美國創作巨星〔卡莉．賽門〕&英國巨星〔凱特．史蒂芬斯〕的熱戀代表作──軟調流行搖滾──〔Anticipation／期待〕

We can never know about the days to come
But we think about them anyway, yay
And I wonder if Im really with you now
Or just chasin after some finer day

Anticipation, anticipation
Is makin me late
Is keepin me waitin

And I tell you how easy it feels to be with you
And how right your arms feel around me
But I, I rehearsed those lines just late last night
When I was thinkin about how right tonight might be

Anticipation, anticipation
Is makin me late
Is keepin me waitin

And tomorrow we might not be together
Im no prophet and I dont know natures ways
So Ill try and see into your eyes right now
And stay right here cause these are the good old days

(These are the good old days)
And stay right here cause these are the good old days
(These are the good old days)
(These are the good old days)
(These are the good old days)
(These are.....the good old days)

在１９７１年初的首張同名專輯與Top１０單曲〔That’s The Way I’ve Always Heard It Should Be〕成功打響名氣後

１９７１年１１月　２６歲的美國創作才女卡莉．賽門（Carly Simon）乘勝追擊

推出第二張創作大碟〔Anticipation／期待〕

（照片在倫敦攝政公園的瑪麗皇后花園拍攝）

跟上張專輯一樣　登上排行榜＃３０　最後長賣成百萬金唱片 

同名歌曲是首波主打

這首軟調搖滾內容描述卡莉等待與當時男友──小她三歲的英國歌壇巨星凱特．史蒂芬斯（Cat Stevens）約會的心情

〔Anticipation〕登上單曲榜＃１３　Easy Listening／成人抒情榜＃３

加拿大＃９　澳洲＃６４

隔年並為賽門連續二度提名葛萊美流行女歌手

鞏固其在歌壇地位　證實她的走紅並非曇花一現

雖然沒多久卡莉便與Cat Stevens分手

但卻留下這首見證兩人感情的名曲

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibSelIFBR8s

1971 Live

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDJ_Mz8ftqI

1972 Live

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zmg6MKm0xiQ

1987 Live

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NwP3wes4M8

2005 Live

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZgmSo_8560