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Encore: Hallelujah

2025/7/3
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Revisionist History

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Malcolm Gladwell
以深入浅出的写作风格和对社会科学的探究而闻名的加拿大作家、记者和播客主持人。
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Malcolm Gladwell: 我和朋友过去会互相制作音乐合辑,并花大量时间挑选歌曲和设计封面。Bruce给我的合辑里有Elvis Costello的Deportee的重发版,我发现新版本与旧版本截然不同,非常神奇。我对这首歌的演变过程非常感兴趣,想探讨创造力是如何运作的,并选择Deportees Club作为案例研究。我认为最初的平庸之作可能包含着天才的火花,只是尚未被发掘。如果Elvis Costello没有重新审视Deportees Club,并将其转化为Deportee,那么我们就不会欣赏到这首歌的美丽。 Clive Langer: Costello觉得Punch the Clock太商业化,他更喜欢更纯粹、更现场的音乐。在制作Goodbye Cruel World时,Costello一开始就表示这将是他的最后一张专辑,并且在录音过程中占据主导地位。当时制作Deportees Club时,我们可能没有足够专注,或者心不在焉。 Alan Light: Leonard Cohen是一位诗人,他会逐行逐字地推敲歌词,并花费大量时间。他为"Hallelujah"写了50到70个版本的歌词。Bob Dylan很早就注意到"Hallelujah"这首歌,并问Leonard Cohen花了多长时间创作这首歌,Cohen谎称花了两年。 John Elderfield: 塞尚多次为他的妻子画像,每一幅都有细微的差别。塞尚的第四幅妻子画像不如第二幅和第三幅完成度高,例如在裙子的部分可以看到画布的底色。塞尚为他的艺术经销商Ambrose Villard画了100次画像。

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This chapter explores the transformation of Elvis Costello's song "Deportee." It starts with the author's personal experience of discovering the acoustic version and contrasts it with the initial version from his album "Goodbye Cruel World." The chapter delves into the creative process behind the song and the role of time and iteration in the emergence of genius.
  • Elvis Costello's "Deportee" initially disliked by the author.
  • The acoustic version was transformative.
  • The chapter uses "Deportee" as a case study of creativity and the role of time and iteration.

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How does genius emerge? 

Kicking off our summer series, Malcolm digs into the Revisionist History archive to revisit Elvis Costello’s song “Deportee” and explore the power of innovation. 

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