美國舞曲女王〔唐娜桑瑪〕──黑人冠軍經典──歌頌職業婦女辛勞的〔She Works Hard For The Money〕



＜She Works Hard For The Money＞
She works hard for the money
so hard for it honey
she works hard for the money
so you better treat her right

She works hard for the money
so hard for it honey
she works hard for the money
so you better treat her right

Onetta there in the corner stand
and wonders where she is and
its strange to her
some people seem to have everything

Nine a.m. on the hour hand
and shes waiting for the bell
and shes looking real pretty
just wait for her clientele

She works hard for the money
so hard for it honey
she works hard for the money
so you better treat her right

She works hard for the money
so hard for it honey
she works hard for the money
so you better treat her right

Twenty five years have
come and gone
and she seen a lot of tears
of the ones who come in
they really seem to need her there

Its a sacrifice working day to day
for little money just tips for pay
But its worth it all
just to hear them say that they care

She works hard for the money
so hard for it honey
she works hard for the money
so you better treat her right

She already knows
shes seen her bad times
she already knows
these are the good times

Shell never sell out
she never will
not for a dollar bill
she works hard

She works hard for the money
so hard for it honey
she works hard for the money
so you better treat her right

She works hard for the money
so hard for it honey
she works hard for the money
so you better treat her right

She works hard for the money
so hard for it honey
she works hard for the money
so you better treat her right

進入１９８０年代後　迪斯可已經逐漸沒落
當時的美國舞曲女王唐娜桑瑪（Donna Summer）也積極將樂風擴展到其它範疇

當時桑瑪已簽至Geffen唱片

但她跟前公司Casablanca的母公司寶麗金（Polygram）仍欠一張專輯
因此１９８３年夏天　３４歲半的她便依照合約推出大碟〔She Works Hard For The Money〕

專輯由Michael Omartian製作
首支同名單曲是首對職業婦女的歌頌
唐娜有一次在比佛利山莊的高級宴會化妝室中看到一個在打瞌睡的女侍
跟身旁珠光寶氣的賓客形成強烈對比
心有所感　便寫下這首歌曲
歌曲內容是那些對每天工作１２個小時女侍辛勤的致意
這是一首節拍明快　加上些許搖滾風味的Dance-Pop
此曲在美國流行榜得到＃３　黑人榜冠軍　舞曲榜＃３

並為唐娜拿到葛萊美最佳女歌手提名

國際市場表現亦不錯：英國＃２５　加拿大亞軍　澳洲＃４　德國＃１１　荷蘭＃１８　紐西蘭＃２３　愛爾蘭＃２６　日本＃５２

單曲的成功也讓專輯登上Billboard專輯榜＃９　拿下金唱片（＞５０萬張）

英國榜＃２７　金唱片（１０萬張＋）

〔She Works Hard For The Money〕可說是唐娜在８０年代最成功的經典代表作
MV也拍得很特別
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