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More than ten years ago, I listened to Suzie’s “Have I told you lately?” at Day By Day, Sapporo in fall, 1996. She sang a lot of standard jazz and I enjoyed them, and that tune was most impressive to me curiously. That song starts from “Have I Told You Lately That I Love You?” It sounds like the song of country music sung by Elvis Presley long time ago. I found that Suzie sang the song, which was writen by an Irish songwriter; Van Morrison and became popular by Rod Stewart after I got back to Tokyo. I wouldn’t know that song if Suzie didn’t sing it at that time. I was unfamiliar with their names; Van Morrison and Rod Stewart. |
 Van Morrison(1945-
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 Rod Stewart(1945- ) |
I didn’t know about a rock singer, especially people from Ireland and Scotland then at all... But I had heard Rod Stewart’s song “Sailing.” I got a chance to listen to it and I thought anyone who listen to it will be surprised and impressed at both it was a great tune itself and Rod Stewart is a great singer. It may be categorized as rock music, but its phrasing is a jazz method. I knew why Suzie wanted to sing it. The country tune by Elvis is a kind of classical country music written by Gene Autry/Scott Wiseman in 1945. Most of country singers sing it. When you sing it in eight to the bars like slow rock, it can be like Van Morrison’s work. In fact, the way of Elvis is close to it. |
Well, I would like to introduce the other song named similar. It is the inserted song of the Broadway musical “I Can Get It For You Wholesale,” which was written by Harold Rome(1908-93). How confusing! That is named “Have I Told You Lately?” Tony Bennet recorded it in the album “I Left My Heart In San Francisco.” Lately they are selling the album named “Have I Told You Lately?” Wow, I have to talk about a Japanese one. “Was it too late Was it too late To love you…” That one was made by Nakamura Yasushi and sung by Sagawa Mitsuo. The title is “Are You Happy Now.” Can it be a punch line? Good Grief! 2007/10/4 translated
by Kisshi, Feb. 15, 2008 |
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