SERGE GAINSBOURG’S HISTOIRE DE MELODY NELSON
Book ID/图书代码： 02000013B66899
English Summary/英文概要： Outside his native France, the view of Serge Gainsbourg was once of a one-hit wonder lothario. This has been slowly replaced by an awareness of how talented and innovative a songwriter he was. Gainsbourg was an eclectic, protean figure; a Dadaist, poète maudit, Pop-Artist, libertine and anti-hero. An icon and iconoclast.
His masterpiece is arguably Histoire de Melody Nelson, an album suite combining many of his signature themes; sex, taboo, provocation, humour, exoticism and ultimately tragedy. Composed and arranged with the great Jean-Claude Vannier, its score of lush cinematic strings and proto-hip hop beats, combined with Serge’s spoken-word poetry, has become remarkably influential across a vast musical spectrum; inspiring soundtracks, indie groups and electronic artists. In recent years, the album’s reputation has grown from cult status to that of a modern classic with the likes of Beck, Portishead, Mike Patton, Air and Pulp paying tribute.
How did the son of Jewish Russian immigrants, hounded during the Nazi Occupation, rise to such notoriety and acclaim, being celebrated by President François Mitterand as "our Baudelaire, our Apollinaire"? How did the early chanson singer evolve into a musical visionary incorporating samples, breakbeats and dub into his music, decades ahead of the curve? And what are the roots and legacy of a concept album about a Rolls Royce, a red-haired Lolita muse, otherworldly mansions, plane crashes and Cargo Cults?
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 如果不考虑其法国祖籍的话，人们对于瑟基·甘斯伯格的印象应该都是一名一曲成名的登徒子。当人们逐渐了解他，认识到他实际上是一名极具天赋与创新精神的作曲家后，这一影响才得以逐渐改观。甘斯伯格曾是一名电摇音乐人、全才、一名虚无主义者，一名不被时代所认可与赏识者，一名流行艺术家，我行我素的人以及非传统主义英雄人物。他不仅是一名偶像，更是一名反对偶像崇拜者。
其巨作一直都是颇具争议的《梅勒蒂·尼尔森的历史》，作为一部专辑，它涵盖了作者一直以来的许多标志性主题：性禁忌、煽动、幽默、异国情调以及悲剧。该作品的构成与安排让人不由得想起伟大的让·克洛德·瓦尼尔，其丰富的剧场元素与嘻哈节奏，配之以瑟基的朗诵诗，以一种广泛的音谱形式，产生了巨大而卓越的影响力。其作品启发了原声音乐、独立音乐、和电子乐艺术家们的创作。近年来，人们对于这张专辑的崇拜已达狂热并使其逐渐成为了一种对现代经典的推崇，就犹如向贝克、柏迪思海德、麦克·帕顿、艾尔及波普致敬一般。
为何一名犹太俄罗斯移民的儿子，在经历了纳粹占领时期的追杀后，还能够获得如此名声与成功，连弗朗索瓦·密特朗总统都对其赞叹有加，称其是“我们的波德莱尔、我们的阿波利奈尔”。这名早年的歌手是如何逐渐成为了一代音乐大师，并将采样、碎拍和配乐等融入到他的音乐中，可谓遥遥领先。一张有关于劳斯莱斯的概念专辑，其根源与遗产又为什么？红发洛丽塔缪斯，异域宅邸，飞机失事，又抑或是货物崇拜？（DC）
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About the Author/作者介绍： 达伦·安德森是一名爱尔兰作家。他还是3:AM Magazine的编辑。
Darran Anderson is an Irish writer. He is a co-editor of 3:AM Magazine.
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