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猫头鹰之城乐队是一支来自美国明尼苏达州的电子音乐乐队。乐队仅由一名成员组成:亚当·扬(Adam·Young)。亚当·扬于2007年创建了该乐队,并且担任乐队的主唱、编曲、创作、混音合成工作。猫头鹰之城乐队的音乐飘逸、灵动,既有梦幻的神秘色彩,又有电子音乐的动感节奏。, O0 Q$ Q. X0 c1 d( A' [
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Owl City
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% j% N; y) K; | c/ m5 c凭借一首《Fireflies》(萤火虫)红遍全球的美国电音流行摇滚乐团Owl City(猫头鹰之城),将今年第三度访华,展开自己的全新巡演。5月14日Owl City将再度来到北京登陆汇源空间(万事达中心内),5月16日、17日在上海The Mixing Room音乐俱乐部(梅赛德斯-奔驰文化中心内)连演2场,另一南方城市也将于近期确定巡演行程。演出将于今天下午2点起在全国公开预售。根据2009年与2013年两次来京演出一票难求的火爆状况来看,本次演出的销售可能出现票房提前秒杀的好成绩。希望Owl City粉丝及广大欧美乐迷不要错过机会。 y! P% t% x$ X. e N$ U
9 G# [% E" b IOwl City - Fireflies
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You would not believe your eyes
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If ten million fireflies4 f# n1 s9 f4 t' x8 X* Q
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You'd think me rude but I wouuld just stand and stare; X" z5 d2 `9 O' _+ a
2 N* R5 F. R/ ^4 P3 j3 tI'd like to make myself believe* d2 v/ D4 ~7 ]* t6 j- e4 q' G
6 L9 `; a) C" }6 S, g! T2 TThat planet earth turns slowly+ b% F4 F! E' C% ~" v. e) \
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Cause I'd get a thousand hugs
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From ten thousand lightning bugs3 r0 L, t3 I1 v6 u3 f; B# m7 z
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A foxtrot above my head
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/ v! u, [6 C! U) t; FA disco ball is just hanging by a thread
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I'd like to make myself believe
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( U5 d0 k8 K0 s# Q9 u1 zIt's hard to say that I'd rather stay
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3 Y6 }% Y* T% QAwake when I'm asleep
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& u+ v3 V; h, Y" ?1 s6 B) iCause everything is never as it seems
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) m7 N# T1 Q0 UWhen I fall asleep
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Leave my door open just a crack
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- w! i) s8 ?! {Please take me away from here
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" H+ Z K+ a8 O9 u- z& h7 u3 ZCause I feel like such an insomniac* S1 M; B6 `4 x/ k6 K/ W7 ]; i
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Please take me away from here. ~( K* k j. ~* B4 h
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& a8 g/ Q. l( p) F1 U% ?# q. vWhen I'm far too tired to fall asleep
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" Q8 _3 r5 l/ f+ D+ t. dI got misty eyes as they said farewell
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3 n: s4 Y+ p) P* @But I'll know where several are
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If my dreams get real bizzare
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Cause I saved a few and I keep them in a jar
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I'd lke To make myself believe
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Awake when I'm asleep
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When I fall asleep
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That planet earth turns slowly0 q* D1 ~- T6 G
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Awake when I'm asleep
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Cause everything is never as it seems
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That planet earth turns slowly
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“猫头鹰之城”是一个乐队吗?应该是吧,因为这个酷酷的名字太像一个乐队了,这是乐迷们最初的讨论和疑问。但令人意外的是,这个乐队却只有Adam Young(亚当-扬)一位成员。身高接近190CM,有着可爱俊俏面容的Adam Young,用当今流行的网络用语形容就是“颜值极高”。更可贵的是,他还是欧美乐坛公认的创作才子,在这支乐队中,主唱、混音、键盘、吉他、作曲等所有工作都由他一个人完成。此外,Adam Young羞涩腼腆的笑容也令粉丝着迷不已。他一直称自己为“害羞的孩子”。在成名前,这位长期患有失眠症的音乐天才每晚躲在明尼苏达奥瓦通纳市一个普通住宅的地下室里(他称这间地下室为“山洞”)。就是在这个“山洞里”,一个人,一套设备,灵感与才华激荡中创作出一首首节奏活泼轻快,旋律丰富清新,朗朗上口的流行电子小调。这些歌曲通过MySpace平台一经发布,立刻吸引了全世界粉丝的瞩目。“是金子总要发光”,乐队代号Owl City的Adam Young一夜从地下室走入美国主流音乐界,并顺利签约环球唱片,而这一切对于他来说,才仅仅是个开始。# V: }5 m o/ V+ P1 N
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2009年,“猫头鹰之城”真正意义上的第一张个人专辑《Ocean Eyes》经由环球厂牌发行,随即便取得了非常出色的成绩。主打单曲《Fireflies》(萤火虫)一经发行便空降26个国家拿下冠军,累计付费下载量超过千万,并在Youtube上创造了超过850万的惊人点击量。旋律的清新灵动和朗朗上口让“猫头鹰之城”一跃成为世界级的当红明星,成为人们搜索和点击的狂热对象。那段时间,无论你身处加州海滩还是北京三里屯,这首节奏旋律绝对好听的穿耳神曲都是播放率最高的。于是2012年,Owl City乘热打铁,发布了新专辑《Midsummer Station》,其中他与加拿大流行女歌手Carly Rae Jepsen合作的《Good Time》再次红遍全球,该单曲达到了双白金销量,一举冲进全美单曲榜前5名,并在澳大利亚、加拿大以及英国的单曲榜打入前十名。
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在谈及即将到来的中国巡演时,Adam Young表示之前两次在北京的演唱会给他留下了很深印象,他完全没有想到自己在中国拥有如此多狂热的粉丝。他已迫不及待携新全新作品来到中国演出,他也保证这次一定会带给到场歌迷绝对振奋的音乐现场。) N% A% Q8 j; x# _6 {
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