美國搖滾巨星［佩特班納塔］&藍調之王［比比金］的交集──跳躍藍調翻唱──［Payin the Cost to Be the Boss］

You act like you wanna listen when Im talkin to you

You think you oughta do baby, anything you wanna do

You must be crazy baby

You just gotta be, outta your mind

As long as Im payin the bills

Im payin the cost to be the boss

Ill drink if I wanna, and play a little poker too

I dont want to hear nothin from ya

As long as Im takin care of you

As long as Im workin baby, payin all the bills

I dont want no mouth from you bout the way Im supposed to live

You must be crazy baby

You just gotta be, outta your mind

As long as Im footin the bill

Im payin the cost to be the boss

Now that you got me huh, you act like youre ashamed

You dont act like my man - youre just usin my name

Im gonna have all the money baby

I dont want no back talk

You dont like how Im doin

You can pick up your things and walk

You must be crazy baby

You just gotta be, outta your mind

As long as Im payin the bills

Im payin the cost to be the boss

Songwriters: B.B. KING

Payin The Cost To Be The Boss lyrics © THE ROYALTY NETWORK INC.

１９９１年春天　３８歲的美國搖滾巨星佩特．班納塔（Pat Benatar）發行第九張大碟［True Love／真愛］

由其夫婿Neil Geraldo製作

這回一改原來的硬式／流行搖滾路線

轉向她一直想嘗試的Jump Blues（跳躍藍調）

除了三首新歌外, 其它則是翻唱早期的藍調, 搖擺與R&B名曲

只是專輯評價普通　加上偏離主流曲風　銷售也不若以往

［True Love］只升到美國Billboard專輯榜＃３７　成為其出道以來名次最低的錄音室大碟

至今賣出３４萬張而已

國際反應亦不理想　只有在加拿大相對較佳（＃22, 金唱片）

專輯同名歌曲為首波主打

第二單曲是［Payin the Cost to Be the Boss］

這是‘藍調之王’比比金（B.B. King）創作,在１９６８年發行的名曲

佩特的版本是首Jump Blues, 節拍中板, 編曲繁複, 吉他與鋼勤演奏精彩

班納塔的詮釋自信有力量

［Payin the Cost to Be the Boss］登上Billboard主流搖滾榜＃１７, 加拿大榜＃５５

雖然此時佩特的單曲成績已下滑, 導致此曲名氣不高, 卻仍是耐聽的藍調佳作

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

Arsenio show

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ncpWaNMQgn8

Live

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGepR8OJUM0