【搬运】【译】叉婊Pitchfork评Dua Lipa 2020年单曲《Physical》

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翻译：Lynn Liu

审译：Ryan-Chopin

排版：Ryan-Chopin

Plenty of current pop stars mine the chintzy sounds of the ’80s for inspiration, but none have concentrated the motif quite like Dua Lipa. The title of the UK singer’s upcoming second LP, Future Nostalgia, underlines her commitment; standout lead single “Don’t Start Now” wears flashy synths and a disco bassline as chunky as the era’s geometric jewelry. “Physical,” the album’s latest single, is her most obvious pastiche yet, setting a chugging, bordering-on-cheesy synth line beneath a melody seemingly descended from Patti LaBelle’s “New Attitude.” Of course, Olivia Newton-John’s eternal “Physical” remains the true guiding light for the track’s peppy, Jazzercise energy, but Lipa’s song brushes past simplistic, imitative devotion. She sings about feeling “diamond rich” with her new lover, so keyed up on the honeymoon phase that she can’t sleep. The vigorous chorus is as fit for the gym as the dancefloor. “Lights out, follow the noise,” she snarls in her smoky lower register. “Baby, keep on dancing like you ain’t got a choice.” It’s polite of her to consider there was any other option.

许多当代流行歌手都喜欢从80年代的口水歌中寻找灵感，但却没有人能像Dua Lipa那样专注。从这位英国歌手将发行的第二张专辑《Future Nostalgia》来看，专辑名便突出了她的坚守。出彩的主打单曲“Don’t Start Now”使用了灵动的电子合成器音色和迪斯科低音，低音部分的厚重程度和那个时代的几何首饰有得一拼。

专辑的最新单曲“Physical”是她迄今为止最明显的模仿之作，整首歌曲贯穿着一条突兀的、有点俗气的合成音色，而在这之下隐含着一段旋律，它似乎源自Patti LaBelle的“New Attitude”。当然，Olivia Newton-John的经典之作“Physical”仍然是这首歌中所蕴含的那些活泼、爵士化能量的真正指路灯，但Lipa的歌曲超越了简单、模仿式的致敬。她唱到和她的新情人在一起感觉“diamond rich（如钻石般闪耀满足）”，她在蜜月期如此兴奋到无法入睡。充满活力的副歌既适合去健身房运动听，也适合蹦迪的时候放。“Lights out, follow the noise（把灯关掉，跟着音乐舞动）”她用烟雾缭绕的低音咆哮道。“Baby, keep on dancing like you ain’t got a choice.（宝贝，继续跳舞吧，仿佛别无选择。）”这个时候，她还是蛮有礼貌，因为她考虑到还有其他选择。