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"Tonight You Belong to Me" is a popular American song, written in 1926 by lyricist Billy Rose and composer Lee David. The first ever recording was made by Irving Kaufman in 1926 on Banner Records.〔''Hit Songs, 1900-1955'': American Popular Music of the Pre-Rock Era by Don Tyler: http://www.amazon.com/Hit-Songs-1900-1955-American-Pre-Rock/dp/0786429461〕 In 1927 Gene Austin recorded it and the song became a major hit. Another popular recording during this time was by Roger Wolfe Kahn and his Orchestra. The song was revived by Frankie Laine in 1952, and subsequently recorded again in 1956 by Patience and Prudence, who reached #4 on the Billboard charts with their version, and also by Lawrence Welk with The Lennon Sisters and the duo of Karen Chandler and Jimmy Wakely, Ann Shelton and The Duprees. In 1964 "Tonight You Belong to Me" was recorded by George Maharis in a sweet swing style on the Epic label. ==Other renditions== Alvin and the Chipmunks covered the song for their 1965 album ''The Chipmunks Sing with Children''. The Honeys released this song as a single (backed with "Goodnight My Love") produced by Brian Wilson in 1969. Gavin Castleton and Lex Land covered the song for a 2013 Valentine's Day single. It was also recorded by country music singer Dottie West in 1977, and was released as a single to the Country charts that year, reaching #30 on the Hot Country Songs list in 1977. It was put on her 1977 album ''When It's Just You and Me''. It was also performed by Steve Martin and Bernadette Peters in the 1979 movie ''The Jerk''. Jazz ukulele player Lyle Ritz actually played the ukulele accompaniment for the scene. On the 26th Anniversary DVD re-release there is a tutorial by Ukulele Gal on how to play "Tonight You Belong to Me" on the ukulele. NRBQ covered the song on their 1983 disc "Grooves In Orbit". The expanded version of The Trash Can Sinatras' 1990 album ''Cake'' includes a cover of the song as a bonus track. The 2005 Fiona Apple album ''Extraordinary Machine'' includes a DVD featuring Apple, Jon Brion and others performing "You Belong to Me" live at Cafe Largo in Los Angeles, California. At Sleater-Kinney’s last show on August 12, 2006, guest opener Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam sang the song as a duet with Janet Weiss of Sleater-Kinney. On his 2011 album ''Ukulele Songs'', Vedder performs this song as a duet with Cat Power. The Bird and the Bee covered the song on their 2008 EP One Too Many Hearts. A cover of the song appeared on the album ''Raw Romance'' by garage punk musician Nobunny. Tim Wheeler and Charlotte Hatherley of Ash cover the track in the ''Envy'' single, released in 2002. Pebaluna performs a rendition of the song on their Acoustic Sessions EP in 2009. 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「Tonight You Belong to Me」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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