“Choucoune” (Haitian Creole: Choukoun) is a 19th century Haitian song composed by Michel Mauleart Monton with lyrics from a poem by Oswald Durand. It was rewritten with English lyrics in the 20th century as “Yellow Bird.” One of Oswald Durand’s most famous works is the 1883 “Choucoune,” a lyrical poem praising the beauty of a Haitian woman of that nickname. Continue reading
1970年，Jeff Christie 傑夫克里斯帝和另二位樂手組成 Christie 克里斯帝合唱團，結束了多年客串樂手的生涯。首張專輯中的首支單曲” Yellow river 黃河”，推出後在歐洲許多國家都登上冠軍，成了他們最受歡迎的作品。
貝斯手兼主唱傑夫克里斯帝回憶道：這首歌在組團前一年半就已寫好，原本是要給英國當時相當受歡迎的 Tremeloes顫音合唱團演唱，但是” Yellow river “這首歌偏流行搖滾的風格，和顫音合唱團的白人靈魂樂走向不同，而顫音合唱團那時才以” Call Me Number One “這首歌大紅，他們決定不灌錄這首歌，繼續走自己的風格。 Continue reading
《窈窕淑女》一劇改編自Bernard Shaw的音樂劇”Pygmalion”。Pygmalion一詞源自古希臘羅馬神話，為Cyprus國王。因有感於身邊女人的shamless，Pygmalion便憑藉自己精湛地雕刻技術，用雙手雕出了心中完美的女人，並深為自己的創作所吸引。然而美中不足的是，雕像畢竟是雕像，無法和他共享哀樂，於是Pygmalion便向上天祈求，希望能遂其所願，賜予這座無氣息的雕像生命。 Continue reading
By Elvis Presley
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“Wooden Heart” (“Muss i denn” lit. Must I then) is a song best known for its use in the 1960 Elvis Presley film G.I. Blues. The song was a hit for Presley in the United Kingdom, making number one for six weeks, but was not released as a single in the United States until November 1964 as the B-side to “Blue Christmas”. Presley performed the song live during his Dinner Show concert at the Hilton Hotel in Las Vegas in 1975. The recording is available on the Elvis Presley live album, Dinner At Eight. Continue reading