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1、美国名人科尔波特1ColePorter,Pt.1playstopmutemaxvolume00:00-14:46repeatByRochelleGollust2004-8-14(THEME)VOICEONE:ThisisFaithLapidus.VOICETWO:AndthisisSteveEmberwithPeopleinAmericainVOASpecialEnglish.TodaywetellaboutthelifeandmusicofAmericansongwriterColePorter.(MUSIC)VOICEONE:ThatwasBegintheBeguineplayedbyAr

2、tieShawsorchestrainnineteen-thirty-eight.Itisoneofalmostone-thousandsongsColePorterwrote.Inhisseventy-threeyears,morethanfive-hundredofthosesongswerepublished.Porterwrotemostofhissongsinthenineteen-twenties,thirtiesandforties.Yettheyremainasfreshaswhenhewrotethem.ColePorterssongsarestillbeingsungand

3、playedtoday.Theyareperformedatmusicaltheaters,jazzclubszevenrock-and-rollconcerts.Amovieabouthislife,calledDe-Lovelyzwasreleasedintwo-thousand-four.KevinKlinestarsinthemovieasColePorter.AshleyJuddplayshiswife,LindaPorter.Popularyoungperformersoftodaysinghissongsinthemovie.Wewillplaysomesongsfromthat

4、movielaterinthisprogram.VOICETWO:ColePorterwasbornJuneninth,eighteen-ninety-one,inthemiddlewesternstateofIndiana.Hisfamilywaswealthyandeducated.Hismother,Kate,guidedhimtomusicatanearlyage.Hewrotehisfirstsongattheageoften.AsayoungmanzhewassenteasttostudyatYaleUniversityinNewHaven,Connecticut.Inhisext

5、ratime,hecontinuedtowritesongs.Twowerefortheuniversity:theYaleBulldogsongand,BingoEliYale.Theyarestillsungtheretoday.AfterfinishinghisstudiesatYale,ColePorterwenttoHarvardUniversityinCambridge,Massachusettstostudylaw.Thatplanlastedonlyayear.Atapartyonenight,heplayedsomeofhissongsforthestudentsandpro

6、fessors.Theheadofthelawschoolspoketohim.Whyareyoustudyinglaw?heasked.Youarenogoodatit.WhydontyougotoHarvardsMusicSchoolandthenwriteforthemusicaltheater?Later,Portersaid,Thatideahadneverenteredmyheadbefore.VOICEONE:Atthetime,musicaltheaterwasextremelypopularinAmerica.Thisisbecausetherewerefewmusicrec

7、ords.Andradioprogramswerestillbeingdeveloped.So,songwritershadtoworkinthemusicaltheatertobesuccessful.ColePorterwrotehisfirstmusicalshowinCiineteen-Sixteen.HewasstillastudentatHarvard.TheshowwascalledSeeAmericaFirst.ItwasproducedintheBroadwaytheaterareaofNewYorkCity.Theshowwasacompletefailure.Porter

8、wantedtoleavetownuntilpeopleforgotit.So,hewenttoEurope.Hestayedthereformostofthenextthirteenyears.VOICETWO:Duringthistime,ColePorterbecamefamousforhisparties.Hisguestswerewealthy,pleasure-lovingpeoplefromalloverEurope.Theylikedhimbecausehewassmartandfunnyandknewhowtoenjoylife.Andtheylovedhissongs,wh

9、ichheplayedathisparties.HereColePortersingshissongzYouretheTop.(MUSIC)VOICEONE:InFrance,ColePortermetthewomanwhobecamehiswife.ShewasabeautifulandrichAmericannamedLindaLeeThomas.Theyweremarriedinnineteen-nineteen.ThePortersgavepartiesthatlastedfordays.Theyhadsomuchmoneytheycoulddoanythingtheywanted.A

10、ndtheydid.Theirlifetogetherwasasearchforexcitement,adventureandpleasure.StillfColePorterremainedaserious,hard-workingsongwriter.Hewroteboththewordsandthemusicforhissongs.Thewordsandmusicalwaysfittogetherperfectly.Hissongswerefunny,sexyandintelligent.Theywereplayful-fulloflittlejokesandhiddenmeanings

11、.OneofhisearliestbighitsiscalledLetsDoIt(LetsFallinLove).Itwaswritteninnineteen-twenty-eightforashowcalledParis.AlanisMorrissettesingsthesonginthemovieaboutColePortercalledDe-Lovely.(MUSIC)VOICETWO:SomeofPortersfriendsthoughthemightnotbeasuccess.Onefriend,ElsaMaxwell,toldhim:Youaretoogood.Thehumoran

12、dpoetryofyourwordsarefarbeyondthepeople.Oneday,however,sheadded,youwillbringthepublicuptoyourownlevel.Thentheworldwillbeyours.VOICEONE:MostofColePorterssongsareaboutloveanddesire.Whentheywerewritten,theystretchedthelimitsofwhatwassociallyacceptable.Thewordswereoftenunexpected,sometimesevenshocking.T

13、heyspokebothdirectlyandindirectlyaboutsex,aboutdruguse.Somesongshesangonlyforhisfriends.CriticsconsideruLoveforSaletobeoneofPortersfinestsongs.Hewroteitinnineteen-thirtyforaBroadwaymusicalcalledTheNewYorkers.Foryears,thesongwasbannedonAmericanradio.HereisanewversionbyVivianGreen.(MUSIC)VOICETWO:Many

14、ofPorterssongswerewritteninaminormusicalkey.Thisgivesthemafeelingofsadnessandlonging.Yettheyalsocanhaveafeelingofgreatexcitement.AmericansongwriterAlanJ.LernersaidonlyColePortercouldreallywritepassion.OneexampleisNightandDay.ItisconsideredperhapsthefinestsongColePortereverwrote.Itisaboutthekindofrom

15、anticlovethatisalmostaformofinsanity.PortergottheideaforthesongwhiletravelinginMorocco.Hehearddrumsandamansingingaprayer.Thesonghasasoundthatbeatsendlessly,overandover.Itislikealoverwhothinksofnothingbuthislove,overandover,nightandday.ThesongNightandDaywasintroducedinanineteen-thirty-twoBroadwaymusi

16、calcomedycalledTheGayDivorcee.ThegreatdancerandsingerFredAstaireplayedtheleadingmalecharacterandsangthesong.NightandDaybecamefamousaroundtheworld.AndColePorterwasbecomingoneofthegreatestsongwritersAmericahadeverproduced.Todaytherearemanyrecordingsofthesongbydifferentsingersandmusicians.HereisNightandDayfromthemovieaboutColePortercalledDe-Lovely.

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