| Arrested Development의 싱글 | ||||
| "People Everyday" (1992) | → | Mr. Wendal (1992) | → | "Revolution" (1992) |
| Mr. Wendal | ||||
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| 수록 음반 | <colbgcolor=#fff,#1f2023> 3 Years, 5 Months and 2 Days in the Life Of... | |||
| 아티스트 | Arrested Development | |||
| B-Side | "Mr. Wendal (We Forget 'Em)" "Mr. Wendal (For D.J.'s Only)" "Mr. Wendal (Ain't No Bass Line)" (12인치 싱글) | |||
| 발매일 | 1992년 12월 7일 | |||
| 녹음 기간 | 1991년 | |||
| 장르 | 얼터너티브 힙합 | |||
| 재생 시간 | 4:06 (앨범 버전) | |||
| 레이블 | Chrysalis | |||
| 송라이터 | Arrested Development | |||
| 프로듀서 | Speech[1] | |||
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1. 개요
미국의 얼터너티브 힙합 그룹 어레스티드 디벨롭먼트의 싱글이며 이들의 데뷔 앨범 3 Years, 5 Months and 2 Days in the Life Of...의 세번째 싱글로 1992년 12월 7일에 발매되었다.2. 오디오/뮤직 비디오
| 오디오 (앨범 버전) |
| 뮤직 비디오 |
3. 가사
| [Verse 1] Here, have a dollar In fact, no brotherman - here, have two Two dollars means a snack for me But it means a big deal to you Be strong, serve God only Know that if you do, beautiful heaven awaits That's the poem I wrote for the first time I saw a man with no clothes, no money, no plate Mr. Wendal, that's his name No one ever knew his name cause he's a no-one Never thought twice about spending on a ol' bum Until I had the chance to really get to know one Now that I know him, to give him money isn't charity He gives me some knowledge, I buy him some shoes And to think blacks spend all that money on big colleges Still most of y'all come out confused Go ahead, Mr. Wendal Go ahead, Mr. Wendal [Verse 2] Mr. Wendal has freedom A free that you and I think is dumb Free to be without the worries of a quick to diss society For Mr. Wendal's a bum His only worries are sickness And an occasional harassment by the police and their chase Uncivilized we call him But I just saw him eat off the food we waste Civilization, are we really civilized, yes or no Who are we to judge When thousands of innocent men could be brutally enslaved And killed over a racist grudge Mr. Wendal has tried to warn us about our ways But we don't hear him talk Is it his fault when we've gone too far And we got too far, cause on him we walk Mr. Wendal, a man, a human in flesh But not by law I feed you dignity to stand with pride Realize that all in all you stand tall Mr. Wendal Lord, Mr. Wendal |
4. 차트 성적
빌보드 R&B 차트에서 6위, 빌보드 핫 100에서 1993년 2월 셋째 주부터 넷째 주까지 2주 연속 6위를 기록했고 10주 연속 10위권에,[2] 15주 연속 20위권에,[3] 20주 연속 40위권에 머물러 있었다.[4]1993년 빌보드 R&B 연말 차트에서 25위, 1993년 빌보드 핫 100 연말 차트에선 31위에 올랐다.