美國天后歌姬〔芭芭拉．史翠珊〕的轉型代表作──流行搖滾名曲──輕快的〔Stoney End〕

I was born from love
And my poor mother worked the mines
I was raised on the Good Book Jesus
Till I read between the lines
Now I dont believe
I want to see the morning
Going down the stoney end
I never wanted to go
Down the stoney end
Mama let me start all over
Cradle me, Mama, cradle me again
I can still remember him
With love light in his eyes
But the light flickered out and parted
As the sun began to rise
Now I dont believe
I want to see the morning
Going down the stoney end
I never wanted to go
Down the stoney end
Mama let me start all over
Cradle me, mama, cradle me again
(Cradle me, mama, cradle me again
Mama, cradle me again...)
Never mind the forecast
Cause the sky has lost control
Cause the fury and the broken thunders
Come to match my raging soul
Now I dont believe
I want to see the morning
Going down the stoney end
I never wanted to go
Down the stoney end
Mama let me start all over
Cradle me, mama, cradle me again
Going down the stoney end...

一代歌姬芭芭拉．史翠珊（Barbra Streisand）從１９６３年發行首張專輯後　雖然廣受歡迎

不過歌曲內容大多為音樂劇曲目　流行經典　古典等曲風

局限她的歌迷群眾

１９６９年　芭芭拉決定轉向更為當代　主流的流行路線

發行〔What About Today?〕專輯　反應極差　只拿到＃３１

成為她首張未拿到百萬金唱片的專輯

不過芭芭拉並不氣餒

１９７１年２月　她推出〔Stoney End〕　邀來Richard Perry製作

這張大碟更為流行／搖滾走向

並有多位女性歌手／詞曲家共襄盛舉　包括瓊妮米雪兒（Joni Mitchell）　卡洛金（Carol King）　蘿拉妮洛（Laure Nyro）等

同名歌曲為首支主打　由蘿拉妮洛譜寫

這首流行軟調搖滾節奏相對輕快　芭芭拉的詮釋也比往日的音色歌曲更加流暢自然

〔Stoney End〕發行後果然受到歡迎　登上流行榜＃６成為她第二首美國暢銷曲

另外也拿到成人抒情榜冠軍　

英國＃２７　加拿大＃３３

〔Stoney End〕的成功讓專輯升到＃１０　後來追加認證為百萬白金唱片　一掃上張大碟失敗之陰霾

讓芭芭拉的音樂發展領域更為寬廣

７０年代後　史翠珊發行數張代表作　鞏固她歌壇天后的地位

不過在２０１２年的訪談中　芭芭拉坦承她仍不曉得〔Stoney End〕代表什麼意思

即使這是她的轉型代表作之一

Audio

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

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SjZ-RItDjaI 

1971 Live

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XsHxHKy3rY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkzVcOJ7cwc