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1、美国名人男音乐家科尔波特1ColePorter,1891-1964:HisSongsFromtheNineteenTwenties,ThirtiesandFortiesRemainasFreshasWhenHeWroteThemplaystopmutemaxvolume00:00-15:09repeatByShelleyGollust2008-2-9VOICEONE:ThisisFaithLapidus.VOICETWO:AndthisisSteveEmberwithPeopleinAmericainVOASpecialEnglish.TodaywetellColePorteraboutthe

2、lifeandmusicofAmericansongwriterColePorter.(MUSIC:BegintheBeguine)VOICEONE:ThatwasBegintheBeguineplayedbyArtieShawsorchestrainnineteenthirty-eight.ItisoneofalmostonethousandsongsColePorterwrote.Inhisseventy-threeyears,morethanfivehundredofthosesongswerepublished.Porterwrotemostofhissongsintheninetee

3、ntwenties,thirtiesandforties.Yettheyremainasfreshaswhenhewrotethem.KevinKlineplaysColePorterinthefilmDe-LovelyColePorterssongsarestillbeingsungandplayedtoday.Theyareperformedatmusicaltheaters,jazzclubs,evenrock-and-rollconcerts.Amovieabouthislife,called捕e-Lovely,?wasreleasedintwothousandfour.KevinKl

4、inestarsinthemovieasColePorter.AshleyJuddplayshiswife,LindaPorter.Popularyoungperformersoftodaysinghissongsinthemovie.Wewillplaysomesongsfromthatmovielaterinthisprogram.VOICETWO:ColePorterwasbornJuneninth,eighteenninety-one,inthemiddlewesternstateofIndiana.Hisfamilywaswealthyandeducated.Hismother,Ka

5、te,guidedhimtomusicatanearlyage.Hewrotehisfirstsongattheageoften.Asayoungman,hewassenteasttostudyatYaleUniversityinNewHaven,Connecticut.Inhisextratime,hecontinuedtowritesongs.Twowerefortheuniversity:theYaleBulldogsongandBingoEliYale.Theyarestillsungtheretoday.AfterfinishinghisstudiesatYale,ColePorte

6、rwenttoHarvardUniversityinCambridge,Massachusettstostudylaw.Thatplanlastedonlyayear.Atapartyonenightzheplayedsomeofhissongsforthestudentsandprofessors.Theheadofthelawschoolspoketohim.Whyareyoustudyinglaw?heasked.Youarenogoodatit.WhydontyougotoHarvardsMusicSchoolandthenwriteforthemusicaltheater?Later

7、;Portersaid:Thatideahadneverenteredmyheadbefore.VOICEONE:Atthetime,musicaltheaterwasextremelypopularinAmerica.Thisisbecausetherewerefewmusicrecords.Andradioprogramswerestillbeingdeveloped.So,songwritershadtoworkinthemusicaltheatertobesuccessful.ColePorterwrotehisfirstmusicalshowinnineteensixteen.Hew

8、asstillastudentatHarvard.TheshowwascalledSeeAmericaFirst.ItwasproducedintheBroadwaytheaterareaofNewYorkCity.Theshowwasacompletefailure.Porterwantedtoleavetownuntilpeopleforgotit.So,hewenttoEurope.Hestayedthereformostofthenextthirteenyears.VOICETWO:Duringthistime,ColePorterbecamefamousforhisparties.H

9、isguestswerewealthy,pleasure-lovingpeoplefromalloverEurope.Theylikedhimbecausehewassmartandfunnyandknewhowtoenjoylife.Andtheylovedhissongs,whichheplayedathisparties.HereColePortersingshissong,ou,retheTop.?(MUSIC)VOICEONE:InFrance,ColePortermetthewomanwhobecamehiswife.ShewasabeautifulandrichAmericann

10、amedLindaLeeThomas.Theyweremarriedinnineteennineteen.ThePortersgavepartiesthatlastedfordays.Theyhadsomuchmoneytheycoulddoanythingtheywanted.Andtheydid.Theirlifetogetherwasasearchforexcitement,adventureandpleasure.Still,ColePorterremainedaserious,hard-workingsongwriter.Hewroteboththewordsandthemusicf

11、orhissongs.Thewordsandmusicalwaysfittogetherperfectly.Hissongswerefunny,sexyandintelligent.Theywereplayful-fulloflittlejokesandhiddenmeanings.OneofhisearliestbighitsiscalledLetsDoIt(LetsFallinLove).Itwaswritteninnineteentwenty-eightforashowcalledParis.AlanisMorrissettesingsthesonginthemovieaboutCole

12、Portercalled捕e-Lovely.?/P(MUSIC:LetsDoIt(LetsFallinLove)VOICETWO:SomeofPortersfriendsthoughthemightnotbeasuccess.Onefriend,ElsaMaxwell,toldhim:Youaretoogood.Thehumorandpoetryofyourwordsarefarbeyondthepeople.Oneday,however;sheadded,youwillbringthepublicuptoyourownlevel.Thentheworldwillbeyours.VOICEON

13、E:MostofColePorterssongsareaboutloveanddesire.Whentheywerewritten,theystretchedthelimitsofwhatwassociallyacceptable.Thewordswereoftenunexpected,sometimesevenshocking.Theyspokebothdirectlyandindirectlyaboutsex,aboutdruguse.Somesongshesangonlyforhisfriends.CriticsconsiderLoveforSaletobeoneofPortersfin

14、estsongs.HewroteitinnineteenthirtyforaBroadwaymusicalcalledTheNewYorkers.Foryears,thesongwasbannedonAmericanradio.HereisanewversionbyVivianGreen.(MUSIC:LoveforSale)VOICETWO:ManyofPorterssongswerewritteninaminormusicalkey.Thisgivesthemafeelingofsadnessandlonging.Yettheyalsocanhaveafeelingofgreatexcit

15、ement.AmericansongwriterAlanJ.LernersaidonlyColePortercouldreallywritepassion.OneexampleisNightandDay.ItisconsideredperhapsthefinestsongColePortereverwrote.Itisaboutthekindofromanticlovethatisalmostaformofinsanity.PortergottheideaforthesongwhiletravelinginMorocco.Hehearddrumsandamansingingaprayer.Th

16、esonghasasoundthatbeatsendlessly,overandover.ItislikealoverwhothinksofnothingbuthisIovezoverandover;nightandday.ThesongNightandDaywasintroducedinanineteenthirty-twoBroadwaymusicalcomedycalledTheGayDivorcee.ThegreatdancerandsingerFredAstaireplayedtheleadingmalecharacterandsangthesong.NightandDaybecamefamousaroundtheworld.AndColePorterwasbecomingoneof