“To Be Young, Gifted and Black”

    这首节奏感很强的老歌“To be young, gifted and black”源自“Young, Gifted and Black”，这是70年代的一首热歌，曾让ArethaFranklin为此获得1972年的《最佳节奏蓝调女歌手的格莱美奖》。这首歌被很多著名的歌手演唱过,诸如 Nina Simone， Bob & Marcia，也包括歌坛著名的常青树Elton John。

《To be young, gifted and black》
Oh what a lovely precious dream
To be young, gifted and black
Open your heart to what I mean
the In whole world you know
There are billion boys and girls
Who are young, gifted and black
And that’s a fact
Young, gifted and black
We must begin to tell our young
There’s a world waiting for you
This is a quest that’s just begun
When you feel really low
Yeah, there’s a great truth you should know
When you’re young, gifted and black
Your soul’s intact
Young, gifted and black
oh How I long to know the truth
There are times when I look back
And I am haunted by my youth
Oh but my joy of today
Is that we can all be proud to say
To be young, gifted and black
Is where it’s at
Is where it’s at
Is where it’s at