美国名人男音乐家科尔·波特2.docx

美国名人男音乐家科尔波特2ColePorter,1891-1964:HeWroteSongsforBroadwayMusicalsandMoviesThatAreStillPopularTodayplaystopmutemaxvolume00:00-15:24repeatByShelleyGollust2008-2-16VOICEONE:ThisisFaithLapidus.VOICETWO:ColePorterAndthisisSteveEmberwithPeopleinAmericainVOASpecialEnglish.TodaywebringyouthesecondpartofourprogramaboutAmericansongwriterColePorter.Porterwrotehissongsfromthenineteentwentiestothenineteenfifties.Theycontinuetobepopulartoday.(MUSIC:"AnythingGoes")VOICEONE:ThatwasarecordingofuAnythingGoes”,oneofColePorter'smostfamoussongs.CarolineO'ConnorsingsitinthemovieaboutColePortercalled“De-Lovely.,KevinKlineandAshleyJuddstarinthismovieaboutPorter'slife,releasedintwothousandfour.ThetitleofthemovieisfromoneofPorter'spopularsongs,“It'sDe-Lovely/'Inthesong,Porterplayswithwordsthatstartwiththeletter"d."RobbieWilliamssingsthesong.(MUSIC)VOICETWO:Aswesaidinourprogramlastweek,ColePorterwenttoliveinFranceinnineteensixteenbeforehebecamefamous.Hewasawealthyyoungmanwhowassmartandfunnyandknewhowtoenjoylife.Heandhiswife,Linda,becamewellknownfortheircostlyandexcitingparties.YetColePorterneverletotherpleasuresinterferewithwhathelovedmost-writingsongs.Heworkedhardonhissongs.Boththewordsandmusichadtobeperfect.VOICEONE:Portergainedfameasamusicaltheaterwriterbytheearlynineteenthirties.HismusicalplayswereproducedinBroadwaytheatersinNewYorkCity.HehadanewmusicaleveryyearorsoduringtheyearsofAmerica'sgreateconomicdepression.Hiswordsandmusicgavepeopleafewhoursofpleasurableescapeduringdifficulttimes.SomecriticsstillconsideroneofPorter'searlymusicalplays,uAnythingGoes,“tobehisbest."AnythingGoes”openedonBroadwayinnineteenthirty-four.ItstarredoneofPorter'sfavoritesingers,EthelMerman.Shesangasongthatbecamefamousimmediately.Itiscalled“IGetaKickOutofYou,ThatexpressionmeansIenjoybeingwithyou.(MUSIC)VOICETWO:Foryears,PorterwasBroadway's"KingCOIe."HismusicalplayswereveryColePortersuccessful.LaterzhewenttoLosAngeles,CaliforniaandwrotemusicforHollywoodmovies.Theywereverypopular,too.ColeandLindaPortertraveledallovertheworld.Theywerehappilymarriedmostofthetime.ButColePorterwashomosexual.Hehadsexwithmen.Homosexualitywasbothacceptedandforbiddeninhighsocietyatthattime.Loveaffairsbetweenmenwerenotexactlysecret.Yettheycouldneverbeadmittedpublicly.VOICEONE:Allhislife,ColePorterwrotesongsaboutlove,desireandpassion.Heincludedthenamesofforeigncountries,famouspeopleandcommentsoncurrentevents.Andhefilledhissongswithlittlejokesandhiddenmeanings.Porter'swordsstretchedthelimitsofwhatwassociallyacceptable.Theyspokedirectlyandindirectlyaboutsex.Theyadmittedthatloveisnotalwayspure.Itisoftenselfish.Anditrarelylastsforever.Porterwasnotevensurewhatlovereallyis.Hewondersaboutitinthissong,WhatIsThisThingCalledLove?,ItissungbyLemar.(MUSIC)VOICETWO:ColePorteralsowrotesomeofthemostbeautifullovesongsever;fulloftrue,deepfeeling.Criticsconsider“EveryTimeWeSayGoodbye”tobeoneofhisfinestsongs.NatalieColesingsthesong.(MUSIC)VOICEONE:Innineteenthirty-seven,ColePorterwasinjuredwhileridingahorse.Thehorseslidonamuddyhillandfellontopofhim.Hislegswerecrushed.ColePorterspenttherestofhislife,twenty-sevenyears,disabledandinseverepain.Yethecontinuedwritingwonderfulsongs,musicalplaysandmovies.Innineteenforty-eight,hewrotewhatsomeconsiderhisgreatestwork.Itwasamusicalplaycalled“KissMe,Kate.,ItwasbasedonWilliamShakespeare'splay,“TheTamingoftheShreW."ButittakesplaceInmoderntimes,amongagroupofactors.TheplaywasproducedagainonBroadwayinnineteenninety-nine.Oneofthemostfamoussongsinthemusicaliscalled“TooDarnHot.,Itisafunnysongabouthowharditistobeinterestedinloveinreallyhotweather.StanleyWayneMathissingsitin“KissMe,Kate.,(MUSIC:"TooDarnHot")VOICETWO:ColePorterhadanotherhitshowinnineteenfifty-three,called“Cancan."Itwashisfinalplay.Thatsameyear,Porter'swife,Lindazdied.Porterwasverysad,andincreasinglydisabledbyhisoldinjury.Hediedattheageofseventy-threeinnineteensixty-four.Innineteenninety-one,AmericacelebratedtheonehundredthanniversaryofColePorter'sbirth.Specialconcertscelebratedhismusic.Newrecordingswereissued.Jazzsingersandsymphonyorchestrasrecordedhissongs.Sodidseveralrock-and-rollartists.Theymadearecordingandspecialmusicvideotohonorhim.AllthemoneyearnedfromtherecordingandvideowasgiventoresearchonAIDS,AcquiredImmuneDeficiencySyndrome.AIDSisadiseasethatwasfirstdiscoveredamonghomosexualmen.VOICEONE:Today,ColePorter'ssongsarestillvaluedfortheirbeauty,humorandintelligence.Andfortheirunexpectedjokesandwordplay.Theyshinelikejewels,onecriticwrote.Theyareshotthroughwithlovethatsometimesfeelslikepain.ThereseemslittledoubtthatColePorter'ssongswillcontinuetobesung.Theywillmakeuslaugh.Theywillmakeuscry.Andtheywilltouchthedeepesttruthsofouremotions.(MUSIC:"NightandDay")VOICETWO:ThisprogramwaswrittenbyShelleyGollust.ItwasproducedbyLawanDavis.ThisisSteveEmber.VOICEONE:AndthisisFaithLapidus.JoinusagainnextweekforPeopleinAmericainVOASpecialEnglish.