Another Day in Paradise, Pesan Sosial Dari Phil Collins

Another Day in Paradise. Lagu yang bercerita tentang kaum papa yang terabaikan. Bisa dibilang ini 'bukan Phil Collins sekali' mengingat lagu-lagu Collins lebih banyak berkisah tentang cinta. Menjadi sesuatu yang langka ketika ia menyanyikan lagu dengan pesan sosial. Collins mengaku menulis lagu ini setelah berada di Washington DC, tempat ia melihat dan dibuat kagum oleh banyak orang yang tinggal di 'hanya' kotak-kotak.

David Crosby dari Crosby, Stills, and Nash ikut bernyanyi di sini. Crosby diketahui bekerja dengan Collins sejak akhir '80-an hingga awal 90-an. Collins juga membantu vokal latar untuk lagu Crosby tahun 1993 untuk Hero. Lagu ini sendiri direkam Collins dalam album '...But Seriously' yang rilis tahun 1989. Another Day in Paradise memberi Grammy Award untuk kategori Record Of The Year. Pada tahun 1990 lagu ini juga memenangkan Brit Award untuk kategori Best Single. Pada tangga lagu, ia menjadi nomor satu dari minggu terakhir Desember 1989 hingga pertengahan Januari 1990. Menjadi nomor satu yang terakhir pada dekade 80-an dan menjadi yang pertama mengawali dekade 90-an.


Another Day in Paradise
She calls out to the man on the street
'Sir, can you help me?
It's cold and I've nowhere to sleep,
Is there somewhere you can tell me?'

He walks on, doesn't look back
He pretends he can't hear her
Starts to whistle as he crosses the street
Seems embarrassed to be there

Oh think twice, it's another day for you and me in paradise
Oh think twice, 'cause it's just another day for you,
You and me in paradise, think about it

She calls out to the man on the street
He can see she's been crying
She's got blisters on the soles of her feet
She can't walk but she's trying

Oh think twice, 'cause it's another day for you and me in paradise
Oh think twice, it's just another day for you,
You and me in paradise, think about it

Oh Lord, is there nothing more anybody can do
Oh Lord, there must be something you can say

You can tell from the lines on her face
You can see that she's been there
Probably been moved on from every place
'Cause she didn't fit in there

Oh think twice, 'cause another day for you and me in paradise
Oh think twice, it's just another day for you,
You and me in paradise, just think about it, think about it

It's just another day for you and me in paradise
It's just another day for you and me in paradise, paradise
Just think about it, paradise, just think about it
Paradise, paradise, paradise
    

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Ain't No Mountain High Enough, Salah Satu Lagu Penting Motown

Ain't No Mountain High Enough ditulis oleh pasangan penulis lirik Motown, Ashford & Simpson. Nick Ashford terinspirasi dari pengalamannya saat pertama pindah ke New York. Menyusuri jalan raya Manhattan, satu kalimat berpendar di kepalanya: Ain't no mountain high enough. Orang mengenal lagu ini dari suara Diana Ross. Padahal lagu ini telah dipopulerkan terlebih dahulu oleh Marvin Gaye dan Tammi Terrellasli pada tahun 1967. Saat itu berhasil masuk dua puluh hit. Bahkan versi Gaye/Terrell ini masuk dalam Grammy Hall of Fame pada tahun 1999. Lagu ini menjadi salah satu lagu penting yang pernah dirilis Motown.

Diana Ross merekam lagu ini pada tahun 1968 dalam sebuah album bertajuk Diana Ross & the Supremes Join The Temptations. Sedangkan edisi solonya baru rilis tahun 1970 dalam album bertajuk namanya. Tahun 2013 Michael Bolton kembali merekam lagu ini dalam album Ain't No Mountain High Enough: Tribute Hitsville.

Ain't No Mountain High Enough

If you need me, call me.
No matter where you are, no matter how far.
Just call my name. I'll be there in a hurry.
On that you can depend and never worry.
(you see, my love is alive it's like a seed that only needs the thought of you to grow.
So if you feel the need for company, please, my darling, let it be me.
I may not be able to express the love I feel for you,
but a writer put it very nicely when he was away from the one he loved.
he said down and wrote these words:)

No wind, (no wind) no rain, (no rain)
Nor winter's cold
Can stop me, babe (oh, babe) baby (baby)
If you're my goal

No wind, no rain,
Can stop me, babe
If you want to go

I know, I know you must follow the sun
Wherever it leads
But remember
If you should fall short of your desires
Remember life holds for you one guarantee
You'll always have me

And if you should miss my love
One of these old days
If you should ever miss the arms
That used to hold you so close, or the lips
That used to touch you so tenderly
Just remember what I told you
The day I set you free

Ain't no mountain high enough
Ain't no valley low enough (say it again)
Ain't no river wild enough
To keep me from you

Ain't no mountain high enough
Ain't no valley low enough (say it again)
Ain't no river wild enough
To keep me from you

Ain't no mountain high enough
Nothing can keep me
To keep me from you

Ain't no mountain high enough
Ain't no valley low enough (one more time)
Ain't no river wild enough (say it again)
To keep me from you

Ain't no mountain high enough
Nothing can keep me
To keep me from you

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