英國女子熱門團體〔芭娜娜拉瑪／香蕉女皇〕──功夫電影〔小子難纏〕插曲──〔Cruel Summer／殘酷夏日〕

Hot summer streets
And the pavements are burning
I sit around

Trying to smile
But the air is so heavy and dry

Strange voices are saying
What did they say
Things I cant understand
Its too close for comfort
This heat has got right out of hand

Its a cruel, cruel summer
Leaving me here on my own
Its a cruel, cruel summer
Now youre gone

The city is crowded
My friends are away
And Im on my own

Its too hot to handle
So I got to get up and go

Its a cruel, cruel summer
Leaving me here on my own
Its a cruel,
Its a cruel cruel summer
Now youre gone
Youre not the only one

Its a cruel, cruel summer
Leaving me
Leaving me here on my own
Its a cruel,
Its a cruel cruel summer
Now youre gone

Its a cruel, cruel summer
Leaving me here on my own
Its a cruel, cruel summer
Now youre gone
Youre not the only one

Its a cruel, cruel summer
Leaving me
Leaving me here on my own
Its a cruel,
Its a cruel cruel summer
Now youre gone
Youre not the only one

１９８３年夏天　英國女子熱門團體芭娜娜拉瑪（Bananarama）發行單曲〔Cruel Summer／殘酷夏日〕

這首流行歌曲由芭娜娜拉瑪三名成員與製作人Tony Swain&Steve Jolley合寫

描述夏日一段悲傷的戀情

〔Cruel Summer〕登上英國＃８　愛爾蘭＃７　但仍沒紅到其它地區

１９８４年夏季　好萊塢功夫電影〔The Karate Kid／小子難纏〕發行後賣座

〔Cruel Summer〕因出現在電影中　在國際走紅（但沒收在電影原聲帶）

此曲最後登上美國單曲榜＃９（舞曲榜＃１１　成人當代榜＃４４）

成為芭娜娜拉瑪在美首支暢銷曲

國際方面：法國＃５　德國＃２４　紐西蘭＃３２　加拿大＃３３　比利時＃３８　荷蘭＃４８

〔Cruel Summer〕後來收在１９８４年４月推出第二張同名大碟中

成為其首支單曲

芭娜娜拉瑪後來又灌錄三個〔Cruel Summer〕版本

其中１９８９年的〔Cruel Summer ‘89〕以新團員賈桂琳取代舊成員茜歐韓

並發行單曲　登上英國榜＃１９　愛爾蘭＃１６　瑞士＃２２　德國＃２４

１９９８年瑞典流行團體王牌（Ace of Base）翻唱此曲　再度登上英國＃８　美國＃１０

可見〔Cruel Summer〕受歡迎程度

MV

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9ml3nyww80

Audio

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AEo_hR9n7ys

Extended

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMOEmLcLLlo

TOTP

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-HaWbVde0QQ

Audio

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tB8BmiGRk3U

Remix

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IsFGo-D2dbA