Brilliant Bry *：歡樂吧！生命

其實想提這首歌有一段時間了。畢竟，Bryan Adams是我相當喜愛的一位歌手。不過，他今年被金球獎提名的電影歌曲倒是由他執筆，但是是由Aretha Franklin和Mary J. Blige兩位靈魂加節奏藍調的天后主唱的，電影【Bobby】的主題曲：「Never Gonna Break My Faith」。



說真的，我是滿意外的。畢竟，Bryan Adams是以抒情搖滾曲風聞名的呀！但是這首歌無論是Bryan Adams自己的demo版還是Aretha加Mary J.的靈魂版都是上乘之作。尤其是歌詞的深度......嗯，我只能說，就是一個「發人省思」呀！



my Lord, I have read this book so many times,
but nowhere can there I find - the page - that says
what I experienced today has any grace
now I know that life is meant to be hard
that's how I have learned to appreciate my God
though my courage may be tried, I can tell you I won't hide
because the footprints show you are by my side

you can lie to a child with a smiling face
tell me that colour ain't about race
you can case the first stone you can break my bones
but you're never gonna break
never gonna break my...
faith and hope ain't yours to give
truth and liberty are mine to live
steal a crown from a king, break an angel's wings
but you're never gonna break, never gonna break my faith

my Lord, won't you help them to understand
when someone takes the life of an innocent man
well they've never really won, cause all they've really done
is set the soul free - where it's supposed to be

for those we lose before before their time
I pray their souls will find the light
I know that the day will surely come when His will be done
ya, you're never break my faith



話說回來，Aretha姥姥真不是蓋的！一出口，就把整首歌的氣勢整個昇華到一個幾近天籟的地步呀！

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Never Gonna Break My Faith is written by Bryan Adams and Eliot Kennedy for the film Bobby. Performed by Aretha Franklin and Mary J. Blige featuring the Harlem Boys Choir.