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"Islands in the Stream" is a song written by Barry, Robin & Maurice Gibb from the Bee Gees whose title is taken from the Ernest Hemingway novel and sung by American country music artists Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton. It was released in August 1983 as the first single from Rogers' album ''Eyes That See in the Dark'' and the second pop number-one for both Rogers and Parton (after Rogers' "Lady" in 1980 and Parton's "9 to 5" in 1981). The Gibbs originally wrote the song for Marvin Gaye in an R&B style, only later to change it for the Kenny Rogers album.〔Johnny Walker interview with Robin and Barry Gibb BBC Radio 2 30 August 2010 17:00〕 The song reached number one on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart in the United States, as well as Country and Adult Contemporary charts. It has also been certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America for selling over two million physical copies in the US. In 2005 the song topped CMT's poll of the best country duets of all time; Parton and Rogers reunited to perform the song on the CMT special. Rogers and Parton went on to record a Christmas album together, and had an additional hit with their 1985 duet "Real Love". ==Musical structure== The song is sung in C major moderate 4/4 time, with Rogers and Parton alternating lead vocals, and in two-part harmony. Their version features a key change from C major to A-flat major. By contrast the Bee Gees' recorded version has no key change, and is sung throughout as a solo lead vocal with three-part harmony on the final chorus. In both versions the chorus is syncopated, with the phrase starting one quaver (eighth note) before the 4th beat of the bar. 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「Islands in the Stream (song)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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