10/01/2020

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庚子年，真是獨特的一個怪異年分。
1840庚子年，鴉片戰爭開啟列強進入中國門戶
1900庚子年，八國聯軍打進北京；印度大饑荒，數百萬人餓死；南非的2nd Boer War、、、
1960庚子年，中國開始三年飢荒，餓死了數千萬人(據說NS的外祖母也是這數千萬人裡的之一)；美國派兵介入越戰；非洲有17國獨立是為非洲獨立年、、、
2020庚子年，九個月過去，新冠病毒肆虐，全球死亡人數超過百萬、、、

名人暨無名者無數個無數，在這個怪異年分，消逝。
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昨天聽到Helen Reddy過世的消息，不由得ㄏㄚˊ了一聲。
想到她1970年唱紅的歌 I am Woman。
NS那時才是個，不很聽得懂西洋歌曲的國中生；到高中之後，才因電影 萬世巨星(Jesus Christ Superstar) 的上映，聽到由Helen Reddy主唱的 I dont know how to love him，而得以接觸到她的美聲，進而喜歡她唱的這首: I am woman。

歌聲婉轉，歌詞卻相當的有力。
那時。只覺得歌曲很激勵奮發，哪曉得，這曲I am woman 現在竟是女權主義的標竿。

Helen Reddy - I Am Woman (1971)

https://youtu.be/rptW7zOPX2E 

I am woman, hear me roar
In the numbers too big to ignore
And I know too much to go back to pretend
"cause I"ve heard it all before
and I"ve been down there on the floor
No ones ever gonna keep me down again

Oh, yes, I am wise
But it"s wisdom born of pain
Yes, I"ve paid the price
But look how much I gained
If I have to I can do anything
I am strong
I am invincible
I am woman

You can bend but never break me
"cause it only serves to make me more determined to achieve my final goal
And I come back even stronger
Not a novice any longer
"cause you"ve deepened the conviction in my soul

But its wisdom born of pain
Yes, I"ve paid the price
But look how much I gained
If I have to I can do anything
I am strong
I am invincible
I am woman

I am woman watch me grow
See me standing toe to toe
As I spread my loving arms across the land
But Im still an embryo with a long, long way to go
Until I make my brother understand
But it"s wisdom born of pain
Yes, I"ve paid the price
But look how much I gained

If I have to I can face anything
I am strong
I am invincible
I am woman

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HELEN REDDY - I DONT KNOW HOW TO LOVE HIM - THE QUEEN OF 70s POP - ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER

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