Come Rain or Come Shine
Performed by Joe Williams
I'm gonna love you like nobody's loved you
Come rain or come shine
High as a mountain and deep as a river
Come rain or come shine
I guess when you met me it was just one of those things
But don't ever bet me
Cause I'm gonna be true if you let me
You're gonna love me like nobody's loved me
Come rain or come shine
Happy together, unhappy together
And won't it be fine
Days may be cloudy or sunny
We're in or we're out of the money
But I'm with you always
I'm with you rain or shine……
I didn't know this song existed until I saw the movie Leaving Las Vegas. After watching it a few times I noticed the tune playing in the background in a scene with Ben, played by NicholasCage and Sera, played by Elisabeth Shue. In the movie, Ben is a hopeless drunk who meets Sera, a prostitute. The two fall in love and comfort one another's sorrows. Despite the fact it's neither raining nor shining in the scene, the song still sounds good.
Sera: So, Ben with and “N”, what brings you to Las Vegas? A business 14）convention?
Ben: No, I came here to drink myself to death. Cashed through all my money, paid my 15）Amex card. I'm going to sell the car tomorrow.
Sera: So how long is it going to take for you to drink yourself to death?
Ben: I think about four weeks. I don't know for sure but I think. I got enough for about $250 to $300 a day.
Sera: That should do it. What am I, a luxury?
Ben: Yes, you're a luxury and your meter just ran out.
Sera: That's a nice watch.
Ben: Do you like it?
Sera: Yes. You can talk a little bit more. I don't have to be anywhere. Come on, talk.
Ben: I need a lay. Yeah. I kept running out of 16）booze and the store would be closed because I'd forget to look at my watch.
Sera: Yeah. I used to live in LA.
Ben: Yeah?
Sera: Yeah. But I don't anymore. I think the tough times are finally behind me. I mean there'll always be bad things but my life is good. It's just as I want it to be. That's good. It's good being here with you.
With the movies as my tutor I also learned of other jazz legends like Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, Sonny Rollins and Sonny Stitt. On the Sunny Side of the Street is one tune that features Gillespie on trumpet and Rollins and Stitt on saxophones. On the Sunny Side appeared on the soundtrack of the 1991 17）blockbuster JFK.
The film JFK takes place in New Orleans, which is said to be the birthplace of jazz as well as the birthplace of famed trumpeter Louis Armstrong. What would jazz be without Armstrong? Well it would probably be like eating instant noodles without any water-hard to swallow and bland.
Armstrong was a great New Orleans trumpeter and singer who lived from 1901 to 1971 and helped jazz reach all corners of the globe. Of course movies helped to spread his fame as he played and acted in several films. As for me, I first heard of Louis in the 1988 Vietnam War movie Good Morning Vietnam! When I first saw that movie I remember thinking that was the perfect song for that film, because despite the conflicts that create war all people want to enjoy the same simplicities of life.
What A Wonderful World
Written by George Weiss and Bob Thiele
Performed by Louis ArmstrongI see trees of green, red roses too
I see them bloom in front of me and you
And I think to myself what a wonderful world
I see skies of blue and clouds of white
The bright blessed day, the dark sacred night
And I think to myself what a wonderful world
The colors of the rainbow so pretty in disguise
Are also on the faces of people going by
I see friends shaking hands saying, “How do you do?”
They're really saying, “I love you.”
I hear babies crying. I watch them grow.
They'll learn much more than I'll ever know
And I think to myself what a wonderful world
Yes I think to myself, what a wonderful world
Oh yes
I still think about that Ornette Coleman concert with my dad and think of how much I've learned about jazz since then. If it hadn't been for the movies I might have forgotten about jazz altogether. By the way, I still don't like listening to Coleman's music but who knows? Maybe I'll hear some of his music in a film some day.
