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"Calypso" is a song written by John Denver in 1975 as a tribute to Jacques-Yves Cousteau and his research ship, the ''Calypso.'' The song was featured on Denver's 1975 album ''Windsong.'' Released as the B-side of "I'm Sorry", "Calypso" received substantial airplay, enabling it to chart on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. After "I'm Sorry" fell out of the #1 position, "Calypso" began receiving more airplay than "I'm Sorry," thus causing ''Billboard'' to list "Calypso" as the new A-side. Hence, "Calypso" is itself considered a #2 hit on the Hot 100. John Denver was a close friend of Jacques-Yves Cousteau. ''Calypso'' was the name of Jacques Cousteau's research boat that sailed around the world for ocean conservation. ==Cultural references== A filk song exists in ''Star Trek'' fandom (and has been quoted in Chapter 8 of Diane Duane's ''Star Trek'' novel ''The Wounded Sky''), based on John Denver's "Calypso," but adapted to the voyages of the ''Enterprise:'' "To sail on a dream in the sun-fretted darkness, to soar through the starlight unfrightened alone...." Additionally, Tom Smith wrote parody lyrics for the song, which he titled "Callisto," referring to a sexual desire for Callisto, originally a villainess in the TV show ''Xena: Warrior Princess'' and then one of Xena's enemies.〔(http://www.tomsmithonline.com/lyrics/callisto.htm )〕 After Callisto was redeemed in the Xena stories, he wrote an extra verse and a variation on the refrain that attacked her for having stopped being evil. In the episode entitled "Molly's Out of Town" of Mike & Molly some of the characters sing Calypso while they are on the roof of a house. 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「Calypso (song)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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