美國實力歌姬［貝蒂蜜勒］──流行抒情精品──感人的［My Mother's Eyes／母親之眼］

[Harlettes:] This is the story of a young girl

Who was the hippest chick in town.

They call her Big Noise from Winettka.

Miss Birdie's sure to get around.

Big Noise flew in from Winnetka,

Stole each fellow's heart and then

Big Noise flew in from Winnetka,

Big Noise flew right out again.

Stop! Look! Listen! Here comes the Big Noise!

Stop! Look! Listen! Here comes the Big Noise!

[Bette:] I am the one they call the Big Noise.

I'm looking fine and feeling sharp.

I just flew in from Winnetka, don't you know?

I'm gonna blow this joint apart!

I got my high heels! I don't need no wheels!

My footwork is an art!

You know the joint is jumpin',

My heart is pumpin',

And this is just the start!

Whoa! I was a big noise from Winnetka,

I'll be a big noise in your heart!

Whooooa!

[Harlettes:] Tempting when she's walkin',

Tempting when she's talkin'!

Listen to her squakin'!

There she goes 'round again,

Up and then down again,

In and then out, ooooh, bop!

"Hi! Welcome to another foul evening with the Divine Miss M!

"After many a summer dies the swan,"

But not when their stuck in a turkey as big as this one!

Watch us as we scratch and claw out hour

Upon the stage in yet another feeble-minded attempt

To turn chicken shit in to chicken salad.

Make no mistake about it, eggs will be laid tonight!

Ain't that right girls? Oh, my girls.

My three favorite schochkies on the breakfront of life.

I'll never forget the first time I found these girls,

Selling their papayas on 42nd Street. So flushed, so filthy.

The astonishing verbal abuse they heaped upon me made me certain

We were destined to share the stage someday.

Not only are my girls fine singers and dancers,

Not only are they gorgeous and talented,

But they also think I'm god!

Ain't that right, girls?

They function as a greek chorus.

These girls don't know shit about Euripides,

But they know plenty about Trojans.

Ladies and gentlemen, a rousing hand for the semi-classical

Harlettes! Laides!

Alright girls, sing 'em your siren song, go ahead.

Turn them men into pigs. Not the band, you idiots.

Those, that bunch right over there in the front row.

Not much of a challenge, huh?

This group is already well on it's way to oink oink land.

Oops, so sorry. Once again behaving in a manner I had sworn to aschew.

Thank you. Once again falling into the vat of vulgarity.

Oh tut tut. I did so want to leave my sordid past behind and emerge

Form this project beathed in a new and ennobling light.

I wanted to come out and be the sweet, pure, honest,

Unadorned person that I really really am.

I wanted to show you the good beneath the gaudy,

The saint beneath all this paint, the sweet, pure,

Winsome little soul that lurks beneath this lurid exterior.

But fortunately, just as I was about to rush down the path

To repectability and righteousness,

A wee small voice called out to me in the night

And reminded me of the motto by which I've always tried to live my life:

F$Ck 'em if they can't take A joke! "

[From the soundtrack:] "Hi! "After many a summer dies the swan,"

But not when she's stuck in a turkey the size of this one!

Make no mistake about it folks, eggs will be laid tonight!

Ain't that right girls? Oh, my girls.

My three favorite schochkies on the breakfront of life.

I'll never forget the first time I found these girls,

Peddling their papayas on 42nd Street.

Not only are my girls fine singers and dancers,

Not only are they gorgeous and talented,

But they also think I'm god! "

[Bette:] I am the one they call the bi-i-i-i-g noise!

I am a living work of art!

I just flew in from Winnetka, daddy-o!

I'm gonna blow this joint apart!

Everyone has a bit of big noise in his heart.

Everyone loves a little sin.

Well, I'm gonna be the first girl in the line

When the festivities begin!

I was a scandle, too hot to handle!

They said, "You'd best depart!"

Oh! Exit Big Noise from Winnetka.

Enter. ..

[Harlettes:] Enter! Enter!

Big Noise in his heart!

１９７９年末　美國藝人貝蒂蜜勒（Bette Midler）以電影［The Rose／歌聲淚痕］成功於影壇打響名氣

並以其原聲帶專輯 在歌壇東山再起

１９８０年初秋　３４歲半的貝蒂主演演唱會電影［Divine Madness／瘋狂仙女］

展現其歌唱與喜劇才華

票房中等, 但獲得不錯評價

Dennis Kirk製作的同名原聲帶大碟在１９８０年１１月發行　這是她第二張現場專輯

不過裡面並沒放入影片中的喜劇劇目,只有九首音樂劇曲目

而且經過重新剪輯　並在錄音室重新灌錄，但唱片倒是受到好評

首支主打為［My Mother's Eyes／母親之眼］　由民謠創作歌手Tom Jans所寫──他也是典唱會電影的配樂者

這是首流行抒情曲, 旋律悅耳

在優美鋼琴聲中,貝蒂的演繹感人

［My Mother's Eyes］登上美國單曲榜＃３９（＋副榜成人抒情榜＃８）

紐西蘭＃２９　澳洲＃３４

單曲的成功也讓［Divine Madness］有不錯表現, 拿到美國榜＃３４　紐西蘭＃１２　澳洲＃２０

這是蜜勒的演唱會專輯的代表作

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FUM3vO-bvpk

Live MV

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v87-Kwkc_6Y

1983  tour

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lb2DfF99kqs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIEW0A9Jgwk