1） wear on 時(shí)間沉悶或緩慢地挨過
2） blare
4） grate v. 摩擦
5） scrape v. 刮，擦
6） cacophony n. 雜音，不協(xié)調(diào)的聲音
7） intermission n. 間斷
8） chuckle v. 輕笑，吃吃地笑
9） curmudgeon a. 乖戾的，脾氣壞的
10） ailment n. 疾病
11） overshoot v. 超過，把……做得過分
12） azure a. 蔚藍(lán)的
13） velvety a. 像天鵝絨般的
14） convention n. 大會(huì)，習(xí)俗
15） Amex n. 美國證券交易所
16） booze n. 酒宴，酒會(huì)
17） blockbuster n. 一鳴驚人者令爵士樂大放異彩的Louis Armstrong
Performed by Joe Williams
I'm gonna love you like nobody's loved you
Come rain or come shine
High as a mountain and deep as a river
Come rain or come shine
I guess when you met me it was just one of those things
But don't ever bet me
Cause I'm gonna be true if you let me
You're gonna love me like nobody's loved me
Come rain or come shine
Happy together, unhappy together
And won't it be fine
Days may be cloudy or sunny
We're in or we're out of the money
But I'm with you always
I'm with you rain or shine……
I didn't know this song existed until I saw the movie Leaving Las Vegas. After watching it a few times I noticed the tune playing in the background in a scene with Ben, played by NicholasCage and Sera, played by Elisabeth Shue. In the movie, Ben is a hopeless drunk who meets Sera, a prostitute. The two fall in love and comfort one another's sorrows. Despite the fact it's neither raining nor shining in the scene, the song still sounds good.
Sera: So, Ben with and “N”, what brings you to Las Vegas? A business 14）convention?
Ben: No, I came here to drink myself to death. Cashed through all my money, paid my 15）Amex card. I'm going to sell the car tomorrow.
Sera: So how long is it going to take for you to drink yourself to death?
Ben: I think about four weeks. I don't know for sure but I think. I got enough for about $250 to $300 a day.
Sera: That should do it. What am I, a luxury?
Ben: Yes, you're a luxury and your meter just ran out.
Sera: That's a nice watch.
Ben: Do you like it?
Sera: Yes. You can talk a little bit more. I don't have to be anywhere. Come on, talk.
Ben: I need a lay. Yeah. I kept running out of 16）booze and the store would be closed because I'd forget to look at my watch.
Sera: Yeah. I used to live in LA.
Ben: Yeah?
Sera: Yeah. But I don't anymore. I think the tough times are finally behind me. I mean there'll always be bad things but my life is good. It's just as I want it to be. That's good. It's good being here with you.
With the movies as my tutor I also learned of other jazz legends like Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, Sonny Rollins and Sonny Stitt. On the Sunny Side of the Street is one tune that features Gillespie on trumpet and Rollins and Stitt on saxophones. On the Sunny Side appeared on the soundtrack of the 1991 17）blockbuster JFK.
The film JFK takes place in New Orleans, which is said to be the birthplace of jazz as well as the birthplace of famed trumpeter Louis Armstrong. What would jazz be without Armstrong? Well it would probably be like eating instant noodles without any water-hard to swallow and bland.
Armstrong was a great New Orleans trumpeter and singer who lived from 1901 to 1971 and helped jazz reach all corners of the globe. Of course movies helped to spread his fame as he played and acted in several films. As for me, I first heard of Louis in the 1988 Vietnam War movie Good Morning Vietnam! When I first saw that movie I remember thinking that was the perfect song for that film, because despite the conflicts that create war all people want to enjoy the same simplicities of life.
What A Wonderful World
Written by George Weiss and Bob Thiele
Performed by Louis ArmstrongI see trees of green, red roses too
I see them bloom in front of me and you
And I think to myself what a wonderful world
I see skies of blue and clouds of white
The bright blessed day, the dark sacred night
And I think to myself what a wonderful world
The colors of the rainbow so pretty in disguise
Are also on the faces of people going by
I see friends shaking hands saying, “How do you do?”
They're really saying, “I love you.”
I hear babies crying. I watch them grow.
They'll learn much more than I'll ever know
And I think to myself what a wonderful world
Yes I think to myself, what a wonderful world
Oh yes
I still think about that Ornette Coleman concert with my dad and think of how much I've learned about jazz since then. If it hadn't been for the movies I might have forgotten about jazz altogether. By the way, I still don't like listening to Coleman's music but who knows? Maybe I'll hear some of his music in a film some day.
1） wear on 時(shí)間沉悶或緩慢地挨過
2） blare
4） grate v. 摩擦
5） scrape v. 刮，擦
6） cacophony n. 雜音，不協(xié)調(diào)的聲音
7） intermission n. 間斷
8） chuckle v. 輕笑，吃吃地笑
9） curmudgeon a. 乖戾的，脾氣壞的
10） ailment n. 疾病
11） overshoot v. 超過，把……做得過分
12） azure a. 蔚藍(lán)的
13） velvety a. 像天鵝絨般的
14） convention n. 大會(huì)，習(xí)俗
15） Amex n. 美國證券交易所
16） booze n. 酒宴，酒會(huì)
17） blockbuster n. 一鳴驚人者令爵士樂大放異彩的Louis Armstrong