美國實力歌王［麥可波頓］──軟式搖滾／成人抒情曲──［Drift Away／飄走］

Day after day Im more confused
I look for the light through the pouring rain
You know thats a game that I hate to lose
Im feeling the strain, aint it a shame?

Give me the beat boys and free my soul
I wanna get lost in your rock and roll and drift away, oh yeah
Give me the beat boys and free my soul
I wanna get lost in your rock and roll and drift away, ooh

Beginning to think Im wasting time
I dont understand the things I do
The world outside looks so unkind
Im calling on you to carry me through

Give me the beat boys and free my soul
I wanna get lost in your rock and roll and drift away
Give me the beat boys and free my soul
I wanna get lost in your rock and roll and drift away, ooh

And when my mind is free
You know your melody can move me
When Im feeling blue
The guitars coming through to soothe me

Thanks for the joy youve given me
I want you to know I believe in your song
Rhythm and rhyme and harmony
Help me along making me strong

Give me the beat boys and free my soul
I wanna get lost in your rock and roll and drift away
Give me the beat boys and free my soul
I wanna get lost in your rock and roll and drift away (oh, oh)

Give me the beat boys and free my soul (free my soul)
I wanna get lost in your rock and roll and drift away (I wanna drift away)
Give me the beat boys and free my soul (free my soul)
I wanna get lost in your rock and roll and drift away (free my soul)

give me the beat boys and free my soul
I wanna get lost in your rock and roll and drift away (take me)
(Free my soul) give me the beat boys and free my soul (free my soul)
I wanna get lost in your rock and roll and drift away (ooh)
(I wanna drift away, drift away)

Give me the beat boys and free my soul (give me the beat, oh)
I wanna get lost in your rock and roll and drift away (I wanna get-)
Give me the beat boys and free my soul
I wanna get lost in your rock and roll and drift away

Give me the beat boys and free my soul
I wanna get lost in your rock and roll and drift away (drift away)
Give me the beat boys and free my soul
I wanna get lost in your rock and roll and drift away

Give me the beat boys and free my soul
I wanna get lost in your rock and roll and drift away
Give me the beat boys and free my soul
I wanna get lost in your rock and roll and drift away

１９９２年９月底　４１歲的美國流行巨星麥可．波頓（Michael Bolton）發行翻唱大碟〔Timeless：The Classics〕（Columbia唱片發行）

由波頓， Walter Afanasieff , 大衛福斯特（David Foster）共同製作

重新詮釋許多名曲

樂評好壞兩極　但商業卻十分成功

登上美國Billboard專輯榜王座（年度：1993#68／1994#11）

成為他第二張冠軍　賣出四白金（４００萬張＋）

英國榜＃３　賣出三白金（９０萬張＋）（年度：1993#7）

加拿大＃５　四白金（４０萬張＋）（年度：1993#48／1994#28）

澳大利亞亞軍　雙白金（１４萬張＋）（年度： 1994#50）

日本 金唱片（１０萬張＋）

歐洲＃１３（年度：1993#87／1994#97）

隔年波頓並拿到美國音樂獎最受喜愛成人當代藝人

首支主打為［To Love Somebody］登上美國單曲榜＃１１  英國＃１６　加拿大亞軍　

１９９２年１０月，麥可推出大碟第二單曲［Drift Away／飄走］，但只在英國及少數地區發行

由Mentor Williams創作，１９７０年由Mike Berry最先灌錄．

１９７３年Dobie Gray的翻唱則生到美國告示牌單曲榜＃５，取得百萬金唱片，成為最著名版本．

波頓版被他本人， Walter Afanasieff共同製作成一首軟式搖滾／成人抒情曲，編曲平滑，

麥可以他沙啞的白人靈魂唱腔演繹，

歌曲後半部的福音和聲精彩．

［Drift Away／飄走］登上英國榜＃１５　愛爾蘭＃１８　紐西蘭＃２３

這是麥可事業的翻唱名作之一.

Audio

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

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kB_iya88vEw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_PUGF7j0WMA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCq0ho7Ckrs