剛剛過世的Percy Sledge 是 美國R&B一代歌王, 而這首“When a man loves a woman”是他的成名曲。 這首歌的名義作者是 Calvin Lewis 和 Andrew Wright, 其實,歌的大部份是Percy Sledge自己寫的, 只是很慷慨地讓他的隊友掛了名。 在1966年出版後很快竄紅, 在流行歌和R&B排行榜上分別奪魁。
When a man loves a woman
When a man loves a woman, he cant keep his mind on nothing else Hell trade the world for the good thing hes found If she is bad, he cant see it, she can do no wrong Turn his back on his best friend if he put her down
When a man loves a woman, spend his very last dime Tryin to hold on to what he needs Hed give up all his comforts, sleep out in the rain If she said thats the way it ought to be
Well, this man loves a woman I gave you everything I had Tryin to hold on to your high class love Baby, please dont treat me bad
When a man loves a woman, down deep in his soul She can bring him such misery If she plays him for a fool, hes the last one to know Lovin eyes cant ever see
When a man loves a woman, he can do her no wrong He can never own some other girl Yes, when a man loves a woman I know exactly how he feels Cause baby, baby, baby, youre my world
When a man loves a woman I know exactly how he feels Baby, baby, baby, youre my world