Andy Williams（ｱﾝﾃﾞｨ･ｳｲﾘｱﾑｽ）は政治的には共和党の支持者でしたが、ﾌﾟﾗｲﾍﾞｰﾄでは民主党のﾛﾊﾞｰﾄ･ｹﾈﾃﾞｨとかなり親しい友人関係でした。彼は1969年10月18日放送のｱﾝﾃﾞｨ･ｳｨﾘｱﾑｽ･ｼｮｰでこの曲を取り上げています。この番組は日本でもNHKで放送され私も毎週､日曜日に見ていました。The Brothers Four は1969年ﾘﾘｰｽのｱﾙﾊﾞﾑ”Let's Get Together”に収録しています。
Dick HollerDion DiMucci
Anybody here seen my old friend Abraham? Can you tell me where he's gone? He freed lotta people but it seems the good they die young You know I just looked around and he's gone
Anybody here seen my old friend John? Can you tell me where he's gone? He freed lotta people but it seems the good they die young I just looked around and he's gone
Anybody here seen my old friend Martin? Can you tell me where he's gone? He freed lotta people but it seems the good they die young I just looked around and he's gone
Didn't you love the things that they stood for? Didn't they try to find some good for you and me? And we'll be free Some day soon, it's gonna be one day
Anybody here seen my old friend Bobby? Can you tell me where he's gone? I thought I saw him walkin' up over the hill With Abraham, Martin, and John
Rock Island Line （ﾛｯｸ･ｱｲﾗﾝﾄﾞ線）とは、Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad（ｼｶｺﾞ･ﾛｯｸ･ｱｲﾗﾝﾄﾞ･ｱﾝﾄﾞ･ﾊﾟｼﾌｨｯｸ鉄道）略称 CRI&Pのことで、かつ米国中西部に存在した一級鉄道です。Rock Island Lineの最古のﾊﾞｰｼﾞｮﾝはClarence Wilson（ｸﾗﾚﾝｽ･ｳｨﾙｿﾝ）によって1929年に書かれました。Alan Lomaxは1934年にｸﾐﾝ州刑務所農場の囚人作曲家Kelly Pace（ｹﾘｰ･ﾍﾟｲｽ）からの､ｸﾞｰﾙﾄﾞ､ｱｰｶﾝｿｰでこの曲の最初の録音しました。Lead Belly （ﾚｯﾄﾞ･ﾈﾘｰ）は、それを聞いて、彼自身のｽﾀｲﾙでそれをｱﾚﾝｼﾞして、1940年代にﾚｺｰﾄﾞ化しました。Lonnie Donegan(ﾛﾆｰ･ドﾈｶﾞﾝは1955年にｼﾝｸﾞﾙとしてﾘﾘｰｽし米国でTop10を記録しました。The Tarriersは1956年ｱﾙﾊﾞﾑ”The Tarriers”、The Weaversは1957年ｱﾙﾊﾞﾑ"The Weavers' Greatest Hits”、The Brothers Fourは1961年ｱﾙﾊﾞﾑ"The Brothers Four Song Book”をﾘﾘｰｽ、曲を収録しました。The Brothers FourはｱﾚﾝｼﾞでThis Train組み込んで歌っています。我々はこのﾊﾞｰｼﾞｮﾝをｶﾊﾞｰしています。また、The Beatlesはﾒﾝﾊﾞｰそれぞれこの曲を歌っていますがGeorge Harrison（ｼﾞｮｰｼﾞ･ﾊﾘｽﾝ）とPaul Simon（ﾎﾟｰﾙ･ｻｲﾓﾝ）の珍しいLIVE版がありましたのでUpいました。
Kelly Pace and Prisoners-1934 Alan Lomax recording
Lead Belly
Rock Island Line
There's room for me,there's room for you. Plenty of room for the Rock Island Line crew Rock Island Line is a mighty good road Rock Island Line is the road to ride Rock Island Line is a mighty good road If you want to ride you gotta ride it like you flying get you Ticket at the station for the Rock Island Line
Engine in front,caboose in a back Goes so fast most leave the track Now on the Rock Island Line is a mighty good road Rock Island Line is the road to ride Rock Island Line is a mighty good road And if you want to ride you gotta ride it like you flaying, get you Ticket at the station for the Rock Island Line
This train goes fly on by now this train This train goes fly on by now this train This train goes fly on by now whitsle rung Smoke gonna fill the sky now This train goes fly on by now this train
Wow Wow Wow Wow Wow Wow ----------
Rock Island Line is a mighty good road Rock Island Line is the road to ride Rock Island Line is a mighty good road If you want to ride you gotta ride it like you flaying get you Ticket at the station for the Rock Island Line Get you ticket at the station for the Rock Island Line
The Brothers FourはMark Pearsonが加入後の初ｱﾙﾊﾞﾑ”Let's Get Together"を1969年をﾘﾘｰｽしました。曲は取り上げられ､彼はｿﾛ･ﾊﾟｰﾄとっています。この曲はJoni Mitchell(ｼﾞｮﾆ･ﾐｯﾁｪﾙ) の作品です。1969年ﾘﾘｰｽした、彼女の２ndｱﾙﾊﾞﾑ"Clouds"(青春の光と影)に取り上げられ、ｱﾙﾊﾞﾑ部門で31位を記録しました。
Judy CollinsはJoni Mitchellそれを書いた直後､1967年ﾘﾘｰｽのｱﾙﾊﾞﾑ”Wildflowers”に取り上げました。1968年には､それはｼﾝｸﾞﾙとしてﾘﾘｰｽ､ﾍﾞｽﾄ民俗音楽ﾊﾟﾌｫｰﾏﾝｽ部門のｸﾞﾗﾐｰ賞を受賞した。そして､1969年前半には､ﾋﾞﾙﾎﾞｰﾄﾞで最高3位を記録しました。なお､1972年にはPete Seegerはｱﾙﾊﾞﾑ”The World of Pete Seeger”､The Singers Unlimitedはｱﾙﾊﾞﾑ”A Capella“に曲を収録しました。
Joni Mitchell (1970)
Both Sides Now
Bows and flows of angel hair And ice cream castles in the air And feather canyons everywhere, I've looked at clouds that way. But now they only block the sun, They rain and snow on everyone. So many things I would have done But clouds got in my way.
I've looked at clouds from both sides now, From up and down, and still somehow It’s cloud illusions I recall. I really don't know clouds at all.
Moons and Junes and ferris wheels, The dizzy dancing way that you feel As every fairy tale comes real; I've looked at love that way. But now it's just another show. You leave 'em laughing when you go And if you care, don't let them know, Don’t give yourself away.
've looked at love from both sides now, From give and take, and still somehow It’s love's illusions that I recall. I really don't know love at all.
Tears and fears and feeling proud, To say "I love you" right out loud, Dreams and schemes and circus crowds, I've looked at life that way. But now old friends are acting strange, They shake their heads, they say I've changed. Something's lost but something's gained In living every day.
I've looked at life from both sides now, from win and lose, and still somehow it's life's illusions I recall. I really don't know life at all.
