Speechless (Lady Gaga song) (Wikipedia featured)

无言以对（Lady Gaga 歌曲）（维基百科精选）

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"Speechless" is a song by the American singer Lady Gaga from her extended play (EP), The Fame Monster (2009).

《Speechless》是美国歌手 Lady Gaga 的一首歌曲，收录在她的延伸剧《The Fame Monster》（2009 年）中。

The song was written by Gaga to convince her father to undergo open-heart surgery for his malfunctioning aortic valve and remind her younger fans to appreciate their parents.

这首歌是 Gaga 创作的，目的是说服她的父亲因主动脉瓣膜故障接受心脏直视手术，并提醒她的年轻歌迷要感激他们的父母。

"Speechless" is about Gaga's fear of death.

《无语》讲述了Gaga对死亡的恐惧。

A rock power ballad, the song has elements of 1970s rock, blues rock, glam rock and country music.

这首歌是一首摇滚力量民谣，融合了 20 世纪 70 年代摇滚、蓝调摇滚、华丽摇滚和乡村音乐的元素。

"Speechless" initially received mixed reviews from critics; some praised it for its emotional depth and influences from the band Queen while others criticized it as weak and insincere.

《无语》最初受到评论家的褒贬不一的评价。一些人称赞它的情感深度和来自皇后乐队的影响，而另一些人则批评它软弱和不真诚。

Retrospective reviewers described it as one of Gaga's best songs and praised her vocals.

回顾评论家将其描述为 Gaga 最好的歌曲之一，并赞扬了她的歌声。

Billboard included the song in its 2017 list of the 100 Best Deep Cuts by 21st Century Pop Stars.

Billboard 将这首歌列入 2017 年 21 世纪流行歌星 100 首最佳深切歌曲名单。

"Speechless" charted in the US, the UK and Canada.

《无言以对》在美国、英国和加拿大上榜。

Gaga performed the song in several live appearances including the 2009 American Music Awards, the 2009 Royal Variety Performance, the Monster Ball Tour (2009–2011), and the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards.

Gaga 在多次现场表演中演唱了这首歌，包括 2009 年美国音乐奖、2009 年皇家综艺表演、怪物舞会巡回演唱会（2009-2011）和第 52 届格莱美奖。

On November 18, 2009, the American singer Lady Gaga released The Fame Monster, an extended play that includes "Speechless".

Ron Fair arranged and conducted the song, and was responsible for the production, with Gaga and Tal Herzberg co-producing with him.

罗恩·费尔（Ron Fair）编排并指挥了这首歌，并负责制作，Gaga 和塔尔·赫茨伯格（Tal Herzberg）与他共同制作。

The song was recorded at Record Plant Studios in Los Angeles, using live instruments like drum (performed by Abraham Laboriel Jr.), guitar (John Goux), bass guitar (Herzberg) and piano (Gaga).

这首歌是在洛杉矶的 Record Plant 工作室录制的，使用了现场乐器，如鼓（小亚伯拉罕·拉博瑞尔演奏）、吉他（约翰·古克斯）、贝斯吉他（赫兹伯格）和钢琴（Gaga）。

She described the process as having a "really organic, delicious feeling".

她形容这个过程有一种“真正有机、美味的感觉”。

Herzberg handled the audio engineering with Frank Wolff.

赫茨伯格与弗兰克·沃尔夫一起负责音频工程。

"Speechless" was mixed by Jack Joseph Puig, and the audio mastering was done at Oasis Mastering in Burbank, California by Gene Grimaldi.

《Speechless》由 Jack Joseph Puig 混音，音频母带处理由 Gene Grimaldi 在加利福尼亚州伯班克的 Oasis Mastering 完成。

Personnel assisting the recording included Ryan Kennedy, Tal Oz and Joe Cory.

协助录音的人员包括 Ryan Kennedy、Tal Oz 和 Joe Cory。

In a November 2009 interview with MTV, Gaga explained that her father had a malfunctioning aortic valve, causing his body to pump only a third of the necessary blood with each heartbeat for an extended period.

在 2009 年 11 月接受 MTV 采访时，Gaga 解释说，她父亲的主动脉瓣出现故障，导致他的身体在很长一段时间内每次心跳只能泵出所需血液的三分之一。

She added: "My mom called me and I was very depressed.

她补充道：“我妈妈打电话给我，我非常沮丧。

I was on tour and I couldn't leave, so I went into the studio and I wrote this song 'Speechless,' and it's about these phone calls.

