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July 1, 2019

MY MELANCHOLY BABY - 4/3 : 版 權 問 題 - Torch Song




"My Melancholy Baby" 
第一次世界大戰由開始至完結, 在美國多數的新聞和音樂均來自電台廣播, 而錄音科技仍在探索的階段, 唱片仍未普及的年代; 流行樂壇的音樂書籍、樂譜出版、報紙和雜誌刊物, 成為樂迷大眾的讀物。



歌 曲 版 權
"My Melancholy Baby" 唱片面世後, Ernie Bennett 和 Theron C. Burnett 對出版的 Joe Morris Music Co. 要經法律途徑才可取回應得的唱片版稅。及後, 樂譜和唱片的撰詞人名字衹有 George A. Norton; 出版公司被免與 Maybelle E. Watson 有版權問題, 雖然她已離婚和住在加州, 曾有樂譜的封面出現了她的名字, 歌曲名字仍以 "Melancholy", 同時亦寫上: "Dedication to Miss Mayblle Watson of Berkley, Calif." 這是對她的尊敬。


Maybelle E. Watson 移居加州之後, 亦再婚成為 Bergmann 太太; 1940年, 她經法律程序取回她應得的版權税之後, 這歌曲亦帶給她創作靈感, 及後寫成了舞台劇作品 "My Melancholy Baby"。

至四十年代中期, George A. Norton (1880-1923) 的兒子亦經訴訟多年, 結果仍不獲得父親從樂譜和唱片版税的收益, 因為當年他的父親以週薪二十美元, 受僱於 Theron C. Burnett 的出版公司。

"My Melancholy Baby" 曾引起樂壇一番議論, 而流行樂壇歷史的演變, 和過去的矛盾至今是無法解決, 亦難於證實長久以來 Maybelle E. Watson 的原作品, 其中一段歌詞自1915年之後在樂壇已屬罕見, 而拙筆從音樂資訊平台祇找到 Barbra Striesend 的錄音版本, 這近乎失去的原作品再次出現。至今, 除了純音樂和其他語言演繹之外, 有記錄的翻唱版本近二百首; 樂迷可以從本文下列不同年份的歌手, 到音樂視頻平台再欣賞好了。

MY MELANCHOLY BABY - Barbra Streisand 1964
Rare recording lyric: Maybelle E. Watson
Why do you grieve?
Try and believe
Life is always sunshine
When the heart beats true
Banish your fears
Smile through your tears
When you're sad
It makes me feel the same as you...

Come to me my melancholy baby
Cuddle up and don't be blue
All your fears are foolish fancy, maybe
You know, dear, that I'm in love with you
Every cloud must have a silver lining
Wait until the sun shines through
Come on and smile, my honey dear

While I kiss away each tear
Or else I shall be melancholy too...

ENGLISH :
1911 : William Frawley - Debut Performance
1915 : Walter Van Brunt (Walter Scanlan)
1928 : Gene Austin
1934 : Jane Froman
1935 : Al Bowlly
1936 : Ella Fitzgerald
1937 : Willard Robinson and His Deep River Orchestra
1938 : Mildred Bailey & His Orchestra
1939 : Bing Crosby
1940 : Glenn Miller & His Orchestra
1942 : Kate Smith
1945 : Joe Marsala Septet
1946 : Phil Baker
1947 : Derry Falligant & His Guitar
1948 : Perry Como
1954 : Judy Garland
1955 : Woody Herman & Errol Garner & His Trio
1956 : Della Reese

1957 : Patti Page

1958 : Connie Francis
1959 : The Crew-Cuts
1960 : Dinah Shore
1961 : The Dave Brubeck Quartet Featuring Jimmy Rushing
1962 : Joni James
1963 : Damita Jo
1964 : Barbra Streisand

1964 : Dean Martin


1964 : Vikki Carr

1966 : Caterina Valente
1967 : Jimmy Roselli
1968 : Kay Starr
1969 : The Coronados
1970 : Michael Parks
1972 : Peter Dean
1973 : Bobby Hackett vocal by Teresa Brewer
1975 : Sylvia Vrethammar
1976 : Eiji Kitamura & Hello Jazz Band
1977 : Leon Redbone
1978 : Shirley Bessey
1982 : Sathima Bea Benjamin
1983 : Chas & Dave
1985 : Rebecca Parris, Phil Wilson
1987 : Rod Mason Hot Five
1989 : The Pasadena Roof Orchestra
1990 : Holly Cole Trio
1991 : Dorothy Loudon
1992 : The Gregg Smith Singers
1993 : Barbra Lea, The Ed Polcer All-Stars
1997 : Rebecca Kilgore, Dave Frishberg
1998 : Della Griffin
1999 : Bobby Darin
2000 : Donna Byrne
2002 : Susan Artemis
2003 : Millicent Wood

2008 : Delicatessen

2010 : karin Schmidt
2011 : Jaimee Paul and Gianni Basso
2012 : Sue Raney
2013 : Hot Club of Cowtown
2014 : Joan Chamorro & Mark Shane

2015 : ProleteR
CZECH 捷克 : Pár splnitelných přání (滿足一點心願) - Eva Pilarová 1969
FINNISH 芬蘭 : Melankooli beibi (Melancholy Babe 憂鬱寶貝) - Bamperos 1979