美國靈魂樂夫人［艾瑞莎富蘭克林］──靈魂放克曲──［What a Fool Believes／多麼傻的人才相信］

What a fool believes, he sees

He came from somewhere back in her long ago

The sentimental fool dont see

Trying hard to recreate

What had yet to be created once in her life

She musters a smile for his nostalgic tale

Never coming near what he wanted to say

Only to realize

It never really was

He had a place in her life

She never made him think twice

As he rises to her apology

Anybody else would surely know

Hes watching her go

What a fool believes he sees

No wise man has the power, oh yeah, to reason away

What seems to be

Is always better than nothing, oh yeah

Nothing at all (nothing at all) keeps sending him

Somewhere back in her long ago

Where he can still believe theres a place in her life, hey

Someday, somewhere

She will return

He had a place in her life

She never made him think twice

As he rises to her apology

Anybody else would surely know

Hes watching her go, oh yeah

What a fool believes he sees

No wise man has the power to reason away

What seems to be

Is always better than nothing

No, no, no, no, nothing at all (nothing at all)

What a fool believes he sees

No wise man has the power (no wise man has the power) to reason away

What a fool believes he sees

No wise man has the power to reason away

What a fool believes he sees

No wise man has the power to reason away

Yeah, yeah

What a fool believes he sees

Ooh, hold me babe

Hold me, babe

 

在經歷過７０年後期的事業低潮後　

１９８０年　美國靈魂樂女王艾瑞莎富蘭克林（Aretha Franklin）跳槽Arista唱片　開始積極復出

１９８０年９月, ３８歲半的富蘭克林推出在新東家的首張作品──事業第２６張錄音室大碟［Aretha］──這是她事業第二次此為專輯名稱

主要由Chuck Jackson＆Arif Mardin製作

艾瑞莎也擔任一曲的共同製作人（Co-producer）, 樂評中上

首支主打［United Together／聯合一起］登上Billboard單曲榜＃５６（三年來首支入榜單曲）, 副榜－靈魂榜＃３

１９８１年２月, ［What a Fool Believes／多麼傻的人才相信］

這是翻唱搖滾團體杜比兄弟（The Doobie Brothers）１９７９年登上美國Biillboard單曲榜冠軍的經典名曲

由Michael McDonald＋Kenny Loggins譜寫

土耳其音樂人Arif Mardin製作成一首靈魂放克版的歌曲

在活潑討好的節拍間, 艾瑞莎輕盈的展現其柔軟豐潤的靈魂嗓音。 

［What a Fool Believes］並沒入Billboard單曲榜, 而打入副榜──靈魂榜＃１７　舞曲榜＃３９

英國榜＃４６（七年來首度入榜）

［Aretha］登上Billboard專輯榜＃４７　副榜－靈魂專輯榜＃６　也是三年來最佳

雖然大碟與單曲成績差強人意, 但至少比在Atlantic末期進步

接下幾年, 富蘭克林作品的表現越來越好, 終讓她成功東山再起

 

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QSw5ES7c7-k

(12" Version)

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

 

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

 

Funky Purrfection Version

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

 

Live

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mbzkwwu3m40