原主唱者Gloria Gaynor 生於纽泽西州的一个小镇，1974年以一首Never Can Say Goodbye开始她的歌唱生涯；1975年展露头角，迷人的风采加上音乐歌唱的实力，让她赢得第一Disco女王(Queen of Disco)的美称。
不久这个光环很快被Donna Summer给抢走。
1978年 春天Gloria Gaynor在欧洲登台时不小心跌落舞台，使得Gloria Gaynor 脊髓受损并卧病在床达9个月之久，加上复健期间母亲又去世，这许多的打击几乎让她崩溃。
出院後，她写下这首 I Will Survive 证明自己战胜了怯懦，就如同歌词所写到的I`ve Got All My Life To Live ,I Will Survive一样。
这首I Will Survive的推出，便将Gloria Gaynor 推上事业的巅峰。
I Will Survive 在1979年蝉连3周冠军白金曲，成为当时70年代Disco必备歌曲，法国世界盃足球队开赛歌选用此曲；最重要的是，此曲也被滚石评为100首最伟大的作品之一。[/COLOR]
《 I Will Survive 》．后现代宣言
德国世界杯比赛每以十二码决胜负，现场都响起1978年美国黑人女歌手Gloria Gaynor主唱的的士高名曲《I Will Survive》，寄意比赛球队在最后阶段survive。这歌已成为跳舞经典，近年出现了大量翻唱版本，令它在新一代的地位压倒瑞典组合Abba的《Dancing Queen》。最具代表性的新版本来自乐队Hermes House Band 2000年录制的lalala mix：每当DJ在派对推出这歌，高潮每每出现，狂欢中途更有一个停顿变奏，其时现场忽然漆黑，情侣懂得这是湿吻时候。世界杯播放的版本，自然是lalala mix。
值得留意的是《I Will Survive》和另一首听众熟悉的《YMCA》，都被视为女权主义和同性恋运动的圣诗。前者讲述分手后的女性如何survive，什么“I used to cry but now I hold my head up high”、“I'm not that chained up little person still in love with you”，多少带有性别颠倒意识，十分师洋；后者由不少成员是同性恋者的组合Village People角色扮演演绎，被当成是走到“男”青年会的出柜之作，在七十年代，都算得上是颠覆传统社会结构的后现代先驱。在一个举世瞩目的国际体坛盛事，德国选择《I Will Survive》，除了获得年轻球迷共鸣，也隐隐传递了足球并非只是男性玩意的信息。
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First I was afraid
I was petrified
Kept thinking I could never live
without you by my side
But I spent so many nights
thinking how you did me wrong
I grew strong
I learned how to carry on
and so you're back
from outer space
I just walked in to find you here
with that sad look upon your face
I should have changed my stupid lock
I should have made you leave your key
If I had known for just one second
you'd be back to bother me
Go on now go walk out the door
just turn around now
'cause you're not welcome anymore
weren't you the one who tried to hurt me with goodbye
you think I'd crumble
you think I'd lay down and die
Oh no, not I
I will survive
as long as i know how to love
I know I will stay alive
I've got all my life to live
I've got all my love to give
and I'll survive
I will survive
It took all the strength I had
not to fall apart
kept trying hard to mend
the pieces of my broken heart
and I spent oh so many nights
just feeling sorry for myself
I used to cry
Now I hold my head up high
and you see me
somebody new
I'm not that chained up little person
still in love with you
and so you felt like dropping in
and just expect me to be free
now I'm saving all my loving
for someone who's loving me
无数的夜里,我想到你对我残忍
我却越来越坚强,我学到如何随遇而安
所以,你可以给我滚的远远的
我发现你在这儿,脸上带着哀伤
我早该把锁换了,早该叫你把钥匙还给我
若我知道你又会回来烦我
现在就离开,走出大门
转身离去,因为你不受欢迎
你不是想用分手来让我受伤
你以为我会伤心,一厥不振
不,休想,我会撑过去,只要知道如何去爱
我知道我会活过来,我还有大好的生命
许多人等着我去爱,我会活过来,我费尽全力才没有崩溃
努力收拾我那颗破碎的心
多少个夜晚我自怨自艾
收拾起泪水,我抬头挺胸 你看到了我 |
发表于 2006-8-18 15:51:02