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January 2, 2015

U.S. BILLBOARD CHART - Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini : Brian Hyland

"Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini"
六十年代一首新穎題材的敍事歌曲; 以當年西方社會, 對已經面世近二十多年的 Bikini 比堅尼泳裝, 仍不易見於公眾海浴沙灘。一件細小又有黃色圓點的比堅尼泳衣的出現就大有文章了。

當年美國社會, 仍視 "Bikini 比堅尼" 泳衣太有傷風化, 聲稱難成泳衣時裝的主流, 但這首歌面世後, 卻令 "比堅尼" 的銷售突起, 成為這欵泳衣被社會接受的始作俑者。同期已可見 "比堅尼" 泳裝出現沙灘埸景、海上滑浪的電影或電視, 這加速了比堅尼潮流的推動力, 更成了這首歌曲的氣勢。


 
"Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini"
此曲由 Paul Vance 與 Lee Pockriss 合作撰寫, 1960年六月, 由 Brian Hyland 與 John Dixon 的樂隊首次錄音發行, 同年八月八日登上 U.S. Billboard Chart 榜首位置一個星期, 當年的 Brian Hyland 祗有十六歲另二百七十天。

十位最年輕的 U.S. Billboard Chart 榜首歌星
Brian Hyland 列第十位。


歌曲有三節:
(1) 年輕少女剛換上細少有黃色圓點的 "比堅尼" 泳衣, 卻害羞離開更衣室步入沙灘。
(2) 她雖然走到沙灘, 但又以大浴巾裹著身体體才坐下。
(3) 最後跳進水中, 因羞於暴露於人前, 寧願躲在水中颤抖捱冷。


Brian Hyland - Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini 
She was afraid to come out of the locker
she was as nervous as she could be
she was afraid to come out of the locker
she was afraid that somebody would see

Two three four
tell the people what she wore

It was an Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini
that she wore for the first time today
an Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini
so in the locker she wanted to stay

Two three four
stick around well tell you more and make it pretty and well tell you more

She was afraid to come out in the open
so a blanket around her she wore
she was afraid to come out in the open
and so she sat bundled up on the shore

Two three four
tell the people what she wore

It was an Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini
that she wore for the first time today
an Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini
so in the blanket she wanted to stay

Two three four
stick around well tell you more

Now shes afraid to come out of the water
and I wonder what she's gonna do
now she's afraid to come out of the water
and the poor little girls turning blue

Two three four
tell the people what she wore

It was an Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini
that she wore for the first time today
an Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini
so in the water she wanted to stay

From the locker to the blanket
from the blanket to the shore
from the shore to the water
yes there isn't any more


Brian Hyland 生於1943年十一月十二日 New York City, 他是六十至七十年代, 一位受歡迎的美國流歌手和青年樂迷偶像,  Brian 自幼習結他與單簧管樂器, 亦有参加教堂歌詠合唱十四歲曾自組合唱隊 "Delfis" 参予唱片公司試音, 可惜未被錄用。後來給 Kapp Records 錄取為個人歌手, 首張歌曲是1959年的 "Rosemary"。繼而被 Kapp 公司的作曲, 作詞家 Paul Vance 和 Lee Pockriss 重用, 給他不少歌曲錄音的機會; "Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini" 就是成功的歌曲之一。及後 Brian Hyland 另有一首至今亦不絶於耳的經典, 就是1962年的 "Sealed With A Kiss"。

Brian Hyland - Sealed with a kiss 1962


"Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini"
1961年, 電影導演 Billy Wilder 比利懷德把此曲加插在他的間諜喜劇電影 "玉女風流 One Two Three", 劇中的東德警察, 重複播放這首歌曲, 向被懷疑的間諜加以折磨。

之外, 此曲更多出現於不同的電影、電視廣告等; 亦有不同國家的歌手, 以自己的語言唱出, 版本多不勝數。所以這細小又性感的 "Bikini 比堅尼" 時裝, 那怕沒有出路呢?


