一個人能想像出的任何事，其他人就能使它實現
Anything one man can imagine, other men can make real~~Jules Verne
21世紀的今天，超音速飛機一天之內即可環繞世界一周，但一百多年前，80天環繞世界不過是個天方夜譚，法國小說家儒勒凡爾納(Jules Verne) 1872年的《環遊世界八十天》做到了。 Continue reading
Around the would in 80 days《環遊世界八十天》
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Tag Archives: Nat King Cole
Too Young
“Too Young” is a popular song.The music was written by Sidney Lippman, the lyrics by Sylvia Dee. The song was published in 1951. In the United States, the best-known version of the song was recorded by Nat King Cole on February 6, 1951 and released by Capitol Records. It was a million-selling record and reached the #1 position on the Billboard magazine chart, staying at #1 for 5 weeks and altogether on the Best Seller chart for 29 weeks.
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Quizás Quizás Quizás(Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps)
“Quizás, Quizás, Quizás” (also known as “Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps” in English), is a popular song by Cuban songwriter Osvaldo Farrés. Farrés wrote the music and original Spanish lyrics for the song which became a hit in 1947. Farrés also received much help and inspiration for his lyrics from Cuban First Lady, Mary Tarrero-Serrano. The English lyrics were written by Joe Davis and are not a translation of the Spanish lyrics. Continue reading
Mona Lisa
Mona Lisa is a popular song written by Ray Evans and Jay Livingston for the Paramount Pictures film Captain Carey, U.S.A. (1950). The title and lyrics refer to the renaissance portrait painting of Mona Lisa painted by Leonardo da Vinci. The song won the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1950. Continue reading
It’s Only a Paper Moon
“It’s Only a Paper Moon” is a popular song written by Harold Arlen and published in 1933, with lyrics by E. Y. Harburg and Billy Rose. It was written originally for an unsuccessful Broadway play called The Great Magoo, set in Coney Island. It was subsequently used in the movie Take a Chance, in 1933, and Paul Whiteman recorded a successful version, sung by Peggy Healey. But its lasting fame stems from recordings by popular artists during the last years of World War II, when versions by Ella Fitzgerald and the Nat King Cole Trio became popular. It has endured as a vehicle for improvisation by many jazz musicians.
There was a resurgence of interest in the song when the Paul Whiteman Orchestra’s recording was used in the 1973 Oscar-winning film Paper Moon.
By Nat King Cole
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nx-oltUSpt4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCg11BL6Ydw
Lyrics
Said it is only a paper moon Sailing over a cardboard sea, But it wouldn’t be make believe If you believed in me.
Say it is only a canvas sky Hanging over a muslin tree, But it wouldn’t be make believe If you believed in me.
Without your love, It’s a honky-tonk parade. Without your love, It’s a melody played in a penny arcade.
It’s a barnum and bailey world, Just as phony as it can be, But it wouldn’t be make believe If you believed in me.
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Without your love, It’s a honky-tonk parade. Without your love, It’s a melody played in a penny arcade.
It’s a barnum and bailey world Just as phony as it can be, But it wouldn’t be make believe If you believed in me.