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| Released = | Published = | Genre = | Language = | Length = | Writer = | Composer = | Label = Capitol | Producer = Brian Wilson | ISWC = | Tracks = }} "Caroline, No" is a song written by Brian Wilson and Tony Asher recorded during the ''Pet Sounds'' sessions. It was released as a solo Brian Wilson single in March 1966 in advance of the album's release. The single was only a modest success, reaching number 32 in the US national chart and number 16 in Canada's RPM chart. Later in the year it appeared on The Beach Boys' ''Pet Sounds'', although Brian Wilson was the only member of the band to appear on the track.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 The Rubberization of Soul )〕 It was named at #214 in ''Rolling Stone'' magazine's list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The RS 500 Greatest Songs of All Time )〕 == Composition == The song was written by Brian Wilson and Tony Asher with the latter handling the majority of its lyrics. It was written in the key of C major before being transposed up one semitone into D-flat major.〔The Beach Boys: ''Pet Sounds'' Warner Bros Publications, ISBN 0-7692-6449-2〕 While it is commonly understood that Wilson composed the majority of the music on ''Pet Sounds'', it has been claimed in Steven Gaines' book ''Heroes and Villains'' that "Caroline, No" was one of three songs in which Asher contributed musical ideas rather than acting solely as a co-lyricist; the other two being "That's Not Me" and "I Just Wasn't Made for These Times". It was initially written as "Carol, I Know". When spoken, however, Brian Wilson heard this as "Caroline, No." After the confusion was resolved, the pair decided to keep the new title, feeling that it brought a poignant earnestness to the song's sad melody. 〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.surfermoon.com/interviews/asher.html )〕 Asher believes the song encapsulated "Brian's wish that he could go back to simpler days, his wish that the group could return to the days when the whole thing was a lot of fun and very little pressure." Asher says his contributions were inspired by his former girlfriend, who had moved to New York and cut her hair: "I had recently broken up with my high school sweetheart who was a dancer and had moved to New York to make the big time on Broadway. When I went east to visit her a scant year after the move, she had changed radically. Yes, she had cut her hair. But she was a far more worldly person, not all for the worse. Anyway, her name was Carol."〔 In 2005, Wilson stated: "That song to me is a real tear jerker, very like 'Hey Girl' by Freddie Scott. It wasn't written about anyone. I just used the name Caroline." However, in high school, Wilson also became obsessed with Carol Mountain, a classmate and unrequited love interest. He said, "If I saw her today, I'd probably think, God, she's lost something, because growing up does that to people.' But the song was most influenced by the changes Marilyn and I had gone through. We were young, Marilyn nearing 20 and me closing in on 24, yet I thought we'd lost the innocence of our youth in the heavy seriousness of our lives. () took a tape home, embellished on my concept, and completed the words."〔 Academic Philip Lambert suggested that the songs lyrics were a continuation on themes established by Wilson's previous compositions "You Still Believe in Me" and "The Little Girl I Once Knew". 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「Caroline, No」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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