1946年, 两位法國人, 工程師 Louis Réard 和時裝設計師 Jacques Heim, 把 "Bikini 比堅尼" 泳衣的概念帶進世界各國的時尚, 其設計取名自太平洋中部馬紹爾群島的 "Bikini Atoll 比堅尼環礁"; 而美國自1946年至1958年期間, 在該群島共進行了二十多次原子彈和氫彈試爆。至2010年, 該群島被列入世界文化遺產, 亦是美國的第一個世界遺產。在此, 筆者亦不會忘記, 特别要介紹法文和義大利版的 "Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini"。

男士們, 應該要向性感的 Miss Bikini 說聲: "Merci beaucoup!"


Dalida: "Itsi bitsi petit bikini" French Version
Sur une plage, il y avait une belle fille
Qui avait peur d'aller prendre son bain
Elle craignait de quitter sa cabine
Elle tremblait de montrer au voisin
Un, deux, trois, elle tremblait de montrer quoi?

Son petit itsi bitsi tini ouini, tout petit, petit bikini
Qu'elle mettait pour la première fois
Un itsi bitsi tini ouini, tout petit, petit bikini
Un bikini rouge et jaune à p'tits pois
Un, deux, trois, voilà ce qu'il arriva

Elle ne songeait qu'à quitter sa cabine
Elle s'enroula dans son peignoir de bain
Car elle craignait de choquer ses voisines
Et même aussi de gêner ses voisins
Un, deux, trois, elle craignait de montrer quoi?

Son petit itsi bitsi tini ouini, tout petit, petit bikini
Qu'elle mettait pour la première fois
Un itsi bitsi tini ouini, tout petit, petit bikini
Un bikini rouge et jaune à p'tits pois
Un, deux, trois, savez-vous c'qui arriva?

Elle va maintenant s'élancer hors de l'ombre
Elle craint toujours les regards indiscrets
C'est le moment de faire voir à tout le monde
Ce qui la trouble et qui la fait trembler
Un, deux, trois, elle a peur de montrer quoi?

Son petit itsi bitsi tini ouini, tout petit, petit bikini
Qu'elle mettait pour la première fois
Un itsi bitsi tini ouini, tout petit, petit bikini
Un bikini rouge et jaune à p'tits pois

Si cette histoire vous amuse
On peut la recommencer
Si c'est pas drôle on s'excuse
En tout cas c'est terminé


Dalida - "Pezzettini di bikini" Italian Version
Dalla cabina uscir non voleva
Io le chiedevo piccina perchè
Non voglio uscire cosi ripondeva
Son troppi gli occhi che guardano me

Un, due, tre dicci sotto cosa c'è

Portava un itsy bitsy tiny winy, tout petit, piccolo bikini
Che copriva da qui fino a qui
Un itsy bitsy tiny winy, tout petit, piccolo bikini
Lei non voleva mostrarsi cosi

Un, due, tre dicci soito cosa c'è

Si mise un lungo pudico pastrano
E finalmente avanzo verso il mar
Era un costume davvero un po strano
Gridavan tutti che bel palombar

Un, due, tre ma dicci sotto cosa c'è

Portava un itsy bitsy tiny winy, tout petit, piccolo bikini
Che copriva da qui fino a qui
Un itsy bitsy tiny winy, tout petit, piccolo bikini
Lei non voleva mostrarsi cosi

Un, due, tre dicci setto cosa c'è

Poi finalmente si spoglia e si getta
Ma tutti quanti la stanno a guardar
Non ha il coraggio di uscir poveretta
Non ha il coraggio di uscire dal mar

Un, due, tre ma dicci sotto cosa c'è

Portava un itsy bitsy tiny winy, tout petit, piccolo bikini
Che copriva da qui fino a qui
Un itsy bitsy tiny winy, tout petit, piccolo bikini
Lei non voleva mostrarsi cosi

Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polkadot Bikini - Kyu Sakamoto 坂本 九