美國歌壇天后［琳達朗絲黛］──傳統流行抒情曲──［Someone to To Watch Over Me／照顧我的人］

Theres a saying old, says that love is blind

Still were often told, seek and ye shall find

So Im going to seek a certain lad Ive had in mind

Looking everywhere, havent found him yet

Hes the big affair I cannot forget

Only man I ever think of with regret

Id like to add his initial to my monogram

Tell me, where is the shepherd for this lost lamb

Theres a somebody Im longing to see

I hope that he turns out to be

Someone wholl watch over me

Im a little lamb whos lost in the wood

I know I could always be good

To one wholl watch over me

Although he may not be the man

Some girls think of as handsome

To my heart he carries the key

Wont you tell him please to put on some speed

Follow my lead

Oh how I need

Someone to watch over me

Someone to watch over me

１９８３年９月　３７歲的美國搖滾女王琳達．朗絲黛（Linda Ronstadt）改變音樂路線

推出爵士／流行翻唱大碟［What’s New］（Asylum唱片）

由琳達的長期英籍製作人彼得艾雪（Peter Asher）製作

著名傳統流行／爵士管弦樂團指揮尼爾森．瑞鐸（Nelson Riddle）編曲與指揮大樂隊伴奏

結果出乎大眾意料　專輯評價良好　

滾石雜誌給與三顆星佳作評價　時代雜誌則高度讚賞打了四顆半

隔年並提名葛萊美流行女歌手

商業方面　專輯升到美國排行榜＃３　停留五週

至今賣出三白金　成為其最暢銷的錄音室大碟之一

一掃上張［Get Closer］表現不理想的陰霾

也讓朗絲黛成功轉型, 從狂放的鄉村／搖滾女將路線搖身一變　成為形象優雅溫柔的復古大樂隊歌手

前兩首主打雖然在Billboard單曲榜成績欠佳, 但在副榜－Billboard成人抒情榜表現良好（Top10）

１９８４年, 琳達推出大碟第三主打［Someone to To Watch Over Me／照顧我的人］

此曲由George Gershwin(弟)譜曲      Ira Gershwin(兄)＆Howard Dietz填詞

１９２６年為音樂劇［Oh, Kay!］創作, 劇中由女主角Gertrude Lawrence演唱

原本George Gershwin打算寫成快速的爵士搖擺曲, 但１９３０年代北某些歌手改成慢板傳統流行抒情曲, 此後成為標準型式。

此後近２０００次的錄音幾乎都選擇傳統慢歌曲式──琳達版亦然。

尼爾森．瑞鐸以弦樂編曲, 在柔和的配樂中, 朗絲黛以溫婉的方式演繹.

［Someone to To Watch Over Me］雖未入榜, 卻讓大碟［What’s New］留在排行榜, 增加不少銷售。

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mXAi2NOJ-E

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

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Et80rWJNVKQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjUXG-Fz8pc