我正在巡演，我不能离开，所以我走进录音室，写了这首歌《无言以对》，这首歌是关于这些电话的。

My dad used to call me after he'd had a few drinks and I wouldn't know what to say.

我父亲常常在喝了几杯酒后给我打电话，我不知道该说什么。

I was speechless and I just feared that I would lose him and I wouldn't be there."

我无言以对，我只是担心我会失去他，而我就不会在那里了。”

On each track of The Fame Monster, Gaga expresses some of her biggest fears.

在《The Fame Monster》的每首歌曲中，Gaga 都表达了她最大的恐惧。

She wrote "Speechless" to convey her "fear of death" and implore her father to have the open-heart surgery needed for his condition.

她写下《无言以对》来表达她“对死亡的恐惧”，并恳求她的父亲为他的病情进行必要的心脏直视手术。

In October 2009, Gaga confirmed that he had undergone the surgery.

2009年10月，Gaga证实自己已经接受了手术。

In expressing her desire for the song to inspire her younger fans to appreciate their parents, Gaga emphasized their irreplaceable role in a child's life.

在表达她希望这首歌能够激发年轻粉丝欣赏父母的愿望时，Gaga 强调了父母在孩子生活中不可替代的角色。

"Speechless" is a rock power ballad with influences of 1970s rock, blues rock, glam rock and country music.

《Speechless》是一首摇滚力量民谣，受到 20 世纪 70 年代摇滚、蓝调摇滚、华丽摇滚和乡村音乐的影响。

The song consists of vocal harmonies and guitar riffs which, according to Evan Sawdey of PopMatters, are comparable to the work of the band Queen and its frontman Freddie Mercury.

PopMatters 的 Evan Sawdey 表示，这首歌由声乐和声和吉他连复段组成，可与 Queen 乐队及其主唱 Freddie Mercury 的作品相媲美。

Katrin Horn, a postdoctoral fellow in American studies, described her vocal delivery as "slightly raspy" with "a little vibrato".

美国研究博士后卡特琳·霍恩 (Katrin Horn) 形容她的声音“有点刺耳”，带有“一点颤音”。

Musicologist Alexandra Apolloni wrote that Gaga's vocal affectations verge on the melodramatic, underscoring the intentional "performativity" in using vocal techniques that convey a sense of strain.

音乐学家亚历山德拉·阿波罗尼 (Alexandra Apolloni) 写道，Gaga 的声音情感近乎戏剧化，强调了在使用表达紧张感的声音技巧时有意的“表演性”。

According to Apolloni, the introduction—characterized by theatrical "ohs"—immediately immerses the listener in heightened emotional landscapes, followed by moments of "vocal ugliness", particularly in high chest voice and slurred pitches.

根据阿波罗尼的说法，以戏剧性的“哦”为特征的引子立即让听众沉浸在高度的情感景观中，随后是“声音丑陋”的时刻，特别是在高胸声和含糊不清的音调中。

She added that these exaggerated vocal gestures serve as intensified pleas for emotional sympathy.

她补充说，这些夸张的声音手势是对情感同情的强烈恳求。

In the final verse, Gaga's voice takes on "harshness and roughness", which echoes the theme of vocal disruption explored in the song.

在最后一首诗中，Gaga 的声音呈现出“刺耳和粗糙”，这呼应了歌曲中探索的声音破坏的主题。

Critics discussed the song's lyrics and themes.

评论家讨论了这首歌的歌词和主题。

Analyzing the emotional narrative of "Speechless", psychoanalyst Robert J.

精神分析学家 Robert J. 分析了《无语》的情感叙事。

Benton wrote that although the song is dedicated to Gaga's father, the lyrics convey a romantic breakup.

本顿写道，虽然这首歌是献给加加的父亲，但歌词传达了浪漫的分手。

Benoten believed after expressing hurt and anger to her ex-lover in the initial lyrics, Gaga has a taunting desire for revenge in the closing line "Why are you so speechless?" Exploring Gaga's "musical intertexts" on The Fame Monster, authors Lori Burns, Alyssa Woods and Marc Lafrance wrote that in "Speechless", she adopts a 1970s rock ballad style reminiscent of artists like Mercury, John Lennon and Elton John.

