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"Bright Lights, Big City" is a classic blues song〔 〕 which was written and first recorded by American bluesman Jimmy Reed〔 in 1961. Besides being "an integral part of the standard blues repertoire",〔 〕 "Bright Lights, Big City" has appealed to a variety of artists, including country and rock musicians, who have recorded their interpretations of the song. ==Original song== Called a "textbook Jimmy and Mama Reed duet",〔 〕 "Bright Lights, Big City" was a collaborative writing effort between Reed and his wife, Mary "Mama" Reed. It is a cautionary tale about urban life: :Bright lights big city, gone to my baby's head :I'd tried to tell the woman, but she don't believe a word I said ... :It's all right pretty baby, gonna need my help some day :You're gonna wish you had a listen, to some of those things I said The song has a traditional twelve-bar blues form in Reed's signature "steady-rolling style".〔 〕 It was recorded in Chicago in 1961 with Jimmy Reed (vocal and harmonica), Mama Reed (vocal), Jimmy Reed, Jr. (guitar), Lefty Bates (guitar), Earl Phillips (drums), and an unidentified bassist. The song was one of Reed's most popular songs and reached number three in the Billboard R&B chart as well as number fifty-eight in the pop Hot 100. "Bright Lights, Big City" was included on the album ''Jimmy Reed at Carnegie Hall'' and appears on many Reed compilations. 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「Bright Lights, Big City (song)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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