美國非裔歌姬［狄昂．華薇克］──流行抒情曲──［The Windows of the World／世界之窗］

The windows of the world are covered with rain
Where is the sunshine we once knew?
Everybody knows when little children play
They need a sunny day to grow straight and tall
Let the sun shine through

The windows of the world are covered with rain
When will those black skies turn to blue?
Everybody knows when boys grow into men
They start to wonder when their country will call
Let the sun shine through

The windows of the world are covered with rain
What is the whole world coming to?
Everybody knows when men can not be friends
Their quarrel often ends where some have to die
Let the sun shine through

The windows of the world are covered with rain
There must be something we can do
Everybody knows whenever rain appears
Its really angel tears
How long must they cry?

１９６７年８月底，２６歲半的美國非裔歌姬狄昂．華薇克（Dionne Warwick）推出第八張大碟［The Windows of the World／世界之窗］（Scepter出版）

由導師Burt Bacharach, Hal David製作　

樂評優秀，為其事業最傑出作品之一

大碟登上美國Billboard專輯榜＃２２（1967年榜#81）　副榜──R&B榜＃１１（1967年榜#50）

標題曲［The Windows of the World］為大碟第三主打，

由Burt Bacharach, Hal David創作，

［The Windows of the World］在作曲家的經典作品中獨樹一幟，因為它是一首抗議歌曲。

歌詞直白卻又委婉地哀嘆美國捲入越南戰爭。

編曲帶有淡淡的亞洲風味，弦樂以日本箏的風格撥動，鈸則讓人想起雨滴落在窗戶上的聲音。

Burt Bacharach, Hal David創作製作成一首流行抒情曲，

在優美的旋律中，狄昂以輕柔的唱腔演繹．

此曲代表華薇克在主題上的突破。她以浪漫民謠歌手的身份開啟自己的職業生涯，

［The Windows of the World］登上美國Billboard單曲榜＃３２　副榜──R&B專輯榜＃２４，Easy Listening榜＃３２．

加拿大＃２０．

Audio

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6Zkgv2j3Ks

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

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PcCr0Bwt2Rg