黑人舞曲歌姬〔水晶女郎〕克麗絲托華特絲──舞廳冠軍經典──〔Gypsy Woman(She's Homeless) ／吉普賽女郎〕

〔Gypsy Woman(She's Homeless)〕
she wakes up early every morning
just to do her hair now, because she cares you all
her day wouldn't be right
without her make up - shes never out of makeup
shes just like you and me but she's homeless
she homeless
and she stands their singing for money
la da dee la doo dow, la da dee la do dow

you try hard not to care about the homeless 'cause you got your own mess
you barley make enough for
well is she all lies, should you apologise
and then her smile says please
as she stands their singing for money
la da dee la doo dow, la da dee la do dow

in my sleep i see her begging
reaching, please
although the fault is not mine i ask god why
god why
shes just like you and me but she's homeless
she homeless
and she stands their singing for money
la da dee la doo dow, la da dee la do dow

１９６４年出生的黑人歌手‘水晶女郎’──克麗絲托華特絲（Crystal Waters）來自紐澤西州

她有個鼎鼎大名的姑婆──爵士名伶Ethel Waters

自小喜歡音樂的克麗絲托在大學畢業後成為一名電腦工程師

後來她認識著名的舞曲製作三人組Basement Boys　展開長達數年合作
１９９１年春天　克麗絲多發行首支單曲〔Gypsy Woman(She's Homeless)〕

此曲乃華特絲以她妹妹工作大樓外一位流浪女子為藍本寫出此曲
告訴人們即使一個無家可歸的人依舊有自己的尊嚴
歌詞簡單但犀利　House舞曲中相當少見在歌曲傳達意義訊息的傑作
這首節奏輕快　旋律琅琅上口的Hosue/Neo-Disco舞曲收錄在水晶女郎首張大碟〔Surprise〕中
克麗絲托的詮釋慵懶卻有磁性
〔Gypsy Woman(She's Homeless)〕推出後大受歡迎

曾創下當時紐約市銷售最快的單曲紀錄
此曲在流行榜得到舞曲播放／舞曲銷售雙料冠軍（年終＃４／＃２）
當年還讓Waters成為年終舞曲最佳女藝人
此外還獲得流行榜＃８　節奏藍調榜＃２５
銷售超過金唱片

國際市場更是成功　拿下英國亞軍（銀唱片２０萬張）　義大利＆荷蘭瑞士＃１　德國亞軍　奧地利＆愛爾蘭＃３　瑞典＃８　法國＆澳洲＃１１

我有蒐集〔Surprise〕大碟　裡邊的歌曲皆相當耐聽

〔Gypsy Woman(She's Homeless)〕亦是其中佳作
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