金曲 | Memories——一支流行摇滚乐队的另辟蹊径
“Memories” is an evolution of the more acoustic sound put forth in Maroon 5’s sixth studio album, Red Pill Blues, and specifically their #1 hit, “Girls Like You”. Lyrically, the song is a reflective look back at the past, while also paying homage to those in our lives who may no longer be with us. “This song is for anyone who has ever experienced loss. In other words, this song is for all of us." The band’s frontman, Adam Levine, tweeted about the track.
Structurally, the song is a reimagining of “Pachelbel’s Canon”, a famous late 17th / early 18th-century canon created by German Baroque composer Johann Pachelbel. The progression of “Memories” borrows from the harmonic sequence of “Pachabel’s Canon”, with additional changes made by the song’s diverse team of songwriters who include Billboard-charting hip-hop recording artist Jon Bellion and members of the production and songwriting team The Monsters & Strangerz.
Here's to the ones that we got
举杯致我们远道而来的贵客
Cheers to the wish you were here but you're not
举杯致意 愿你与我们同在 即便事与愿违
Cause the drinks bring back all the memories
因为佳酿唤醒尘封的回忆
Of everything we've been through
相伴偕行的岁月重新浮现
Toast to the ones here today
举杯致今日欢聚一堂的亲朋
Toast to the ones that we lost on the way
举杯致已经分道扬镳的挚友
Cause the drinks bring back all the memories
因为佳酿唤醒尘封的回忆
And the memories bring back
而回忆让我想起往昔
Memories bring back you
回忆让我想起你
There's a time that I remember when I did not know no pain
曾经的我不知何为苦难
When I believed in forever
曾经的我对永恒深信不疑
And everything would stay the same
憧憬身边一切始终如初
Now my heart feel like December
此刻我心正经受凛冬寒意
When somebody say your name
每当有人将你提起
Cause I can't reach out to call you but I know I will one day
因为我无法唤回你 但终有一日我会找到你
Hey
Everybody hurts sometimes everybody hurts someday
人生在世难免受伤 某时或某日
Eh eh
Everything gon' be alright go on raise a glass and say
一切会渐入正轨 让我们举杯齐声说
Eh
Here's to the ones that we got
致我们远道而来的贵客
Cheers to the wish you were here but you're not
举杯致意 愿你与我们同在 即便事与愿违
Cause the drinks bring back all the memories
因为佳酿唤醒尘封的回忆
Of everything we've been through
相伴偕行的岁月重新浮现
Toast to the ones here today
举杯致今日欢聚一堂的亲朋
Toast to the ones that we lost on the way
举杯致已经分道扬镳的挚友
Cause the drinks bring back all the memories
因为佳酿唤醒尘封的回忆
And the memories bring back
而回忆让我想起往昔
Memories bring back you
回忆让我想起你
Doo do do do do do
Doo do do do do do do
Doo do do do do do
Memories bring back
回忆让我想起往昔
Memories bring back you
回忆让我想起你
There's a time that I remember when I never felt so lost
也曾迷惘无助 那段日子依然铭刻在心
When I felt that all the hatred was too powerful to stop
怨怼排山倒海袭来 让人寸步难行
Now my heart feel like an ember
我心如焚
And it's lighting up the dark
心间余烬却点亮黑暗
I'll carry these torches for ya
我愿为你高举火炬前行
That you know I'll never drop
永不相弃
Yeah
Everybody hurts sometimes everybody hurts someday
人生在世难免受伤 某时或某日
Eh eh
Everything gon' be alright go on raise a glass and say
一切会渐入正轨 让我们举杯齐声说
Eh
Here's to the ones that we got
致我们远道而来的贵客
Cheers to the wish you were here but you're not
愿你与我们同在 即便事与愿违
Cause the drinks bring back all the memories
因为佳酿唤醒尘封的回忆
Of everything we've been through
相伴偕行的岁月重新浮现
Toast to the ones here today
举杯致今日欢聚一堂的亲朋
Toast to the ones that we lost on the way
举杯致已经分道扬镳的挚友
Cause the drinks bring back all the memories
因为佳酿唤醒尘封的回忆
And the memories bring back
而回忆让我想起往昔
Memories bring back you
回忆让我想起你
Doo do do do do do
Doo do do do do do do
Doo do do do do do
Memories bring back
回忆使我追溯往昔
Memories bring back you
而你久居回忆里
Doo do do do do do
Doo do do do do do do
Doo do do do do do
Memories bring back
回忆使我追溯往昔
Memories bring back you
而你久居回忆里
Yeah yeah yeah
Yeah yeah yeah
Memories bring back
回忆使我追溯往昔
Memories bring back you
而你久居回忆里
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（实习生 华东政法大学柯少杰 整理）