美國才女巨星［卡莉賽門］──流行搖滾佳作──［Take Me As I Am］

You imagine when you see her

That shes nothing less that perfect

That she has no aspirations

Beyond driving in her car

The car she looks so good in

Will she ever look that good again

Youll never have to know

Because shes gone

She passes in the left lane

And youre turned on by the chase

Her hair flies in the wind

As your mind begins to race

The grass is always greener

But I wish you could have seen her

Drunk and lying with the gutter in her face

Take me as I am

Take me as I am

For the woman that I am

Take me as I am

You think she knows the bible

And can swin the English Channel

Writes novels in her spare time

In a cabin in her woods

You wish Id gone to college

And you wish Id let my hair grow

You wish I didnt have so many moods

Take me as I am

Take me as I am

For the woman that I am

Take me as I am

Take me as I am

Once you said you were in love with me

And maybe you still are

But the passion you once showed me

Now is lost among the stars

And you fancy some new fancy girl

Will come and change your life around

But she just turned the corner in her car

While for some other dreamin driver

I am that romantic stranger

Lookin better than I am

More mysterious by far

Speeding through his dreams

While Im drivin in my car

Take me as I am

Take me as I am

For the woman that I am

Take me as I am

Take me as I am

１９８０年　美國創作才女巨星卡莉賽門（Carly Simon）與Elerktra唱片公司結束關係

轉到同屬華納音樂集團的華納兄弟唱片

１９８０年　發行在新東家的首張大碟［Come Upstairs／上樓］

歌曲主要由她與製作人Mike Mainieri譜寫

樂風比前兩張更堅實的流行／搖滾風　並加入當時風行的新浪潮／龐克風

推出後評價良好

首支主打［Jesse／傑西］登上Billboard單曲榜＃１１, 銷售長紅, 最後銷售逾百萬, 為卡莉拿到另一張金唱片

成為賽門１９８０年代於美國最受歡迎的單曲

第二單曲［Take Me As I Am］由卡莉, Mainieri與Sid McGinnis譜寫

被製作成一首流行搖滾, 節拍急促, 賽門的詮釋熱情有勁

可惜［Take Me As I Am］無法延續［Jesse］聲勢,  並沒打入Billboard單曲榜, 只取得榜外的＃１０２

［Come Upstairs］只升到Billboard專輯榜＃３６　國際表現亦不佳

似乎暗示卡莉在１９８０年代前半期的事業將逐漸走向下坡

不過［Take Me As I Am］仍是首耐聽的佳作

Audio

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_hX_5-tTjQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPnaiBW8FjI

TV

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=huEtYyt2sjE