Helen Reddy,女性主義的頌歌'I Am Woman '的演唱者去世
1970年代是Helen Reddy 全盛期,這位澳洲積極分子於1972年以魅力嗓音演唱女性主義的頌歌'I Am Woman ',九月29日去世,這位暢銷曲的製造者享年78歲
她的兒女Traci 與 Jordan九月29日下午在洛杉磯透過臉書分享了母親去世的消息,"非常悲傷,我們宣佈摯愛的母親去世的消息,Helen Reddy於2020年九月29日下午走了","她是一位很棒的母親與祖母,一位令人敬畏的女性,我們雖然心碎,但從她的歌聲獲得永遠的安慰"。
Helen
Reddy一生在Billboard Hot 100排行榜上有20首暢銷曲,其中有三首獲得冠軍,包括獲得Grammy 獎的“I Am Woman” (他與Ray Burton共同創作)、“Delta Dawn” 及 “Angie Baby”,她另外在抒情歌曲榜有24首歌進榜,其中有8首歌獲得冠軍,2011年Helen Reddy已是抒情歌曲榜的50位歷年最偉大藝人之一。
"I
Am Woman"後來變成非正式的女性解放運動的頌歌,2013年她在訪問中說 : 她的歌嘗試表達女性在生活中應更堅強,電台播很多弱而無力的歌,她家所有的女性都很堅強,她們工作,從大蕭條和大戰走過來,她們就是堅強女性,我確信自己從未顯得軟弱無力。
Helen
Reddy 1941年出生於澳洲墨爾本,是一位抒情歌手,演藝世家成長的她四歲就登台表演過,60年代早期就有自己的電視節目,1966年移民美國 ,參加過電影Airport 1975、Pete’s Dragon、Sgt Pepper’s Lonely
Hearts Club Band的演出,Helen Reddy暢銷曲很多,在歷年暢銷歌星排行榜獲得第182名,"I Am Woman"於1972年6月24日推出,後來獲得排行榜冠軍,使她獲得當年Grammy女歌星獎。
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DlMgZa_2wEs
I Am Woman
Songwriters:
Helen Reddy / Ray Burton
I am woman, hear me roar
In numbers too big to ignore
And I know too much to go back an' pretend
'Cause I've heard it all before
And I've been down there on the floor
No one's ever gonna keep me down again
Oh yes, I am wise
But it's wisdom born of pain
Yes, I've paid the price
But look how much I gained
If I have to, I can do anything
I am strong
(Strong)
I am invincible
(Invincible)
I am woman
You can bend but never break me
'Cause it only serves to make me
More determined to achieve my final goal
And I come back even stronger
Not a novice any longer
'Cause you've deepened the conviction in my soul
Oh yes, I am wise
But it's wisdom born of pain
Yes, I've paid the price
But look how much I gained
If I have to, I can do anything
I am strong
(Strong)
I am invincible
(Invincible)
I am woman
I am woman watch me grow
See me standing toe to toe
As I spread my lovin' arms across the land
But I'm still an embryo
With a long, long way to go
Until I make my brother understand
Oh yes, I am wise
But it's wisdom born of pain
Yes, I've paid the price
But look how much I gained
If I have to, I can face anything
I am strong
(Strong)
I am invincible
(Invincible)
I am woman
I am woman
I am invincible
I am strong
I am woman
I am invincible
I am strong
I am woman
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