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November 1,2007
Donna Summer - She Works Hard For The Money
70年代末﹐Donna Summer 聲勢一時無兩﹐雖然同期有許多 Disco 音樂出現﹐但是她的歌曲就很具個人風格﹐而且這種音樂味道也只有她在 Casablanca 旗下才有﹐就算她與Pete Bellotte及 Giorgio Moroder這個鐵三角一同搬到新唱片公司 Geffen 旗下﹐不論流行程度﹐甚至那種 Summer Sound也一併改變了。
1979年 Donna深感在 Casablanca得不到自由﹐筆者在收音機就聽到因為 Casablanca被寶麗金收購了﹐她不習慣新公司的模式﹐於是當 On the Radio: Greatest Hits Volumes I & II 出版後﹐她便蟬過別枝﹐跳糟到新成立的 Geffen去。這時已踏入80年代﹐Donna也有巨大的改變﹐包括她的生活從新在信仰上出發﹐另外也於是年面對其第二度婚姻。首張加盟 Geffen的專輯為The Wanderer (1980/Geffen)﹐製作班底仍有Pete Bellotte及 Giorgio Moroder﹐但歌曲風格與 Casablanca 截然不同。雖然至今筆者仍不習慣她這種轉變﹐然而她的決定是正確的﹐因為 Disco 音樂熱潮總有下滑的一天﹐而她就先知先覺去改變﹐現在回顧她的音樂﹐都是很典型 Eighties 的 Rock﹑New Wave 等﹐可是她的 Casablanca 作品實在太成功了﹐故此樂迷也實在適應不了這改變。這張專輯中除了 The Wanderer 得到美國Billboard 第3位之外﹐Cold Love 得到第33位及Who Do You Think You're Foolin' 得到第40位﹐成績每況愈下﹐至於首兩張單曲在英國更是打不進 Top 40。
翌年 Donna Summer 又製作了雙唱片集 I’m A Rainbow﹐唱 R&B﹑Pop 甚至 Musical 歌曲 Don’t Cry For Me Argentina﹐然而 Geffen 拒絕出版﹐只有 Highway Runner 及 Romeo 出現於 Fast Times At Ridgemont High 及Flashdance 的電影原聲中﹐這專輯要到1996年才由 Mercury 出版。之後Donna 又在Geffen 旗下出版了以她為名的 Donna Summer (1982/Geffen) 專輯﹐並且改由 Quincy Jones 製作﹐幕後也動用了 David Foster﹑Bruce Springteen 等人﹐歌曲風格有 Soul﹑R&B 及 Gospel 等﹐可是成績還是強差人意。還記得當時香港的電台DJ 介紹她的新曲 Love Is In Control﹐可是聽完後﹐筆者完全失望﹐現在重溫﹐效果並不這樣差勁﹐或者當時還是期望她會回歸 Disco舞曲之故吧。
1983年 Donna 的 She Works Hard For The Money專輯又一再遭受 Geffen 拒絕發行﹐於是她只得轉向已買下 Casablanca 的 Polygram﹐雖然 Donna 跟他們鬧得不歡而散﹐然而 Polygram 還是答尤以Mercury 廠牌為她發行該專輯。有說當時 Geffen 答允讓她跟 Polygram 簽下一張專輯的合約﹐也聽聞她違反合約﹐不顧 Geffen 而簽約 Polygram﹐經過一場官司之後﹐這一張專輯之後她要重回 Geffen 履行剩下的合約﹐不過這些都是從電台節目聽來的﹐至今翻查資料又不能引證﹐所以不能作準。從 She Works Hard For The Money抽取的首張單曲為同名標題歌曲﹐Donna的聲勢又再回來了﹐這首向女工致敬的歌曲﹐得到美國 Billboard第3位﹐並且在 R&B榜得到3星期冠軍﹐並且在英國流行榜取得第25位﹐在美國MTV也得到熱播﹐香港當年雖然沒有專屬 Music Channel﹐也還是該年熱播了許久的MV。之後她還發了與 Musical Youth合唱的Unconditional Love ﹐在英國取得第14位﹐然而這張專輯實在缺乏舞曲﹐在美國難以承接She Works Hard For The Money 之勢﹐幸好憑He's A Rebel 取得Grammy Award 的 Best Inspirational Performance。
She Works Hard For The Money
(Donna Summer / Michael Omartian)
She works hard for the money
So hard for it honey
She works hard for the money
So you better treat her right
Onetta there in the corner stand
And wonders where she is and
It’s strange to her
Some people seem to have everything
Nine a.m. on the hour hand
And she’s waiting for the bell
And she’s looking real pretty
Just wait for her clientele
Twenty five years have
Come and gone
And she seen a lot of tears
Of the ones who come in
They really seem to need her there
It’s a sacrifice working day to day
For little money just tips for pay
But it’s worth it all
Just to hear them say that they care
