译Pitchfork评Lady Gaga/ Bradley Cooper 2018年单曲“Shallow”
翻译：Nomanlandever
The dramatic theme of A Star Is Born
《一个明星的诞生》的电影主题曲。
In 2011, Lady Gaga released “You & I,” a honky-tonk ballad that chimed more with Shania Twain and country rock musical numbers than with her pop beginnings. With that in mind, students of Gaga were not entirely surprised by her last full-length album, 2016’s Joanne. Talked up as a sudden about-turn search for “authenticity” (please, no), the signs had long been there that Gaga would strip down to rootsy, showtune basics like a Broadway Dolly Parton. Joanne necessarily bled into what comes now: her lead role in Bradley Cooper’s remake of A Star Is Born. For Gaga, talk of “authenticity” is useless. Gaga has always been a theatrical phenom; hers is a complete blurring of life and show. A star, she was born.
在2011年，Lady Gaga发行单曲 “You & I”，一首酒吧爵士抒情曲，这首歌比起她早期出道时的流行音乐，与Shania Twain和乡村摇滚歌曲联系更紧密。考虑到这一点，Lady Gaga的粉丝对她2016年专辑《Joanne》的发行并不诧异，认为这是她为探索音乐根源的彻底转型(拜托，不要)。很多迹象早已表明Lady Gaga会像Dolly Parton参与百老汇一样返璞归真至传统戏曲。专辑《Joanne》之后她必然会做出现在的动作。她在Bradley Cooper翻拍的电影《A Star Is Born》中领衔主演，对Gaga来说，谈论“真我”是无用的。Gaga至始至终都是位戏剧天才，她的作品在现实与舞台间飘忽。一位巨星，脱颖而出。
“Shallow,” the original theme of A Star Is Born, may prove to be Gaga’s own apex in the spotlight, her completion into superstar of charts and screen. “Shallow” is a slow-building conversation around picked guitar, beginning with Bradley Cooper’s inviting “tell me something, girl.” He doesn’t quite have the deep growl of a Kris Kristofferson (who played opposite Barbra Streisand in the 1976 film) but pulls off the earnestness required to hand over to his far superior singing partner; his restraint recognizes that it’s not his moment to shine but hers. Gaga carries everything here with familiar battleworn strength; her voice begins sturdy and climbs to a heady wail. Eventually she shatters the ceiling, coursing across a body of drums and pedal steel guitar, belting, “We’re far from the shallow now.” Her performance suggests A Star Is Born will be a tale of grit, determination, and high-stakes drama. What else have we come to expect from Lady Gaga?
《A Star Is Born》的电影首发主题曲“Shallow”可能会成为Lady Gaga的职业巅峰时刻，晋升为影音双栖巨星。“Shallow”在指弹吉他下展开一段舒缓的对话，开头是Bradley Cooper魅惑地唱着 “tell me something, girl.”，他没有Kris Kristofferson（在1976年版电影中与Barbra Streisand演对手戏）那种低沉怒吼的声线，但他极力展现的诚挚足以衬托他辗压全场的搭档。他的低调造就Lady Gaga的高光时刻，Gaga再次在歌曲中展现排山倒海般的强劲嗓音，她的声线越发粗壮，之后变为激昂的哀号。最终，她打破天花板，在鼓声和立式电吉他间狂奔喊唱着“We’re far from the shallow now.” 她的演绎暗示《一个明星的诞生》将是一个讲述关于勇气，毅力，孤注一掷拼搏的电影。我们还能再要求Lady Gaga变得再完美一些吗？
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