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"Ain't That a Shame" is a song written by Fats Domino and Dave Bartholomew. Released by Imperial Records in 1955, the song was a hit for Domino, eventually selling a million copies. It reached #1 on the "Black Singles" chart and #10 on the "Pop Singles" chart. The song is ranked #438 on the ''Rolling Stone'' magazine's list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. The song gained national fame after being re-recorded by white recording artist Pat Boone. Domino's version soon became more popular, bringing Domino's music to the mass market a half dozen years after his first major recording, "The Fat Man".〔Whitburn, Joel (1988). ''Top R&B Singles 1942-1988'', p. 122. Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. ISBN 0-89820-068-7〕 After "Ain't That a Shame", mainstream artists began covering Domino's songs. Teresa Brewer, for instance, performed the Domino rewrite of a folk song called "Bo Weevil". The Four Seasons version hit #22 on the Billboard charts in 1963. According to legend, Pat Boone suggested the title and lyrics be altered to "Isn't That A Shame" to make it more appealing to a broader audience but was dissuaded by his producers.〔Cavallo, Dominick (1999). ''A Fiction of the Past: The Sixties in American History'', p. 151. New York: St. Martin's Press. ISBN 0-312-21930-X.〕 Despite his suggestion being rejected, Boone had his first ''Billboard'' number-one single in 1955. Domino complimented Boone's cover of the song.〔 Boone likes to tell the story about a Fats Domino concert and Domino invited Boone on stage. Domino showed a big gold ring and said "Pat Boone bought me this ring."〔() 〕 This was the first song that John Lennon learned to play. He later covered it on ''Rock 'n' Roll''. ==On the screen== Fats Domino can be seen performing this song in a 1956 film ''Shake, Rattle & Rock!''. The song is heard in ''American Graffiti'', and is used in the movies ''October Sky'', ''L.A. Story'', ''School Ties'' and ''Mischief''. As of April 2007, the song can be heard in commercials for Dr Pepper. It can be heard at the end of the Season Four finale of the television series The Shield. It was also included in the soundtrack for the 2010 video game ''Mafia II''. 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「Ain't That a Shame」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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