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"If I Only Had a Brain" (also "If I Only Had a Heart" and "If I Only Had the Nerve") is a song by Harold Arlen (music) and E.Y. Harburg (lyrics). The song is sung in the 1939 film ''The Wizard of Oz'' by the characters that meet Dorothy. The characters pine about what each wants from the Wizard. It was also sung in Jeremy Sams and Andrew Lloyd Webber's 2011 musical adaptation with an additional reprise called "If We Only Had a Plan" when the characters discuss on how to rescue Dorothy in Act II. Originally written by Arlen and Harburg as "I'm Hanging On to You" for the 1937 Broadway musical ''Hooray for What!'', the song was ultimately dropped from that show, and when the pair was later hired to do the songs for ''Oz'', Harburg simply wrote new lyrics to the tune. =="If I Only Had a Brain"== The Scarecrow's version of the song is sung about getting a brain. The original recording included an extravagant Busby Berkeley-choreographed dance routine, but this was eventually cut for length reasons. A closing vocal stanza was likewise cut. Both pieces still exist and are available for viewing. In the film as officially released, he sings the first and second verses of this song, then falls over comically. In the original cut, though, he sings the first and second verses, begins to dance, and eventually a crow takes a large portion of his straw. The scarecrow then flies in the air to get it back, which he does. Then, he does some splits (forward and backward), and then a pumpkin rolls down the road. When it goes through the scarecrow's legs, he is thrown high into the air. Now, he comes down, bounces against the fences, sings a third verse of this song, then falls down. That sequence was eventually used as a segment in the 1985 film ''That's Dancing!'', and Warner Bros. considered restoring it for ''Ozs 1998 theatrical re-release, but decided against it. The sequence is included as a DVD extra on the 1999, 2005, and 2009 releases. Ray Bolger's original recording of the song was far more sedate compared to the version heard in the film; it was decided by the producers that a more energetic rendition would better suit Dorothy's initial meeting with the Scarecrow, and was re-recorded as such. Thought to be lost for over seven decades, a recording of this original version was discovered in 2009.〔http://www.thejudyroom.com/news-oz.html#brain〕 Harry Connick, Jr. recorded "If I Only Had a Brain" for his 1988 album ''20''. This song was also covered by alternative rock band The Flaming Lips for the soundtrack to the video game ''Stubbs the Zombie''. Dave Matthews Band often interpolates this into the song ''Bartender'', near the end. Rick DePiro, organist in the 1980s for the Cleveland Indians, used "If I Only Had a Brain" often to poke fun at umpires when they were thought to make a bad call. In 2007, New Orleans song writer Paul Sanchez recorded the song for the children's album, ''Funky Kidz''. The song is also featured in an ad for GE that first aired during Super Bowl XLIII. Jackson Browne sang a folk music tempo in the 1995 television special ''The Wizard of Oz in Concert: Dreams Come True'' when he performed as the Scarecrow. His rendition opens with verses about having Common sense which were not sung by Ray Bolger in the original film. It also included the deleted final verses. This song features Ry Cooder's guitar and David Sanborn's saxophone in the instrumental background. Additionally, The Four Freshmen have recorded a version of the song, with Brian Eichenberger, who wrote the arrangement, soloing in the spirit of the Scarecrow. Jeremy Little also recorded an acoustic version of the song, which was featured on the Fox television series ''Fringe'', at the end of the episode "The Firefly." The song is also included as a kind of Easter Egg on iOS devices with Siri. When asking Siri to "sing me a song", Siri will occasionally sing the first few lines of this 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 Only Had a Brain」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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