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"Carolina in the Morning" is a popular song with words by Gus Kahn and music by Walter Donaldson, first published in 1922 by Jerome H. Remick & Co. The song debuted on Broadway in the elaborate (and risqué) musical revue ''The Passing Show of 1922'' at the Winter Garden Theater by William Frawley (who later sang it in Paramount Pictures' original version of "The Lemon Drop Kid" in 1934, on an episode of ''I Love Lucy'', and the season 3 episode ''Evening with a Star of My Three Sons'', where it generated moderate attention). Vaudeville performers incorporated it into their acts and helped popularize it. Notable recordings when the song was new were made by such artists as Marion Harris, Van & Schenck, and Al Jolson. "Carolina in the Morning" gradually became a standard, being revived regularly as a popular song into the 1950s. Al Jolson's 1947 re-recording of the song outsold the original. Danny Winchell had a hit with his version in 1952. Other artists to have later successes with the song included Bing Crosby, Dean Martin, Jimmy Durante, Dinah Shore, Judy Garland, and Danny Kaye. In 1957, Bill Haley & His Comets recorded a rock and roll version. It was also covered by Dick Van Dyke and Mary Tyler Moore on ''The Dick Van Dyke Show''. == Lyrics == The original 1922 lyrics (now public domain in the United States due to age). The chorus remains well known, but the verses have generally been omitted from vocal performances since the early years of the song's popularity. The verses give a hint of melancholy to the song, while the chorus on its own can be an almost ecstatic reverie. The popular chorus has a catchy melody, constructed more creatively by Walter Donaldson than most Tin Pan Alley popular songs of the era. Gus Kahn's clever lyrics use playful wording and subsidiary rhymes within lines in a manner found in some of the better novelty songs of the era, but seldom found in songs where the effect was romantic rather than comic. 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「Carolina in the Morning」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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