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"The Yankee Doodle Boy", also well known as "(I'm a) Yankee Doodle Dandy" is a patriotic song from the Broadway musical ''Little Johnny Jones'' written by George M. Cohan. The play opened at the Liberty Theater on November 7, 1904. The play concerns the trials and tribulations of a fictional American jockey, Johnny Jones (based on the real life jockey Tod Sloan), who rides a horse named ''Yankee Doodle'' in the English Derby. Cohan incorporates snippets of several popular traditional American songs into his lyrics of this song, as he often did with his songs. The song was performed by James Cagney in the 1942 film ''Yankee Doodle Dandy'', in which he played Cohan.〔Collins, Ace. ''Songs Sung, Red, White, and Blue: The Stories Behind America's Best-Loved Patriotic Songs''. HarperResource, 2003, p. 112-120.〕 ==Modern performances and covers== In 2004, the American Film Institute recognized this version of "Yankee Doodle Boy" on the AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs list as part of the AFI 100 Years... series, placing at #71 on the list, ahead of "Good Morning" from ''Singin' in the Rain'' and behind "Summer Nights" from ''Grease''. An early hit version of the song was recorded by Cohan's contemporary and fellow Irish-American Billy Murray, who sang it as indicated in the lyrics. Also a shortened lyric Disco version of "Yankee Doodle Dandy" sung by Paul Jabara from the 1977 "Shut Out" Album & 1983 "Greatest Hits & Misses" Album on Casablanca Records. On July 4, 2009, Bob Dylan opened a concert at Coveleski Stadium (South Bend, IN) with his own version 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「The Yankee Doodle Boy」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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