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Dangerous minds《危險遊戲》的主題曲
蜜雪兒菲佛主演 (英文明明就是危險心靈啊?!)
劇情很芭樂但搭音樂很有震憾力的一部片
(不過我是聽歌後才去找電影來看的就是)

據說 Coolio是因為這首歌才開始展露頭角一炮而紅
詳情已不可考 小時候沒有查歌手的習慣
網路上寫什麼就是什麼囉

與原曲(或者該用"源"?) Stevie Wonder 的 Pastime Paradise相較
多了份黑暗和劍拔弩張的感覺
(但個人比較喜歡 Pastime Paradise 的詞~~)
旋律和節奏一整個有氣勢!!
雖然歌詞囉嗦了點(沒辦法 這是RAP啊 XD)
但無損這首歌的價值和代表性

《危險遊戲》原聲帶、Coolio《Gangsta's Paradise》專輯
還有《1996 Grammy Nominees》合輯都有收錄
對rap接受度不高的人還是買1996葛萊美就好了
反正這張合輯也很棒 買了不吃虧
絕對比現在一堆騙錢專輯好

Pastime Paradise則是收錄在《Songs in the Key of Life》中
(這張也很讚 感謝二手cd店!!)

難得我沒眼鏡還打那麼多字就順便貼一下歌詞好了：

As I walk through the valley of the shadow of death
I take a look at my life and realize there's nothing left
Cause I've been blastin and laughing so long that
Even my mama thinks that my mind is gone


But I ain't never crossed a man that didn't deserve it
Me be treated like a punk, you know that's unheard of
You better watch how you talking, and where you walking
Or you and your homies might be lined in chalk


I really hate to trip, but I gotta lope
As they cough I see myself in the pistol smoke, fool
I'm the kinda G the little homies wanna be like
On my knees in the night
Sayin' prayers in the street light

been spending most their lives
Living in the Gangster's Paradise
been spending most their lives
Living in the Gangster's Paradise
KEEP spending most our lives
Living in the Gangster's Paradise
KEEP spending most our lives
Living in the Gangster's Paradise


Look at the situation, they got me facin
I can't live a normal life, I was raised by the strap
So I gotta be down with the hood team
Too much television watchin' got me chasin dreams


I'm a educated fool wit money on my mind
Got my ten in my hand and a gleam in my eye
I'm a low down gangsta, set-trippin back
And my homies is down, so don't arouse my anger, fool


Death ain't nuthin but a heart beat away
I'm livin life do-or-die ah, what can I say?
I'm twenty-three now, but will I live to see twenty-fo'?
The way things is goin I don't know


Tell me why are we -- so blind to see
That the ones we hurt -- are you and me

been spending most their lives
Living in the Gangster's Paradise
been spending most their lives
Living in the Gangster's Paradise

keep spending most our lives
Living in the Gangster's Paradise
keep spending most our lives
Living in the Gangster's Paradise

Power and the money, money and the power
Minute after minute, hour after hour
Everybody's running, but half of them ain't lookin
It's goin on in the kitchen, but I dont know what's cookin


They say I got ta learn, but nobody's here to teach me
If they cant understand it, how can they reach me?
I guess they can't -- I guess they won't
I guess they front; that's why I know my life is outta luck, fool


They been spending most their lives
Living in the Gangster's Paradise
They been spending most their lives
Living in the Gangster's Paradise
We keep spending most our lives
Living in the Gangster's Paradise
We keep spending most our lives
Living in the Gangster's Paradise


Tell me why are we -- so blind to see
That the ones we hurt -- are you and me
Tell me why are we -- so blind to see
That the ones we hurt -- are you and me