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美国名人科尔波特1ColePorter,Pt.1playstopmutemaxvolume00:00-14:46repeatByRochelleGollust2004-8-14(THEME)VOICEONE:ThisisFaithLapidus.VOICETWO:AndthisisSteveEmberwithPeopleinAmericainVOASpecialEnglish.TodaywetellaboutthelifeandmusicofAmericansongwriterColePorter.(MUSIC)VOICEONE:Thatwas"BegintheBeguine"playedbyArtieShaw'sorchestrainnineteen-thirty-eight.Itisoneofalmostone-thousandsongsColePorterwrote.Inhisseventy-threeyears,morethanfive-hundredofthosesongswerepublished.Porterwrotemostofhissongsinthenineteen-twenties,thirtiesandforties.Yettheyremainasfreshaswhenhewrotethem.ColePorter'ssongsarestillbeingsungandplayedtoday.Theyareperformedatmusicaltheaters,jazzclubszevenrock-and-rollconcerts.Amovieabouthislife,called"De-Lovelyz"wasreleasedintwo-thousand-four.KevinKlinestarsinthemovieasColePorter.AshleyJuddplayshiswife,LindaPorter.Popularyoungperformersoftodaysinghissongsinthemovie.Wewillplaysomesongsfromthatmovielaterinthisprogram.VOICETWO:ColePorterwasbornJuneninth,eighteen-ninety-one,inthemiddlewesternstateofIndiana.Hisfamilywaswealthyandeducated.Hismother,Kate,guidedhimtomusicatanearlyage.Hewrotehisfirstsongattheageoften.AsayoungmanzhewassenteasttostudyatYaleUniversityinNewHaven,Connecticut.Inhisextratime,hecontinuedtowritesongs.Twowerefortheuniversity:the"YaleBulldog"songand,BingoEliYale."Theyarestillsungtheretoday.AfterfinishinghisstudiesatYale,ColePorterwenttoHarvardUniversityinCambridge,Massachusettstostudylaw.Thatplanlastedonlyayear.Atapartyonenight,heplayedsomeofhissongsforthestudentsandprofessors.Theheadofthelawschoolspoketohim."Whyareyoustudyinglaw?"heasked."Youarenogoodatit.Whydon'tyougotoHarvard'sMusicSchoolandthenwriteforthemusicaltheater?"Later,Portersaid,"Thatideahadneverenteredmyheadbefore."VOICEONE:Atthetime,musicaltheaterwasextremelypopularinAmerica.Thisisbecausetherewerefewmusicrecords.Andradioprogramswerestillbeingdeveloped.So,songwritershadtoworkinthemusicaltheatertobesuccessful.ColePorterwrotehisfirstmusicalshowinCiineteen-Sixteen.HewasstillastudentatHarvard.Theshowwascalled"SeeAmericaFirst."ItwasproducedintheBroadwaytheaterareaofNewYorkCity.Theshowwasacompletefailure.Porterwantedtoleavetownuntilpeopleforgotit.So,hewenttoEurope.Hestayedthereformostofthenextthirteenyears.VOICETWO:Duringthistime,ColePorterbecamefamousforhisparties.Hisguestswerewealthy,pleasure-lovingpeoplefromalloverEurope.Theylikedhimbecausehewassmartandfunnyandknewhowtoenjoylife.Andtheylovedhissongs,whichheplayedathisparties.HereColePortersingshissongz"You'retheTop."(MUSIC)VOICEONE:InFrance,ColePortermetthewomanwhobecamehiswife.ShewasabeautifulandrichAmericannamedLindaLeeThomas.Theyweremarriedinnineteen-nineteen.ThePortersgavepartiesthatlastedfordays.Theyhadsomuchmoneytheycoulddoanythingtheywanted.Andtheydid.Theirlifetogetherwasasearchforexcitement,adventureandpleasure.StillfColePorterremainedaserious,hard-workingsongwriter.Hewroteboththewordsandthemusicforhissongs.Thewordsandmusicalwaysfittogetherperfectly.Hissongswerefunny,sexyandintelligent.Theywereplayful-fulloflittlejokesandhiddenmeanings.Oneofhisearliestbighitsiscalled"Let'sDoIt(Let'sFallinLove)."Itwaswritteninnineteen-twenty-eightforashowcalled"Paris."AlanisMorrissettesingsthesonginthemovieaboutColePortercalled"De-Lovely."(MUSIC)VOICETWO:SomeofPorter'sfriendsthoughthemightnotbeasuccess.Onefriend,ElsaMaxwell,toldhim:"Youaretoogood.Thehumorandpoetryofyourwordsarefarbeyondthepeople.Oneday,however,"sheadded,"youwillbringthepublicuptoyourownlevel.Thentheworldwillbeyours."VOICEONE:MostofColePorter'ssongsareaboutloveanddesire.Whentheywerewritten,theystretchedthelimitsofwhatwassociallyacceptable.Thewordswereoftenunexpected,sometimesevenshocking.Theyspokebothdirectlyandindirectlyaboutsex,aboutdruguse.Somesongshesangonlyforhisfriends.CriticsconsideruLoveforSale"tobeoneofPorter'sfinestsongs.Hewroteitinnineteen-thirtyforaBroadwaymusicalcalled"TheNewYorkers."Foryears,thesongwasbannedonAmericanradio.HereisanewversionbyVivianGreen.(MUSIC)VOICETWO:ManyofPorter'ssongswerewritteninaminormusicalkey.Thisgivesthemafeelingofsadnessandlonging.Yettheyalsocanhaveafeelingofgreatexcitement.AmericansongwriterAlanJ.LernersaidonlyColePortercouldreally"write"passion.Oneexampleis"NightandDay."ItisconsideredperhapsthefinestsongColePortereverwrote.Itisaboutthekindofromanticlovethatisalmostaformofinsanity.PortergottheideaforthesongwhiletravelinginMorocco.Hehearddrumsandamansingingaprayer.Thesonghasasoundthatbeatsendlessly,overandover.Itislikealoverwhothinksofnothingbuthislove,overandover,nightandday.Thesong"NightandDay"wasintroducedinanineteen-thirty-twoBroadwaymusicalcomedycalled"TheGayDivorcee."ThegreatdancerandsingerFredAstaireplayedtheleadingmalecharacterandsangthesong."NightandDay"becamefamousaroundtheworld.AndColePorterwasbecomingoneofthegreatestsongwritersAmericahadeverproduced.Todaytherearemanyrecordingsofthesongbydifferentsingersandmusicians.Hereis"NightandDay"fromthemovieaboutColePortercalled"De-Lovely."JohnBarrowmanandKevinKlinesingit.(MUSIC)VOICEONE:OnourprogramnextweekzwewilltellmoreaboutColePorter'slife,andbringyoumoreofhismusic.(MUSIC)ThisprogramwaswrittenbyShelleyGollust.ItwasproducedbyLawanDavis.ThisisFaithLapidus.VOICETWO:AndthisisSteveEmber.JoinusagainnextweekforPeopleinAmericainVOASpecialEnglish.