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"Kodachrome" is a song by the American singer-songwriter Paul Simon. It was the lead single from his third studio album, ''There Goes Rhymin' Simon'' (1973), released on Columbia Records. ==Description== The song is named after the Kodak 35mm film Kodachrome. After a review in ''Billboards May 12 issue praising its "cheerfully antisocial lyrics," the song debuted at #82 in the Hot 100 on the week-ending May 19, 1973. Four weeks later, the song moved to #9, sandwiched ahead of "Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree" by Dawn featuring Tony Orlando and behind May 19, 1973, Hot 100 top debut (#59) "Give Me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth)" by George Harrison; two weeks later it peaked at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100〔Whitburn, Joel (1996). ''The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits'', 6th Edition (Billboard Publications)〕 as well as the ''Billboard'' adult contemporary chart.〔Hyatt, Wesley (1999). ''The Billboard Book of #1 Adult Contemporary Hits'' (Billboard Publications)〕 In Great Britain, the song was marketed as the B-side to "Take Me to the Mardi Gras" (CBS 1578);〔See label photos at 45cat.com〕 according to ''American Top 40'' host Casey Kasem, this happened because the British Broadcasting Corporation would not play the trademarked name. The song was also banned by the Federation of (Australian) Radio Broadcasters.〔''Billboard'' (Billboard Publications), July 7, 1973, page 53.〕 Eastman Kodak Company required the album to note that Kodachrome is a trademark of Kodak and to include the registered trademark symbol (®) after the song's title. The 2012 release ''Paul Simon Live In New York City'', which includes a live performance of "Kodachrome", does not include the symbol or the trademark statement. In the late 1990s, Kodak used the song in commercials to sell film. The lyrics to this song on ''There Goes Rhymin' Simon'' differed in wording from those on the ''The Concert in Central Park'' (1982) and ''Paul Simon's Concert in the Park, August 15, 1991'' albums. The former (the album) said, "...everything looks worse in black and white," but the latter (the concerts) said, "...everything looks better in black and white." While it might be easy to read into the change in lyrics, Simon said, "I can't remember which way I originally wrote it -- 'better' or 'worse' -- but I always change it....'Kodachrome' was a song that was originally called 'Goin' Home.'"〔 "Still Creative After All These Years," interview with Daniel J. Levitin, ''Grammy'' magazine, Winter, 1997.〕 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「Kodachrome (song)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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