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"If I Had Words" is a 1978 UK hit song by Scott Fitzgerald as a duet with Yvonne Keeley.〔(Yvonne Keeley singing "If I Had Words"" ) in 1977 video recording on YouTube. Accessed January 2009〕 It reached number 3 in the UK charts and number 24 in the Australian charts in 1978. It sold more than one million copies. It was also a hit in New Zealand, Belgium, the Netherlands and Scandinavia. The tune was taken from the main theme of the Maestoso section of Saint-Saëns' Symphony No.3 in C minor (''Symphony with organ'') with an added reggae beat. (The theme used in the song is first exposed by the strings section in the second movement, pages 126–129.〔Saint-Saëns, Camille (19--). Symphony no. 3 in C minor, opus 78, for orchestra and organ. Available at: http://www.dlib.indiana.edu/variations/scores/aef8378/index.html, New York, N.Y.: International Music Co., pp. 126–129.〕) The lyrics and arrangement were by Jonathan Hodge, a prolific writer of TV jingles and movie themes, who also produced the single. The backing was by the St Thomas More Roman Catholic School Choir in Chelsea, London. ==In popular culture/cover versions== * The song was heard in the 1995 film ''Babe'', sung both by Farmer Hoggett (James Cromwell) and by a trio of mice (a sped-up version of Fitzgerald's original). It was also partially incorporated into the film's suite (instrumental). It was also featured in the film's sequel, ''Babe: Pig in the City''. * The song was covered by Hawaiian musician Keali'i Reichel in the 1997 album E O Mai. * In 1999, boy band Westlife collaborated with the Vard Sisters and recorded 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「If I Had Words」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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