關於 why pop art is art ，我們在網路上蒐集到這些相關的討論、資訊與評價

<脫口秀小訣竅中英翻譯-靈感篇>

文長注意!

之前小歐在脫口秀社團po了外國佛心大神脫口秀演員Gary Gulman，在twitter上連載的366個脫口秀小訣竅。

小妹就認領了靈感篇來翻譯。以下為22個小訣竅的中英文對照，若有翻的不盡理想的地方，請留言詳述，我會再看怎麼修改。原文和網誌版會放在留言處，方便大家查看。

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靈感

Tip No. 41: You know those quirky little things you do and think? Collect them in a file or on paper. Even if you’re a storyteller, you can use these as details to add depth and distinction to your jokes.
你了解自己做或想的古怪小事嗎? 把他們記錄在紙上或檔案夾裡。即使你是講故事的人，也可以將這些內容作為細節，以增加笑話的深度和特色。

GARY'S FAVORITES
Gary(原作者)的最愛
Tip No. 45: Don’t Hoard Jokes
Don’t worry about “burning” material on a special or album. Hoarding jokes may signal to your brain that you’re out of ideas. “You can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have.” — Maya Angelou.
不要囤積笑話。不要怕在演出或專場用光自己累積的材料。囤積笑話會對你的大腦發出信號，暗示你已經沒有想法。如同Maya Angelou所說:”你無法耗盡創意。 你使用的越多，你擁有的就越多。”

Gary’s thoughts on Tip No. 45: This attitude has been crucial to an unprecedented streak of creativity over the last two years. I’ve written four hours of material, which is almost as much as I wrote in my first 23 years of comedy. Most important has been my health, this idea may be second.
Gary對此建議的想法: 在過去兩年中，這種態度對我的前所未有的創造力，有著至關重要的影響。我已經寫了四個小時的素材，這幾乎與我前23年的喜劇寫作一樣多。最重要的是我的健康，這個想法則排名第二位。

Tip No. 62: Look for inspiration everywhere. Paintings, music, poetry, rap, novels, nonfiction, short stories, theater, philosophy, etc. can all provide a spark for creativity. Cross-pollinate your work with broad influences and watch your creativity grow.
在各處尋找靈感。繪畫、音樂、詩歌、饒舌、小說、非小說、短篇故事、戲劇、哲學..等，都可以為創造力提供火花。以廣泛的影響力對你的工作進行異花授粉(原文:cross pollination，藉由風或昆蟲從別的花獲得繁衍的花粉)，並觀察你的創造力增長。

Tip No. 63: Write it all down while the coffee is still telling you you’re mighty. Reread after you’ve turned back into Dr. Banner (yes he’s a genius, but not as self-confident in that condition). That buzz is so valuable but needs editing.
在咖啡發揮效果告訴你”你超棒”的時期，把所有想法寫下來。當你回復成原本的自我 (原文: Dr. Banner，也就是尚未變身成綠巨人浩克的班納博士，是個缺乏自信的天才)時，重讀一次剛才的寫作。思緒激昂(原文:buzz，也有微醺、很鏘的意思)很珍貴，但需要編輯。

GARY'S FAVORITES
Gary(原作者)的最愛
Tip No. 90: After a Good Set, Brainstorm
You just had a great set. Instead of celebrating, use that hour or so after when the synapses are still firing and your confidence is soaring to voice record or write down the ideas that pop up during that especially fertile creative time.
如果你剛完成一場精采的表演，不用太早慶祝，要在大腦突觸仍在觸發、信心爆發、靈感特別豐腴的創作時間裡，把突然出現的想法錄音或寫下，再多花一個小時左右的時間繼續創作吧。

Gary’s thoughts on Tip No. 90: Huge help in making jokes that work longer and coming up with tangents and inspired ideas.
Gary對此建議的想法: 這建議在創作笑話的過程中提供巨大幫助，並提供變化和啟發性的想法。