Benoten认为，在最初的歌词中表达了对前情人的伤害和愤怒后，Gaga在最后一句“你为什么这么无语？”中充满了嘲讽的复仇欲望。作者 Lori Burns、Alyssa Woods 和 Marc Lafrance 在探索 Gaga 在《名望怪物》中的“音乐互文”时写道，在《无言以对》中，她采用了 20 世纪 70 年代的摇滚民谣风格，让人想起 Mercury、John Lennon 和 Elton John 等艺术家。

The authors drew thematic connections to Mercury's desire to seek acceptance as an outsider in "Somebody to Love", Lennon's pursuit of a utopian society in "Imagine" and John's emphasis on "pure devotion through music and word" in "Your Song".

作者将主题与《爱的人》中墨丘利作为局外人寻求接受的愿望、《想象》中列侬对乌托邦社会的追求以及《你的歌》中约翰对“通过音乐和文字的纯粹奉献”的强调联系起来。

Burns, Woods and Lafrance thought that by invoking this "genealogy", Gaga aims to promote unbiased love and a new world order emphasizing equality and fairness.

伯恩斯、伍兹和拉弗朗斯认为，通过援引这一“谱系”，Gaga旨在促进无偏见的爱和强调平等和公平的新世界秩序。

As such, they deemed "Speechless" a sociomusical activism piece.

因此，他们认为《无语》是一部社会音乐激进主义作品。

Initial reviews of "Speechless" were mixed.

《无语》最初的评论褒贬不一。

Among others, Ed Power of Hot Press and Brian Linder of IGN reviewed it positively.

Hot Press 的 Ed Power 和 IGN 的 Brian Linder 对此给予了积极评价。

Power called it a "straight up glam stomper".

鲍尔称其为“直接的魅力践踏者”。

Linder thought in "Speechless", Gaga introduces a rare moment of subtlety on The Fame Monster, showcasing clever songwriting and emotional depth, although he found that her "enigmatic image" may impede some from fully engaging with the material's core.

林德认为，在《无言以对》中，Gaga 在《The Fame Monster》中引入了一个罕见的微妙时刻，展示了巧妙的歌曲创作和情感深度，尽管他发现她的“神秘形象”可能会阻碍一些人充分参与材料的核心。

Reviewers drew comparisons between the song and the work of other artists, particularly Freddie Mercury.

评论家将这首歌与其他艺术家的作品进行了比较，特别是弗雷迪·墨丘利。

Sawdey recognized parallels between "Speechless" and Queen's music, commending the song for its ability to hold its own without feeling like a "gimmick".

索迪认识到《无言以对》和皇后乐队音乐之间的相似之处，称赞这首歌能够保持自己的风格，而不让人感觉像是一个“噱头”。

Stephen Thomas Erlewine from AllMusic noted a "galvanized Eurotrash finish" to it, comparing the guitar playing in the song to Noel Gallagher's work in Oasis.

AllMusic 的 Stephen Thomas Erlewine 指出这首歌的“镀锌欧洲垃圾饰面”，并将歌曲中的吉他演奏与 Noel Gallagher 在 Oasis 中的作品进行了比较。

Other reviews were negative.

其他评论都是负面的。

Kitty Empire of The Observer opined that "Speechless" is Gaga's "weak point" in the album.

《观察家报》的Kitty Empire认为《Speechless》是Gaga专辑中的“弱点”。

In Slant Magazine, Sal Cinquemani deemed the song the sole "dud" on The Fame Monster because of its perceived inauthenticity amidst Gaga's bolder material.

在《Slant》杂志中，Sal Cinquemani 认为这首歌是 The Fame Monster 中唯一的“无用”歌曲，因为它在 Gaga 更大胆的素材中被认为是不真实的。

Josh Modell of Spin criticized its tonal quality, as if reaching for an untapped audience he deemed unsuitable for Gaga.

Spin 的乔什·莫德尔 (Josh Modell) 批评了它的音质，似乎是在接触他认为不适合 Gaga 的尚未开发的观众。

Media outlets Rolling Stone, Billboard, The Guardian, Vulture, Uproxx and Glamour retrospectively ranked "Speechless" as one of Gaga's best songs.

《滚石》、《告示牌》、《卫报》、《Vulture》、《Uproxx》和《Glamour》等媒体回顾性地将《Speechless》评为 Gaga 最好的歌曲之一。

Billboard commended its rock production and Mercury-esque vocals that underscore her versatility beyond synth-pop, and The Guardian wrote of the song's distinctive playfulness, with "slurred, whiskey-soaked vocals".