She already knows
She’s seen her bad times
She already knows
These are the good times
She’ll never sell out
She never will
Not for a dollar bill
She works hard
***********
Unconditional Love
(Donna Summer / Michael Omartian)
What a man
You know it's a bright and shiny day
I want to say something to you
I love you just like Ja do
We know a place
Where Ja's people can run free
A new kind of love
And we call it agape
Don't take too long to find
True love transcends all time
That non-reacting, everlasting love
Give me your unconditional love
The kind of love I deserve
The kind I want to return
Give me your unconditional love
The kind of love I deserve
The kind I want to return
Don't try to change or tear your brother down
Let him make his mistakes
And he will come around
Hasten just to pray and Ja's true
Word obey
In non-reacting, everlasting love
Give me your unconditional love
The kind of love I deserve
The kind I want to return
Give me your unconditional love
The kind of love I deserve
The kind I want to return
Give me your unconditional love
My torn heart to discern
This agape love to learn
Give me your unconditional love
My torn heart to discern
This agape love to learn
Hasten just pray and Ja's true word obey
In non-reacting, everlasting love
Give me your unconditional love
The kind of love I deserve
The kind I want to return
Give me your unconditional love
The kind of love I deserve
The kind I want to return
Give me your unconditional love
My torn heart to discern
This agape love to learn
Give me your unconditional love
My torn heart to discern
This agape love to learn
Give me your unconditional love
My torn heart to discern
This agape love to learn
經過一輪 She Works Hard For Money 熱潮之後﹐本以為她重返 Geffen 會大有作為﹐可是雖然任用該專輯的製作班底的Cats Without Claws (1984/Geffen) 及之後的 All Systems Go (1987/Geffen) 都再次使她沉寂下來﹐似乎她跟 Geffen 實在無緣份。1989年Geffen 三度拒絕發行她的專輯﹐這一次是 Another Place and Time﹐終於華納旗下的 Atlantic 唱片同意跟 Geffen 買下她的唱片合約﹐她的專輯才得以出版。因為當時 Geffen 的唱片交由華納發行﹐所以基本上對 Donna 沒有改變﹐而 Atlantic 提議她跟超紅監制組合S.A.W. 合作﹐於是她的歌曲 This Time I Know It’s For Real 再一次打入英美流行榜10大﹐然而那只是 S.A.W 的風格﹐Donna 的味道卻盪然無存了﹐而Mistaken Identity (1991/Atlantic) 專輯又再徹底失敗。1992年她再次跟Giorgio Moroder合作﹐可是單曲 Carry On卻沒有為這對老搭檔帶來神跡。
Donna Summer Official Website: http://www.donnasummer.com
筆者相關文章介紹﹕
Donna Summer - 超級 Disco Queen
Donna Summer - Hot Stuff / Bad Girls
Donna Summer - On the Radio: Greatest Hits Volumes I & II
