这首由新纪元(ERA)演唱的《Don't You Forget》,出自他们的专辑《The Mass》。歌曲初始,稚气的男孩和女孩的童音清晰对白,让你穿越连绵的时空隧道,沉静在纯真的童年岁月的氛围里:
Girl: Mom is sick. She says she can't get up.I know my brother is getting hungry. I must go to the village to ask for some food. Would you help me?
Boy: Sure, Connie. I'll help ya.
Girl: I always feel good when you are with me?
Boy: You are my friend, Connie.
Girl: Are you always gonna be there when I grow up, are you?
Boy: Cross my heart.
接着那平缓、悠扬、嘹远的女声吟唱,更加渲染和牵引着那份怀旧情结,儿时的梦想是否还在?那曾经的年少、天真无邪儿的伙伴已走运,留下的是寂寥空虚,犹如歌中唱道: Don't you forget Don't you forget about me?
We were soft and young in a world of innocence.
Don't you forget about me?Don't you forget all our dreams?
Now you've gone away, only emptyness remains.
《Don't You Forget》,整首歌,有伤感,歌背后,有故事。可谓是:“有一种情结,叫怀旧;有一种感动,因憨纯;有一种记忆,在梦田。”ERA揉进了震撼心搏的摇滚节奏,充满了明亮、强烈的节奏感, 而歌吟、和声则散发着飘渺柔和空灵的艺术效果,把这首歌推向了极致。