美國創作巨星［卡莉賽門］獻給愛人［詹姆士泰勒］的情歌──成人抒情曲──誠摯的［The Right Things to Do］

Theres nothin you can do to turn me away

Nothin anyone can say

Youre with me now and as long as you stay

Lovin yous the right thing to do

Lovin yous the right thing

I know youve had some bad luck with ladies before

They drove you or you drove them crazy

But more important is I know youre the one and Im sure

Lovin yous the right thing to do

Lovin yous the right thing

And it used to be for a while

That the river flowed right to my door

Making me just a little too free

But now the river doesnt seem to stop here anymore

Hold me in your hands like a bunch of flowers

Set me movin to your sweetest song

And I know what I think Ive known all along

Lovin yous the right thing to do

Lovin yous the right thing

Lovin yous the right thing to do

Is the right thing

Songwriters

CARLY SIMON

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１９７２年１１月　２７歲的美國創作歌手卡莉賽門（Carly Simon）發行第三張個人大碟［No Secrets／沒有秘密］

以首支主打［You’re So Vain］登上美國單曲榜冠軍　英國榜＃３　以及許多國家Top１０, 奠定其歌壇一線歌手的地位

１９７３年３月　賽門發行專輯第二單曲［The Right Things to Do／正確的該做之事］

此曲由卡莉譜寫, 描述她與詹姆士泰勒（James Taylor）的感情關係進入三個月所寫, 描述她對這名未來丈夫的感覺（歌曲發行時兩人已結婚數月）

Richard Perry將製作成一首成人抒情曲　卡莉的詮釋誠摯真誠　獲得不錯評價

［The Right Things to Do］登上美國告示單曲榜＃１３（在當時另一錢櫃雜誌單曲榜＃３）　Easy Listening／成人抒情榜＃９

英國＃１７　加拿大＃２０

成為卡莉在１９７０年代的名曲之一

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Onhpc59Wtso

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KiqcczYZnJ8

1987 HBO Live

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KhkUetzA-j8

Live

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfedPjHI0y0