Birth of a Goddess [Comprehensive English and American]

The fierce drum beats beat on the eardrums, and the melody of the guitar was buckled, and Mike had already shaken his legs unconsciously.

The female voice struck down like a bolt of lightning, hitting Mike directly in the heart.

"On the dark streets at night, the world is in ruins..."

"I feel suffocated in this quiet air..."

The female voice slowly sank, and the music gradually suppressed along with her singing. Obviously, the music was still full of strong rhythm, but Mike could hear the hidden anger from the singing for no reason.

"DaLa~"

"Da~La~"

The singing sounded in the air, and Mike was sitting alone in the room wearing earphones, but for no reason, he felt a chill creeping up his back, like a slender and cold arm, climbing up his arm like a snake , Wrapped tightly, with the singing increased the strength, tightened, leaving a Dao Le mark.

"The rope was tied to my body, and I had already lost consciousness."

"Floating over the city like a ghost, the voice clearly came from my ears..."

"DaLa~"

"DaLa~"

In such an ethereal singing, Mike collapsed on the seat unknowingly, as if deprived of breath like the "I" described in the lyrics, turning his white belly like a dead fish on a chopping board, waiting to belong to own predetermined outcome.

A chuckle suddenly came from the earphone, and it just fell on his ear, arousing a fine layer of goosebumps.

The drumbeat suddenly accelerated at this time, driving the rhythm of the entire music to rise continuously, and Eliza's voice in the earphones ushered in an explosion after being low for so long.

"In this absurd world, dangerous steps are slowly approaching."

The female voice exploded in the music in an instant.

"Then I heard that voice!"

"... Da La La!"

After biting out these two sentences with a strong voice, there was a momentary blank in the music, and then the guitar sounded again, playing the melody in a very simple way, and at the same time cut to a weak voice, singing the last two sentences.

"I heard that voice..."

"...DaLaLa~"

The moment the music ended, Mike pressed his earphones and didn't respond for a long time.He glanced at Quincy Jones' evaluation of Elisa on the open computer interface. The contempt he felt when he first put on the earphones had completely disappeared, and he silently opened the passage that he had never read carefully. past reports.

After a while, there was a sudden voice in the room, "Damn old Jones!"

Obviously, this incident was only caused by a reporter who couldn't speak and an old man who dared to say anything. Instead, Eliza, who was kidnapped and made the list, was the most innocent one from beginning to end.

Mike flipped through a few unsightly comments on Quincy's Twitter, rolled up his sleeves, and began typing quickly on the keyboard with both hands.

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The rock single released by Elisa shattered the mood of a group of people watching the show, and invisibly attracted some music fans like Mike.

As for Quincy Jones' opinion?

At least for the current Elisa, it is not so important anymore.

On the radio, this new song "DaLa" was played by the radio music program that had been discussed in advance, and the streaming data and downloads were constantly increasing.Under such circumstances, Elisa received an announcement that surprised her—an interview from the music magazine "NME".

Eliza came to the dressing room an hour early, and it was the first time that she let the makeup artist paint on her face so obediently.

"NME", the full name "The New Musical Express", is a famous British music magazine, as famous as Rolling Stone magazine.It's just that compared with the Rolling Stones, it favors new singers, and it often "diggs gold" from singers or bands that have just released their first album or even their first single.

For many new generations of musicians, the affirmation of "NME" is undoubtedly exciting.And the affirmation from professional musicians behind it is even more eager.

When Eliza walked into the interview room, the interior decoration made her eyes shine.

The whole room is full of metal style, all kinds of guitars and basses are hung on the walls, drums are placed in the corners, and the lamps hanging from the ceiling are made into the appearance of vinyl records, pouring out the dim light. of light.

Elisa sat down on the chair made of steel, and across a small round table was the reporter who was in charge of interviewing her today.

The female reporter wearing a pair of narrow-rimmed glasses looked a little casual. Before the interview started, she lifted her glasses slightly, and her gray eyes showed a scrutiny, but quickly Put away the surprise that flashed in her eyes.

"My name is Ava Walker," she said, the corners of her mouth pulled slightly, drawing a reserved and indifferent arc, and calmly stretched out her hand, "Hello, Eliza."

"Hi, I'm Elisa Lin."

It was the first time that she was officially interviewed face to face by a music magazine, and this feeling made Eliza feel a little strange.