Tip No. 92: Notice where you do your best thinking. The shower? Running? Listening to music? Not listening to music? Driving? Walking? Make sure to put yourself in the places where you’re doing your best thinking as frequently as possible.
你有注意過你在哪個’場景最能好好思考嗎。沐浴時？跑步時？聽音樂時？不聽音樂時？開車時?走路時？請盡量把自己放在最適合思考的場域。

Tip No. 132: I think you can limit frustration and discouragement by writing just a page on a new premise before trying it out onstage. See if there’s anything there before you spend a day on a new joke. But if you’re truly excited by the new idea, keep going!
我認為你可以在上台試笑話之前，先寫一頁的新前提，這可以限制你的挫敗感和沮喪感。在你花一整天開發新笑話之前，先研究前提是否可挖掘。但是，如果你真心對這個新點子感到興奮，那就放手去做吧!

Tip No. 143: Listen to strangers’ conversations. (I tell myself it’s not impolite if they’re being super-loud.) I got “How Dottie is that?” when a supercilious woman named Jodi bragged “How Jodi is that?” “So Jodi,” her friend replied.
偷聽陌生人的對談(我都告訴自己偷聽並不是沒禮貌的行徑，是他們講話太大聲了)。我有一次聽到一個名叫Jodi的膚淺女人吹噓"How Jodi is that?"，她朋友回覆:"So Jodi"，我因此想出了我的 “How Dottie is that?” 笑話。

Tip No. 157: Need new joke ideas? Be sensitive. If you’re uncomfortable with that word, use “irritable” (or grow up). A lot of good comedy comes from reaction to injustice or discomfort large and small, which requires being hypersensitive to those feelings.
需要新的笑話創意嗎？保持敏感。如果你對這個詞不滿意，請使用“煩躁”(或成長)。 許多優秀喜劇源自於對不平等或不適的大大小小的反應，產生這些感覺都需要保持敏感。

Tip No. 217: “All art is autobiographical. The pearl is the oyster’s autobiography.” — Federico Fellini. Purposefully mine your personal history for your act. Your life is a wellspring. Dig deep.
Federico Fellini說過:“所有藝術都是自傳。珍珠是牡蠣的自傳。”有目的得挖掘你的個人經歷，以作為你的演出。你的生活是靈感之源。請深入挖掘。

Tip No. 241: Many of your favorite writers include the same themes/subjects/objects/interests repeatedly in their work. Don’t be afraid to return again and again to your passions and obsessions to explore and expound.
你最愛的許多作家，都會在他們的作品裡重複探討相同的主題/目標/對象/興趣。不要害怕在你的熱情和沉迷之處，一次又一次得重複探索和闡述。

Tip No. 285: Explore unusual angles in a joke. Example: Examine things from the POV of a child or an Expert. My man Jimmy P and I still laugh over his “Martian response to high school football practice: Why are the hard-heads (players) taking orders from the small soft-heads (coach)?”
在笑話中探索不尋常的觀點。例如：從孩子或專家的視角觀看事物。我和我的兄弟Jimmy P仍會為他的笑話大笑:“火星人對高中足球訓練的反應：為什麼硬頭(球員)會從小型軟頭(教練)那裡得到命令？”

Tip No. 297: One of the miracles of comedy is that you can get redemption for suffering, small and large, by making something funny with it. When you are ready, try to write something funny about your mistakes, setbacks, or even tragedies.
喜劇的奇蹟之一是，藉由使事情變得有趣，你可以從大大小小的苦難中得到救贖。 當你準備就緒時，請嘗試寫一些有關你的錯誤、挫折甚至悲劇的有趣訊息。

Tip No. 298: Skim your life for the unusual events and activities that you can’t believe you were a part of or that people can’t believe you were a part of. Then write about it! Back row No. 93 MULLET:
No. 93後衛MULLET: “瀏覽你一生經歷過的、你或別人不敢相信你參與其中的奇特事件和活動。然後把它寫下來吧!“

