This Is the New Year

This Is the New Year - A Great Big World

Another year you made a promise
Another chance to turn it all around
And do not save this for tomorrow
Embrace the past and you can live for now
And I will give the world to you

Speak louder than the words before you
And give them meaning no one else has found
The role we play is so important
We are the voices of the underground
And I will give the world to you

Say everything you've always wanted
Be not afraid of who you really are
'Cause in the end we have each other
And that's at least one thing worth living for
And I will give the world to you

A million suns that shine upon me
A million eyes you are the brightest blue
Let's tear the walls down that divide us
And build a statue strong enough for two

I pass it back to you
And I will wait for you
'Cause I would give the world
And I would give the world
And I would give the world to you

This is the new year
A new beginning
You made a promise
You are the brightest
We are the voices
This is the new year
We are the voices
This is the new year

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隨性而活力的韻律有個可愛的名稱－－舞動。

網路媒體的神奇之處，就是讓所有的人都有機會讓世人看見自己。YouTube這個舞台，也確實涵養著許多有才華的表演者，讓他們直接地展現自我，相互激盪。Ian Axel和Chad Vaccarino就是兩個在網路上發表創作的年輕人。雖然合作了五六年的時光，但嚴格來說，這個樂團卻一直沒有明確的團名，大概就是用團長的名字連寫的"Ianaxel"，或是兩人名稱並排的"Ian and Chad"來稱呼自己。直到去年秋天，為了讓這個樂團的融合性更強，也希望讓樂團有更大的成長機會，才總算有了團名"A Great Big World"。"This Is the New Year"便是這個團名成立之後發表的首批作品之一。

其實，這首歌創作完成到發表大約相隔有一年的時間。當他們寫出這首歌時，都強烈地渴望讓這首歌的情緒以大規模的方式宣傳出去。於是，他們採取了相當個有衝勁的策略－－把歌曲投稿給"Glee"的製作團隊。幸運的是，雖然間隔了一段時間，但在製作人Ryan Murphy聽過之後，立刻就決定要用這首相當適合在"Glee"中演示的歌曲。

喜歡這首歌的原因其實很直覺，就是那令人不禁想要隨之舞動的氣息，而他們的官方MV也確實就是走這種眾人自由伸展的風格呢。舞動的本質，不是特定規範與進退步伐，而是一種離開地表的情緒爆發。於是，不論是在什麼樣的情境，只要擁有旋律、肢體伸展、表達情緒，那足以完成一支舞蹈。

希望我們可以體驗彼此內在的舞動。

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMwBXCc0flg