“North to Alaska” is a 1960 hit song by Johnny Horton which featured in the movie of the same name. Though Horton had sung several popular movie tie-in songs, this was the first one that was sung over the opening titles. Continue reading
“Moonlight Swim” was a hit song written by Ben Weisman and Sylvia Dee, and recorded by Nick Noble for Mercury Records. Noble reached Billboard’s #37 spot on the Billboard charts in September of 1957. The song ultimately belongs to the late Anthony Perkins, who, with this song peaked #24 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1957 (the same year as Noble). The song was also later recorded by Elvis Presley and included in the soundtrack for his 1961 film Blue Hawaii. Continue reading
“阿門”這首歌是1963年Jester Hairston為薛尼鮑迪主演的【流浪漢】(Lilies of the field)所寫，1964年連續三周獲Cashbox雜誌R&B第一名，Billboard Hot 100單曲榜第7名。薛尼鮑迪也因主演【流浪漢】，成為奧斯卡第一位黑人影帝。電影標題來自新約聖經馬太福音第6章27-33。耶穌登山寶訓的一段：『你想野地裡的百合花怎麼長起來；他也不勞苦，也不紡線。然而我告訴你們，就是所羅門極榮華的時候，他所穿戴的，還不如這花一朵呢！』講述一個非洲裔美國工人與一群東德的修女建立教堂的故事。非常生動有趣的歌曲和電影