米迦網誌::Encounter with God

一群老人家透過透過製作 CD 來告訴世界他們的心聲。

The Zimmers CD 封面
(photo courtesy of http://www.myspace.com/thezimmersband)

這是一個關注老人的 campaign，意義是把社會遺棄的老人重新跟社會連上︰

“This is about old people sticking it back to the society that has cast them aside,”
says documentary maker Tim Samuels.

mtv 製作過程
(photo courtesy of http://www.myspace.com/thezimmersband)

此 mtv 召集了 40 位老人家，當中包括厭倦了老人院日子的，以及一些在社區裡被長期隔離的老人。

The oldest and greatest rock band in the world - meet The Zimmers and their amazing cover of The Who’s “My Generation”.

Lead singer Alf is 90 - it’s quite something when he sings “I hope I die before I get old”. And he’s not the oldest - there are 99 and 100-year-olds in the band!

The Zimmers will feature in a BBC TV documentary being aired in May 2007. Documentary-maker Tim Samuels has been all over Britain recruiting isolated and lonely old people - those who can’t leave their flats or who are stuck in rubbish care homes.

The finale of the show is this group of lonely old people coming together to stick it back to the society that’s cast them aside - by forming a rock troupe and trying to storm into the pop charts.

Some massive names from the pop world have thrown their weight behind The Zimmers… The song is produced by Mike Hedges (U2, Dido, Cure), the video shot by Geoff Wonfor (Band Aid, Beatles Anthology), and it was recorded in the legendary Beatles studio 2 at Abbey Road.
Look out for the single being released from May 21 - with proceeds going to a good cause.

And check out more photos and info at:

www.myspace.com/thezimmersband

當中打頭炮的是此作品 - My generation。
樂隊透過此作品告訴世界他們這一代面對的現況及他們的心聲。
我個人很喜歡這首作品，很寫實，
我相信此製作能換醒我們後輩對年長一代應抱什麼態度。

影片︰My generation - the zimmers
** mtv 片段內含一點搖滾樂的粗獷表達，如會感到冒犯請自行考慮才收看。**

My generation
- the zimmers

People try to put us d-down (Talkin’ ’bout my generation)
Just because we get around (Talkin’ ’bout my generation)
Things they do look awful c-c-cold (Talkin’ ’bout my generation)
I hope I die before I get old (Talkin’ ’bout my generation)

My generation
My generation, baby

Why don’t you all f-fade away (Talkin’ ’bout my generation)
And don’t try to dig what we all s-s-say (Talkin’ ’bout my generation)
I’m not trying to cause a big s-s-sensation (Talkin’ ’bout my generation)
I’m just talkin’ ’bout my g-g-g-generation (Talkin’ ’bout my generation)

My generation
My generation, baby

(photo courtesy of http://www.myspace.com/thezimmersband)



相關網站︰
》The Zimmers official website
》Myspace.com | the zimmers

延伸閱讀︰
》Wikipedia :: The Zimmers
》BBC News | Rock elders aim for chart success
》Wikipedia :: 搖滾樂