| 词条 | The Way It Is (song) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| name = The Way It Is | cover = BruceHornsbyAndTheRangeTheWayItIs7InchSingleCover.jpg | alt = | caption = Artwork for UK and European vinyl releases | type = single | artist = Bruce Hornsby and the Range | album = The Way It Is | B-side = {{ubl|"The Red Plains"|"The Wild Frontier"}} | released = September 1986[1] | format = | recorded = Studio D, Sausalito, CA 1985 | studio = | venue = | genre = Pop rock | length = 4:55 | label = RCA Records | writer = Bruce Hornsby | producer = Bruce Hornsby, Elliot Scheiner | prev_title = Every Little Kiss | prev_year = 1986 | next_title = On the Western Skyline | next_year = 1986 | misc = {{Audio sample | type = single | file = }} }} "The Way It Is" is a song by American rock group Bruce Hornsby and the Range. It was released in September 1986 as the second single from their debut album The Way It Is. It topped the charts in the United States, Canada and the Netherlands in 1986,[2][3] and peaked inside the top twenty in such countries as Ireland, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. Written by Bruce Hornsby, it made explicit reference to the Civil Rights Movement.[4] Musically, the song is characterized by two long piano solos. Tupac Shakur sampled the song in his hit "Changes". ContentThe opening verse recounts a story taking place at a line for welfare that illustrates a divide between the rich and poor. The chorus presents several lines insisting that social ills are "just the way it is", and repeatedly suggests resigning oneself to them as a fact of life—however, the chorus ends with the author rebuking this attitude by insisting "but don't you believe them." The second verse recounts past social issues from the voice of someone supporting racial segregation. The author responds in a narrative voice, insisting his view that if those who make laws took them into careful consideration they would be convinced that laws enforcing principles like racial segregation are morally wrong. The song reminds the listener that it was at one time argued that racial segregation was "just the way it is", and suggests that legislation and what the author views as progress on current social issues should be pursued without regard to those who insist "some things will never change." The third verse recounts the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 as a victory in the civil rights movement, but insists that more is needed. In particular, the verse highlights individual prejudice and employment discrimination as an enduring form of racism. The third chorus suggests that it only feels like "some things will never change" when we wait for social problems to change themselves rather than taking steps ourselves to actively change them. ChartsWeekly charts
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References1. ^http://www.45cat.com/record/50237r 2. ^{{cite journal | last=Metzger | first=John | title=Against the Grain: An Interview with Bruce Hornsby | journal=The Music Box | volume=7 | issue=11 |date=November 2000 | url= http://www.musicbox-online.com/bh-int.html | accessdate=May 4, 2007}} 3. ^1 2 3 {{cite web|title=allmusic ((( Bruce Hornsby > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles )))|url={{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p4511/charts-awards/billboard-singles|pure_url=yes}}|publisher=Allmusic|accessdate=July 5, 2010}} 4. ^{{cite web | title=Songfacts: "The Way It Is" by Bruce Hornsby | url= http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=5494 | accessdate=May 4, 2007}} 5. ^{{cite web|title=The Irish Charts - All there is to know |url=http://www.irishcharts.ie/search/placement |publisher=irishcharts.ie |accessdate=July 5, 2010 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721125210/http://irishcharts.ie/search/placement |archivedate=July 21, 2011 }} 6. ^{{cite book|first= Fernando |last= Salaverri |title= Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 |edition= 1st |date= September 2005 |publisher= Fundación Autor-SGAE |location= Spain |isbn= 84-8048-639-2 |language= es}} 7. ^http://rock.co.za/files/springbok_top_20_(H).html Retrieved October 28, 2013 8. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100-60th-anniversary|title=Billboard Hot 100 60th Anniversary Interactive Chart|work=Billboard|accessdate=10 December 2018}} External links
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