Tip No. 310: When it comes to solving the puzzles that are our jokes, draw on every area of knowledge, expertise, and talent. It’s so gratifying to use a fact, a lesson, or a memory from elementary school, high school, or elsewhere to fill in the joke.
在解決我們玩笑的難關時，請利用各個領域的常識、專業知識和才能。用小學、高中或其他地方的事實、課業或回憶來充實笑話，會非常令人滿足。

Tip No. 311: Some of your best ideas will come to you in the shower. There’s science behind why it happens. Get a shower notepad if you have trouble remembering your ideas. Don’t listen to music. Listen to your thoughts. Ruminate on tonight’s set or a new joke.
洗澡時，你可能想到一些最好的點子。這現象的發生原因有科學依據。如果你難以記住自己的想法，請準備淋浴記事本。不要聽音樂。聽你的想法。用今晚的場景或一個新的笑話來反思。

Tip No. 313: Try teaching or informing the audience about something through some of your jokes. We love to learn while being entertained and vice versa. You have knowledge? Put it in your act! Just make sure it’s funny.
試試看通過講笑話來教導或告知聽眾新知識吧。我們喜歡在娛樂的同時學習，反之亦然。你有新知識嗎？把它放在你的演出！只要確保它很有趣就行。

Tip No. 327: Going home for Thanksgiving? Take copious notes! Your family is unique. Being reminded of the dynamics and adding new memories will be great resources for your act. “Family isn’t a word. It’s a sentence.”
逢年過節你會回家和家人團聚嗎？做大量筆記！你的家人是獨一無二的。記住動態場景並添加新的記憶，這會是你表演的寶貴資源。“家庭不是一個詞。 而是一個句子。”

Tip No. 331: There are great stories from our lives that we’re not able to translate into stand-up. Don’t throw them out. Collect those stories in a file for radio and TV and other interview situations.
我們生活中有許多很棒的故事，但我們無法將其轉化為脫口秀。可是不要把它們丟掉。要將這些故事收集在資料夾裡，以後在進行廣播和電視或採訪時可能用的到。

Tip No. 340: Volunteer! Especially if you don’t have a day job. There are so many opportunities to help. You will do good and have something new to write about. In NYC we have New York Cares. One year we decorated an elementary school for Halloween.
如果你沒有正職工作，當志工吧！你會有很多機會能幫助別人。你會做得很好，並有新的事情能寫。在紐約，我們設有紐約關懷中心。今年我們為萬聖節裝飾了一所小學。

Tip No. 358: I have recently started audio recording all notes sessions (for projects), and next time I pitch jokes with a friend I will record that too. It’s very helpful. You will be surprised at what you forgot when you listen back. Ask permission first.
我最近開始錄製所有筆記會話(用於專案)的錄音檔，並且下次我與朋友開玩笑時，我也會錄音。這非常有幫助。當你回聽時，你會驚訝於你忘記了什麼。但錄音前請先徵得許可。

Tip No. 360: Spending holidays with kids? Pay attention to them. Listen to them. Take note and embrace their curiosity and enthusiasm within your writing. (Also avoid the “kids these days” writing. It’s lazy.) Merry Christmas from your second favorite long-haired Jew.
和孩子一起度假嗎？注意觀察他們。聽他們說話。寫下你觀察到的東西並注意，並在寫作中懷抱孩子們的好奇心和熱情。(不要流水帳的寫“現在的小屁孩都如何如何”。這很懶。)你第二喜歡的長髮猶太叔叔在此祝你聖誕快樂(註，原作Gary是猶太人)。

[時事英文] One World: Together At Home

It a time of isolation, art and music unite us across all ideological lines.

在孤立的時期，藝術和音樂跨越所有意識形態界線將人們團結。

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《聯合國新聞》報導：

Lady Gaga 承諾抗疫音樂會將是一封「星光熠熠的愛的信箋」。

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This weekend’s “One World: Together At Home” virtual global special will be a “love letter to the world” and a salute to health workers on the front lines of the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic, pop superstar Lady Gaga said on Friday.

