‘Bobby Darin’

In 1956 Bobby Darin debuta in muzica in cel mai pur stil rockabilly, cu cantecul “Rock Island Line”. Era invitat sa interpreteze aceasta melodie in emisiunea tv “Stage Show” si in lipsa “prompterului” (prompter pe atunci insemna o persoana cu un set de tablite scrise) si-a scris pe palme versurile cantecului. Dupa acea aparitie mama sa spunea ca nu a mai vazut pe nimeni sa-si foloseasca mainile in acel fel.
Au fost pareri care au sustinut ca, in cazul in care Elvis Presley nu ar fi fost prezent in acea emisiune, Bobby Darin ar fi devenit o vedeta inca de atunci. “Stage Show” fusese si prima emisiune tv cu audienta nationala la care Elvis Presley participase pe 28 februarie in acelasi an.
Darin avea sa imbratiseze succesul deplin 3 ani mai tarziu cu tripleta “Dream lover”, “Mack the Knife” si “Beyond the sea”.
In 1961 Darin readucea in prim plan o piesa scrisa in 1938 de Harry Warren si Johnny Mercer si interpretata initial de unul dintre cei mai celebri “croonersi”, Bing Crosby. Si Bobby Darin a fost incadrat in aceasi lista pe care mai figureaza printre altii Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Nat King Cole, Tony Benett, Tom Jones sau Andy Williams – n-am sa intru in detalii de stil, dar cred ca numele acestea ar trebui sa fie suficient de sugestive cu privire la ce inseamna “crooner”- insa artistul a imbinat cu succes bogatia in nuante a vocii sale cu maniera rebela a ritmurilor din anii 50-60.

Oh … you know, you know, you know, you know …

You must a been a beautiful baby
You must a been a beautiful child
When you were only startin’
To go to kindergarten
I bet you drove those other childs wild!

Oh yeah … oh yeah … oh yeah …

An’ when it came to winnin’ blue ribbons
Well … I bet you taught the other kids how
Well, I can see the judge’s eyes
As they handed you the prize
I bet you took the cutest bow!

Yeah! You must a been a beautiful baby
’cause baby won’t you look at you now.

Oh yeah … oh yeah … oh yeah …

You must a have been a beautiful baby
You must a have been a beautiful child
When you were only startin’
To go to kindergarten
I know you drove the other childs wild.

An’ I wasn’t even there.

An’ when you came to winnin’ blue ribbons
Hey … I know you taught those other kids how
Well, I can see the judge’s eyes
As they handed you the prize
I know you made the cutest bow!

Yeah! You must a been a beautiful baby
’cause baby won’t you look at you now.

Oh, I mean … I mean … oh, beautiful …
Oh, beautiful …
Oh, beautiful …
Oh, beautiful …
Oh, beautiful …
Oh, beautiful …
Aah, I know you’re beautiful … too beautiful for words …

“Mack the knife” a fost compus de Kurt Weill pentru spectacolul german The Treepenny Opera. In 1956 Louis Armstrong realiza prima inregistrare in muzica americana a acestei piese, iar in 1959, in interpretarea lui Bobby Darin, melodia castiga un Grammy pentru cel mai bun cantec al anului. Frank Sinatra considera ca Darin a realizat versiunea finala a cantecului, la un standard ce nu putea fi imbunatatit. Simon Cowell, unul din cele mai importante nume din industria muzicii la ora actuala, afirma ca “Mack the knife” este cel mai bun cantec scris vreodata.

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Oh, the shark, babe, has such teeth, dear
And it shows them pearly white
Just a jackknife has old MacHeath, babe
And he keeps it, out of sight
Ya know when that shark bites with his teeth, babe
Scarlet billows start to spread
Fancy gloves, oh, wears old MacHeath,
So there’s never, never a trace of red

Now on the sidewalk, huh, huh, whoo sunny mornin’, uh huh
Lies a body just oozin’ life, eek
And someone’s sneakin’ clear ’round the corner
Could that someone be Mack the Knife?

There’s a tugboat, huh, huh, down by the river don’tcha know
Where a cement bag just droopin’ on down
Oh, that cement is for, just for the weight, dear
Five’s get ya ten old Macky’s back in town
Now d’ja hear ’bout Louie Miller? He disappeared, babe
After drawin’ out all his hard-earned cash
And now MacHeath spends just like a sailor
Could it be our boy’s done somethin’ rash?

Now Jenny Diver, ho, Sukey Tawdry
Look out, Miss Lotte Lenya not to mention old Lucy Brown
Oh, the line forms on the right, babe
Now that Macky’s back in town

I said Jenny Diver, Sukey Tawdry
Look out old Lotte Lenya and Miss Lucy Brown
Yes, that line forms on the right, babe
Now that Macky’s back in town

Every night I hope and pray
A dream lover will come my way
A girl to hold in my arms
And know the magic of her charms
’cause I want (yeah-yeah yeah)
a girl (yeah-yeah yeah)
to call (yeah-yeah yeah)
my own (yeah-yeah)
I want a dream lover so I don’t have to dream alone

Dream lover, where are you
With a love, oh, so true?
And a hand that I can hold,
To feel you near as I grow old?
’cause I want (yeah-yeah yeah)
A girl (yeah-yeah yeah)
To call (yeah-yeah yeah)
My own (yeah-yeah)
I want a dream lover so I don’t have to dream alone

Someday, I don’t know how,
I hope she’ll hear my plea
Some way, I don’t know how,
She’ll bring her love to me

Dream lover, until then,
I’ll go to sleep and dream again
That’s the only thing to do,
Till all my lover’s dreams come true
‘Cause I want (yeah-yeah yeah)
A girl (yeah-yeah yeah)
To call (yeah-yeah yeah)
My own (yeah-yeah)
I want a dream lover so I don’t have to dream alone

Dream lover, until then,
I’ll go to sleep and dream again
That’s the only thing to do,
Till all my lover’s dreams come true
’cause I want (yeah-yeah yeah)
A girl (yeah-yeah yeah)
To call (yeah-yeah yeah)
My own (yeah-yeah)
I want a dream lover so I don’t have to dream alone

Please don’t make me dream alone
I beg you don’t make me dream alone
No, I don’t wanna dream alone