美國黑人歌手［崔西查普曼］──當代民謠／民謠搖滾──［Bang Bang Bang］

What you go and do
You go and give the boy a gun
Now there aint no place to run to
Aint no place to run

When he hold it in his hand
He feel mighty, he feel strong
Now there aint no place to run to
Aint no place to run

One day he may come back
Repay us for what weve done
Then, where you gonna run to?
Where you gonna run?

But one fine day
All our problems will be solved
Cause bang, bang, bang
Well shoot him down

Give him drugs and give him candy
Anything, oh, to make him think hes happy
And he wont ever come for us
He wont ever come

But if he does
And if theres no one else around
Bang, bang, bang
Well shoot him down

If he preys only on his neighbors
Brothers, sisters and friends
Well consider it a favor
Well consider justice done

But if he comes for you or me
And we can place a gun in his hand
Bang, bang, bang
Well shoot him dead

What you go and do?
You go and give the boy a gun
Now there aint no place to run to
Aint no place to run

Now well all be at his mercy
If he decides to hunt us down
Cause there aint no place to run to
Aint no place to run

He wants the chances that you took from him
Oh, and nothing that you own
Then therell be no place to run to
Therell be no place to run

And if he finds himself to be
A reflection of us all
Bang, bang, bang
Hell shoot us down

Before you can raise your eyes to read
The writing on the wall
Bang, bang, bang
Hell shoot you down

Before you can bridge the gulf between
And embrace him in your arms
Bang, bang, bang
Hell shoot you down

１９９２年４月，２８歲的美國黑人歌手崔西查普曼（Tracy Chapman）

推出相隔兩年半的第二張專輯［Matters of the Heart／心靈的事］，由查普曼與Jimmy Iovine製作，

這是她第一張不由David Kershenbaum製作或共同製作的唱片。

評價褒貶不一．

這張唱片標誌著查普曼早期作品聲音的顯著轉變。

《AllMusic》 稱這張唱片比她之前的唱片“不那麼大膽和憤怒．查普曼在聲學課程中對［心事］進行調整，該課程同樣涉及個人小插曲和社會評論。”，

《Israbox》 注意到唱片中包含的「世界音樂、布魯斯和爵士樂的微妙元素」。

大碟銷售並不理想.

美國專輯榜＃５３──金唱片（５０萬張＋）

英國＃１９　德國＃１３（1992年榜#69）　

紐西蘭＃２３　瑞士＃１０──金唱片（2.5萬張＋）

奧地利＃１１　荷蘭＃３３　瑞典＃３７

澳洲＃＃３９──金唱片（3.5萬張＋）

加拿大＃５５

隔年提名葛萊美最佳當代民謠專輯．

［Bang Bang Bang］是首波主打，由崔西譜寫，內容關於受壓迫者．

查普曼與Jimmy Iovine製作成一首民謠搖滾／當代民謠，

編曲簡潔，節奏緩急交替，崔西繼續以她樸實唱腔表達．

［Bang Bang Bang］並未打入美國告示牌排行榜，

只拿到澳洲＃８４．

大碟冷漠的反應讓崔西下張大碟相隔３年半後才再推出．

MV

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrRA7WMI1ks

Audio

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jMS6yIt-FKk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYF16U8Gbdk

Live

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ue4DVib2NVk