美国名人男音乐家科尔·波特1.docx

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.TodaywetellColePorteraboutthelifeandmusicofAmericansongwriterColePorter.(MUSIC:"BegintheBeguine")VOICEONE:Thatwas"BegintheBeguine"playedbyArtieShaw'sorchestrainnineteenthirty-eight.ItisoneofalmostonethousandsongsColePorterwrote.Inhisseventy-threeyears,morethanfivehundredofthosesongswerepublished.Porterwrotemostofhissongsinthenineteentwenties,thirtiesandforties.Yettheyremainasfreshaswhenhewrotethem.KevinKlineplaysColePorterinthefilm"De-Lovely"ColePorter'ssongsarestillbeingsungandplayedtoday.Theyareperformedatmusicaltheaters,jazzclubs,evenrock-and-rollconcerts.Amovieabouthislife,called捕e-Lovely,?wasreleasedintwothousandfour.KevinKlinestarsinthemovieasColePorter.AshleyJuddplayshiswife,LindaPorter.Popularyoungperformersoftodaysinghissongsinthemovie.Wewillplaysomesongsfromthatmovielaterinthisprogram.VOICETWO:ColePorterwasbornJuneninth,eighteenninety-one,inthemiddlewesternstateofIndiana.Hisfamilywaswealthyandeducated.Hismother,Kate,guidedhimtomusicatanearlyage.Hewrotehisfirstsongattheageoften.Asayoungman,hewassenteasttostudyatYaleUniversityinNewHaven,Connecticut.Inhisextratime,hecontinuedtowritesongs.Twowerefortheuniversity:the"YaleBulldog"songand"BingoEliYale."Theyarestillsungtheretoday.AfterfinishinghisstudiesatYale,ColePorterwenttoHarvardUniversityinCambridge,Massachusettstostudylaw.Thatplanlastedonlyayear.Atapartyonenightzheplayedsomeofhissongsforthestudentsandprofessors.Theheadofthelawschoolspoketohim."Whyareyoustudyinglaw?heasked."Youarenogoodatit.Whydon'tyougotoHarvard'sMusicSchoolandthenwriteforthemusicaltheater?"Later;Portersaid:"Thatideahadneverenteredmyheadbefore."VOICEONE:Atthetime,musicaltheaterwasextremelypopularinAmerica.Thisisbecausetherewerefewmusicrecords.Andradioprogramswerestillbeingdeveloped.So,songwritershadtoworkinthemusicaltheatertobesuccessful.ColePorterwrotehisfirstmusicalshowinnineteensixteen.HewasstillastudentatHarvard.Theshowwascalled"SeeAmericaFirst."ItwasproducedintheBroadwaytheaterareaofNewYorkCity.Theshowwasacompletefailure.Porterwantedtoleavetownuntilpeopleforgotit.So,hewenttoEurope.Hestayedthereformostofthenextthirteenyears.VOICETWO:Duringthistime,ColePorterbecamefamousforhisparties.Hisguestswerewealthy,pleasure-lovingpeoplefromalloverEurope.Theylikedhimbecausehewassmartandfunnyandknewhowtoenjoylife.Andtheylovedhissongs,whichheplayedathisparties.HereColePortersingshissong,¾ou,retheTop.?(MUSIC)VOICEONE:InFrance,ColePortermetthewomanwhobecamehiswife.ShewasabeautifulandrichAmericannamedLindaLeeThomas.Theyweremarriedinnineteennineteen.ThePortersgavepartiesthatlastedfordays.Theyhadsomuchmoneytheycoulddoanythingtheywanted.Andtheydid.Theirlifetogetherwasasearchforexcitement,adventureandpleasure.Still,ColePorterremainedaserious,hard-workingsongwriter.Hewroteboththewordsandthemusicforhissongs.Thewordsandmusicalwaysfittogetherperfectly.Hissongswerefunny,sexyandintelligent.Theywereplayful-fulloflittlejokesandhiddenmeanings.Oneofhisearliestbighitsiscalled"Let'sDoIt(Let'sFallinLove)."Itwaswritteninnineteentwenty-eightforashowcalled"Paris.»AlanisMorrissettesingsthesonginthemovieaboutColePortercalled捕e-Lovely.?/P>(MUSIC:"Let'sDoIt(Let'sFallinLove)")VOICETWO:SomeofPorter'sfriendsthoughthemightnotbeasuccess.Onefriend,ElsaMaxwell,toldhim:"Youaretoogood.Thehumorandpoetryofyourwordsarefarbeyondthepeople.Oneday,however;"sheadded,"youwillbringthepublicuptoyourownlevel.Thentheworldwillbeyours."VOICEONE:MostofColePorter'ssongsareaboutloveanddesire.Whentheywerewritten,theystretchedthelimitsofwhatwassociallyacceptable.Thewordswereoftenunexpected,sometimesevenshocking.Theyspokebothdirectlyandindirectlyaboutsex,aboutdruguse.Somesongshesangonlyforhisfriends.Criticsconsider"LoveforSale"tobeoneofPorter'sfinestsongs.HewroteitinnineteenthirtyforaBroadwaymusicalcalled"TheNewYorkers."Foryears,thesongwasbannedonAmericanradio.HereisanewversionbyVivianGreen.(MUSIC:"LoveforSale")VOICETWO:ManyofPorter'ssongswerewritteninaminormusicalkey.Thisgivesthemafeelingofsadnessandlonging.Yettheyalsocanhaveafeelingofgreatexcitement.AmericansongwriterAlanJ.LernersaidonlyColePortercouldreally"write"passion.Oneexampleis"NightandDay."ItisconsideredperhapsthefinestsongColePortereverwrote.Itisaboutthekindofromanticlovethatisalmostaformofinsanity.PortergottheideaforthesongwhiletravelinginMorocco.Hehearddrumsandamansingingaprayer.Thesonghasasoundthatbeatsendlessly,overandover.ItislikealoverwhothinksofnothingbuthisIovezoverandover;nightandday.Thesong"NightandDay"wasintroducedinanineteenthirty-twoBroadwaymusicalcomedycalled"TheGayDivorcee."ThegreatdancerandsingerFredAstaireplayedtheleadingmalecharacterandsangthesong."NightandDay"becamefamousaroundtheworld.AndColePorterwasbecomingoneofthegreatestsongwritersAmericahadeverproduced.Todaytherearemanyrecordingsofthesongbydifferentsingersandmusicians.Hereis提ightandDayPfromthemovieaboutColePortercalled捕e-Lovely.»JohnBarrowmanandKevinKlinesingit.(MUSIC:捏ightandDay?VOICEONE:Onourprogramnextweek,wewilltellmoreaboutColePorter'slife,andbringyoumoreofhismusic.(MUSIC:"BegintheBeguine")ThisprogramwaswrittenbyShelleyGollust.ItwasproducedbyLawanDavis.ThisisFaithLapidus.VOICETWO:AndthisisSteveEmber.JoinusagainnextweekforPeopleinAmericainVOASpecialEnglish.