YG的隐喻——“Love Song”，并非只是一首情歌

YG的隐喻——“Love Song”，并非只是一首情歌

音乐我就不说了，听过的人都知道他们的实力……
　　这篇主要分析分析love song的mv，一直觉得yg公司很了不起的，能在一个既定的环境里，坚持自身特立独行的价值观并以此取得巨大的成功，有点苹果公司的意味……闲话少述。
　　
　　ps：后附本文英文版……（我自己都觉得自己好闲- -）
　　——老杨啊，我免费给你在中国做宣传了，有空让孩子们也过来一下嘛❤
　　
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　　BB“Love Song”的MV是一部非常有艺术质感的MV，我个人感觉仅从拍摄画面或歌词字面的意思去理解它的涵义似乎还远远不够。
　　
　　最初引起我注意的是路标“kostel p. marie”，既布拉格的泰恩教堂（又称魔鬼教堂）。令人好奇的是它和其他的路标不同，刚一出现在画面时就十分醒目，字迹清晰可辨，同时也是整个MV的分割点，之后的镜头随即开始镜像反转。
　　
　　——魔鬼教堂所代表的意象，我认为是理解这支MV隐藏的寓意的关键。
　　
　　回头再看这支MV，似乎可以这样理解：歌词中的“她”并非直指一个女人，而是YG或BIGBANG心目中的“缪斯”——换句话说，就是他们的所追求的音乐“梦想”，他们做音乐的“初心”。
　　
　　1*
　　(TOP)一个女人离开了 男人虽然唱着歌
　　令人落泪的离别
　　(大成)我知道无法触碰到你 I know yeah eh
　　请抓住正在坠落的我 hello
　　
　　——这两段歌词，是为在现实中逐渐远离了最初的梦想，失去了“缪斯”，“堕落”了的自己感到无限痛苦。“男人”既指BIGBANG，他们虽然还在唱歌，却明白自己早已偏离了最初梦想的方向，只好无可奈何地与心中的女神告别。
　　
　　2*
　　(GD)I hate this love song..I hate this love song..
　　I hate this love song I hate this love song..X2
　　(太阳)我讨厌这首情歌 再也不会唱起
　　我会忘记你再也不会想起
　　
　　——“love song”这个词，大概代表了他们对自己心中倾慕的“缪斯”的爱，为她所唱的情歌。因为所追求的理想迟迟无法实现而感到“hate”，想要逃避现实，认为忘记曾经的梦想才不会感到痛苦。
　　
　　在这一段画面中，BIGBANG的前方出现很多“Police Not Cross”（警方提示：切勿越线）的丝带标示，并且出现了警方用于拦截的障碍物。于是他们聚在被划定的区域内跳舞，这里象征着他们在追求梦想的道路上受到了诸多限制和约束，只能“戴着镣铐起舞”。
　　
　　3*
　　(胜利)我讨厌这首情歌 笑着歌唱
　　让你不再孤单 现在向你而去的我
　　Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh-hoo
　　
　　(GD)我很害怕 这个世界毫无意义
　　带我去你那有星星和月亮的地方吧
　　
　　——大家一起跳完舞，接下来这个画面，龙在唱这句歌词的时候，他一个人慢慢走出了被划定的区域。了解他过去经历的人们应该明白这是什么含义，龙一直都是很单纯、很执着地追求心中的“缪斯”，然而却因为走出了某些人的“限定区域”遭受过猛烈的抨击，不被世人所理解，他的内心一定感到非常痛苦和彷徨，所以向着远方喊出了“带我去你那有星星和月亮的地方吧”——真是很令人心疼的一幕。
　　
　　4*
　　(大成)我们曾那样美好 you know
　　教会我如何去爱的你 hello
　　(太阳)I hate this love song..I hate this love song..
　　I hate this love song..I hate this love song..
　　
　　——这一段歌词表现了他们内心的挣扎和反复。在“缪斯”的指引下，他们进入了音乐世界，“缪斯”是那么纯洁和美好，反观这个世界很多事却毫无意义。他们并不真的想放弃，内心对于心中的理想还是强烈地向往着。
　　但是梦想和现实毕竟不一样，所以心里始终充满矛盾，反复挣扎。
　　
　　5*
　　(GD)I hate this love song..I hate this love song..
