頌出投訴 — Helsinki Complaints Choir

November 25, 2006

This is just insane to me… but creative enough!



影片︰Complaints Choir of Helsinki

關於這個 Helsinki Complaints Choir︰

Finnish artists Tellervo Kalleinen and Oliver Kochta-Kalleinen collected the pet peeves and angst-ridden pleas of people in Helsinki and then composed this choral work around the list of complaints.

info from: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATXV3DzKv68

歌詞熟悉嗎?哈哈… 都是我和你平日對生活的各種投訴!
尤其喜歡高潮高呼的那句︰「It’s not fair!」,實在太熟悉了。

我們的社會文化天天訓練我們成為「問題發掘專家」,
大清早坐公車,電台頻道放的是反映時弊投訴節目;
經過報攤,雜誌封面放的都是跟大眾無關重要的名人「要聞」;
回到辦公室,不是投訴剛才公車有多麼擠迫難上,就是投訴賣早餐的服務員的服務質素… 還有公司的電梯實在太遲鈍了;
投訴公司的管理模式、投訴最新的施政報告、投訴交通規劃多麼不完善、投訴貨品縮水卻價格上升了;
投訴晚飯又是同一味菜,投訴家務沒人理會,投訴家中的電器又壞了;
投訴天氣、投訴沒人會明白我、投訴世上沒有真朋友、投訴整個世界…

We all are PhDs in the field of grumblings and mumblings!

或許都是文明社會推崇的「人權」、「平等」及「知識」惹來的禍
抑或是人類原始罪性「自我中心」長出來的罪果?


By the way, 剛好今個星期是《感恩節 (Thanksgiving Day)》,林肯總統有句名言,可以把投訴變為感恩。不如一起學習把它活出︰

“Don’t complain about thorns among roses; be grateful for roses among thornes.”– Abraham Lincoln



延伸閱讀︰
collaborations :: tellervo kalleinen & oliver kochta-kalleinen : complaints choir
Kiasma Magazine :: The Premiere of the Helsinki Complaints Choir
》另一個 complaints choir (英國) — youtube.com :: Complaints Choir of Birmingham

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  1. 多谢你既祝福啊^^
    呢个video都好好睇啊~如果系用英文唱就更好啦~会睇得投入D呢~
    响你blogger留既个人资料度,我发现左“Christian Q&A”呢个blog,虽然我英文好麻麻,但都会订阅距既~
    对了,有个意见呢~
    你觉吾觉由正文到评论,中间隔住太多既野呢…@_@

    Comment by KLC — November 26, 2006 @ 8:07 am

  2. KLC:
    哈哈,或者唱廣東話更好吧…
    中間隔住太多野… 係咪指那段「投訴乜乜」寫得太長?

    多谢你既祝福啊^^
    呢个video都好好睇啊~如果系用英文唱就更好啦~会睇得投入D呢~
    响你blogger留既个人资料度,我发现左“Christian Q&A”呢个blog,虽然我英文好麻麻,但都会订阅距既~
    对了,有个意见呢~
    你觉吾觉由正文到评论,中间隔住太多既野呢…@_@

    Comment by KLC — November 26, 2006 @ 8:07 am

    Comment by .米迦. — November 28, 2006 @ 6:07 pm

  3. 那段「投訴乜乜」都属于正文啊~
    我系想话个blog既布局问题之嘛,职业习惯哈~

    Comment by KLC — November 28, 2006 @ 8:47 pm

  4. KLC:
    噢噢,明白… 哈哈哈,你的職業何時由 visual 設計轉為文章設計呢? :D

    那段「投訴乜乜」都属于正文啊~
    我系想话个blog既布局问题之嘛,职业习惯哈~

    Comment by KLC — November 28, 2006 @ 8:47 pm

    Comment by .米迦. — November 29, 2006 @ 12:17 pm

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