美國搖滾女將［雪瑞兒可洛］──鄉村搖滾／流行搖滾──［Hard to Make a Stand／很難站穩腳跟］

Old James Dean Monroe
Hands out flowers at the Shop-N-Go
Hopes for money but all he gets is fear
And the wind blows up his coat
And this he scribbles on a perfume note
"If Im not here, then youre not here"
And he says, "Call me Miscreation
Im a walking celebration"

And its hard to make a stand, yeah
And its hard to make a stand, woo
Yeah, its hard to make a stand

My friend, oh, Lordy
Went to take care of her own body
And she got shot down in the road
She looked up before she went
Said, "This isnt really what I meant"
And the daily news said, "Two with one stone"
And I say, "Hey there, Miscreation
Bring a flower, time is wasting"

And its hard to make a stand
And its hard to make a stand
Well, its hard to make a stand
You know, its hard to make a stand
Yes, it is

We got loud guitars and big suspicions
Great big guns and small ambitions
And we still argue over who is God
And I say, "Hey, there, Miscreation
Bring a flower, time is wasting
I say, "Hey, there, Miscreation
We all need a celebration"

And its hard to make a stand, yeah
And its hard to make a stand
Oh, its hard to make a stand
Yeah, its hard to make a stand, oh
I think its hard to make a stand (okay)

１９９４年　美國搖滾歌手雪瑞兒可洛（Sheryl Crow）以首張大碟〔Tuesday Night Music Club／星期二夜音樂俱樂部〕（１９９３年發行）成名．

１９９６年秋天　３４歲的她推出由她獨力製作的第二張同名大碟［Sheryl Crow］，

並登上滾石雜誌封面

專輯獲得高度評價　被視為後現代經典．

商業成功，登上美國專輯榜＃６──３白金（３００萬張＋）（年度:1996#152／1997#34）　

英國榜＃５──３白金唱片（９０萬張＋）（年度:1996#28／1997#15）　

德國＃１７，

加拿大＃１２──３白金唱片（３０萬張＋）

日本＃２４──白金唱片（２０萬張＋）

瑞士＃３──金唱片（2.5萬張＋）（年度:1996#52）

澳洲＃１４──２白金唱片（１４萬張＋）

紐西蘭＃６──金唱片（7.5K＋）

奧地利＃８，瑞典＃８，比利時荷語區＃１０，比利時法語區＃１５

挪威＃２０，荷蘭＃２３，芬蘭＃２７，法國＃３８，

１９９７年３月，可洛推出第三單曲［Hard to Make a Stand／很難站穩腳跟］

僅在歐洲、加拿大、日本和南非發行。

由雪瑞兒，Bill Bottrell，Todd Wolfe，R.S. Bryan創作，

歌曲因提及墮胎而在美國引起爭議。

可洛將其製作成一首鄉村搖滾／流行搖滾，

在中板的節奏間，雪瑞兒以相對溫和的嗓音演繹．

《愛爾蘭時報》的Kevin Courtney評論道：「［Hard to Make a Stand］又是一首標準的鄉村搖滾歌曲，但克洛女士設法將其變成了閃閃發光、鑲嵌著水鑽的流行歌曲。

此曲忠實地沿襲了前作［Everyday Is a Winding Road］的路線，除了讓我們再次有機會在影片看到這位１９９０年代琳達·朗斯塔特(Linda Ronstadt) 的女牛仔表演之外，沒有提供任何新內容。

［Hard to Make a Stand］登上英國榜＃２２，加拿大＃１５

歐洲榜＃８５

Audio

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

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yW6XambTo7o

(Alternate Version)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fsoezAe3cdQ

Live

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VdZ9z3vp_6c

(Quarantine Edition)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EroGN_Ohk9Y