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| Length = | Label = RCA Victor 0195 | Writer = Randy Bachman | Producer = Jack Richardson | Last single = "These Eyes" (1968) | This single = "Laughing" / "Undun" (1969) | Next single = "No Time" (1970) | Misc = }} "Undun" is a popular song by Canadian rock band The Guess Who. It spent two weeks at #21 on the Canadian Singles Chart in November–December 1969〔(The Guess Who, "Undun" Canadian Chart Position ) Retrieved March 6, 2015〕 and reached #15 on the U.S. adult contemporary chart and #22 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100.〔(The Guess Who, "Undun" U.S. Chart Positions ) Retrieved March 6, 2015〕 It was written by Randy Bachman after hearing Bob Dylan's "Ballad in Plain D", which included the phrase "she was easily undone". Bachman's song tells the story of a girl whom he had seen at a party who slipped into a coma after dropping acid. The song takes its structure from new jazz guitar chords Bachman had learned from his friend and neighbor Lenny Breau. Bachman's former bandmate Burton Cummings, during The Guess Who's 2000 reunion tour, Running Back Thru Canada, declared the song to be one of Bachman's finest compositions and "one of the best songs ever written by any Canadian songwriter".〔''The Guess Who: The Concert'' (recorded in Winnipeg, June 30, 2000), Directed by Rico Labbe, Saifer Entertainment, 2000〕 Bachman himself has stated that "Undun" is his favorite song from his time as a member of The Guess Who.〔("Undun by The Guess Who" ), Songfacts〕 The original 4:17 version of "Undun", complete with a country guitar section at the end, appeared on The Guess Who's 1969 album, ''Canned Wheat'', and was initially released as the B-side of the single "Laughing" which peaked on August 23, 1969. The song was subsequently released as a 3:26 single (omitting the country guitar section) after it gained popularity when disc jockeys started turning the "Laughing" record over.〔 ==Cultural references and cover versions== The song plays in the background of a fight scene between Robert De Niro and Bridget Fonda in Quentin Tarantino's 1997 film ''Jackie Brown''.〔 Numerous jazz and other genres' artists have covered "Undun". These include Hennie Bekker,〔(Hennie Bekker, ''Cover Story'' ) Retrieved March 6, 2015〕 Steve Cole,〔(Steve Cole, ''Undun'' ) Retrieved March 6, 2015〕 The Phil Dwyer Septet,〔(The Phil Dwyer Septet, ''A Canadian Songbook for Jazz'' ) Retrieved March 6, 2015〕 Kurt Elling,〔(Kurt Elling, ''Nightmoves'' ) Retrieved March 6, 2015〕 Ranee Lee,〔(Ranee Lee, ''Maple Groove'' ) Retrieved March 6, 2015〕 Sophie Milman,〔(Sophie Milman, ''Make Someone Happy'' ) Retrieved March 6, 2015〕 Hugo Montenegro,〔(Hugo Montenegro, ''Colours of Love'' ) Retrieved March 6, 2015〕 and Alexander Zonjic.〔(Alexander Zonjic, ''Doin' the D'' ) Retrieved March 6, 2015〕 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「Undun (song)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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