這週末台灣要公投了，點個歌給各位。
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還記得羅賓．康皮洛（Robin Campillo）執導的《BPM》嗎？片子裡講述1980至90年代的法國同志族群為抑制愛滋病肆虐而與藥廠對幹的故事。自從看完電影後，片中的一首插曲〈小鎮男孩〉（Smalltown Boy）就一直勾著我。
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一查才知道原來這是英國樂團布朗斯基節拍（Bronski Beat）在1984年推出的傑作。該首單曲的MV由主唱吉米．薩莫韋爾（Jimmy Somerville）親自主演。在故事中，男孩戀上跳水健將，卻被恐同的他逼到巷弄裡圍毆。被警察帶回家後，他的性向也隨之被揭露，由於父親的反對，男孩離開了家鄉，搭上列車遠走他鄉。
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〈小鎮男孩〉MV
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7-q1WRaKNg
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吉米．薩莫韋爾有別於陽剛男性的花腔，完美詮釋了角色的心境。曲子在1984年問世後迅速在英國、荷蘭、比利時等國從未頭號熱門曲目，因為反映了同性戀者的處境而尤其深受LGBT族群的熱烈喜愛。
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此外，吉米．薩莫韋爾本人在當年也釋《BPM》之中談論的愛滋病解放力量聯盟（Act Up）的志工之一。這讓導演羅賓．康皮洛在構思故事時，很快就決定選用〈小鎮男孩〉作為插曲，並請來阿赫諾．瑞柏提尼（Arnaud Rebotini）為這首經典歌曲重新混音。
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阿赫諾．瑞柏提尼混音版本之〈小鎮男孩〉
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1FnZCJ9X820
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〈小鎮男孩〉歌詞
To your soul
To your soul
Cry
Cry
Cry
Run away, turn away, run away, turn away, run away
Run away, turn away, run away, turn away, run away
You leave in the morning with everything you own in a little black case
Alone on a platform, the wind and the rain on a sad and lonely face
Mother will never understand why you had to leave
But the answers you seek will never be found at home
The love that you need will never be found at home
Run away, turn away, run away, turn away, run away
Run away, turn away, run away, turn away, run away
Pushed around and kicked around, always a lonely boy
You were the one that they'd talk about around town as they put you down
And as hard as they would try they'd hurt to make you cry
But you never cried to them, just to your soul
No, you never cried to them, just to your soul
Run away, turn away, run away, turn away, run away (crying to your soul)
Run away, turn away, run away, turn away, run away (crying to your soul)
Run away, turn away, run away, turn away, run away (crying to your soul)
Run away, turn away, run away, turn away, run away
Cry, boy, cry
Cry, boy, cry
Cry, boy, cry, boy, cry
Cry, boy, cry, boy, cry
Cry, boy, cry, boy, cry
Cry, boy, cry, boy, cry
Cry, boy, cry, boy, cry
Cry, boy, cry, boy, cry
You leave in the morning with everything you own in a little black case
Alone on a platform, the wind and the rain on a sad and lonely face
Run away, turn away, run away, turn away, run away
Run away, turn away, run away, turn away, run away
Run away, turn away, run away, turn away, run away
Run away, turn away, run away, turn away, run away
Run away, turn away, run away, turn away, run away
Run away, turn away, run away, turn away, run away
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（圖為布朗斯基節拍樂團，置中者為主唱吉米．薩莫韋爾。）
