美國黑人歌姬［瑪麗布萊姬］──節奏藍調／靈魂佳作──［Not Gon’ Cry／不會哭泣］

[Verse 1:]

While all the time that I was loving you

You were busy loving yourself

I would stop breathing if you told me to

Now youre busy loving someone else

Eleven years out of my life

Besides the kids I have nothing to show

Wasted my years a fool of a wife

I shoulda have left your ass long time ago

 

[Chorus:]

Well Im not gon cry,

Im not gon cry,

Im not gon shed no tears

No, Im not gon cry,

Its not the time

Cuz youre not worth my tears

Well Im not gon cry,

Im not gon cry,

Im not gon shed no tears

No, Im not gon cry,

Its not the time,

Cuz youre not worth my tears

 

[Verse 2:]

I was your lover and your secretary

Working every day of the week

Was at the job when no one else was there

Helping you get on your feet

Eleven years of sacrifice

And you can leave me at the drop of a dime

Swallowed my fears, stood by your side

I shoulda left your ass a thousand times

 

[Chorus:]

Well Im not gon cry,

Im not gon cry,

Im not gon shed no tears

No, Im not gon cry,

Its not the time

Cuz youre not worth my tears

Well Im not gon cry,

Im not gon cry,

Im not gon shed no tears

No, Im not gon cry,

Its not the time,

Cuz youre not worth my tears

 

I know there are no guarantees

In love you take your chances

But somehow it seems unfair to me

Look at the circumstances

Through sickness and health till death do us part

Those were the words that we said from our hearts

So now when you say that youre leaving me

I dont get that part

 

[Verse 2:]

I was your lover and your secretary

Working every day of the week

Was at the job when no one else was there

Helping you get on your feet

Eleven years of sacrifice

And you can leave me at the drop of a dime

Swallowed my fears, stood by your side

I shoulda left your ass a thousand times

 

[Chorus:]

Well Im not gon cry,

Im not gon cry,

Im not gon shed no tears

No, Im not gon cry,

Its not the time

Cuz youre not worth my tears

Well Im not gon cry,

Im not gon cry,

Im not gon shed no tears

No, Im not gon cry,

Its not the time,

Cuz youre not worth my tears

Songwriters: BABYFACE, KENNETH EDMONDS

Not Gon Cry lyrics © FOX MUSIC, INC.

 

１９９５年底, 美國歌壇天后惠妮休斯頓（Whitney Houston）主演的第二部電影──愛情戲劇片［Waiting to Exhale／等待夢醒時分］

雖然影評好壞兩極, 但票房不錯（1600萬成本, 北美票房6705萬美元）

原聲帶大碟由大牌製作人娃娃臉（Babyface）創作掌舵

登上美國Billboard專輯榜冠軍　至今賣出７００萬張

歐洲也賣出１００萬張

原聲帶除惠妮外, 並邀來十幾組非裔歌手共襄盛舉

其中嘻哈靈魂歌姬瑪麗布萊姬（Mary J. Blige）主唱的［Not Gon’ Cry／不會哭泣］

此曲由娃娃臉譜寫並製作成一首節奏藍調／靈魂曲

在緩慢的節奏下, 瑪麗敘述片中主角之一的Angela Bassett被花心丈夫拋棄的心境

MV剪輯布萊姬與電影畫面交錯而成

［Not Gon’ Cry］登上美國Billboard單曲榜亞軍, 銷售達到百萬張, 拿到白金唱片成為瑪麗１９９０年代最成功的單曲

１９９６Billboard年終單曲榜拿到＃３２

另也在副榜──R&B榜封后

國際：英國＃３９　紐西蘭＃１２

［Not Gon’ Cry］讓布萊姬首度提名葛萊美最佳R&B女歌手, 堪稱其事業一大高峰

 

MV

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xxk4e59M8og

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Q6-LM5fH5Y

(Live)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLPmT2BAuaI

 

Live

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLMu_9qdQlM

 

Eric Clapton with Mary J. Blige - Not Gon Cry (LIVE)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmmS2gseosE