　　I hate this love song..I hate this love song..
　　(太阳)我讨厌这首情歌 再也不会唱起
　　我会忘记你再也不会想起
　　
　　——在接下来的这个镜头，画面左边的木牌上写着“fuel entrance”，而龙右侧的废墟底下有块牌子，上面写的则是“road closed”（由于有烟雾看得不是特别清楚，大家可以回去看视频）。
　　
　　“fuel entrance”这块牌子在整部MV画面中反复出现，字面上的意思是“加油站入口”，但“entrance”除了表示“入口处”，也有“使……着迷/神魂颠倒”的意思。感觉这两个词放在一起是一语双关，暗指他们在追求音乐梦想时一直充满着能量和激情。
　　
　　而“road closed”是车祸时关闭现场道路的指示牌，但是再仔细看这个画面，一边是“fuel entrance”，一边是“road closed”，中间是龙，表情十分忧怨地唱着“I hate this love song..”，然后绕开了他身前的破汽车（障碍物），后面的太阳接着他继续唱“我讨厌这首情歌 再也不会唱起 我会忘记你再也不会想起……”
　　
　　那么这个“road closed”，是否也可以理解为他们在前进的道路上遇到的种种障碍、挫折？虽然他们都充满了热情，但是现实却是——“前路关闭”。
　　
　　6*
　　(TOP)温煦的阳光下在另一世界轻轻舞动的芦苇丛
　　在那翠绿的小山坡上 我和她依然未完成的对话
　　毫无回应毫无表情的那片天空
　　你会躲在那白云下吧 你会成为天上的星星吧
　　
　　——这段从上而下的俯拍到跟拍也是我的大爱。在茫茫烟雾中画面右上角的灯光直接吸引了注意，仔细看会发现那是一辆翻倒了的、损坏及其严重的汽车，但车灯却依然明亮，在迷雾中指引了TOP前进的方向。
　　这似乎代表了他们不变的“初心”——即使外形破损，精神力量犹存。
　　
　　车前方倒下的邮箱，配合TOP的歌词“我和她依然未完成的对话”，象征着他们想要重整心情，和迷失了的女神“缪斯”再次取得联系。
　　
　　翻倒的燃烧着的购物车，则表明了他们决心要告别那种世俗的、功利化的商业音乐模式——即为大众提供廉价的，批量生产的，且价值不高的商品（流行歌曲）。
　　
　　虽然他们还面临重重困难—— “毫无回应，毫无表情”，不过，他们确信“缪斯”一定就在白云下，像星星一样存在着。
　　
　　7*
　　(GD)闭上眼睛感受你的气息 潜进你的梦境
　　我嘴边荡开的微笑 现在我和你共同呼吸
　　时间啊停止吧 让我和她永不分离
　　风啊停止吧 这是我寄给你的最后一封信
　　
　　——好了，随着“魔鬼教堂”路牌的出现，从这里画面开始镜像反转了。龙回忆起“缪斯”最初给他带来的一切灵感和美好回忆，同时再次确认了BIGBANG的“初心”。
　　
　　在这里，歌词中的让时间停止并不是真的停止，而是说龙要保持这一刻的状态，永远和他的“缪斯”女神生活在一起（所以再也不怕灵感枯竭，不用再寄信了？~）。
　　
　　8*
　　(太阳)我讨厌这首情歌 再也不会唱起
　　我会忘记你再也不会想起
　　(胜利) 我讨厌这首情歌 笑着歌唱
　　让你不再孤单 现在向你而去的我
　　Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh-hoo
　　
　　——虽然经历了思想上的反复，胜利的歌词代表了男人们最后的选择。此时画面上他们一起向最初出发的地点走去，完成了一个循环，时光流转，那里就是他们的“初心”。
　　
　　从天而降的汽车，和之前指引TOP的车灯相互呼应，同时也是“魔鬼教堂”路牌指着的方向——圣经中的陨石是上帝给人类的“天兆”，“ The third angel sounded his trumpet, and a great star, blazing like a torch, fell from the sky... ...第三个天使吹响了他的号角，一颗巨大的星星（伟大的明星），像燃烧的火炬，从天而降...” (Revelation 8:10) 《启示录8:10》。
　　
　　在MV里，导演把陨石换成了汽车——这大概是数字时代上帝给BIGBANG的“天兆”吧（笑）。最后，落地后的汽车爆炸=宇宙爆炸=BIGBANG。
　　
　　有人说，感觉龙像是这部MV的主人公，在我看来也确实如此。整部MV讲述的是BIGBANG和他们的“缪斯”女神之间的关系，龙又是负责引领创作的，所以他从各个方面看都像这个故事的主角。
　　
　　【English Version】
　　
　　
　　YG’s metaphor: “Love Song” is not only a love song
　　
　　【Analysis of “Love Song” MV from China VIP: We are always here to be your backup. --by FullQueen in China, Beijing --2011/4/17】
　　
　　
　　The music video of BigBang’s new song “Love song” is really elegant, chic with artistic temperament. Personally, I feel that only enjoy it for the scenes and lyric are far from enough.
