美國黑人紅星〔巴比布朗〕&小甜甜〔布蘭妮〕的交集──New Jack Swing經典──〔My Prerogative／我的特權〕

＜My Prerogative＞
Everybodys talking all this stuff about me
Why dont they just let me live?
I dont need commission, make my own decisions
Thats my prerogative

They say Im crazy
I really dont care
Thats my prerogative
They say Im nasty
But I dont give a damn
Getting girls is how I live
Some messy questions
Why am I so real?
But they dont undersand me
I really dont know the deal about her brother
Trying hard to make it right
Not long ago
Before I win this fight, sing

(Chorus:)
Everybodys talking all this stuff about me
Why dont they just let me live?
Tell me why I dont need commission
Make my own decisions
Thats my prerogative
Its my prerogative (its my prerogative)

Its the way that I wanna live (its my prerogative)
I can do just what I feel (its my prerogative)
No one can tell me what to do (its my prerogative)
Cause what Im doing Im doing for you

Dont get me wrong
Im really not souped
Ego trips is not my thing
All these strange relationships really gets me down
I see nothing wrong in spreading myself around

(Chorus)

I can do what I wanna do (its my prerogative)
I can live my life (its my prerogative)
And Im doing it just for you (its my prerogative)

Tell me, tell me why cant I live my life
Live my life without all of the things
That people say oh

Yo, teddy kick it like this
Oh no no I can do what I wanna do
Me and you together together together together together

(Repeat chorus ad lib and fade)

美國黑人紅星巴比布朗（Bobby Brown）原是男孩團體新版本（New Edition）的主唱

１９８７年單飛

１９８８年夏天推出第二張個人專輯〔Don’t Be Cruel／別太殘酷〕

首支同名主打成績不錯　拿下單曲榜＃８與黑人榜冠軍
秋天時　１９歲的巴比推出大碟第二首主打〔My Prerogative／我的特權〕

此曲布朗參與合寫　反應了他的壞男孩形象
這首結合了R&B, Funk., Dance,Rock的的流行經典讓他確定了黑人新天王的地位
也讓New Jack Swing樂風在８０年代末/９０年代初風行一時
此曲在１９８９年初取代毒藥（Poison）樂團的〔Every Roses Has Its Thorn／玫瑰多刺〕
在１９８９年初登上美國兩週流行榜冠軍（年終亞軍）
黑人榜冠軍 舞曲銷售亞軍 舞廳播放＃７
銷售達到百萬　

英國＃６　紐西蘭＃３　加拿大＃５　荷蘭＃５＆７　愛爾蘭＃９　瑞典＃１２　西德＃１５　
２００４年當紅偶像布蘭妮（Britney Spears）也翻唱此曲

MV

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5cDLZqe735k

Live

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGMNMnC3_gU 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7nKdMuzvGY0 

Extended

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3LxgxlsSvwg 

Dance Remix

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8xsk_bqrX8