Both Sides Now (by Joni Mitchell)

在 Love Actually 這部電影中，當 Karen (Emma Thompson主演) 發現自己老公有外遇，為了避免破壞全家人過聖誕節的氣氛，跑到房間痛哭的時候，這首由 Joni Mitchell 演唱的 "Both Sides, Now" 適時響起。在看影片的當下，真的覺得這首歌配得很好。

除了歌詞的意境，演唱者滄桑的嗓音，著實把人生的很多無奈，詮釋的鞭辟入裏。

聽過 Joni Mitchell 不同時間唱的 "Both Sides, Now"，甚至是不同人演唱的版本，例如：1968年 Joni Mitchell 寫了這首歌，交給 Judy Collins 首唱的版本，還是覺得這個 Joni Mitchell 2000年的錄音版本是最好聽的，比 Joni Mitchell 2000年的演唱會 live 版還好聽。有些版本是用輕快的唱法來詮釋，不過，真的聽不下去那些輕快的版本，感覺把整首歌的意境都破壞掉了。

Joni Mitchell 是一個多才的藝人，除了會寫歌、演唱之外，還很愛畫畫，下面MV所附的畫，就是她畫的自畫像(從她網站 www.jonimitchell.com 可看到她相關的音樂及繪畫作品。此自畫像可參考這：http://jonimitchell.com/paintings/view.cfm?id=194&recs=12#viewing)。
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p.s. 在這個blogspot的站上，其實2008年5月8日就放過這首歌，但是那時放的連結，是在youtube上的，最近youtube因著作權的問題，打算封鎖當時放的連結，為了避免一年前的舊文歌曲連結失效，特別在一年後又再放上同一首歌，除了找一個非youtube的歌曲來源外，也加上一些文字敘述。
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【Both Sides, Now】

Rows and flows of angel hair

And ice cream castles in the air

And feather canyons everywhere

I've looked at clouds that way



But now they only block the sun

They rain and snow on everyone

So many things I would have done

Clouds got in my way



I've looked at clouds from both sides now

From up and down, and still somehow

It's cloud illusions I recall

I really don't know clouds at all



Moons and Junes and Ferris wheels

The dizzy dancing way that you feel

As every fairy tale comes real

I've looked at love that way



But now it's just another show

And you leave 'em laughing when you go

And if you care, don't let them know

Don't give yourself away



I've looked at love from both sides now

From give and take, and still somehow

It's love's illusions I recall

I really don't know love

Really don't know love at all



Tears and fears and feeling proud

To say "I love you" right out loud

Dreams and schemes and circus crowds

I've looked at life that way



Oh but now old friends they're acting strange

And they shake their heads

And they tell me that I've changed

Well something's lost but something's gained

In living every day



I've looked at life from both sides now

From win and lose and still somehow

It's life's illusions I recall

I really don't know life at all

It's life's illusions I recall

I really don't know life

I really don't know life at all