《If My Friends Could See Me Now》由美國歌手Sammy Davis Jr.演唱，原版由Cy Coleman作曲、Dorothy Fields作詞，最早可追溯至1960年代，後多次收錄於不同專輯，包括2020年的《Ballyhoo Days》及2016年重製版《I’ve Gotta Be Me - Remastered Audiophile Edition》。歌曲以傳統流行樂為基礎，融入戲劇獨白形式，Nick Robbins參與後期製作。
作品通過主人公“Charity”的視角，以反覆詠嘆的“If my friends could see me now”串聯敘事，展現階層躍遷後的矛盾心理。歌詞運用“fancy chow”“million dollar chicken coop”等意象對比昔日生活，輔以“Holy Cow”等自嘲式感嘆，刻畫角色面對身份轉變的炫耀姿態與群體認同訴求，強化了戲劇化表達特質。
基本介紹
- 外文名：If My Friends Could See Me Now
- 所屬專輯：Ballyhoo Days
- 歌曲原唱：Sammy Davis Jr.
- 發行日期：2020年5月29日
歌曲歌詞
If they could see me now
That little gang of mine
I'm eatin' fancy chow and drinkin' fancy wine
I'd like those stumble bums
To see for a fact
The kind of top drawer first rate chums I attract
All I can say is Wow ee
Look a where I am
Tonight I landed POW
Right in a pot of jam
What a setup holy cow
They'd never believe it
If my friends could see me now
If they could see me now
My little dusty group
Traipsin' round this million dollar chicken coop
I'd hear those thrift shop cats say Brother get her
Draped on a bedspread made from three kinds of fur
All I can say is Wow
Wait till the riff and raff
See just exactly how
He signed his autograph
What a build up holy cow
They'd never believe it
If my friends could see me now
If they could see me now
Alone with Mr V
Who's waitin' on me like he was a maitre'd
I hear my buddies sayin' Crazy what gives
Tonight she's living like the other half lives
To think the highest brow
Which I must say is he
Should pick the lowest brow
Which there's no doubt is me
What a step up holy cow
They'd never believe it
If my friends could see me now
They'd never believe it
They'd never believe it
If my friends could see me now
Hi girls it's me Charity