　　
　　First, the signpost “Kostel p. Marie” draws my attention. This church is also known as the devil church. Unlike other signposts in this video, it appears in the scene prominently, eye-catching, with legible handwriting. And it’s also the dividing point of the video. After that, the camera lens has mirror reversals immediately.
　　
　　I think the image of devil church is the key to understand the real meaning of this video.
　　
　　Back to this mv, we may understand it like this: “she” in the lyric doesn’t refer to a real woman, but “Muse” in YG or BIGBANG’s mind. In other words, “she” is the pursuit of their “music ideal”, their “initial feeling and passion”(초심) to make music.
　　
　　Now let’s watch this video again.
　　
　　1*
　　(TOP) a woman left though a man is still singing
　　Tears for this departure
　　(D-Lite) I know I cannot touch you, I know yeah eh
　　Please grab me who has been away, hello
　　
　　-- The lyrics show the infinite pain in man’s heart, “Man” refers to BIGBANG. They feel sorry and sad because they are “lost” in reality; they lose their “Muse” and leave her away. Although they are still singing, they know they have deviated from the initial dream and direction, so they have to say farewell to their goddess “Muse” helplessly.
　　
　　
　　2*
　　(GD)I hate this love song.. I hate this love song..
　　I hate this love song I hate this love song..X2
　　(SOL) I hate this love song and will never sing it again
　　I will let you go, forget you and never remember again
　　
　　-- The phrase “love song” represents their true love for “Muse” in heart, which is the connection between them and “Muse”. Because they can’t fulfill their music dream for quite a long time, they begin to “hate this love song”. They want to escape from cruel reality, and think the only way to feel less pain is to forget it.
　　
　　In these scenes, many ribbons of “Police Not Cross” (Police require: don't Cross the line) appears in front of BIGBANG, and there are road obstacles to stop them. So they gather around in this restrained area and begin to dance. This scene signifies their pursuit of music dreams is under strict restrictions and constraint, so they are dancing with chains.
　　
　　
　　3*
　　(VI) I hate this love song, sing it with a smile
　　now I won’t let you feel lonely any more
　　Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh - hoo
　　(GD) I'm so afraid, this world is meaningless
　　Take me to the place where you are, with stars and the moon
　　
　　-- After the dance, we can see the next screen, when G-Dragon sing his lyric, he gradually walks out of the restrained area alone. According to his past experiences, we all know what this scene means. GD has always been a sensitive artist with a real pure heart. He always persists in his “Muse” without evil thoughts, but he was often under many blistering attacks for “breaking the rules” or “crossing the police line”. He probably suffered a lot and felt confused by people’s misunderstanding and distortion, so he sings “I am afraid, take me to the place where you are, with stars and the moon ”—what a sentimental scene!
　　
　　
　　4*
　　(D-Lite) we used to be so wonderful, you know
　　You teach me how to love, hello
　　(SOL) I hate this love song..I hate this love song..
　　I hate this love song..I hate this love song..
　　
　　-- These lyrics reflect their inner struggle and repeated hesitation in minds. Under the guidance of “Muse”, they entered music world; “Muse” is so pure and wonderful, while the realities in this world always have no meaning. They don't really want to give up, still yearn for their music ideal strongly.
　　
　　But after all, dream and reality is different, so there are full of contradictions and struggles in their minds.
　　
　　
　　5*
　　(GD)I hate this love song..I hate this love song..
　　I hate this love song..I hate this love song..
