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}} "(Wish I Could Fly Like) Superman" is a song written by Ray Davies that was first released on the Kinks' 1979 album, ''Low Budget''. The song, inspired by ''Superman: The Movie'', employs a disco beat and lyrics that describe the singer's wish to be like the fictional character Superman (Christopher Reeve). The song's disco style was created as a response to Arista Records founder Clive Davis's request for "a club-friendly record," despite Ray Davies' hatred of disco. The song was released as the lead single from ''Low Budget'', becoming a moderate hit in North America. It has since appeared on numerous compilation and live albums. ==Background== "(Wish I Could Fly Like) Superman" was inspired by Ray Davies watching ''Superman: The Movie'' in late 1978. Ray Davies has said that the song was written as a joke in response to a request by music producer Clive Davis, who was then running Arista Records, for a record to appeal to clubs.〔 Davies said of this: "It was kind of a joke, taking the piss out of Clive () wanting us to do a club-friendly record."〔 "(Wish I Could Fly Like) Superman", as well as its B-side, "Low Budget", were the first songs recorded for the ''Low Budget'' album, although, unlike the rest of the album which was recorded in New York, the tracks were cut in Konk Studios. The band's recently hired studio engineer, John Rollo, said of the sessions for the two songs, "The album before (Budget'', ''Misfits'' ) was beautifully recorded, but not that rock and roll. I think the first two songs (did ) went extremely well and the band wanted to spend some time in New York, to get away from distractions and kept it as a raw band recording." Dave Davies, initially unimpressed with the song, added guitar parts.〔 Dave Davies also said of the song's release, "I think that one () was, not the biggest mistake, but it could've been one of the biggest mistakes we made. I remember I had quite a difficult time with Ray while we were making the record, because I didn't like the direction it was going. It was a strange time for music in general, anyway. The fact that it's funny, that it was a humorous song, saved it. I don't feel bad about that song at all, but it could have been a big mistake." 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「(Wish I Could Fly Like) Superman」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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