流行音樂巨星Lady Gaga今天表示，本週末的「一個世界：一同宅家」虛擬全球音樂會將是一封「給世界的愛的信箋」，也是對全球2019冠狀病毒病大流行一線衛生工作者的禮贊。

1. special (n.) （電視）特別節目
2. a salute (n.) 致敬，致意*
3. on the front lines 在第一線

salute: https://www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary/salute

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Dozens of the world’s top entertainers have signed up for the six-hour extravaganza that will livestream on social media platforms from 1800 GMT (UTC) on Saturday, to be followed by a two-hour telecast via traditional broadcasters.

世界上數十位頂尖的藝人都將參加這場長達六小時的音樂盛會。這場音樂會將於格林威治標準時間週六18:00在社交媒體平臺上進行直播，然後通過傳統廣播公司進行兩小時的電視轉播。

4. sign up 報名參加（某項有組織的活動）
5. extravaganza 鋪張華麗的娛樂表演
6. telecast 電視轉播

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Produced by Global Citizen, with Lady Gaga curating, “One World: Together At Home” is aiming to raise funds for the COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund to buy personal protective equipment and other supplies for countries that need them most.

「一個世界：一同宅家」音樂會由全球公民音樂節（Global Citizen）製作，Lady Gaga策劃，旨在為2019冠狀病毒病團結應對基金籌集資金，為最有需要的國家購買個人防護設備和其他用品。

7. curate (v.) 策劃，策展
8. raise funds 募款
9. the Solidarity Response Fund 團結應對基金
10. protective equipment and supplies 防護設備和其他用品

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“This fight against COVID-19 is one that the whole world will fight together,” said Lady Gaga, speaking via video-teleconference at a World Health Organization (WHO) press briefing in Geneva.

Lady Gaga在今天在世界衛生組織的視頻新聞發佈會上表示，這場鬥爭是全世界共同奮鬥的一場鬥爭。

12. via video-teleconference 透過視訊電話會議
13. press briefing 新聞發布會

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Rolling Stones join once-in-a-generation line-up

滾石樂隊將加盟強大的明星陣容

Revealing that the Rolling Stones will be joining the glittering line-up, she described the event as “a love letter to the world” and an appeal to the private sector and philanthropists to contribute generously to the Fund.

Lady Gaga宣佈滾石樂隊將加入音樂會明星閃耀的陣容。她把這次活動形容為是一封「給世界的愛的信箋」，並呼籲私營部門和慈善家為團結基金慷慨捐款。

14. once-in-a-generation 一個世代一次；千載難逢
15. a glittering line-up 一個閃耀的陣容
16. an appeal 呼籲
17. a philanthropist 慈善家

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“It is a letter to our doctors, a love letter to our nurses and other healthcare professionals who are risking their own lives for the sake of others…We celebrate your bravery and your heroism.”

Lady Gaga 說：「這是給我們的醫生的一封信，給我們的護士和其他醫療保健專業人員的一封愛的信箋，他們為了他人的生命冒著生命的危險……我們禮贊你們的英勇和無畏。」

18. a healthcare professional 醫療保健專業人員
19. for the sake of 爲了（某人）的利益；爲了幫助（某人）
20. bravery and heroism 英勇和無畏

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Hugh Evans, Chief Executive Officer of Global Citizen, said the funds that will be raised will be funnelled to local charities towards providing personal protective equipment to community health workers throughout the world.

全球公民首席執行官休·埃文斯（Hugh Evans）表示，籌集到的資金將用於慈善機構為全球社區衛生工作者提供個人防護設備。

21. chief executive officer 首席執行官
22. raise funds 集資
23. be funneled to 集中用於*
24. local charities 在地慈善機構

*funnel (v.) （使）流經漏斗；（使）經過漏斗形口子
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english-chinese-traditional/funnel

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The new coronavirus pandemic shows why international cooperation is more important than ever, he said, adding that “a virus anywhere can lead to a virus everywhere”, and that global health systems must be strengthened to avert future pandemics. “If we all do our part, we can weather this storm,” he said.

