搬运译Pitchfork评10年代200首最佳单曲第36名:Frank Ocean: “Pyramids”
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原文链接:https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/the-200-best-songs-of-the-2010s/
翻译:Simon Joanne
审译:Lynn Liu
推送:Lynn Liu


In the middle of 2012, Frank Ocean was still the shadowy Odd Future affiliate who put out a charming mixtape of skewed R&B, or the guy who guested on JAY-Z and Kanye’s Watch the Throne and wrote a song with Beyoncé. He was not yet an icon, and the world hadn’t really seen all that he could do. Then came “Pyramids,” and the ground beneath us shifted. The three-part, 10-minute hyperspace cruise through time, styles, and cool-eyed character observations offered monumental proof that he was capable of miracles. Egyptian pharaohs, Las Vegas sex workers, uncredited John Mayer guitar solos—somehow, he made all of it sound like it belonged. Most impressively, the result was light and catchy enough not to collapse under the weight of Ocean’s vast ambition. –Marc Hogan
在2012年中,Frank Ocean还处在刚发了一张优美的R&B mixtape的Odd Future的阴影之下,他还刚刚参与了Jay-Z与Kanye West联手推出的合作专辑《Watch The Throne》的制作,并为Beyoncé写了一首歌。他那个时候还没有成为一位巨星级的人物,这个世界也尚未见识到他的真本事。然后“Pyramids”发行了,这个世界都翻转了。这首歌有10分钟,被分成了三部分,就像在不同的时代、风格中穿梭的多维度巡航母舰,冷静观察下,我们得出了绝对的证据——这是一个可以创造奇迹的男人。埃及法老、拉斯维加斯的妓女和John Mayer的吉他独奏,不知怎的,他就是将这一切都安排得如此妥当如此浑然天成。最让人印象深刻的是,最后的成果并不沉重,且已经足够悦耳,能够支撑Frank主旨的重量。