英國威爾斯歌手[邦妮泰勒]──電影[渾身是勁]插曲──流行搖滾舞曲--[Holding Out for a Hero/等待英雄]
Where have all the good men gone and where are all the Gods?
Wheres the street wise Hercules to fight the rising odds?
Isnt there a white knight upon a fiery steed?
Late at night I toss and I turn and I dream of what I need
I need a hero
Im holding out for a hero til the end of the night
Hes gotta be strong and hes gotta be fast
And hes gotta be fresh from the fight
I need a hero
Im holding out for a hero til the morning light
Hes gotta be sure and its gotta be soon
And hes gotta be larger than life, larger than life
Somewhere after midnight in my wildest fantasy
Somewhere just beyond my reach theres someone reaching back for me
Racing on the thunder and rising with the heat
Its gonna take a Superman to sweep me off my feet
I need a hero
Im holding out for a hero til the end of the night
Hes gotta be strong and hes gotta be fast
And hes gotta be fresh from the fight
I need a hero
Im holding out for a hero til the morning light
Hes gotta be sure and its gotta be soon
And hes gotta be larger than life
I need a hero
Im holding out for a hero til the end of the night
Up where the mountains meet the heavens above
Out where the lightning splits the sea
I could swear that theres someone somewhere watching me
Through the wind and the chill and the rain
And the storm and the flood
I can feel his approach like a fire in my blood
I need a hero
Im holding out for a hero til the end of the night
Hes gotta be strong and hes gotta be fast
And hes gotta be fresh from the fight
I need a hero
Im holding out for a hero til the morning light
Hes gotta be sure and its gotta be soon
And hes gotta be larger than life
I need a hero
Im holding out for a hero til the end of the night
Hes gotta be strong and hes gotta be fast
And hes gotta be fresh from the fight
I need a hero
Im holding out for a hero til the morning light
Hes gotta be sure and its gotta be soon
And hes gotta be larger than life
I need a hero
Im holding out for a hero til the end of the night
Songwriters
PITCHFORD, DEAN / STEINMAN, JIM
Published by
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
1984年初 美國派拉蒙公司推出青春歌舞電影[Footloose/渾身是勁]大賣
連帶原聲帶也十分暢銷
以1983年的專輯[Faster Than the Speed of the Night]與單曲[Total Eclipse of the Heart]登到事業巔峰後的英國威爾斯搖滾女歌手邦妮泰勒(Bonnie Tyler)也為專輯獻唱一曲[Holding Out for a Hero/等待英雄]
此曲由為她創作[Total Eclipse of the Heart]的美國製作人Jim Steinman與Dean Pitchford合寫 前者再度製作
曲風這回改為流行搖滾舞曲 節拍急速 33歲的邦妮的詮釋激昂有力
[Holding Out for a Hero]原本只拿到英國榜#96
但1985年重新發行 結果登上單曲榜亞軍 成為泰勒第五首UK 10 並拿到銀唱片 銷量突破25萬張
愛爾蘭則拿下冠軍
1991年在英國三度推出 拿到單曲榜#69
國際方面:美國#34 德國/加拿大/奧地利/瑞典#19 義大利#30 紐西蘭#33
[Holding Out for a Hero]後來收在邦妮1986年5月發行的第六張大碟[Screet Dreams and Forbidden Fire]
成為其技術上首支單曲
MV拍攝成西部片風格 還有一群白衣女子群舞雖然跟[Footloose/渾身是勁]沒有關聯 但仍成功宣傳了電影與原聲帶
2004年動畫電影[Shrek2/史瑞克2]中神仙教母演唱此曲 讓它再度為大眾熟知
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWcASV2sey0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CPK2HwYzjkA
Audio
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzOWRETM5TE
Live
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mzUvDokTLE
TOTP
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vA48rDXh1_4