàn)了該樂隊(duì)的兩大顯著特點(diǎn)：主唱安布羅薩·帕斯利性感而孩童般的嗓音、兼具感官享受與黑色幽默的歌詞。這首歌于2000年作為電視劇《戀愛時代》第三季的配樂首次登上熒幕；2004年，被選為電影《殺死比爾2》的片尾曲，遂聲名大噪；此外，還是2012年奧斯卡獎提名電影《烏云背后的幸福線》的插曲。Shivaree是一支另類搖滾樂隊(duì)，1997年在加州成立，2007年解散。樂隊(duì)名取自法裔路易斯安那州用語shivaree，意思是以唱歌的方式鬧洞房。樂隊(duì)主唱安布羅薩·帕斯利說，他們的歌曲“有點(diǎn)像幽靈，時時在聽眾的耳畔回蕩”。令人難忘又能引發(fā)聽眾遐想，正是Shivaree作品最大的賣點(diǎn)。Goodnight

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HeadGoodnightMoonThere’sanailinthedoor,Andthere’sglassonthelawn.Tacksonthefloor,AndtheTVison.AndIalwayssleepwithmyguns,Whenyou’regone.There’sabladebythebed,Andaphoneinmyhand.Adogonthefloor,Andsomecashonthenightstand.WhenI’mallalonethedreamingstops,AndIjustcan’tstand.WhatshouldIdoI’mjustalittlebaby?Whatifthelightsgooutandmaybe?Andthenthewindjuststartstomoan,Outsidethedoorhefollowedmehome.Wellgoodnightmoon,Iwantthesun.Ifit’snotheresoon,Imightbedone.No,itwon’tbetoosoon‘tilIsay,Goodnightmoon.There’sasharkinthepool,Andawitchinthetree.Acrazyoldneighborandhe’sbeenwatchingme,Andthere’sfootstepsloudandstrongcomingdownthehall.Something’sunderthebed,Nowit’soutinthehedge.There’sabigblackcrowsittingonmywindowledge,AndIhearsomethingscratchingthroughthewall.

OhwhatshouldIdoI’mjustalittlebaby,Whatifthelightsgooutandmaybe?Ijusthatetobeallalone,Outsidethedoorhefollowedmehome.Nowgoodnightmoon.Iwantthesun.Ifit’snotheresoon,Imightbedone.No,itwon’tbetoosoon‘tilIsay,Goodnightmoon.Wellyou’reupsohigh,Howcanyousaveme?Whenthedarkcomeshere,Tonighttotakemeup,Tomyfrontwalk.Andintobedwhereitkissesmyface,Andeatsmyhead.WhatshouldIdo?I’mjustalittlebaby.Whatifthelightsgooutandmaybe?Andthenthewindjuststartstomoan,Outsidethedoorhefollowedmehome.Nowgoodnightmoon.Iwantthesun.Ifit’snotheresoon,Imightbedone.No,itwon’tbetoosoon‘tilIsay,Goodnightmoon.No,itwon’tbetoosoon‘tilIsay,Goodnightmoon.晚安，月亮門上有個釘子，草坪上有塊玻璃。地板上有條裂縫，電視開著。我睡覺以槍為伴，在你離開之后。床上有一把刀，手里握著電話。狗趴在地板上，床頭有些零錢。當(dāng)我孤獨(dú)，夢也停止。我無法抵抗。我僅僅是個孩子，能夠做什么？當(dāng)燈光熄滅，會發(fā)生什么？風(fēng)開始呻吟，門外，他隨我回家。晚安，月亮。我渴望太陽。如果不能馬上看到太陽，我會倒下。但是我不會馬上看到太陽，直到我說，晚安，月亮。騙局隱藏在池塘里，美麗女人隱藏在樹上。一個瘋狂的老鄰居曾經(jīng)注視著我，大廳傳來響亮的腳步聲。某些東西藏在床下，現(xiàn)在已經(jīng)明朗。我的窗臺上停著一只烏鴉，大廳傳來聒噪的聲音。

我僅僅是個孩子，能夠做什么？當(dāng)燈光熄滅，會發(fā)生什么？我憎恨孤獨(dú)。門外，他跟隨我回家。晚安，月亮。我渴望太陽。如果太陽不能馬上出現(xiàn)，我或許會倒下。但是我