My Mother Had A Brother - George Michael

My Mother Had A Brother

George Michael

歌词：

My mother had a brother

They say that I was born on the day that he died

Someone to cling to, she said

When all the noises and the shame came calling

My mother had a brother

I thought I knew them all, I thought I knew

But she lied

I said, Show me his face again

Tell me again why he died

She said he couldn't wait for the things that I've seen

She said he wasn't strong enough

He never dared to dream a life like mine

My mother had a brother

Over-sensitive and kind

Seems it all became too much for him

It seems he took his own life

Mum, I can't imagine

The joy and pain in equal measure

Tears in the dirt, and all over your newborn treasure

I guess he had to wait until my momma had me

I guess he couldn't wait another moment to be free

In endless sky...

But mama will you tell him from your boy

The times they changed

I guess the world was getting warmer

And we got stronger

Mother will you tell him about my joy

I live each day for him

The sun came out, yeah...

And I'm just breathing it in (breathing)

......

My mother had a brother

Same desire, different time

Seems the empty spaces tortured him

Until he took his own life

I don't know why I waited so long for love

I just don't know what I was thinking of..

All that wasted time

But mama will you tell him from your boy

The times they changed

I guess the world was getting warmer

While we got stronger

Mother will you tell him about my joy

I live each day with him

Your son came out, yeah...

And I'm still breathing it in

......

And I swear now that freedom is here

I'm gonna taste it all for you boy

I'm bad to the bone, I'm just a little torn

I'm making so much love

So those of us who have nothing to fear

We've got to make damn sure that it was worth it

I'm bad to the bone, I'm just a little stoned

I'm making so much love

I was a prisoner, but he saved me

Broke into my dreams and said, Who cares?

I was a prisoner, so disgrace me

I'm glad to be home

And I don't believe they care

推荐理由：

昨天和一位坛友恰巧谈起 George Michael，他一开始觉得名字很陌生，搜过油管才发现听过不少他的老歌。的确对于这样一位活跃年代已经久远的歌手，大多数坛友应该都很陌生，但也想必都听过他在威猛乐队时期和单飞时期的一些经典，比如《Careless Whisper》、《Last Christmas》、《Freedom! '90》等等。不过我今天要推荐的不是荞麦的这些热门歌曲，而是发行于2004年的《My Mother Had A Brother》。

这首歌的主题是歌手英年早逝的舅舅。当演唱会大屏幕上依次放出荞麦母亲和舅舅的旧照片，看着那张稚嫩的脸庞，听荞麦轻声吟唱：“我母亲有个兄弟，他们说我是在他去世的那天出生的……”听者的心一下子就好象被什么东西揪起。

歌词中荞麦追问母亲，才知道了舅舅的死因。作为公开出柜的流行巨星，荞麦发现原来舅舅也和自己一样，不同的是身处不同的时代。”她说他无法等到那些我见过的事情，她说他不够坚强，他从不敢奢望我这样的生活。“

听着字字泣血的歌声，谁又能不为之动容。荞麦问母亲”你能区分他和你的儿子吗？“（你觉得他重生在我身上了吗？）他又唱道：”时代改变了，我想世界正变得温暖，我们会更坚强。妈妈你会不会告诉他我的欢乐，让我每天为他而活！“

逝者已矣，生者如斯。时代总在改变，被歌声感动之余，让我们都变得更坚强一些吧！

这首歌感觉可以写一首故事出来样子。

感谢楼主分享。很喜欢听以前的歌，而且这个歌词很有意义，看完之后想去学唱这首歌。

真的是开口瞬间就感觉心被揪住，即使不看歌词也能听出里面肯定有故事。
看了介绍以后真的有被感动到

又是一首有故事的歌~·人的情感是脆弱的，但当其赋予某种介质，便可以强有力地直击人心！

很好听的一首歌啊，歌曲的意境真的很让人痛心的啊

很难想象歌手母亲每次面对作者生日时抱有的是怎样的心情：一方面要庆祝新生命的诞生，另一方面又要为家人的离去哀婉。听完这首歌很庆幸自己能在这个时代诞生有那么多机会去寻找自己的幸福，也很感激自己父母的开明让自己有追逐幸福的勇气。但是在这相对开明的时代，却有那么多人不懂得珍惜(比如各种滥交什么的）。所以有的时候真是又悲又喜.....

剛剛把這首歌撥放後就去做家事了 覺得聲音超美妙! 有一種舒服的感覺 看了歌詞後覺的是一個挺傷悲的故事

伤感也有些许感到振奋，毕竟我们有着曾经陨落在黑暗中的人们奢望的光明，尽管不太多，那也要好好珍惜加倍努力代替他们的遗志活下去

让人产生共鸣的歌曲

很好听的歌，听着让人很舒服，然而一看简介，原来是个悲伤的故事

很有故事的歌  听完能感觉到温暖的力量

这个背景故事好沉重。

从歌声里听到了故事

叙事性拉满了，这样的流行歌曲越来越少见了

很好听的歌，听的我的心情有些沉重啊

真是好沉重的故事写的歌，这种歌真是不多啊

面对亲人的逝去和新生命的诞生，想必他的家人的心情一定很复杂吧。可惜他的舅舅没有处于一个能更加开放的时代而潦草的结束了自己的生命，这也让我对自己能身处一个和平开放的时代而感到幸运。

有艺术灵魂的歌手发个演讲说个话都是唱出来的

这歌不错挺好听的，故事挺沉重的