英國歌壇天王〔艾爾頓強〕與〔喬治麥可〕的合作──流行抒情佳作──被柏林圍牆阻隔的資本／共產世界之戀──〔Nikita〕




Music by Elton John
Lyrics by Bernie Taupin
Available on the album Ice On Fire

Hey Nikita is it cold
In your little corner of the world
You could roll around the globe
And never find a warmer soul to know

Oh I saw you by the wall
Ten of your tin soldiers in a row
With eyes that looked like ice on fire
The human heart a captive in the snow

Oh Nikita You will never know anything about my home
Ill never know how good it feels to hold you
Nikita I need you so
Oh Nikita is the other side of any given line in time
Counting ten tin soldiers in a row
Oh no, Nikita youll never know


Do you ever dream of me
Do you ever see the letters that I write
When you look up through the wire
Nikita do you count the stars at night


And if there comes a time
Guns and gates no longer hold you in
And if youre free to make a choice
Just look towards the west and find a friend

拿下英國＃３（白金）　在歐洲各國皆有不錯銷售

美國則差強人意　拿到專輯榜＃４８與金唱片
首支單曲為〔Nikita／妮奇塔〕

這是一首中板抒情曲
在帶點Swing味道的節奏中 強冷靜地演繹著一段發生於資本／共產世界間的戀情
彼時當紅偶像巨星‘轟（Wham）’雙人組主唱喬治麥可（George Michael）也特別客串為同鄉合音
歌曲後半部那迷人的合聲就是他的功勞
此曲登上英國＃３　澳洲＃３　加拿大亞軍　在歌曲發生地西德則是冠軍

美國流行榜＃７（成人抒情榜＃３）

MV由英國大導演肯羅素執導

描述一名資本社會男子迷戀上上一名共產東德的女邊境警衛

卻因柏林圍牆阻礙而無法在一起

事實上　Nikita是一個俄國男性名字

艾爾頓後來坦承是以一個同志觀點詮釋這首歌曲的　似乎也暗示他當時的性向

湊巧的是　為他合音的喬治麥可日後也出了櫃

撇開這些話絮　〔Nikita〕是首動聽的抒情佳作

我特別喜歡喬治麥可的迷人合聲

MV

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tg-Q-Acv4qs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6ry27hut3M 

TOTP

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

1989

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLzj_S0Tzno