千禧代音樂是千年一遇的時代強音。
強音，因為它跟弱勢群體和應。弱勢群體有的是弱勢群雄群雌，挑戰強勢，特別是強勢菁英。
在中囯，《詩經》裡面，哪些給朱熹推崇的雅頌，不敵國風，鐘鳴遜於風鳴。
在美國，華府廟堂早就失色於街頭的搖臀，早就失聲於手機上的搖滾。主流不主宰天下，天下分流又匯流，匯涇匯渭，奔流到海不復回。
回頭乍驚。
驚者，東西南北中，千禧一代都在彈唱，都在拍打，都在模仿美式千禧音樂，模仿美式千禧音樂人。
美樂無國界，全球化嘛。
千禧代音樂諸子，各挾數碼科技，各擁千萬億萬受眾，爭鳴爭春。
此誠不可與爭鋒？說不！誰都可以爭鋒。
脫穎而出，鋒芒畢露者比比皆是。
在此正要介紹的是一首斷石分金之作。對於千禧我輩來說，此作應該不陌生吧 ---
Music to Millennials' ears: Lorde's Royals
Millennials are vocal. They can’t afford to be silent or silenced. Silence is never golden for millennials who are forever musically inspired and spirited. Out of nowhere a song may pop up on their radar, resonating with them by virtue of its melody and message. This was exactly how and why New Zealander Lorde shot to fame practically overnight, thanks to the infamously broken system she was struggling with.
--- Lingyang Jiang
Lorde's Royals https://youtu.be/nlcIKh6sBtc
Lyrics
I've never seen a diamond in the flesh
I cut my teeth on wedding rings in the movies
And I'm not proud of my address
In a torn up town, no postcode envy
But every song's like
Gold teeth, Grey Goose, trippin' in the bathroom
Bloodstains, ball gowns, trashin' the hotel room
We don't care
We're driving Cadillacs in our dreams
But everybody's like
Cristal, Maybach, diamonds on your timepiece
Jet planes, islands, tigers on a gold leash
We don't care
We aren't caught up in your love affair
And we'll never be royals (royals)
It don't run in our blood
That kind of luxe just ain't for us
We crave a different kind of buzz
Let me be your ruler (ruler)
You can call me queen bee
And baby, I'll rule (I'll rule, I'll rule, I'll rule)
Let me live that fantasy
My friends and I, we've cracked the code
We count our dollars on the train to the party
And everyone who knows us knows
That we're fine with this, we didn't come from money
But every song's like
Gold teeth, Grey Goose, trippin' in the bathroom
Bloodstains, ball gowns, trashin' the hotel room
We don't care
We're driving Cadillacs in our dreams
But everybody's like
Cristal, Maybach, diamonds on your timepiece
Jet planes, islands, tigers on a gold leash
We don't care
We aren't caught up in your love affair
And we'll never be royals (royals)
It don't run in our blood
That kind of luxe just ain't for us
We crave a different kind of buzz
Let me be your ruler (ruler)
You can call me queen bee
And baby, I'll rule (I'll rule, I'll rule, I'll rule)
Let me live that fantasy
Oh
Oh (oh, oh)
We're bigger than we ever dreamed
And I'm in love with being queen
Oh
Oh (oh, oh)
Life is great without a care
We aren't caught up in your love affair
And we'll never be royals (royals)
It don't run in our blood
That kind of luxe just ain't for us
We crave a different kind of buzz
Let me be your ruler (ruler)
You can call me queen bee
And baby, I'll rule (I'll rule, I'll rule, I'll rule)
Let me live that fantasy