他說，新冠病毒大流行表明了為什麼國際合作比以往任何時候都更加重要。他說，「任何地方的病毒都可以導致所有地方出現病毒」，因此必須加強全球衛生系統以防止未來的大流行。他說：「如果我們都能盡自己的一份力量，我們就可以度過這場風暴。」

25. more important than ever 比以往任何時候都更重要
26. must be strengthened 必須被加強
27. avert future pandemics 防止未來的大流行病
28. do one’s part 盡一份力
29. weather (v.) the storm 渡過難關

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資料出處:
https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/04/1062072
https://news.un.org/zh/story/2020/04/1055352

圖片出處:
https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/04/1061202

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//A Cantopop star publicly supported Hong Kong protesters. So Beijing disappeared his music.

By AUGUST BROWN

The 2 million pro-democracy protesters who have flooded the streets of Hong Kong over the last few months have been tear-gassed, beaten by police and arrested arbitrarily. But many of the territory’s most famous cultural figures have yet to speak up for them. Several prominent musicians, actors and celebrities have even sided with the cops and the government in Beijing.

The protesters are demanding rights to fair elections and judicial reform in the semiautonomous territory. Yet action film star Jackie Chan, Hong Kong-born K-pop star Jackson Wang of the group GOT7 and Cantopop singers Alan Tam and Kenny Bee have supported the police crackdown, calling themselves “flag protectors.” Other Hong Kong cultural figures have stayed silent, fearing for their careers.

The few artists who have spoken out have seen their economic and performing prospects in mainland China annihilated overnight. Their songs have vanished from streaming services, their concert tours canceled. But a few musicians have recently traveled to America to support the protesters against long odds and reprisals from China.

“Pop musicians want to be quiet about controversy, and on this one they’re particularly quiet,” said Anthony Wong Yiu-ming, 57, the singer and cofounder of the pioneering Hong Kong pop group Tat Ming Pair.

Wong is a popular, progressive Cantopop artist — a Hong Kong Bryan Ferry or David Bowie, with lyrics sung in the territory’s distinct dialect. But he, along with such singer-actors as Denise Ho and Deanie Ip, have made democratic reforms the new cause of their careers, even at the expense of their musical futures in China. Wong’s on tour in the U.S. and will perform a solo show in L.A. on Tuesday.

“It’s rebelling against the establishment, and [most artists] just don’t want to,” Wong said. “Of course, I’m very disappointed, but I never expected different from some people. Freedom of speech and civil liberties in Hong Kong are not controversial. It’s basic human rights. But most artists and actors and singers, they don’t stand with Hong Kongers.”

Hong Kong protesters
Hundreds of people form a human chain at Victoria Peak in Hong Kong on Sept. 13.(Marcus Yam/Los Angeles Times)
The protests are an echo — and escalation — of the Occupy Central movement five years ago that turned into a broad pro-democracy effort known as the Umbrella Movement. Those protests, led by teenage activist Joshua Wong (no relation), rebelled against a new policy of Beijing pre-screening candidates for political office in Hong Kong to ensure party loyalty.

Protesters were unsuccessful in stopping those policies, but the movement galvanized a generation of activists.

These latest demonstrations were in response to a proposed policy of extraditing suspected criminals from Hong Kong to mainland China, which activists feared would undermine their territory’s legal independence and put its residents at risk. The protests now encompass a range of reforms — the withdrawal of the extradition bill, secured voting rights, police reform, amnesty for protesters and a public apology for how Beijing and police have portrayed the demonstrations.

Wong, already respected as an activist for LGBT causes in Hong Kong, is one of vanishingly few musicians to have put their futures on the line to push for those goals.

Wong’s group Tat Ming Pair was one of the most progressive Cantonese acts of the ’80s and ’90s (imagine a politically radical Chinese Depeche Mode). When Wong spoke out in favor of the Umbrella Movement at the time, he gained credibility as an activist but paid the price as an artist: His touring and recording career evaporated on the mainland.

