【Mat Talk Show】S4E2历届NBA全明星中场秀音乐精选

记得关注我们的微信公众号：mattalkshow Hey guys,this is Gladys.Welcome to this week’s M.T.S.On November 30th 2015,Kobe Bryant,the famous basketball player,announced his retirement after this season.That means this year’s NBA all-star game is his last attendance.NBA all-star game is a basketball exhibition game hosted annually by the National Basketball Association .And today,I will show you five songs from the fantastic game in the last few years.嗨，大家好，欢迎收听方山之声。不久前，NBA全明星周末于北京时间2016年2月13日-15日在加拿大多伦多举行，全明星赛除了有精彩的篮球比赛外还有精彩的中场表演，下面让我们来细数一下历届全明星中场秀中的优秀曲目。 Here we go.Let’ start with the first song,Only Girl from Rihanna in the 2011 NBA all-star game in the midfield in L.A."Only Girl (In the World)" was the first song composed for her 5th album Loud.Backed by strong bass and synthesizer, it is a Europop song that incorporates elements of Hi-NRG and rave in its composition.In its lyrics, Rihanna demands physical attention from her lover.The song won the Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording at the 53rd Grammy Awards in 2011.第一首，来自Rihanna Only Girl。这首歌曾获得第53届格莱美最佳舞曲奖并在2011年NBA全明星赛中场秀上精彩演绎。 The second one is Starships from Nicki Minaj.The song is Minaj's most successful single to date, peaking inside the top five in over fifteen countries. On February 26, 2012, Minaj performed the single live for the first time along with "Moment 4 Life", "Turn Me On" and "Super Bass" at the 2012 NBA All-Star Game.第二首，是来自麻辣鸡的Starships。歌曲风格清新畅快，旋律洗脑，恰到好处的说唱与激情四射的舞曲完美结合，实为佳作。 And the next,Girl on fire,sung by Alicia Keys.It is a midtempo R&B and hip-hop ballad for her fifth studio album of the same name."Girl on Fire" was inspired by Keys' giving birth to her son Egypt and marriage to husband Swizz.Keys' lyrics centre around toasting the "achievements of women everywhere".接下来是来自枪姐的Girl on fire。她本人表示《Girl On Fire》的意思是，有关新的开始，全新的概念和想法...去除掉所有你生命中的负面能量，过你想过的生活。这首歌曾在2013年NBA全明星赛上演绎。 And then，Problem from Ariana Grande."Problem" is an uptempo dance-pop and R&B song which comprises a melody based on drums, saxophone loops, and trumpets. Lyrically, Grande has stated that the song is about "the feeling of being absolutely terrified to re-approach a relationship that's gone sour---but you want to more than anything."第四首，是来自A妹的Problem。歌曲带有一定的复古风格，但它同时又保持了现代音乐的新鲜感，混合了萨克斯、低声轻快的合声以及丰富多彩的现代乐节拍。这首歌在2015年NBA全明星赛上被现场演绎。 Here comes to the last song,Every breath you take from Sting.The song is written by Sting in 1982 in the aftermath of his separation from Frances Tomelty and the beginning of his relationship with Trudie Styler. According to the Back to Mono box-set book, "Every Breath You Take" is influenced by a Gene Pitney song titled "Every Breath I Take". The song's structure is a variation on the Classical rondo form ,which israrely found in modern popular music.最后一首是今年NBA全明星赛中场秀上的一首歌曲，来自Sting，Every breath you take。90年代的西洋乐坛，饶舌音乐逐渐成为主流，Puff Daddy 吹牛老爹也曾在1997年改编过这首歌，成为另一首畅销单曲" I'll be missing you "，这也证明了好歌永远不会寂寞。