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聴き比べ 『オールド・ファッションド・ラヴ・ソング(An Old Fashioned Love Song)』

今日の「聴き比べ」はスリー・ドッグ・ナイト(Three Dog Night)でヒットした『オールド・ファッションド・ラヴ・ソング(An Old Fashioned Love Song)』です。

 

この曲はアメリカのシンガー・ソングライターで俳優でもあるポール・ウィリアムズ(Paul Williams)によって書かれた曲です。彼は多くのヒット曲をカーペンターズをはじめ様々なアーティストに提供しています。

ポール・ウィリアムズはこの曲をカーペンターズに提供しようとしましたが、断られたのでスリー・ドッグ・ナイトに持っていきました。スリー・ドッグ・ナイトはアルバム『Harmonyに収録しました。そしてこれが見事にヒットしました。

 

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An Old Fashioned Love Song

By Paul H. Williams

 

Just an old-fashioned love song

Playin' on the radio

And wrapped around the music

Is the sound of someone promising they'll never go

 

You swear you've heard it before

As it slowly rambles on

No need in bringin' 'em back

'Cause they're never really gone

 

(Just an old-fashioned love song)

(One I'm sure they wrote for you and me)

(Just an old-fashioned love song)

(Comin' down in three-part harmony)

 

To weave our dreams upon and listen

To each evening when the lights are low

To underscore our love affair with tenderness and feelings

That we've come to know

 

You swear you've heard it before

As it slowly rambles on and on and...

No need in bringin' 'em back

'Cause they're never really gone

 

(Just an old-fashioned love song)

(Comin' down in three-part harmony)

(Just an old-fashioned love song)

(One I'm sure they wrote for you and me)

 

(Just an old-fashioned love song)

(Comin' down in three-part harmony)

(Just an old-fashioned love song)

(One I'm sure they wrote for you and me)

 

To weave our dreams upon and listen to a song

 

Just an old song, comin' down

Just an old song

(One I'm sure they wrote for you and me)

Just an old song, comin' down

Just an old song (Just an old-fashioned love song)

(One I'm sure they wrote for you and me)

(Just an old-fashioned love song) Just an old song, comin' down

(Comin' down in three-part harmony)

(Just an old-fashioned love song) Just an old song

(One I'm sure they wrote for you and me)

(Just an old-fashioned love song) Just an old song, comin' down

(Comin' down in three-part harmony)

(Just an old-fashioned love song) Just an old song

(One I'm sure they wrote for you and me)

 

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ポール・ウィリアムズ自身の歌唱です。


Paul Williams - Just an Old Fashioned Love Song (1971)

 

ニュー・シーカーズ(The New Seekers)です。


The New Seekers - Just an Old Fashioned Love Song

 

レターメン(The Lettermen)です。こちらもヒットしました。


The Lettermen Just an old Fashioned.Love Song

 

それでは今日はこの辺で。