美國藍調搖滾天后〔邦妮芮特〕──流行搖滾佳作──［Thing Called Love／愛的事物］

Dont have to humble yourself to me

I aint your judge or your king

Baby, you know I aint no Queen of Sheba

We may not even have our dignity

This could be just a powerful thing

Baby we can choose you know we aint no amoeba

Are you ready for the thing called love

Dont come from me and you

It comes from up above

I aint no porcupine

Take off your kid gloves

Are you ready for the thing called love

I aint some icon carved out of soap

Sent here to clean up your reputation

Baby, you know you aint no Prince Charming

We can live in fear or act out of hope

For some kind of peaceful situation

Baby, how come the cry of love is so alarming

Are you ready for the thing called love

Dont come from me and you

It comes from up above

I aint no porcupine

Take off your kid gloves

Are you ready for the thing called love

Ugly ducklings dont turn into swans

And glide off down the lake

Whether your sunglasses are off or on

You only see the world you make

Are you ready for the thing called love

Dont come from me and you

It comes from up above

I aint no porcupine

Take off your kid gloves

Are you ready for it

Are you ready for the thing called love

Dont come from me and you

It comes from up above

I aint no porcupine

Take off your kid gloves

Are you ready for it

Are you ready for love, baby

Ooh yeah babe

Are you ready for love

Songwriters

JOHN HIATT

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Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group

１９８９年春天　美國藍調搖滾歌邦妮。芮特（Bonnie Raitt）發行Don Was製作的第十張專輯［Nick of Time／正式時候］　倍受好評

在成人抒情與搖滾電台的支持下

讓大碟賣出金唱片的佳績

使她跌停板的事業再現曙光

同名歌曲是首支主打, 雖然打入主流單曲榜, 但在成人抒電台表現出色

第二主打是［Thing Called Love／愛的事物］

此曲為翻唱　原是美國音樂人John Hiatt的作品　原本收在他１９８７年的專輯［Bring The Family］

Don Was將其製作成一首節奏中快板的流行搖滾

芮特以較為積極的唱法詮釋此曲

此曲並沒打進美國Billboard單曲榜, 但拿到主流搖滾榜＃１１

在英國則升到非正式榜（Top７５）的＃８６

MV

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krF6LpUXODc 

Live 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4vuos5LE7I

1989 Live

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTzDrB16y5E

1990 Live

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWPW3Na1xl4 

Grammy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2oGTqiWrbJw