Different from participating in the Ellen show before, she had the opportunity to figure out Ellen's hosting style through the previous show, but after receiving the notice of this interview, Eliza had no way to know who would come interview her.

"You released a single 'Mistletoe' before, and it went to No. [-] on the Billboard chart, which is a great achievement."

"Thank you."

After Ava chatted briefly, she gradually brought the topic to the focus of her interview today.

"I listened to your latest single "DaLa", and I noticed that you were responsible for the lyrics of this song, right?" Seeing Eliza nodding, Ava asked her own question, "In this In a song, what do you want to express?"

"Actually, I just had the idea of ​​some violent incidents I saw in the news. I wanted to reflect a deformed state, the helplessness of being besieged through this song. I told Max this idea, and he Made a great song."

"There is a paragraph in it that reads 'The rope is tied to my body, and I have already lost consciousness'. What kind of state does this sentence describe? Have you ever experienced this feeling of being bound by yourself? ?”

Elisa tilted her head slightly, thought for a while, and then slowly opened her mouth, "I think I have experienced this feeling, but part of it is my imagination after witnessing other people's experiences."

She raised her head, stared blankly, looking for the right words to describe that state, "The state at that time... was probably constantly doubting, subconsciously maintaining a kind of alienation from the environment. When attacked, most people would actually Subconsciously questioning oneself, it is difficult to think rationally or look at the overall situation, and it is easy to blame all of this on oneself."

Ava looked at the thoughtful expression on Elisa's face and asked, "Have you ever had such self-doubt?"

"Yes," Eliza put her hands together in front of her knees, bowed her head for a moment, "but these times are getting rarer and rarer now."

"Because you got some affirmation?"

"There must be some factors in this regard," Eliza blinked playfully, "but I think more of the reasons are... I'm getting more and more busy, and I don't have the mind to think about these things when I'm busy."

As the interview progressed, Eliza slowly relaxed while talking, and Ava's original smile added a little smile.

"Actually, I have specially prepared this interview room for you." Halfway through the interview, Ava suddenly said with a smile.Under Elisa's surprised gaze, Ava tapped the special vinyl record lamp on the top with her finger, "The design of this room is unique among all NME interview rooms. When I heard the song DaLa, I thought you would like this room." She didn't miss the surprise that flashed in Eliza's eyes when she pushed the door open.

"Yes, I like the design of this room." Eliza laughed. "It makes me feel relaxed."

After a brief chat, Ava talked about the MV of "DaLa". Since the day it was released, the number of views on Youtube has soared.

Different from the family-romantic style of the first single "Mistletoe", the video of "DaLa" uses a gray background, filled with reinforced concrete, and uses a large number of high-angle shots, and the frequent rotating shots add to the sense of vertigo.The sky that appears in the background uses an unusual purple color, which seems to be satirizing the absurdity of the picture. There are few characters in the entire MV, but a large number of images are used to promote the progress of the MV.

In just the first ten seconds of footage, there is smoke, birds flying over the city, and tall buildings everywhere.

"There are many elements in this MV, what did you think at the time?"

"This question... I want to ask my MV producer." Speaking of this, Elisa spread her hands, "I didn't participate in the production of the MV from the beginning to the end, after all, there are almost no scenes in this MV. "

"So what's the next song you want to write urgently?"

Hearing this question, a figure flashed in Eliza's mind, "I want to write a song and give it to a friend of mine." A smile appeared on Elisa's face, "She just made a career I admire her courage and want to wish her all the best for the major decision in the film.”

After the interview, Elisa stood in front of the vinyl record wall at the request of Ava, and asked the cameraman to leave her the illustrations needed in the magazine.

"咔", "咔", "咔" three times, the photographer simply finished his work.

Not long ago, I saw the degree of grumbling of models when taking pictures, and suddenly encountered such a relaxed photoshoot, Eliza still hadn't reacted.

When she walked out of the NME Magazine, Elisa stood on the stairs and waved to Pietro, who turned his head from the side of the street. A black shadow suddenly flashed in front of her eyes and fell straight in front of her.

In the blink of an eye, Pietro had already flashed in front of Elisa, looking warily at the man who fell to the ground.

Eliza looked at the familiar blue tights and flamboyant red cloak of the man on the ground, and stared at the expressionless mask with some doubts.

How could he be here?