1979年 Donna深感在 Casablanca得不到自由﹐筆者在收音機就聽到因為 Casablanca被寶麗金收購了﹐她不習慣新公司的模式﹐於是當 On the Radio: Greatest Hits Volumes I & II 出版後﹐她便蟬過別枝﹐跳糟到新成立的 Geffen去。這時已踏入80年代﹐Donna也有巨大的改變﹐包括她的生活從新在信仰上出發﹐另外也於是年面對其第二度婚姻。首張加盟 Geffen的專輯為The Wanderer (1980/Geffen)﹐製作班底仍有Pete Bellotte及 Giorgio Moroder﹐但歌曲風格與 Casablanca 截然不同。雖然至今筆者仍不習慣她這種轉變﹐然而她的決定是正確的﹐因為 Disco 音樂熱潮總有下滑的一天﹐而她就先知先覺去改變﹐現在回顧她的音樂﹐都是很典型 Eighties 的 Rock﹑New Wave 等﹐可是她的 Casablanca 作品實在太成功了﹐故此樂迷也實在適應不了這改變。這張專輯中除了 The Wanderer 得到美國Billboard 第3位之外﹐Cold Love 得到第33位及Who Do You Think You're Foolin' 得到第40位﹐成績每況愈下﹐至於首兩張單曲在英國更是打不進 Top 40。
翌年 Donna Summer 又製作了雙唱片集 I’m A Rainbow﹐唱 R&B﹑Pop 甚至 Musical 歌曲 Don’t Cry For Me Argentina﹐然而 Geffen 拒絕出版﹐只有 Highway Runner 及 Romeo 出現於 Fast Times At Ridgemont High 及Flashdance 的電影原聲中﹐這專輯要到1996年才由 Mercury 出版。之後Donna 又在Geffen 旗下出版了以她為名的 Donna Summer (1982/Geffen) 專輯﹐並且改由 Quincy Jones 製作﹐幕後也動用了 David Foster﹑Bruce Springteen 等人﹐歌曲風格有 Soul﹑R&B 及 Gospel 等﹐可是成績還是強差人意。還記得當時香港的電台DJ 介紹她的新曲 Love Is In Control﹐可是聽完後﹐筆者完全失望﹐現在重溫﹐效果並不這樣差勁﹐或者當時還是期望她會回歸 Disco舞曲之故吧。
1983年 Donna 的 She Works Hard For The Money專輯又一再遭受 Geffen 拒絕發行﹐於是她只得轉向已買下 Casablanca 的 Polygram﹐雖然 Donna 跟他們鬧得不歡而散﹐然而 Polygram 還是答尤以Mercury 廠牌為她發行該專輯。有說當時 Geffen 答允讓她跟 Polygram 簽下一張專輯的合約﹐也聽聞她違反合約﹐不顧 Geffen 而簽約 Polygram﹐經過一場官司之後﹐這一張專輯之後她要重回 Geffen 履行剩下的合約﹐不過這些都是從電台節目聽來的﹐至今翻查資料又不能引證﹐所以不能作準。從 She Works Hard For The Money抽取的首張單曲為同名標題歌曲﹐Donna的聲勢又再回來了﹐這首向女工致敬的歌曲﹐得到美國 Billboard第3位﹐並且在 R&B榜得到3星期冠軍﹐並且在英國流行榜取得第25位﹐在美國MTV也得到熱播﹐香港當年雖然沒有專屬 Music Channel﹐也還是該年熱播了許久的MV。之後她還發了與 Musical Youth合唱的Unconditional Love ﹐在英國取得第14位﹐然而這張專輯實在缺乏舞曲﹐在美國難以承接She Works Hard For The Money 之勢﹐幸好憑He's A Rebel 取得Grammy Award 的 Best Inspirational Performance。
She Works Hard For The Money
(Donna Summer / Michael Omartian)
She works hard for the money
So hard for it honey
She works hard for the money
So you better treat her right
Onetta there in the corner stand
And wonders where she is and
It’s strange to her
Some people seem to have everything
Nine a.m. on the hour hand
And she’s waiting for the bell
And she’s looking real pretty
Just wait for her clientele
Twenty five years have
Come and gone
And she seen a lot of tears
Of the ones who come in
They really seem to need her there
It’s a sacrifice working day to day
For little money just tips for pay
But it’s worth it all
Just to hear them say that they care
She already knows
She’s seen her bad times
She already knows
These are the good times
She’ll never sell out
She never will
Not for a dollar bill
She works hard
***********
Unconditional Love
(Donna Summer / Michael Omartian)
What a man
You know it's a bright and shiny day
I want to say something to you
I love you just like Ja do
We know a place
Where Ja's people can run free
A new kind of love
And we call it agape
Don't take too long to find
True love transcends all time