The Chinese government often pressures popular services like Tencent (the country’s leading music-streaming service, with 800 million monthly users) to remove artists who criticize the government. Artists can find longstanding relationships with live promoters on ice and lucrative endorsement deals drying up.

“This government will do things to take revenge on you,” Wong said. “If you’re not obedient, you’ll be punished. Since the Umbrella Movement, I’ve been put on a blacklist in China. I anticipated that would happen, but what I did not expect was even local opportunities decreased as well. Most companies have some ties with mainland China, and they didn’t want to make their China partners unhappy, so they might as well stop working with us.”

Censorship is both overt and subtly preemptive, said Victoria Tin-bor Hui, a professor and Hong Kong native who teaches Chinese politics and history at the University of Notre Dame.

“Every time artists or stars say anything even remotely sympathetic to protesters or critical of the government, they get in trouble,” Hui said. “You can literally have your career ruined. Denise Ho, after she joined the Umbrella Movement, everything she had listed online or on shelves was taken off. Companies [including the cosmetics firm Lancôme] told her they would have nothing more to do with her, and she started doing everything on her own.”

So Wong and other artists like Ho have been pushing back where they can.

Wong’s recent single, “Is It a Crime,” questions Beijing crackdowns on all memorials of the Tiananmen Square massacre, especially in Hong Kong, where there was a robust culture of activism and memorials around that tragedy. The single, which feels akin to Pink Floyd’s expansive, ominous electronic rock, has been blacklisted on mainland streaming services and stores.

Wong plans to speak out to commemorate the anniversary of the Umbrella Movement on this tour as well.

“The government is very afraid of art and culture,” Wong said. “If people sing about liberty and freedom of speech, the government is afraid. When I sing about the anniversary of Tiananmen, is it a crime to remember what happened? To express views? I think the Chinese government wants to suppress this side of art and freedom.”

The fallout from his support of the protests has forced him to work with new, more underground promoters and venues. The change may have some silver linings, as bookers are placing his heavy synth-rock in more rebellious club settings than the Chinese casinos he’d often play stateside. (In L.A., he’s playing 1720, a downtown venue that more often hosts underground punk bands.)

“We lost the second biggest market in the world, but because of what we are fighting for, in a way, we gained some new fans. We met new promoters who are interested in promoting us in newer markets. It’s opened new options for people who don’t want to follow” the government’s hard-line approach, Wong said.

Hui agreed that while loyalty from pro-democracy protesters can’t make up for the lost income of the China market, artists should know that Hong Kongers will remember whose side they were on during this moment and turn out or push back accordingly.

“You make less money, but Hong Kong pro-democracy people say, ‘These are our own singers, we have to save them,’” Hui said. “They support their own artists and democracy as part of larger effort to blacklist companies that sell out Hong Kong.”

Ho testified before Congress last week to support Hong Kong’s protesters. “This is not a plea for so-called foreign interference. This is a plea for democracy,” Ho said in her speech. A new bill to ban U.S. exports of crowd-control technology to Hong Kong police has bipartisan support.

No Hong Kong artists are under any illusions that the fight to maintain democracy will be easy. Even the most outspoken protesters know the long odds against a Chinese government with infinite patience for stifling dissent. That’s why support from cultural figures and musicians can be even more meaningful now, Hui said.

“Artists, if they say anything, that cheers people on,” Hui said. “Psychologists say Hong Kong suffers from territory-wide depression. Even minor symbolic gestures from artists really lift people’s morale.”

Pro-democracy artists, like protesters, are more anxious than ever. They’ve never been more invested in these uprisings, but they also fear the worst from the mainland Chinese government. “If you asked me six months ago, I was not very hopeful,” Wong said. “But after what’s happened, even though the oppression is bigger, we are stronger and more determined than before.”

