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Annie's Cousin Fannie, which is sometimes listed as "Annie's Cousin Fanny", is a 1934 song composed by Glenn Miller and recorded by The Dorsey Brothers Orchestra for Brunswick and Decca Records. The Dorsey Brothers released two versions of the song in 1934 and 1935. ==Recording History== ''Annie's Cousin Fannie'',〔(The Dorsey Brothers, 1934 Brunswick recording, Red Hot Jazz website. )〕 also released as "Annie's Cousin Fannie is a Sweetie of Mine", was written for the Dorsey Brothers Band in 1934 by Glenn Miller, who was an arranger and trombonist in the band. The composition featured double entendre lyrics.〔(Language Differences - Part 3. )〕 The song was recorded three times, first on June 4, 1934 in New York and released under the title "Annie's Cousin Fannie is a Sweetie of Mine" on Brunswick as 6938 b/w "Judy". Glenn Miller's name was misspelled on the 78 record label as "Glen". Take 2 was recorded on August 15, 1934 in New York for Decca. Take 3 was recorded on August 23, 1934 and was released in a second version of the song under the title "Annie's Cousin Fannie" on Decca as the A side to the Decca 117 78 that featured "Dr. Heckle and Mr. Jibe" as the B side. The lyrics were sung by Kay Weber, one of the first female singers of the Big Band Era, and Glenn Miller, who had discovered her.〔Kay Weber explained the origins of the song: "There was a very popular song at the time called 'Annie Doesn't Live Here Any More' and Glenn wrote a spin-off of this song called 'Annie's Cousin Fannie Is A Sweetie Of Mine'. I don't know why Tommy and Jimmy recorded it so much. I can only guess they were looking for the 'right' combination for the song." (''Jazz Connection Magazine'', Stephen Fratallone, "With A Song In Her Heart: Songstress Kay Weber Set The Trend As One Of The First Female Vocalists In The Big Band Era", November, 2003. )〕 The song was reportedly banned by some radio stations because of the risque double entendre lyrics and stirred controversy.〔("Bull Session: Now Annie's Cousin Fanny" by John McClelland. The Stanford Daily, May 21, 1936. )〕 Tommy Dorsey (first verse), Don Mattison, Glenn Miller (last verse), Skeets Herfurt, and Kay Weber are on vocals. The recording was produced by David Lennick. The 1934 Brunswick recording appears on the 1992 Sony compilation ''Best of Big Bands: Dorsey Brothers'', ''The Dorsey Brothers: Stop, Look & Listen, Original 1932-1932 Recordings'', 2005, Naxos Jazz Legends, and on the 2004 collection by Avid ''The Glenn Miller Story, Vols. 1-2''. The song is also on the 2006 compilation ''The Dorsey Brothers, Vol. 4'' on Jazz Oracle and the 2006 various artists collection ''Beat the Band to the Bar'' on ASV Living Era. 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「Annie's Cousin Fannie」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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