That non-reacting, everlasting love
Give me your unconditional love
The kind of love I deserve
The kind I want to return
Give me your unconditional love
The kind of love I deserve
The kind I want to return
Don't try to change or tear your brother down
Let him make his mistakes
And he will come around
Hasten just to pray and Ja's true
Word obey
In non-reacting, everlasting love
Give me your unconditional love
The kind of love I deserve
The kind I want to return
Give me your unconditional love
The kind of love I deserve
The kind I want to return
Give me your unconditional love
My torn heart to discern
This agape love to learn
Give me your unconditional love
My torn heart to discern
This agape love to learn
Hasten just pray and Ja's true word obey
In non-reacting, everlasting love
Give me your unconditional love
The kind of love I deserve
The kind I want to return
Give me your unconditional love
The kind of love I deserve
The kind I want to return
Give me your unconditional love
My torn heart to discern
This agape love to learn
Give me your unconditional love
My torn heart to discern
This agape love to learn
Give me your unconditional love
My torn heart to discern
This agape love to learn
經過一輪 She Works Hard For Money 熱潮之後﹐本以為她重返 Geffen 會大有作為﹐可是雖然任用該專輯的製作班底的Cats Without Claws (1984/Geffen) 及之後的 All Systems Go (1987/Geffen) 都再次使她沉寂下來﹐似乎她跟 Geffen 實在無緣份。1989年Geffen 三度拒絕發行她的專輯﹐這一次是 Another Place and Time﹐終於華納旗下的 Atlantic 唱片同意跟 Geffen 買下她的唱片合約﹐她的專輯才得以出版。因為當時 Geffen 的唱片交由華納發行﹐所以基本上對 Donna 沒有改變﹐而 Atlantic 提議她跟超紅監制組合S.A.W. 合作﹐於是她的歌曲 This Time I Know It’s For Real 再一次打入英美流行榜10大﹐然而那只是 S.A.W 的風格﹐Donna 的味道卻盪然無存了﹐而Mistaken Identity (1991/Atlantic) 專輯又再徹底失敗。1992年她再次跟Giorgio Moroder合作﹐可是單曲 Carry On卻沒有為這對老搭檔帶來神跡。
Donna Summer Official Website: http://www.donnasummer.com
筆者相關文章介紹﹕
Donna Summer - 超級 Disco Queen
Donna Summer - Hot Stuff / Bad Girls
Donna Summer - On the Radio: Greatest Hits Volumes I & II
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She works hard for the money 也不錯,不過還是 I Feel Love 好得多!
Posted by 老鬼
at November 1,2007 12:22
Dear 老鬼﹐
對啊﹐She Works Hard For The Money 雖然很棒﹐但是還不及 Casalanca 時代﹐我也一樣很喜歡 I Feel Love 呢。至於 She Works Hard For The Money 屬她的中興時代吧﹐記得第一次聽﹐就很喜歡﹐或者這樣的歌曲才可引證她是 Disco Queen 吧。
Posted by Muzikland
at November 2,2007 03:42

Dear Muzikland,
She Works Hard For The Money 我比較喜歡 Hot Tracks 的版本,它將原版的 Intro 部份加長,再有少少 remix effect,於是更耐聽更好跳,也就更加 Disco 了。
Posted by 老鬼
at November 2,2007 09:50
Dear 老鬼﹐
She Works Hard For The Money 的 Hot Track Mix﹐我沒聽過﹐不過根據他們一直以來的Remix水1準﹐這特別版一定很木棒的﹐看看將來會否有機會聽到了。
Posted by Muzikland
at November 3,2007 03:07

