Good Night, Irene

Japanese: 《Good Night,Irene》(英語表記)GoodNightIrene
Good Night, Irene

…Early modern folk songs thus had a strong social character, and were often called protest songs. In 1950, The Weavers, a group formed after World War II with Seeger at the center, recorded Good Night, Irene, written by black folk singer Leadbelly, and it became a big hit. Influenced by this group, college trios and quartets sprang up all over the country. Among them, The Kingston Trio's remake of an old folk song, Tom Dooley (1958), became a big hit, and folk songs came to completely occupy a part of popular music. …

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Japanese:

…このように初期のモダン・フォーク・ソングは強い社会性を備え,しばしば〈プロテスト・ソング〉(抵抗の歌)と呼ばれるものが主体となっていた。 第2次大戦後にシーガーを中心として結成したグループ,ザ・ウィーバーズThe Weaversが,1950年,黒人民謡歌手レッドベリーLeadbellyの作った《おやすみアイリーンGood Night,Irene》をレコードにしたところ大ヒットとなり,このグループに影響された大学生の3人組,4人組などが各地で生まれた。そうした中から,ザ・キングストン・トリオThe Kingston Trioによる古い民謡のリメーク《トム・ドゥーリーTom Dooley》(1958)が大ヒットして,フォーク・ソングは完全にポピュラー音楽の一部門を占めるにいたった。…

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