Anthony Wong Yiu-ming

Where: 1720, 1720 E. 16th St.
When: 7 p.m. Tuesday
Tickets: $55-$150
Info: 1720.la //

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Lonelier with You takes you on a journey into the middle of a personal heartbreak (SPOILER: MY heartbreak lol). I found myself getting so caught up in wanting to be with someone, I didn't realize that the process of being with them actually made me lonelier than I was in the first place. Besides actual therapy, I'd say that music is my greatest journaling & processing tool. This song kind of wrote itself, and I'm both excited and nervous to be sharing this side of me with you all.

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Directed by Jordan Hwang
IG: @jordanhwang
Website: http://www.jordanhwang.com

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Credits:
Director / Producer / Editor: Jordan Hwang
Director of Photography: Darren Samuels
Production Designer: Olivia Amalia Temblador Ferguson
Key Grip: Sam Kim
Gaffer: Wooho Kim
Art Dept: Gabe Ferguson
Art Dept: Anna Calubayan
Hair: Erica Ishiyama
On Set Photographer: Bert Alexander
Logo: Emmanuel Guzman

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Written by: Elise Go
Produced by: Elise Go and Johannes Gritschacher (@gridchecker)
Mixed / Mastered by: Thomas Iannello

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Fell in love with an image
You never let me finish
I thought you were different
Who the hell was I kidding
But your words meant nothing
Why were you always running
It’s like I never knew you
Never knew the real you
Why’d I find myself ruined
I was perfectly fine without you confusing me
Gave you all of the tools to break down my spirit
Why’d I let you
Why’d I let you

Lied and left me
Only loved my body
Now I’m lonelier with you
Lonelier with you
Than by myself
Say you need me
Only want my body
Now I’m lonelier with you
Lonelier with you
Than by myself

Only wanted ammunition
To fuel your ambition
Giving you all of time, all my energy
Turns out you never rode for me
Blinded by your empty promises
It’s like I never knew you
Never knew the real you
Why’d I find myself ruined
I was perfectly fine without you confusing me
Gave you all of the tools to break down my spirit
Why’d I let you
Why’d I let you

Lied and left me
Only loved my body
Now I’m lonelier with you
Lonelier with you
Than by myself
Say you need me
Only want my body
Now I’m lonelier with you
Lonelier with you
Than by myself

How could I be so foolish
Fell in love with one so selfish
I’ll face the consequences
Lonelier with you than by myself
How could I be so foolish
Fell in love with one so selfish
I’ll face the consequences
Lonelier with you than by myself
Never knew you

Why’d I find myself ruined
I was perfectly fine without you confusing me
Gave you all of the tools to break down my spirit
Why’d I let you
Why’d I let you (Oh oh)

Lied and left me
Only loved my body
Now I’m lonelier with you (Lonelier with you)
Lonelier with you
Than by myself (Than by myself)
Say you need me
Only want my body
Now I’m lonelier with you
Lonelier with you
Than by myself
How could I be so foolish
Fell in love with one so selfish
I’ll face the consequences
Lonelier with you than by myself
How could I be so foolish
Fell in love with one so selfish
I’ll face the consequences
Lonelier with you than by myself

Cheryl Chin - YOU [Audio]
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lyrics:
I don’t what to do
So I’m coming back to you
Cause Your eyes is all I see
Hoping I’m ending up with you

I don’t know how to feel
And I don’t know what to do
So just show me the way
And I’ll come right back to you

Everyday as I’m walking through the door
Seeing your face, by the corridor
Walking pass, all these empty hallways
I don’t know how but
I ended up at the door

Don’t know what to say
What to do
When I’m with you

Don’t know what to wear
When to care
When I’m with you

Please just tell me what to say
When I’m with you

I don’t what to do
So I’m coming back to you
Cause Your eyes is all I see
Hoping I’m ending up with you

I don’t know how to feel
And I don’t know what to do
So just show me the way
And I’ll come right back to you

I’ll come right back to you

When I think about the person that I was before
Always thought I was alone, not anymore
I don’t know what to say no more
All these sings in my mind that I can’t ignore

Don’t wanna leave you alone
Just wanna stay in your zone
Don’t wanna be on my own
Till the end I’ll be with you

Filled with thoughts running round my head
Freaking out ‘cause I’m a mess
Not sure what I’ll do next
What I’ll do next

I don’t what to do
So I’m coming back to you
Cause Your eyes is all I see
Hoping I’m ending up with you

I don’t know how to feel
And I don’t know what to do
So just show me the way
And I’ll come right back to you

I’ll come right back to you

? Baby, can we talk? ? Trying to talk to someone in 2020 is hard. TALK2U is about that struggle.

