My Song of the Year 2012 Poison – Every Rose Has Its Thorn
選我的年度之歌，純粹個人情感，重點在於一個字：MY。八月看完《Rock of Ages》，自製了原唱版playlist，回味著八九十年代的Heavy Metal。Heavy Metal看似很嘈、很攻擊，其實當中的Glam Metal大都Pop得很，齋聽唔睇，或會以為是譚校長的歌的原唱。包括這首Every Rose Has Its Thorn。
這次一反常態，Every Rose Has Its Thorn不是我一向最喜歡的超沉鬱、聽到崩潰那種，簡單的結他，淡然的聲線，恍若有種超脫，看透了：每朵玫瑰都有刺。
或者因為旋律，或者因為歌詞：「Instead of makin’ love, We both made our separate ways」。因為有刺，才是玫瑰。「Just like every cowboy sings his sad sad song」，我總需要一些sad sad song來排解太多的無奈。世界累人，做人很累。生活無奈，生命無常；然而老套是永恆的價值。Every Rose Has Its Thorn就是八十年代的老套感覺。……所以無奈是永恆的。直到我死去那一日。（這首歌的MV公式得做足全套，黑白footage夾雜彩色片段，後台、Live、巡演，八十年代隊隊Glam Metal的rock ballad的MV都是照辦煮碗。－－不過我喜歡。）
選My Song of the Year有點小插曲。十月已覺得是Every Rose Has Its Thorn，直到上星期My Chemical Romance發single，一聽便喜歡，非常喜歡，喜歡得動搖了是否要改選年度之歌。結果我等不了，也趁末日，便即時寫了那篇【請在我的喪禮上播這首歌】。My Song of the Year還是留給聽足五個月的Every Rose Has Its Thorn。
My Album of the Year 2012 Cherri Bomb - This is the End of Control
早在學生報暑假版介紹過她們，一直沒有在這裡再談，結果拖到年底，Cherri Bomb的This is the End of Control站穩了我今年的My Album。（Muse的The 2nd Law很不錯，但選年度My Album，我會選驚喜作。）要有驚喜，很容易，喜歡那類型的作品，自己很清楚（就如喜歡什麼類型的男生，我很清楚）；但要全碟都喜歡，就好像有點難度。
Cherri Bomb在香港應該「零知名度」，認識她們，因《復仇者聯盟》。瘋狂superhero迷如我，看完了《復仇者聯盟》，找來了原聲大碟日煲夜煲。那張OST其實也挺精彩：Soundgarden、Papa Roach、Evanescence，其中Cherri Bomb貢獻的Shake The Ground，本來不算十分突出，大概只是「突出半個馬鼻」－－主音演繹有點銷魂－－就因此去調查一下這隊Cherri Bomb是什麼來頭……
這首Shake The Ground，完全不覺得是出自十幾歲小妹妹的手筆，絕對拍得住同碟的那些大band。最吸引我注意的，是主音Julia老練的口音－－彷彿要把每個「O」音在口中迴轉幾圈才肯「滑」出來。除此之外，Bass和鼓也很精彩。歸功於編曲，兩者放得很前，很實很穩重。
那我就聽聽小妹妹們的debut album：This is the End of Control。全碟下來，幾乎首首可plug。Paper Doll最能表現Julia略帶黏性的唱腔，加上feedback效果，前者像「收」，後者像「放」。Sacrificial Lamb在一眾熱血吶喊搖滾之中，帶點黑色另類。Heart is a Hole是穩陣的ballad，還有Hold On的盡情呼喊，這就是十幾歲的青春！葡萄吧！
我一直在害怕，害怕自己會像去年十二月底那般，崩潰得不似人形。那段時間瘋狂地聽Foo Fighters的Best Of You，堪入很深的難過當中。今年十二月過了一半，要來的還是會來，就如世界末日一樣，（如果）來了，（一定）逃不了。My Chemical Romance剛剛星期二（12月18日）才推出的Single，The Light Behind Your Eyes，我一聽，就知道，弊了。
So long to all of my friends Everyone of them met tragic ends With every passing day I’d be lying if I didn’t say That I miss them all tonight And if they only knew what I would say
If I could be with you tonight I would sing you to sleep Never let them take the light behind your eyes One day I’ll lose this fight As we fade in the dark Just remember you will always burn as bright
Be strong and hold my hand Time becomes for us, you’ll understand We’ll say goodbye today And we’re sorry how it ends this way If you promise not to cry Then I’ll tell you just what I would say
If I could be with you tonight I would sing you to sleep Never let them take the light behind your eyes I’ll fail and lose this fight Never fade in the dark Just remember you will always burn as bright
The light behind your eyes The light behind your
Sometimes we must grow stronger and You can’t be stronger in the dark When I’m here, no longer You must be stronger and
If I could be with you tonight I would sing you to sleep Never let them take the light behind your eyes I’ll fail and lost this fight Never fade in the dark Just remember you will always burn as bright
