旅滬所作第一首歌。
Lelia不僅是美國常青藤名校生,且是獲獎戲劇人、藝術家、歌手,非常榮幸邀其合唱,
伊在滬九年,赴德在即,亦對是曲賦予特別意義。
而我與監製橋橋依然保持具辨識度之判斷,免去bass、鼓,結他二,人聲二,簡樸真誠。
習慣美語卻專程以英式發音演繹,是我對上海的一種理解。
「上海人本身很回避Shanghai這個詞做動詞時的意思,但作為客居上海的異鄉人Tim沒有這樣的心理負擔,從這首歌里也聽到一個貶義詞的另一面。」
——墨墨/蔡哲軒,樂評人,2024
Bonjour Shanghai
The city’s not by design
侬好 上海
Love's not by design
Love is met with magic
Love is sands blown in wind
Love is met with a gentle tip of spin
Love is Shanghai
Bonjour Shanghai
It’s not by design
侬好 上海
Life is not by design
Life is met with magic
Life is sands blown in wind
Life is met with a gentle tip of spin
Life is Shanghai
Why are you still wasting time
Why don’t you leave Shanghai
Why don’t you sing a lullaby
to the one you fuck high
They wanna live here
So they don’t wanna leave here