美國黑人歌姬［狄昂．華薇克］＆英國天團［比吉斯］的合作──後迪斯可舞曲──輕盈活潑的［Take The Short Way Home／抄近路回家］

Take the short way home

Youve been makin up your mind
And I can save you from the trouble that your heart is goin through
And I can tell you what your futures gonna be
Maybe we can open up your eyes
Baby, you cant leave me now

There is lightening in the city
Stranger than you ever saw
Get back to your special lover
And I wont ever turn on you
Or tell you you should tell me where you go

Take the short way home
Baby, take care of your health
In this world of evil
I cant keep you to myself

Take the short way home
Youll be safe here by my side
In this world of evil
I cant keep you satisfied

And you can make it easy on yourself
Some other love will call my name when youre away and Ill be gone
And theres no other who could love you more
I keep talkin to myself when Im alone
I dont wanna be alone

Crazy people in the shadows
Love is only what you find
Come back here and youll discover
There aint nothin youve been searchin for
I could not give you now if you are gone

Take the short way home (Home)
Baby, take care of your health
In this world of evil
I cant keep you to myself

Take the short way home
Youll be safe here by my side
In this world of evil
I cant keep you satisfied

Crazy people in the shadows
Love is only what you find
Come back here and youll discover
There aint nothin youve been searchin for
I could not give you now if you are gone

Take the short way home (Take the short way home)
Baby, take care of your health (Take care of your health)
In this world of evil
I cant keep you to myself (Hey, hey)

Take the short way home (The short way home)
Youll be safe here by my side (Be safe here by my side)
In this world of evil (Yeah) I cant keep you satisfied (Cant keep you satisfied)

Take the short way home (Take the short way home)
Baby, take care of your health (Take care of your health)
In this world of evil (Oh)
I cant keep you to myself

Take the short way home
Youll be safe here by my side (Right by my side)
In this world of evil
I cant keep you satisfied (Yeah, yeah)

Take the short way home (Home)
Baby, take care of your health (Oh, yeah)
In this world of evil
I cant keep you to myself

Take the short way home

１９８２年秋天　４２歲的美國黑人歌姬狄昂．華薇克（Dionne Warwick）以英國天團比吉斯（Bee Gees）譜寫　大哥巴瑞主要製作的專輯［Heartbreaker／碎心者］與同名單曲在歌壇再創佳績　特別是英國　成為她最暢銷的大碟

１９８３年初　狄昂在美國推出第二主打［Take The Short Way Home／抄近路回家］（英國等國際地區是［All the Love in the World））

此曲由巴瑞吉布斯（Barry Gibbs）與另一音樂人Albhy Galuten合寫製作

是首後迪斯可舞曲　節奏輕盈活潑　配上巴瑞吉布斯的合音　會讓人誤以為是比吉斯在７０年代末迪斯可巔峰期的歌曲──只除了主唱不同外

［Take The Short Way Home］反應沒像［Heartbreaker］那麼好　只登上美國流行榜＃４１　黑人榜＃４３　但在成人抒情榜升到＃５

華薇克雖不是沒嘗試過迪斯可

不過這種能強烈顯現其他藝人風格　幾乎要喧賓奪主的歌曲倒也少見

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4b34hr23Al4

1982 London Live

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGvQLtDCW18

1982 Live

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ABWh1b3n0E

Extended Mix

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