美國黑人巨星〔狄昂．華薇克〕──流行靈魂經典──活潑的〔Do You Know the Way to San Jose／你知道到聖荷西的路嗎？〕

Do you know the way to San Jose?
Ive been away so long. I may go wrong and lose my way.
Do you know the way to San Jose?
Im going back to find some peace of mind in San Jose.

L.A. is a great big freeway.
Put a hundred down and buy a car.
In a week, maybe two, theyll make you a star
Weeks turn into years. How quck they pass
And all the stars that never were
Are parking cars and pumping gas

You can really breathe in San Jose
Theyve got a lot of space. Therell be a place where I can stay
I was born and raised in San Jose
Im going back to find some peace of mind in San Jose.

Fame and fortune is a magnet.
It can pull you far away from home
With a dream in your heart youre never alone.
Dreams turn into dust and blow away
And there you are without a friend
You pack your car and ride away

L.A. is a great big freeway.
Put a hundred down and buy a car.
In a week, maybe two, theyll make you a star
Weeks turn into years. How quck they pass
And all the stars that never were
Are parking cars and pumping gas

Ive got lots of friends in San Jose
Do you know the way to San Jose?
Cant wait to get back to San Jose.

１９６８年３月　繼美國流行史上最成功之一的雙面單曲〔I Say A Little Prayer／（Theme from） Valley of Dolls＊小祈禱／娃娃谷〕　（前者拿下單曲榜＃４　後者亞軍）後

２８歲的美國黑人巨星狄昂．華薇克（Dionne Warwick）推出收錄後者的專輯〔Dionne Warwick in Valley of Dolls／狄昂在娃娃谷〕

（〔I Say A Little Prayer〕則是上張大碟〔The Windows of the World／世界之窗〕的歌曲）

仍舊由著名詞曲搭檔Burt Bacharach＆Hal David製作

成為狄昂第二張打入Top１０的專輯（＃６）　　拿到百萬金唱片

４月時發行大碟第二主打〔Do You Know the Way to San Jose／你知道到聖荷西的路嗎？〕

華薇克並不喜歡此曲　還要被說服才願灌錄

這首流行靈魂歌曲節奏活潑　登上單曲榜＃１０（節奏藍調榜＃２３　Easy Listening／成人抒情榜＃４）

隔年為華薇克拿下首座葛萊美獎──最佳流行女歌手

她後來在訪談提到這項勝利是其事業的一大高潮

只是她仍不喜歡〔Do You Know the Way to San Jose〕　認為它是首傻呼呼的歌曲

〔Do You Know the Way to San Jose〕也讓狄昂拿下第二首英國Top１０單曲（＃８）

另外加拿大／愛爾蘭＃８　澳洲＃１５

是她當時最暢銷的國際性單曲

〔Do You Know the Way to San Jose〕日後被許多藝人翻唱過　被視為流行經典　也是狄昂的代表作之一　是其個人演唱會的必選曲目

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZLa-1q-lkw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbnDsCkuj1c

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NisHzshtJ9Y

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnPR3dG2WOM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2UpwpTAd8U

TV

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2UpwpTAd8U