前几天唱 《What A Wonderful World》选用了Anne Murray版的伴奏。之前对她不熟悉。藕花说最喜欢Anne的《I needed you》，我也找来学习一下。听了很喜欢。里面那种细腻的情绪：
歌名虽然说是你需要我，其实是说我需要你，但是无法想象你也需要我，有一种怯生生的低微到尘埃的感恩之情 - 虽然说我需要你出现，但是没有奢望到你真的会出现。然而你却真的出现了，还call我是friends，说你同样需要我。虽说原创是写给妻子的，这种受宠若惊般的感恩之情同样适用于恋情，亲情，甚至宗教里面跟神的relationship。
The story behind the song. Well worth reading.
https://juliettejagger.com/origin-stories-anne-murray-on-you-needed-me/
The song does not fit in traditional mode as it does not have a chorus part. The singer has to fight the producer to have it labeled as the featured theme song for the CD release. I thoroughly enjoy the song and was blown away by the complex emotion: humbleness, gratification and that blessed feeling of finding love in life.
“When we recorded that song, everyone in the studio was so excited, and these guys were studio players who played for a lot of great artists, but they were just absolutely blown away,” she says. “When we were finished with the song, everybody went silent. We all went into the control room to hear the playback and everyone was just looking at each other shaking their heads––nobody knew what to say. It was truly the most magical moment of my recording career.”
I was confused, you cleared my mind
I sold my soul, you bought it back for me
And held me up and gave me dignity
Somehow you needed me
To face the world out on my own again
You put me high upon a pedestal
So high that I could almost see eternity
You needed me, you needed me
I can't believe it's true
I needed you and you were there
And I'll never leave, why should I leave?
I'd be a fool 'cause I finally found someone who really cares
When I was lost you took me home
You gave me hope when I was at the end
And turned my lies back into truth again
You even called me "friend"
To face the world out on my own again
You put me high upon a pedestal
So high that I could almost see eternity
You needed me, you needed me, you needed me
