創作背景
鄉村音樂小美女Taylor Swift溫馨單曲《Ours》首歌講述了一個眾人全部反對的愛情,但Swift堅持要和男友走到最後,不管外界如何紛紛擾擾,都要把愛情繼續。我們應該懂得珍惜一份共同努力而獲得的愛情。
Ours是收錄在Taylor第三張錄音室專輯《Speak Now》的豪華版里的歌曲,於2011年12月5日正式派台,是《Speak Now》村榜的第五首單曲,總榜的第六首單曲.MV在12月3日首播,這是Taylor第一次在打單之前先播MV.(一般來說,歌曲的MV都是在正式派台1個多月之後才發布的),而這也是Taylor首次將豪華版里的歌曲拿來打單.Ours同時也收錄在Taylor的Speak Now World Tour Live的CD里.
根據國外網友對歌詞的分析,Ours是寫給Taylor的前男友John Mayer的.
根據雜誌報導,Taylor的媽媽Andrea很喜歡這首歌,在演唱會時還邀記者一起唱,而爸爸Scott則在旁邊錄像.當Taylor唱到”And any snide remarks from my father about your tattoos will be ignored.我的父親用著卑鄙的話語,評論著你的紋身。但是我們都不在乎那些”這句時,他們的表情都是:“哈,你真相了!”
根據媒體報導,Taylor的媽媽一直反對當時19歲的Taylor與32歲的John Mayer的交往.
歌曲歌詞
英文
Elevator buttons and morning air
Stranger's silence makes me wanna to take the stairs
If you were here we'd laugh about their vacant stares
But right now, my time is theirs
Seems like there's always someone who disapproves
They'll judge it like they know about me and you
And the verdict comes from those with nothing else to do
The jury's out, but my choice is you
So don't you worry your pretty little mind
People throw rocks at things that shine
And life makes love look hard
The stakes are high, the water's rough
But this love is ours
You never know what people have up their sleeves
Ghosts from your past gonna jump out at me
Lurking in the shadows with their lip gloss smiles
But I don't care
Cause right now you're mine
And you'll say
Don't you worry your pretty little mind
People throw rocks at things that shine
And life makes love look hard
The stakes are high, the water's rough
But this love is ours
And it's not theirs to speculate if it's wrong
And your hands are tough but they are where mine belong
And I'll fight their doubts and give you faith with this song for you
Cause I love the gap between your teeth
And I love the riddles that you speak
And any snide remarks from my father about your tattoos will be ignored
Cause my heart is yours
So don't you worry your pretty little mind
People throw rocks at things that shine
And life makes love look hard
Don't you worry your pretty little mind
People throw rocks at things that shine
But they can’t take what’s ours
They can't take what's ours
The stakes are high, the water's rough
But this love is ours
中文
伴隨著清晨的空氣按下電梯按鈕
陌生人的沉默讓我很想走樓梯
如果你在這裡,我們會一起偷偷的笑著他們空虛的眼神
但此刻卻是我被他們笑的時候
生活中總是會有人舉著反對的牌子
他們會好像特別了解我們一般的評論著
而這些評論往往來自於那些無事可做的人
評審團是他們的,但是我的選擇是你
所以一點都不用擔心你的那些小想法
人們總是會往那些閃光的東西扔石子
生活總是會讓愛情看上去很艱難
賭注很高,風險很大
但是愛情是我們自己的
你永遠不知道人們有什麼陰謀詭計
你的那些過去總想跳出來找我麻煩
擦著唇彩的嘴唇在陰影里隱隱微笑
但是我不在乎因為此時此刻你是我的
你會說
一點都不用擔心你的那些小想法
人們總是會往那些閃光的東西扔石子
生活總是會讓愛情看上去很艱難
賭注很高,風險很大
但是愛情是我們自己的
這不是他們所能猜測的,不論這是錯誤與否
你的手很粗糙,但這是我的手所屬的地方
我會與那些懷疑抗爭到底,而這首歌就是我給你信心的證明
因為我愛你牙齒中的縫隙
我愛你說的每一個謎語
任何我父親對你紋身的嘲笑我們都能忽略
因為我的心屬於你
所以一點都不用擔心你的那些小想法
人們總是會往那些閃光的東西扔石子
生活總是會讓愛情看上去很艱難
所以一點都不用擔心你的那些小想法
人們總是會往那些閃光的東西扔石子
但是他們帶不走屬於我們的愛情
他們帶不走屬於我們的愛情
賭注很高,風險很大
但是愛情是我們自己的
歌曲MV
The video begins with, Swift, dressed as a career woman, passes through the lobby to the elevator and greets the people she meets. As the elevator's door closes, Swift begins to sing, looking indolent and slothful, seeing people surrounding her in the elevator. As the elevator reaches the thirteenth floor, people surrounding her start to exit and nudge her. Swift then walks in the office and sluggishly sits at her office desk while a man disturbs her. Swift then wanders in the office to use the office's printer (which is first out of paper, out of toner, and then disappears altogether; waits for a man who is drinking water at a water cooler in the staff room; and eats while there two women laugh and look at her. Back at her office desk, Swift takes a sticky note written by her and her boyfriend (Zach Gilford) stating that they loved each other first. Swift turns on the computer, watching and smiling at various videos of her and her boyfriend. She takes a look at her watch and leaves the office in a better mood than when she arrived. Swift waits for a bus outside. On the bus, Swift watches more videos on a Sony Tablet S of moments with her boyfriend. The bus stops at the airport. Swift gets off and looks around. Her boyfriend then emerges from the sliding doors of the airport, revealing to us that he was overseas serving in the military. Swift breaks into smile, drops everything that she is carrying and runs into her boyfriend's arms. They embrace each other as the video ends.拍攝日期:2011年11月2-3日
發布日期:2011年12月3日
男主角:Zach Gilford
Ours於美國時間2012年12月2日晚在E!News,E!Online首播,MV導演Declan Whitebloom同時也導演了Speak Now三單Mean的MV.
現場表演
2011年第45屆鄉村音樂協會獎CMA上,Taylor表演了Ours.自2006年起,Taylor連續5年出席CMA並表演,唯一不同的是,之前4年Taylor都表演了當時正在打單的歌曲,而CMA,Taylor捨棄了正在打單的Sparks Fly,一反常態地表演了並沒有打單的Ours.
歌曲成績
2010年10月25日,Speak Now正式發行,而豪華版僅在美國連鎖超市Target有售,因此Ours沒有在iTunes開下載.
在新專輯發行一年之後,隨著Ours要作為正式單曲派台打單的訊息傳出,美國時間11月8日凌晨,Speak Now豪華版里的全部歌曲在iTunes開下載.一天后,If This Was A Movie登頂,而隨後由於當天Taylor在CMA上表演了Ours,這首歌也衝到了第二位.
憑著14萬8的下載量,Ours在當周的數字下載榜排名第5,If This Was A Movie憑著16萬2的下載則排在第3,Superman的9萬1下載則排在第13.
在經過三個多月的打榜後,Ours於2012.3.19登頂鄉村音樂單曲榜。
這是Taylor的第六首冠單,前五首分別為第一張錄音室專輯《Taylor Swift》中的Our Song,Should've Said No,第二張專輯《Fearless》里的Love Story,You Belong With Me,以及第三張專輯《Speak Now》里的Sparks Fly.