最近有人问我我最喜欢的歌曲是什么？
我毫不犹豫的回答，是 Sufjan Stevens（苏夫扬·史蒂文斯）的歌曲《The Black Hawk War, or, How to Demolish an Entire Civilization and Still Feel Good About Yourself in the Morning, or, We Apologize for the Inconvenience but You’re Going to Have to Leave Now, or, ‘I Have Fought the Big Knives and Will Continue to Fight Them Until They Are Off Our Lands!’》
最近，今年49岁的美国歌手、词曲作者和多乐器演奏家 Sufjan Stevens 真的是我的偶像，他真的太有才了。第一次听《The Black Hawk War, or, How to Demolish an Entire Civilization and Still Feel Good About Yourself in the Morning, or, We Apologize for the Inconvenience but You’re Going to Have to Leave Now, or, ‘I Have Fought the Big Knives and Will Continue to Fight Them Until They Are Off Our Lands!’》这首歌我就哭了，因为《The Black Hawk War, or, How to Demolish an Entire Civilization and Still Feel Good About Yourself in the Morning, or, We Apologize for the Inconvenience but You’re Going to Have to Leave Now, or, ‘I Have Fought the Big Knives and Will Continue to Fight Them Until They Are Off Our Lands!’》真的是史诗级别的作品。
Sufjan Stevens在创作完《The Black Hawk War, or, How to Demolish an Entire Civilization and Still Feel Good About Yourself in the Morning, or, We Apologize for the Inconvenience but You’re Going to Have to Leave Now, or, ‘I Have Fought the Big Knives and Will Continue to Fight Them Until They Are Off Our Lands!’》这首歌后，给这首歌曲拟定了几个标题。
《黑鹰战争》（The Black Hawk War）；
《如何摧毁整个文明并仍能在早上自我感觉良好》（How to Demolish an Entire Civilization and Still Feel Good About Yourself in the Morning）；
《我们对造成的不便表示歉意，但你现在必须离开》（We Apologize for the Inconvenience but You’re Going to Have to Leave Now）；
《我与大刀阔斧者抗争，并将继续抗争，直到他们离开我们的土地！（ Have Fought the Big Knives and Will Continue to Fight Them Until They Are Off Our Lands!）；
但是，Sufjan Stevens发现很难从中选择一个作为歌曲的正式标题，因为每个标题都有其独特的魅力。因此，他最终决定以完整的标题形式呈现这首歌曲。最终以《The Black Hawk War, or, How to Demolish an Entire Civilization and Still Feel Good About Yourself in the Morning, or, We Apologize for the Inconvenience but You’re Going to Have to Leave Now, or, ‘I Have Fought the Big Knives and Will Continue to Fight Them Until They Are Off Our Lands!’》这样的标题形式呈现。
可以翻译为《黑鹰战争，或者，如何摧毁整个文明并仍能在早上自我感觉良好，或者，我们对造成的不便表示歉意，但你现在必须离开，或者，我与大刀阔斧者抗争，并将继续抗争，直到他们离开我们的土地！》
此举也让 Sufjan Stevens 也缔造了人类流行音乐历史最长的歌曲标题。
《The Black Hawk War, or, How to Demolish an Entire Civilization and Still Feel Good About Yourself in the Morning, or, We Apologize for the Inconvenience but You’re Going to Have to Leave Now, or, ‘I Have Fought the Big Knives and Will Continue to Fight Them Until They Are Off Our Lands!’》真的好听。
你会背这首歌的歌名吗？《The Black Hawk War, or, How to Demolish an Entire Civilization and Still Feel Good About Yourself in the Morning, or, We Apologize for the Inconvenience but You’re Going to Have to Leave Now, or, ‘I Have Fought the Big Knives and Will Continue to Fight Them Until They Are Off Our Lands!’》