《公告牌》称赞其摇滚制作和水星式的歌声，强调了她超越合成流行音乐的多才多艺，《卫报》则称赞这首歌独特的俏皮感，“声音含糊不清，威士忌浸透了声音”。

To Vulture, "Speechless" is one of pop music's important Oedipal-complex ballads, portraying a shift as Gaga suddenly sees her father as an equal and expresses intense emotions and a heartbroken perspective on love.

对于 Vulture 来说，《Speechless》是流行音乐中重要的恋母情结民谣之一，描绘了 Gaga 突然将父亲视为平等者并表达了强烈的情感和心碎的爱情观的转变。

According to Uproxx, "Speechless" unearthed Gaga's musical prowess beneath her eccentric persona.

据 Uproxx 称，《Speechless》揭示了 Gaga 古怪性格下的音乐才华。

Declaring it as Gaga's best ballad, Glamour praised her vocals and described "Speechless" as a "refreshing and moving" song with "a seamless blend of vulnerability and power".

《魅力》称其为 Gaga 最好的民谣，称赞她的歌声，并将《Speechless》描述为一首“令人耳目一新、感人至深”的歌曲，“脆弱与力量的无缝融合”。

In 2017, Billboard ranked it number 29 in its list of 100 Best Deep Cuts by 21st Century Pop Stars, adding that the ballad was one of the first strong indications of Gaga's proficiency as a "a traditional pianist-singer-songwriter" and her future career trajectory.

2017 年，《告示牌》将其列为 21 世纪流行歌星 100 首最佳深度剪辑榜单中的第 29 名，并补充说，这首民谣是 Gaga 作为“传统钢琴家、歌手、词曲作者”的熟练程度和未来职业轨迹的第一个强有力的标志之一。

"Speechless" debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 chart at number ninety-four for the week of December 12, 2009.

《Speechless》在 2009 年 12 月 12 日当周首次登上 Billboard Hot 100 排行榜，排名第 94 位。

After the medley performance of the song at the 2010 Grammy Awards, "Speechless" topped the Billboard Hot Singles Sales chart, with sales of 7,000 units according to Nielsen Soundscan, becoming Gaga's third number-one single.

在2010年格莱美颁奖典礼上这首歌的混合表演之后，《Speechless》以尼尔森Soundscan的数据显示，其销量达到7,000张，登上公告牌热门单曲销售榜榜首，成为Gaga的第三张冠军单曲。

It also shifted an additional 13,000 digital downloads, just below the main Hot Digital Songs chart.

它还增加了 13,000 次数字下载量，仅低于主要热门数字歌曲排行榜。

As of August 2010, the song had sold 197,000 downloads according to Nielsen Soundscan.

据 Nielsen Soundscan 统计，截至 2010 年 8 月，该歌曲的下载量已达 197,000 次。

"Speechless" also debuted on the Billboard Canadian Hot 100 at number sixty-seven.

On the UK Singles Chart, "Speechless" reached number eighty-eight of December 27, 2009.

As of 2020, it has sold 60,000 digital downloads and acquired 3.38 million streams.

截至 2020 年，该公司已售出 6 万次数字下载，并获得了 338 万次流媒体播放。

"Speechless" was performed for the first time at the 30th anniversary celebration for the Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art on November 14, 2009.

《无言以对》于2009年11月14日在洛杉矶当代艺术博物馆成立30周年庆典上首次演出。

Gaga sang on a pink Steinway & Sons piano decorated with painted-on butterflies.

Gaga 在一架饰有蝴蝶图案的粉色施坦威钢琴上演唱。

The performance included ballet dancers from the Bolshoi Theatre as part of "The Shortest Musical You Will Never See Again", an art piece directed by Francesco Vezzoli.

这场表演包括来自莫斯科大剧院的芭蕾舞演员，这是弗朗西斯科·维佐利 (Francesco Vezzoli) 执导的艺术作品“你永远不会再看到的最短的音乐剧”的一部分。

At the 2009 American Music Awards, Gaga performed "Speechless" alongside "Bad Romance" from The Fame Monster.

She wore a flesh-colored bodysuit adorned with white piping, simulating ribs and a spine with embedded flashing lights.

Starting with "Bad Romance", she transitioned into "Speechless" by breaking open a glass box containing a piano with her microphone stand.

Seated on the piano bench, she set the instrument on fire and continued the performance, smashing liquor bottles on it throughout.

Gaga performed the two songs again at The Ellen DeGeneres Show on November 25, 2009.

She sang "Speechless" at the Royal Variety Performance, which was attended by Queen Elizabeth II.

