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"Sitting on Top of the World" (also rendered as "Sittin' on Top of the World") is a folk-blues song written by Walter Vinson and Lonnie Chatmon, core members of the Mississippi Sheiks, a popular country blues band of the 1930s. Walter Vinson claimed to have composed “Sitting on Top of the World” one morning after playing a white dance in Greenwood, Mississippi.〔Cary Ginell, ''Milton Brown and the Founding of Western Swing'', University of Illinois Press, 1994, p. 284 - ISBN 0-252-02041-3〕 The song was first recorded by the Mississippi Sheiks in 1930 (on the Okeh label, No. 8784). It became a popular crossover hit for the band, and was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2008.〔(2008 Grammy Hall of Fame List )〕 In May 1930 Charlie Patton recorded a version of the song (with altered lyrics) called “Some Summer Day”〔(‘Some Summer Day – Version 2’ ), The Bluegrass Messengers web-site.〕 During the next few years cover versions of "Sitting on Top of the World" were recorded by a number of artists: The Two Poor Boys, Doc Watson, Big Bill Broonzy, Sam Collins, Milton Brown and His Musical Brownies, and Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys. After Milton Brown recorded it for Bluebird Records the song became a staple in the repertoire of western swing bands.〔 "Sitting on Top of the World" has become a standard of traditional American music. The song has been widely recorded in a variety of different styles — folk, blues, country, bluegrass, rock — often with considerable variations and/or additions to the original verses. The lyrics of the original song convey a stoic optimism in the face of emotional setbacks, and the song has been described as a “simple, elegant distillation of the Blues”. ==Antecedents== The title line of "Sitting on Top of the World" was probably borrowed from a well-known popular song of the 1920s, "I'm Sitting on Top of the World", written by Ray Henderson, Sam Lewis and Joe Young (popularised by Al Jolson in 1926). However the two songs are distinct, both musically and lyrically (apart from the title).〔(【引用サイトリンク】 url = http://www.guitarseminars.com/ubb/Forum1/HTML/000876.html )〕 Claims are made that "Sitting on Top of the World" was derived from the earlier songs: Leroy Carr and Scrapper Blackwell's "You Got To Reap What You Sow" (1929).〔 It has also been suggested that Tampa Red cemented the melody of "Sitting on Top of the World" in his version from the same year.〔Liner notes by Stephen Calt, Tampla Red also recorded "Things 'bout Comin' My Way" with lyrics in 1932 for Vocolian and instrumentally in 1934. Reference Liner Notes "The Guitar Wizard" released by Coloumbia in 1994. Michael Stewart & Don Kent on the album ''Stop and Listen Blues'' (a collection of Mississippi Sheiks’ recordings), ''Mamlish'' S-3804.〕 This article previously stated that "the melody was almost certainly taken from Tommy Johnson. Victor Records, the copyright holders of Johnson's 'Big Road Blues', sued OKeh Records and settled out of court." If there was a lawsuit it would have been over the Sheik's "Stop and Listen" which is very similar to "Big Road."〔Evans, David. ''Tommy Johnson''. Studio Vista (1973), ''p''. 68. SBN 289 70150 3〕 The song was used as the theme for the 1957 Elia Kazan film, ''A Face In The Crowd''.〔("A Face in the Crowd (1957)", Imdb.com. )〕 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「Sitting on Top of the World」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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