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"Alice Childress" is a song from Ben Folds Five's 1995 self-titled debut album. It was written by Ben Folds and Anna Goodman.〔(BMI Repertoire Listing )〕 The song is a look from a distance at the breakup of a couple who have fundamental differences in their outlooks on life. ==History== Despite the name, the song has nothing to do with noted playwright and author Alice Childress. While song lyricist Anna Goodman was working at a mental hospital, a patient named Alice Childress became agitated and threw mop water on her.〔(A Who's Who in Ben Folds Five Songs )〕 Goodman, at the time Ben Folds' wife, was inspired to write the lyrics to a song as a parody of Folds' style.〔Ben Folds. ''iTunes Originals - Ben Folds''. "Writing About Yourself Without Being Emotionally Lewd"〕 She decided to name both the song and the eponymous character after the mental patient. Folds has referred to Goodman's lyrics as "bad Folds," a wink to the now-defunct "International Imitation Hemingway Competition" put on by Harry's Bar & Grill in Century City, California. The competition, commonly referred to as "Bad Hemingway", had participants submit "a really good page of really bad Hemingway." Folds was moved by the parody lyrics to write music. He eventually replaced nearly all of Goodman's words "line by line" as the focus of the song became clear: Because of her contributions to the song, Goodman retains a writing credit. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Alice Childress (song)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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