　　(SOL) I hate this love song and will never sing it again
　　I will let you go, forget you and never remember again
　　
　　-- In the next scene, the board on the left side written “Fuel Entrance” and under the ruins on GD’s right, there is another board written “Road Closed”.
　　
　　The board “Fuel Entrance” often appears in this video. Its literally means “the entrance of gas station”, but “entrance” also means “they make you give them all your attention because they are so beautiful, interesting…”as a verb, so I think this phrase also implies they are full of energy and passion on their way to fulfill music dreams.
　　
　　Now let’s watch this scene: with “Fuel Entrance” on left side and “Road Closed” on right side, while GD is in the middle, singing “I hate this love song…”with a sad look on face and then went around a broken car (obstacles), and SOL continued to sing “(SOL) I hate this love song and will never sing it again , I will let you go, forget you and never remember again...”
　　
　　So the sign “Road Closed”, it may also implies the obstacles and frustration on their way of music dreams. Although they always work very hard with enormous enthusiasm, the reality is “the road is closed, you can’t go through”.
　　
　　
　　6*
　　 (TOP) under warm sunshine reeds dancing lightly in another world
　　In that green hillside I still have an unfinished dialogue with her
　　The sky has no response nor expression
　　You may hide behind the clouds like stars in the sky
　　
　　-- Next scene, concluding a crane shot and a follow shot of TOP, is one of my favorite parts in this video.
　　In this scene, the lamplight, which comes from a seriously damaged car, attracts our attention through the smoke. Although the car turned over on the ground, the lights are still bright in the mist and point out the right direction for TOP.
　　
　　The car lights seems to represent their constant “initial feeling and passion”(초심) -- even the shape is damaged, the spiritual power exists.
　　
　　In front of the car there is a fallen mailbox, while TOP is singing “I still have an unfinished dialogue with her”, symbolize that they want to get touch with their goddess “Muse” again and find out their “initial feeling and passion”(초심).
　　
　　The overturned burning shopping cart shows their determination to say goodbye to the utilitarian, secular commercial model of music-making industry, which only provide cheap, mass-produced, and valueless commodity (pop songs) to the public.
　　
　　Although they still face many difficulties-- “no response, no expression”, but they believe “Muse” must hide behind clouds like stars in the sky.
　　
　　
　　7*
　　(GD) close your eyes feel your breath into your dreams
　　Now I smile and breathe together with you
　　Time please stop and let me be with her forever
　　Winds please stop and this is the last letter I send to you
　　
　　-- Well, as the sign “Kostel p. Marie” appears, from now on the picture began to mirror reversal. G-Dragon recalls all inspirations and sweet memories “Muse” has given to him, and then reaffirms BIGBANG’s “initial feeling and passion”(초심).
　　
　　Here, “time stop” doesn’t mean death, but hints G-Dragon want to keep this moment of state and live with his “Muse” forever (so he no longer fears lack of inspiration, no longer has to post letter to her. .)
　　
　　
　　8*
　　(SOL) I hate this love song and will never sing it again
　　I will let you go, forget you and never remember again
　　(VI) I hate this love song, sing it with a smile
　　Now I won’t let you feel lonely any more
　　Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh - hoo
　　
　　-- Although they repeatedly contradict and hesitate, victory’s lyric shows men’s final choice. Then they walk together to the place where they start this journey, accomplish a time circle and find their “initial feeling and passion”(초심) finally.
　　
　　At last, a car suddenly fell down from the sky in front of BIGBANG, which is an echo to the car lights guided TOP before, and it’s also the direction which “Kostel p. Marie” point at. In The bible, meteorites are “signs” God give to mankind: “ The third angel sounded his trumpet, and a great star, blazing like a torch, fell from the sky... ”(Revelation 8:10)
　　
　　In this video, mv director change meteorites to a car -- probably this is a “sign” God give to BIGBANG in digital age…Finally, the car explosion = universe explosion =BIGBANG.
　　
　　This scene seems to symbolize the destruction of old world, and BIGBANG will bring a brand new world to us.
　　
　　Someone feels G-Dragon looks like the hero of this MV, I agree. In my opinion, this MV is telling the story about the relationship between BIGBANG and their “Muse”, GD is their team leader and responsible for creation, so he looks like the hero in most aspects of this story.

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