今日の「聴き比べ」は先日に引き続きラヴィン・スプーンフル（The Lovin' Spoonful）の『サマー・イン・ザ・シティ(Summer in the City )』です。
この曲は彼らの３枚目のアルバム『Hums of the Lovin' Spoonful』に収録されました。シングルは全米１位の大ヒットでした。スプーンフルの中でも私が一番好きな曲でした。
Summer in the City
By John Benson Sebastian, Mark Douglas Sebastian, Steve Boone
Hot town, summer in the city
Back of my neck getting dirty and gritty
Been down, isn't it a pity
Doesn't seem to be a shadow in the city
All around, people looking half-dead
Walking on the sidewalk, hotter than a match head
But at night it's a different world
Go out and find a girl
Come on, come on, and dance all night
Despite the heat, it'll be alright
And babe, don't you know it's a pity
The days can't be like the nights
In the summer, in the city
In the summer, in the city
Cool town, evenin' in the city
Dressin' so fine and lookin' so pretty
Cool cat, lookin' for a kitty
Gonna look in every corner of the city
'Til I'm wheezin' like a bus stop
Running up the stairs, gonna meet you on the rooftop
But at night it's a different world
Go out and find a girl
Come on, come on, and dance all night
Despite the heat, it'll be alright
And babe, don't you know it's a pity
The days can't be like the nights
In the summer, in the city
In the summer, in the city
Hot town, summer in the city
Back of my neck getting dirty and gritty
Been down, isn't it a pity
Doesn't seem to be a shadow in the city
All around, people looking half-dead
Walking on the sidewalk, hotter than a match head
But at night it's a different world
Go out and find a girl
Come on, come on, and dance all night
Despite the heat, it'll be alright
And babe, don't you know it's a pity
The days can't be like the nights
In the summer, in the city
In the summer, in the city
ジョー・コッカー(Joe Coker)がカバーしました。１９９４年のアルバム『Have A Little Faith』でした。
なんとB.B.Kingがカバーしています。１９７２年のアルバム『Guess Who』です。ブルース仕立てになってます。
スティクス(Styx)もカバーしています。２００５年のアルバム『Big Bang Theory』です。
それでは今日はこの辺で。