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SO HYPE to share my first original collab release, featuring the amazing @Jacobi! Inspired by the likes of Brandy & Kehlani, TALK2U pays homage to iconic 90s R&B duets with its sensual songwriting and performance.

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Written by: Neil Fletcher & Elise Go
Produced by: David Bakhash, Ben Barsocchini, Elise Go
Guitars by: Miles Nalasa
Mixed / Mastered by: Thomas Iannello

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Directed by Jordan Hwang
IG: @jordanhwang
Website: http://www.jordanhwang.com

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Credits:
Director / Producer / Editor: Jordan Hwang
Director of Photography: Darren Samuels
Production Designer: Olivia Amalia Temblador Ferguson
Key Grip: Sam Kim
Gaffer: Wooho Kim
Art Dept: Gabe Ferguson
Makeup: Elise Go
Hair: Linda Shih
On Set Photographer: Bert Alexander
Logo: Emmanuel Guzman

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Lyrics:
Damn
It's been a while since I've seen ya
No calls, no texts, no likes
Yeah
Boy, I'll admit that I've been missing ya
I'm thinkin' 'bout you all night

Body on mine
I need it now, now, now
Want your lips for my kissin'
Boy, let's go down, down, down
Why you gotta make me wait
You know it's never too late, you're more than
Welcome to stay
Won't push you away, 'cause babe

I just wanna TALK2U
Boy can you give me an answer
No we don't communicate like we used to
I really wanna get through and TALK2U
'Cause if you let me through
The things that we could do
If you let me TALK2U

Yeah yeah
Yeah yeah
Yeah yeah
I just wanna TALK2U
Yeah yeah
Yeah yeah
Yeah
Baby let me TALK2U

Damn
Been way too long since I been feelin' ya (Feelin' ya)
You're the only one that gets me high
Yeah
I won't forget about that feelin' ya
That touch, your face, those eyes

Right into mine, you spin me round, round, round
You're the one I've been missin' boy (Girl) let's go down, down, down
Why you gotta make me wait (Uh)
You know it's never too late, you're more than
Welcome to stay
Won't push you away, 'cause babe

I just wanna (just wanna talk) TALK 2 U
Boy, can you give me an answer
No we don't communicate like we used to (like we used to, like we used to)
I really wanna get through and TALK2U
'Cause if you let me through (If you let me through)
The things that we could do, (Oh)
If you let me TALK2U

Yeah yeah
Yeah yeah
Yeah yeah
I just wanna TALK2U
Yeah yeah
Yeah yeah
Yeah
Baby let me TALK2U

You're the one that's in my head
When I'm all alone in bed
And it drives me crazy just to know you're somewhere else instead
Keep the memories close to me (Close to me)
But I still need your body (Body)
I check my phone so desperate just to know where you might be (I)

Think about you all the time (All the time)
In my mind I fantasize (Fantasize)
Us laying side by side (Oh)
Your eyes lookin' into mine
Baby hear me out (Hear me out)
I gotta know if you're down
We could make it if we tried
I just gotta do this right

Baby let me TALK2U (I wanna TALK2U)
Boy, can you give me an answer
No we don't communicate like we used to
I really wanna get
Through and TALK2U
('Cause if you let me through) I been spendin' all this time
(The things that we could do) Gotta work it out or try to get you off my mind
Baby can we talk (Whoa)
Baby, tell me
Why you gotta make it so difficult?