蘇格蘭紅髮美女〔席娜伊斯頓〕的處女作──電子合成流行名作──輕快的〔Modern Girl／摩登女孩〕

He wakes and says hello, turns on the breakfast show
She fixes coffee while he takes a shower
Hey that was great, he said, I wish we could stay in bed
But I got to be at work in less than an hour
She manages a smile as he walks out the door
Shes a modern girl whos been though this movie before

Chorus:
She dont build her world round no single man
But shes gettin by, doin what she can
She is free to be, what she wants to be
N all what she wants to be, is a modern girl
Na na na na na, na na na na na, na na na na na, shes a modern girl

It looks like rain again, she takes a train again
Shes on her way again through London town
Where she keeps a tangerine, flicks through a magazine
Until its time to leave her dreams on the underground
She walks to the office like everyone else
An independent lady, takin care of herself

chorus

Shes been dreaming bout it all day long
As soon as she gets home, its him on the telephone
He asks her to dinner, she says Im not free
Tonight Im going to stay at home and watch my TV

I dont build my world round no single man
But Im gettin by, doin what I can
I am free to be, what I want to be
N all what I want to be, is a modern girl

Na na na na na, na na na na na, na na na na na, shes a modern girl
Na na na na na, na na na na na, na na na na na, shes a modern girl
(repeats out)

１９５９年　原名Sheena Shirley Orr的席娜伊斯頓（Sheena Easton）出生於英國蘇格蘭

１９７９年與Sandi Easton結婚　婚姻只維持八個月

席娜保留夫性　後來成為其藝名

同年　這位嬌小的紅髮美女

席娜獲選英國BBC紀錄節目〔The Big Time／大時代〕的主角

製作人打算以此記錄一名無名歌手成為流行明星的過程

EMI與伊斯頓簽下唱片合約

〔The Big Time〕的團隊便跟在席娜身邊　記錄她灌錄由Christopher Neil製作的首支單曲〔Modern Girl／摩登女孩〕的經過

１９８０年２月　〔Modern Girl〕發行　這首電子合成流行歌曲節奏輕快　旋律也討巧

可惜並不成功　只拿到英國單曲榜＃５６

５月　伊斯頓發行第二首單曲〔９ to ５〕

這首流行歌曲登上英國榜＃３　打響席娜名氣

此時〔Modern Girl〕再度發行　結果也打進前十名（＃８）

（愛爾蘭＃１０）

讓席娜成為英國榜史上第一位同時有兩首歌曲名列Top１０的女藝人

確定她在樂壇的前途

後來兩首單曲收錄在１９８１年１月發行的首張金唱片專輯〔Take My Time〕中

１９８１年初　席娜進軍美國　將〔Take My Time〕改為同名專輯〔Sheena Easton〕發行

首支單曲〔９ to ５〕由於當時鄉村天后桃莉芭頓（Dolly Parton）為主演電影〔Nine to Five〕演唱的同名主題曲撞名

便改為〔Mornight Train（9 to 5）／早班車（朝九晚五）〕

結果登上美國告示單曲榜冠軍（＆成人抒情榜冠軍）　讓伊斯頓成為國際明星

EMI隨即推出第二主打〔Modern Girl〕　登上單曲榜＃１８（成人抒情榜＃１３）

加拿大＃２２

在日本　〔Modern Girl〕比〔９ to ５〕更受歡迎　登上單曲榜＃１８

由於長賣（在榜上待了２４個禮拜）　銷售２０萬張（不包括進口版）　成為席娜在東洋最受歡迎的歌曲

連帶同名專輯登上日本專輯榜＃４　賣了３０萬張　（不含進口版）

聲勢之盛還一度取代一向受到亞洲人喜愛的奧莉薇亞紐頓強（Olivia Newton-John）

成為東瀛最受歡迎國際女歌手

從MV可看出１９８０年代初英國摩登時尚是什麼模樣

介紹席娜這首處女作給各位

Audio 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=paKY1PwbJ5k

MV

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpWvGALLVh0

１９８０　Countdown

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Std7DMPfz4Q

Audio 

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

Live

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4nVq7Eh4vA8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=13N158qoOk8

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

〔Modern Girl〕錄製過程

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xCyUqElTwo