JOE :
Sure I came out here to make my name
Wanted my pool, my dose of fame
Wanted my parking space at Warner's
But after a year, a one room hell
A murphy bed, a rancid smell
Wallpaper peeling at the corners
當然！我來這兒就是為了成名
為了私人泳池，我的一則聲望
為了有個在華納外的停車格
但一年之後，單人房的悲慘景況
一張狹小的床，散發令人作嘔的氣味
以及牆角斑駁點點的壁紙
Sunset Boulevard, twisting boulevard
Secretive and rich, a little scary
Sunset Boulevard, tempting boulevard
Waiting there to swallow the unwary
日落大道，扭曲大道
隱隱藏藏卻富有，有點令人驚慌
日落大道，誘惑大道
就在那等著吞噬大意的人們
Dreams are not enough to win a war
Out here they're always keeping score
Beneath the tan the battle rages
Smile a rented smile, fill someone's glass
Kiss someone's wife, kiss someone's ass
We do whatever pays the wages
光是夢想不足以贏得戰爭
在這外頭他們總是隱瞞自己
陽光曬成的褐色肌膚下戰役狂虐
帶著出租專用的微笑，倒滿某人的酒杯
親吻某人的妻子，拍拍某人的馬屁
我們做任何事，只要有金錢回報
Sunset Boulevard, headline boulevard
Getting here is only the beginning
Sunset Boulevard, jackpot boulevard
Once you've won you have to go on winning
日落大道，頭條大道
來到這兒不過是一切的開始
日落大道，頭獎大道
一旦你贏了，就必須一直贏下去
You think I've sold out?
Dead right I've sold out!
I just keep waiting for the right offer
Comfortable quarters, regular rations
24-hour Five Star room service
And if I'm honest, I like the lady
I can't help being touched by her folly
I'm treading water, taking her money
Watching her sun set... Well, I'm a writer!
你以為我已經售罄了？
天殺的沒錯！
我只是一直等待對的時機
令人滿足的報酬，定時的供給
24小時五星級的客房服務
而如果我誠實，我喜歡那位女士
我無法不被她的愚蠢觸動
我正走在水面上，拿取她的金錢
看著她的日落…well,我是個作家！
L.A.'s changed a lot over the years
Since those brave gold rush pioneers
Came in their creaky covered wagons
Far as they could go end of the line
Their dreams were yours, their dreams were mine
But in those dreams were hidden dragons
L.A.在這幾年間改變很多
自從金礦潮帶來那些勇敢的拓荒者
駕著他們的破舊馬車
一直走到這陸地盡頭
他們的夢想正如你的夢想，他們的夢想正是我的夢想
但在那美夢之中危險潛藏
Sunset Boulevard, frenzied boulevard
Swamped with every kind of false emotion
Sunset Boulevard, brutal boulevard
Just like you, we'll wind up in the ocean
日落大道，瘋狂大道
被各種錯誤情緒所淹沒
日落大道，野蠻大道
跟你一樣，我們將會結束在茫洋大海之中
She was sinking fast, I threw a rope
Now I have suits and she has hope
It seemed an elegant solution
One day this must end, it isn't real
Still I'll enjoy a hearty meal
Before tomorrrow's execution
她快速沉淪，我丟出繩索
現在我穿著筆挺西裝，而她擁有希望
這看似個絕佳方案
但總有一天，眼前的一切必須結束，因為它並非真實
不過我仍享受著最後的晚餐
邊等待著明日的處刑
Sunset Boulevard, ruthless boulevard
Destination for the stony-hearted
Sunset Boulevard, lethal boulevard
Everyone's forgotten how they started
Here on Sunset Boulevard!
日落大道，無情大道
是鐵石心腸的人們走向的終點
日落大道，致命大道
每個人都忘了他們是如何開始
就在這日落大道
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I love this song, from Andrew Lloyd Webber’s well-known musical ‘Sunset Boulevard’, especially John Barrowman’s version. It might not be the best interpretation to other people; however, I have tried Hugh Jackman’s and Michael Ball’s version, and then still back to John Barrowman.
I always like the story about a person is flooded by flows of a city. A boy or girl from countryside and always dreaming going to a golden city to become famous, and one day they did go there. No matter what, they are either corrupted by the fancy material life or just got lost in the crowed, in the end. This is a common scene you can see in many movie or book. It emerged more often when I wandered around London. Reminds me Phillip Marlowe in the golden city Los Angels or Matthew Scudder in the big apple New York, they all are the symbol of loneness in a city where always attracting the young, wild and innocent hearts. They all realized how insignificant they are in this world, and they use it as self-consolation. But every thing they do, is trying to fight for their own way of living, try not to be swamped by those false emotions of the tempting and ruthless city. Lonesome is a forever topic in our life, so inevitable and inescapable, and the feeling is getting stronger particularly when you are in a bustling and flourishing city. What could we do? Maybe just try to keep breathing. Because it always occupied a dark corner inside your heart, wherever and whatever.
Back to why I prefer John Barrowman’s interpretation than the other two, is simply because I like his voice, I think.
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