零七年第一齣戲是甜甜的 The Holiday ，豬年看的第一齣，也應該承接著同一種味道吧？Music & Lyrics ，如果喜歡看愛情片的應該一定會喜歡了。最初幾分鐘 Hugh Grant 的八十年代歌手造型，以及原始 MV 手法，對那個時代成長的我們，實在勾起了很多回憶。電影中 Hugh Grant 飾演的過氣歌手，淪落到要做一些例如87年畢業生二十週年聚會之類的懷舊表演。二十年，實在晃眼間就過去了。電影橋段非常簡單，這裡不說了，不過，印象最深的是 Drew Barrymore 打的比喻，說旋律就像情人的外表，乍看就已經立即吸引人，引起性趣；但歌詞卻像情人的內涵，要慢慢細味，才能了解；兩樣要配合得好，才是好歌，好情人。 這個比喻，無論以歌喻人還是以人喻歌，都十分貼切，簡單，卻，到肉。

當然，還有令我衝進戲院對面唱片店找 Soundtrack 的主題曲 Way Back into Love ：

歌詞：

Way Back into Love

I’ve been living with a shadow overhead
I’ve been sleeping with a cloud above my bed
I’ve been lonely for so long
Trapped in the past, I just can’t seem to move on

I’ve been hiding all my hopes and dreams away
Just in case I ever need em again someday
I’ve been setting aside time
To clear a little space in the corners of my mind

All I want to do is find a way back into love
I can’t make it through without a way back into love
Oh, oh, oh

I’ve been watching but the stars refuse to shine
I’ve been searching but I just don’t see the signs
I know that it’s out there
There’s got to be something for my soul somewhere

I’ve been looking for someone to shed some light
Not somebody just to get me through the night
I could use some direction
And I’m open to your suggestions

All I want to do is find a way back into love
I can’t make it through without a way back into love
And if I open my heart again
I guess I’m hoping you’ll be there for me in the end
Oh, oh, oh

There are moments when I don’t know if it’s real
Or if anybody feels the way I feel
I need inspiration
Not just another negotiation

All I want to do is find a way back into love
I can’t make it through without a way back into love
And if I open my heart to you
I’m hoping you’ll show me what to do
And if you help me to start again
You know that I’ll be there for you in the end
Oh, oh, oh

當然，還有 Hugh Grant 戲中自彈自唱的 Don’t Write Me off ，正！（警告：未看電影勿 click！）

Don’t Write Me Off

It’s never been easy for me
To find words that go along with a melody
But this time there’s actually something on my mind
So please forgive these few brief awkward lines

Since I met you my whole life has changed
It’s not just my furniture you’ve re-arranged
I was living in the past but somehow you’ve brought me back
And I haven’t felt like this since before Frankie said relax

And now I know based on my track record
I might not seem like the safest bet
All I’m asking you is
don’t write me off, just yet

For years I’ve been telling myself the same old story
That I’m happy to live off my so-called former glories
But you’ve given me a reason to take another chance
Now I need you despite the fact that you’ve killed all my plants

And now I know that i’ve already blown more chances
then anyone should ever get
All I’m asking you is
don’t write me off, just yet

Don’t write me off, just yet