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"Down on Me" is a traditional freedom song from the 1920s or earlier that became popular following its remake by Janis Joplin and Big Brother and the Holding Company.〔Work, ''American Negro Songs'' p.115〕〔Solomon, ''Honey in the Rock'' Mercer University Press, p.112〕〔Peters, ''Lyrics of the Afro-American Spiritual'' p.10〕 ==Original version== Several early recordings and field recordings exist:〔(www.bluegrassmessengers.com Down on Me - Dock Reed 1940 )〕 *Eddie Head and His Family, (1930) on ''American Primitive Vol 1: Raw Pre-war Gospel'' (Revenant 206) *Mary Pickney and Janie Hunter, on ''Been in the Storm So Long: A Collection of Spirituals, Folk Tales and Children's Games from Johns Island, SC'' (Smithsonian Folkways 40031) *Dock Reed, Livingston, Alabama in 1940. on ''Negro Religious Songs and Services'' (Rounder CD 1514). *The Golden Harps, on compilation ''Soul of Chicago'' *Edna G. Cooke The lyrics of the freedom song are darker than the later Joplin lyrics. For example the second stanza of jazz versions〔Hendrik Roelof Rookmaaker, Marleen Hengelaar-Rookmaaker ''New Orleans jazz, Mahalia Jackson and the philosophy of art'' 2002 "Mary and Martha, Luke and John, All God's prophets dead and gone, Looks like everybody in this whole round world down on me. Ain't been to heaven, but I've been told, Gates is pearl and the streets is gold, Looks like everybody in this ..."〕 and Dock Reed's version run:〔transcription in ''Sing for Freedom'' (p. 235)〕 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「Down on Me (traditional song)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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