美國迪斯可女王［唐娜桑瑪］的歐陸事業突破曲──交響搖滾／前衛搖滾／R&B／流行──［The Hostage／人質］

Hello?
Lady weve just kidnapped your husband
Have $800, 000 ready by tomorrow night
And lady, no police
Or youll never see your husband alive again
Hello?

I remember standing there so petrified
My hand frozen to the phone
As a strangers words that caught in my ears
And chilled me to the bone
Some dark tragedy had come right home to me
Theyd kidnapped my man
And his life was in their hands

He was a hostage, a hostage
His life was at the mercy of their hands
He was a hostage, a hostage
His life depending on their gold demands

Hello?
And Lady, heres your husband to prove that were not playing any games
Hi honey, listen Im okay
Just make sure you do whatever they tell you
And whatever you do, dont go to the police

Well I couldnt raise that kinda money fast
So I was left no other choice
So I called the police and they came in fast
Saying, "Leave it up to us
Just do as youre told
The ransoms in this bag
Well watch over you
And well have your husband back too"

He was a hostage, a hostage
His life was at the mercy of their hands
He was a hostage, a hostage
His life depending on their gold demands

Hello?
Listen very carefully lady
Drive out to the abandoned shack on Highway 16
Throw the package of money out the window and keep driving
And remember lady, no police

Well my heart was heavy as I made that drive
I was sure something was wrong
I soon found the shack
I threw out the bag and I just kept driving on
Then the shots rang out
And that turned my car about
On the ground one lay but the other one had gotten away

He was a hostage, a hostage
His life was at the mercy of their hands
He was a hostage, a hostage
His life depending on their gold demands

Well they found my husband a few days later
Yes, the funerals tomorrow

１９４８年底出生在波士頓的唐娜桑瑪（Donna Summer）原名Donna Adrian Gaines

自小便展現音樂才華．

受到 １９６０年代反主流文化的影響，唐娜成為迷幻搖滾樂團 Crow 的主唱，並搬到紐約市。

１９６８年，她試鏡反主流文化音樂劇《Hair》，獲得了Sheila一角，並同意在慕尼黑製作的德國改編版中扮演這個角色，

在父母勉強同意後，她於１９６８年８月搬到那裡。

事實證明，這是一個好決定。

《Hair》非常成功，讓唐娜的事業飛速發展。

１９６８ 年，唐娜（以Donna Gaines之名）在 Polydor 上發行她的第一首單曲，

１９７３年與奧地利演員 Helmuth Sommer 結婚，同年生下女兒 Natalia Pia Melanie “Mimi” Sommer．

名字也冠上夫姓──唐娜索瑪（Donna Sommer）．

１９７３年，在慕尼黑擔任兼職模特兒和伴唱期間，唐娜在Musicland Studios結識了製作人Giorgio Moroder和Pete Bellotte。

三人建立了工作夥伴關係，唐娜於１９７４年與他們的 Oasis 廠牌簽約。

由於唱片封面上的錯誤，唐娜索瑪 (Donna Sommer) 變成了唐娜桑瑪（Donna Summer）．這名字自此固定下來．

１９７４年２月，唐娜在荷蘭推出首張大碟［Lady of the Night ］（Groovy唱片發行）

由Pete Bellotte製作，由Giorgio Moroder和Pete Bellott創作幾乎所有歌曲．

以流行和民謠流行風格為主．

首支單曲是１９７４年６月推出的［The Hostage／人質］

由Giorgio Moroder和Pete Bellott創作, 歌曲是關於一名高級政客被綁架並勒索贖金，

Pete Bellott製作成一首交響搖滾／前衛搖滾／R&B／流行

歌曲加入綁匪打電話要求贖金的片段，頗有創意．

唐娜也展現自己豐厚的美麗嗓音．

［The Hostage］在荷蘭受到歡迎，登上當地兩個官方單曲榜──Dutch Top 40＋Single Top 100亞軍（1974年榜#32+33），

西班牙亞軍，比利時荷語區＃３（1974年榜#34）＋比利時法語區＃８

１９７８年媒體報導［The Hostage］已賣出５０萬張．

這是唐納在歐陸的事業突破曲．

雖然單曲成功，但大碟卻未入榜

由於歌曲主題敏感，因此從德國的廣播播放清單中刪除。

她第一次在電視上露面是在電視節目《Van Oekels Discohoek》中，這開啟了［The Hostage］的突破，她優雅地配合了節目中劇本中的荒誕和混亂。

１９７５年，桑瑪推出第二張大碟［Love to Love You Baby］時，在德國語法國收錄此曲的德語版跟法語版．

Audio

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPPK7PogVeY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8H7UJnH6_k

TV

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYpGnumMaV8

Live

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A33R-L5ypkw

Live

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LaGZkkh1s_g