她在英国女王伊丽莎白二世出席的皇家综艺表演中演唱了《无言以对》。

Wearing a red latex dress inspired by the Elizabethan era, Gaga played a piano suspended ten feet in the air that was supported by stilts.

Gaga 身穿受伊丽莎白时代启发的红色乳胶连衣裙，弹奏一架由高跷支撑的悬挂在十英尺高空中的钢琴。

On December 8, 2009, Gaga performed the song live at the launch party of Vevo in New York City.

2009年12月8日，Gaga在纽约Vevo的发布会上现场演唱了这首歌。

She played the piano while sporting a large platinum blonde hair bow.

Billboard praised Gaga for showcasing emotional depth through her vocals and facial expressions.

"Speechless" was on the setlist of Gaga's Monster Ball Tour (2009–2011).

During the original version of the concert series, "Speechless" came after an acoustic version of "Poker Face".

Jane Stevenson from Toronto Star called the "Speechless" performance the "emotional high point" of the show.

《多伦多星报》的简·史蒂文森称这场“无言以对”的表演是该剧的“情感高潮”。

In the revamped Monster Ball shows, Gaga dressed in bra and knickers and performed the song on a flaming piano.

在改版的《怪物舞会》表演中，Gaga 穿着胸罩和短裤，在一架燃烧的钢琴上演奏了这首歌。

Gaga was the opening performer of the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards on January 31, 2010.

2010年1月31日，Gaga担任第52届格莱美颁奖典礼的开幕表演者。

She appeared in a green outfit with glittery shoulder pads.

她穿着绿色的衣服，垫肩闪闪发光。

After performing "Poker Face", she was thrown into a flaming bin with the word "Rejected" written on it.

表演完《扑克脸》后，她被扔进了一个着火的垃圾箱，上面写着“拒绝”。

Covered in ashes, she reemerged on stage seconds later, joined by Elton John.

几秒钟后，她满身骨灰重新出现在舞台上，埃尔顿·约翰也加入其中。

They sat at opposite sides of a double piano and sang "Speechless" as a medley with John's "Your Song".

他们坐在双钢琴的两侧，与约翰的《你的歌》混合唱了《无言以对》。

In 2018, Ashley Laderer from Billboard named it Gaga's eleventh best live performance, calling it "heartfelt".

2018年，《公告牌》的 Ashley Laderer 将其评为 Gaga 第十一位最佳现场表演，称其“发自内心”。

In April 2010, Gaga held a mini-concert in Japan for MAC Cosmetics, collaborating with the Canadian performance artist, Terence Koh.

2010年4月，Gaga与加拿大行为艺术家Terence Koh合作，在日本为MAC Cosmetics举办了一场小型音乐会。

Billed as "GagaKoh", the concert took place on a rotating stage where Koh had created a statue of a naked woman with rabbit ears.

"Speechless" was one of the three songs Gaga performed at the event, besides "Bad Romance" and "Alejandro".

In May 2011, Gaga performed a jazz version of the song during Radio 1's Big Weekend in Carlisle, Cumbria.

2011 年 5 月，Gaga 在坎布里亚郡卡莱尔的 Radio 1 Big Weekend 中表演了该歌曲的爵士版本。

In April 2017, Gaga performed "Speechless" on the piano during both weekends of the Coachella Festival, where she was a headliner.

2017 年 4 月，Gaga 在科切拉音乐节的两个周末用钢琴演奏了《Speechless》，成为了该音乐节的头条新闻。

At the second show, she included a snippet of "Bad Romance" to the performance.

The song was performed at select dates of The Mayhem Ball tour (2025–2026).

这首歌是在 The Mayhem Ball 巡演（2025-2026）的选定日期表演的。

In 2019, American singer King Princess covered "Speechless" for BBC Radio 1 as part of the station's Piano Sessions.

2019 年，美国歌手 King Princess 在 BBC 广播 1 台钢琴演奏会上翻唱了《Speechless》。

She changed the lyric "I'll never talk again" to "I'll never love again" and swapped "boy" for "girl" in the line "Oh boy, you've left me speechless".

她将歌词“我再也不会说话”改为“我再也不会爱了”，并将“哦男孩，你让我无言以对”这句话中的“男孩”换成了“女孩”。

The cover received positive reviews from Billboard, MTV News and Consequence.

该封面获得了 Billboard、MTV News 和 Consequence 的积极评价。

Credits adapted from the liner notes of The Fame Monster.

中文为机器翻译，仅供参考。