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"I Don't Remember" is a song by Australian alternative rock band Powderfinger, from the album ''Dream Days at the Hotel Existence''. It made its radio debut on 9 July 2007 on Australian radio stations, and was subsequently released as a single and digital download on 4 August 2007 in Australia,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=I Don't Remember - Powderfinger )〕 3 September 2007 in New Zealand, and 13 August 2007 in the United States.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Powderfinger — I Don't Remember )〕 The song was written by Powderfinger lead singer Bernard Fanning, and influenced by bassist John Collins.〔 The riff was then developed by guitarist Ian Haug.〔 The song is about reconciling difficulties and arguments, rather than shifting the blame.〔 "I Don't Remember" was lauded by some reviewers, who appreciated its energy, while other reviewers were more critical, dubbing it an "advertisement song". The music video also received critical acclaim, especially for the parodies it contained. Despite the reviews, the single charted poorly, reaching number 42 on the ARIA Singles Chart.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Powderfinger I Don't Remember )〕 ==Background, writing, and recording== The song was written by the band's lead singer, Bernard Fanning, following a night he spent drinking with bassist John Collins towards the end of the recording phase of ''Dream Days at the Hotel Existence''. The song was written by Fanning on guitar, but he later wrote the main riff on piano,〔 which was then converted into a lead guitar riff performed by Ian Haug. The guitars for the song are all tuned down one step; while the guitar finger positioning is played as though in the key of C major, the detuning brings the key of the song down to Bb, with the song leading off with Bb's relative minor, G minor.〔 During the recording phase, Fanning suggested "softening" the main riff by returning it to the piano, and even recorded this concept; however this piano version did not end up in the final album mix, nor was it included as a B-side on the single. "I Don't Remember" was recorded in Los Angeles during pre-production for ''Dream Days at the Hotel Existence''.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Powderfinger & Silverchair Tour News )〕 It contains a simple acoustic riff, similar to several songs on previous albums including ''Vulture Street''. While recording the song in January 2007, Fanning said in an interview that: This meaning was also evident in the song's lyrics. In the second line, Fanning states that "I made a mistake that I'll never surpass", before explaining that it does not matter whose fault it is, in saying "I know you needed someone to take the fall/I know you needed someone to blame it on". In the second verse, Fanning again reiterates that he feels pain in the mistake that was made, when he says "I found my heart and it broke like glass/I made that mistake that I'll never surpass". John Collins said of the song: When Powderfinger first played the song to Benmont Tench, who would feature in a piano role throughout the album, he remarked that it reminded him of Buffalo Springfield, who was an inspiration of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. Fanning replied that "we were thinking more of the Heartbreakers", indicating the musical style intended in "I Don't Remember", but also paying homage to Tench, whom the band would work with extensively.〔Mengel, Noel (7 July 2007). "Powderfinger's distinctive sound given a sparkling setting". ''The Courier Mail'', p. 52.〕 Tench performed with the band on the album version of the song.〔 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「I Don't Remember」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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