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"Sunshine" is a country folk song from 1971 by Jonathan Edwards, released as the first single from his debut album ''Jonathan Edwards''. The single reached ''Billboard'' #4 and earned a gold record. "Sunshine" was not originally planned for release, but when an engineer accidentally erased the master of a track called "Please Find Me" near the end of sessions for the album, "Sunshine" was used to fill the hole.〔 Edwards, who was working as a truck driver at that time, was quietly criticizing his boss at his job for his commanding Jonathan what duties to follow on his job as well as his boss's personal corruptions to the company, Especially in the lyrics: "He can't even run his own life/ And I'd be damned if you run Mine", and also for the line "He got cards he ain't showing". The refrain in the bridge goes: "Like how much does it cost?/ I'll buy it.? The time is all we've lost./ I'll try it". "Sunshine" was another name for God. Edwards stated in the song for "Sunshine" to "go away today" but in the end, he promises to be singing and dancing, if and when he overcomes those personal problems on the job. ("Brand new bells will be Ring'in".) "Sunshine" was released as a single and caught fire first on Boston radio, then nationwide, hitting #4 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart on January 15, 1972〔 and earning a gold record.〔 Here's Edwards' take on its success: "It was just at the time of the Vietnam War and Nixon. It was looking bad out there. That song meant a lot to a lot of people during that time--especially me."〔 ==Chart positions== *Jonathan Edwards recorded and released a bluegrass version of "Sunshine" (along with an entire album) with the band "The Seldom Scene." 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「Sunshine (Jonathan Edwards song)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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