On the Sunny Side of the Street 大蕭條時期勵志歌曲中,竟然藏了一個超好玩的遊戲,而且作詞家得過奧斯卡金像獎?!
#舒心愛分享
完整歌詞本來也有主歌 verse 的段落
在此跟大家分享:
Walked with no-one and talked with no-one,
And I had nothing but shadows.
Then one morning you passed
And I brightened at last.
Now I greet the day, and complete the day,
With the sun in my heart.
All my worry blew away
When you taught me how to say:
其中說明了敘事者(歌者)本來也是沮喪悲觀的,直到有人來告訴他如何正向樂觀面對人生。後來的歌手大多選擇從副歌 chorus 開始唱:
Grab your coat and get your hat
Leave your worry on the doorstep
Just direct your feet
To the sunny side of the street
Can't you hear a pitter-pat?
And that happy tune is your step
Life can be so sweet
On the sunny side of the street
I used to walk in the shade
With those blues on parade
But I'm not afraid
This Rover crossed over If I never have a cent I'll be rich as Rockefeller Gold dust at my feet On the sunny side of the street
接下來跟各位分享一些在影片朱婷到的版本:
人稱「爵士音樂之父」的路易斯 阿姆斯壯的版本: • Louis Armstrong, On the Sunny Side of... • 影片
Ella Fitzgerald 艾拉 費茲傑羅和 Count Basie 合作的版本: • On the Sunny Side of the Street
我自己很喜歡的 Ella Fitzgerald 版本 (他把歌詞裡的最有錢人代表改成Frank SInatra 法蘭克辛納屈😆): • Ella Fitzgerald - On the sunny side o...
Dave Brubeck version: • Dave Brubeck - On The Sunny Side of t...
還有絕對不能不推薦的 Dizzy Gillespie/Sonny Rollins/Sonny Stitt 三大巨擎三支管子版本: • 影片
Benny Goodman 版本(歌手是Peggy Lee): • Benny Goodman Sextet - On the Sunny S...