Annie are you OK? Are you OK, Annie?

Smooth Criminal 開頭的心跳聲及Annie are you OK的來歷

 

 

中文來源：mjjcn.com   編輯shell88

  Smooth Criminal這首MJ親作的作品，在我心中就是來自天外的神作，不論是旋律、歌詞、歌唱演繹、編曲、配樂、舞蹈、MV，那緊張的節奏、神秘的氛圍，一切一切，都是那麼神奇，可以說百聽不厭、百看不厭。

可能是我 out 了，但我真是今天才第一次知道：

歌曲開頭的心跳聲，是MJ自己的心跳！是由艾瑞克•雪佛蘭醫生（Dr. Eric Chevlan）錄音，並經synclavier系統數位處理。

Annie are you OK的來歷
Annie是美國急救教學所使用CPR（心肺復蘇）練習假人的名字。當你參加CPR課程，老師會教你在實施CPR之前，先要問對方是否安好，“Annie，Annie，are you OK？”（安妮，你還好嗎？）。如果對方有反應，那麼不需要實施CPR，如果沒有反應，那麼可能需要實施心肺復蘇。在SC的歌詞中還有其他與CPR相關的內容，如“Mouth to mouth resuscitation，sounding heartbeats……”(嘴對嘴人工呼吸，聽上去像心跳……)。

再重溫一下MJ的心跳，在歌曲開頭的地方，聲音較輕，建議用耳機聽，用心地聽:
source: http://www.mj-777.com

Annie are you OK? Are you OK, Annie? The question has been asked: “Who is ‘Annie‘? (from Smooth Criminal)?”
Well, Annie is the name of the CPR practice dummy.  When you take a CPR class, you’re taught to make sure the victim is OK, so you yell “Annie, Annie, are you OK?” before you start CPR or artificial respiraton.  If the victim responds, they likely are not in need of CPR. If they do not respond, then CPR may be called for. The lyric is directly related to the CPR training.  (ie: “Mouth To Mouth Resuscitation, Sounding Heartbeats, Intimidations“…)

Also interesting to note about the song is that the heartbeat at the beginning of the recorded song is actually Michael’s. The opening heartbeat was recorded by Dr. Eric Chevlan, and digitally processed using a synclavier.

The voice of the police chief who says, “Okay, I want everybody to clear the area right now!” is Bruce Swedien. ‘Smooth Criminal‘ was the seventh single on Michael’s 1987 ‘Bad‘ album. It charted No. 2 on the R&B singles chart and No. 7 on the Hot 100 in the States, and No. 8 in the UK (where it gave Michael a record seventh Top 30 hit from one album). It was No .1 in Belgium and Holland .

Dr. Chevlan Recording Michael's heartbeat for Smooth Criminal Intro

Rescue Annie