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2011.8.31 ハウンド・ドッグの作詞家Jerry Leiber死去

米国週刊誌タイム、9月5日号の墓標に
作詞家Jerry Leiberが8月22日にロスアンジェルスで78才で
死去とのニュース。

17才のときに、作曲家 Mike Strollerと出会い、まだ2人とも
選挙投票権のないときにR&B hit "Hound Dog",
"you ain't nothin' but a hound dog"
を作詞作曲したとか。

60年前の話しとかですから、1952年のことです。
何人かがうたい、1956年にエルビス・プレスリーが
ヒットさせたとか。
歌詞はかなり皮肉な攻撃的なものです。

Elvis Presley - Hound Dog 歌詞

You ain’t nothin’ but a hound dog
Cryin’ all the time.
You ain’t nothin’ but a hound dog
Cryin’ all the time.
Well, you ain’t never caught a rabbit
And you ain’t no friend of mine.
When they said you was high classed
Well, that was just a lie.
Yeah they said you was high classed
Well, that was just a lie.
Yeah, you ain’t never caught a rabbit
And you ain’t no friend of mine.
You ain’t nothin’ but a hound dog
Cryin’ all the time.
You ain’t nothin’ but a hound dog
Cryin’ all the time.
Well, you ain’t never caught a rabbit
And you ain’t no friend of mine.
When they said you was high classed
Well, that was just a lie.
Yeah they said you was high classed
Well, that was just a lie.
Well, you ain’t never caught a rabbit
And you ain’t no friend of mine.
When they said you was high classed,
Well, that was just a lie.
You know they said you was high classed
Well, that was just a lie.
Well, you ain’t never caught a rabbit
And you ain’t no friend of mine.
You ain’t nothin’ but a hound dog
Cryin’ all the time.
You ain’t nothin’ but a hound dog
Cryin’ all the time.
Well, you ain’t never caught a rabbit
You ain’t no friend of mine.
Recorded: 1956/07/02, first released on single