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 毎日新聞が10日付茨城県版の県天然記念物を紹介する記事で、現地取材をしないまま、昨年9月の台風で折れて切り株状になっている桜の木を取り上げていたことが12日、分かった。記事は「4月上旬から中旬にかけて見ごろ」「(現地は)花見客でにぎわっていた」などとしていた。12日付県版に「写真と記事を削除します」との見出しでおわび記事を掲載した。
http://www.zakzak.co.jp/society/domestic/news/20120412/dms1204121529014-n1.htm

講釈師見てきたような嘘を言い。
驕りと油断だな。今どき1年前と同じ物なんて、そうそう無いよ。

The Knickerbockers – Really And Truly(1928)
vocal: Irving Kaufman as “Frank Harris”

recorded in NYC March 17, 1928
Ben Selvin (as “The Knickerbockers”
This tune was performed by Jeanette MacDonald and Lynne Overman in the 1928 Broadway musical comedy “Sunny Days.” The flip side is “What’s The Reason?”

Gus Arnheim and his Orchestra – It Must Be True(1930)
vocal: Bing Crosby

recorded in Hollywood October 29, 1930
Arnheim-Crosby hit that young Bing would also perform in the 1932 Mack Sennett comedy short “Dream House.”

Dan Ritchie & his Orchestra – It Must Be True(1931)
vocal: Dick Robertson

recorded in NYC March 4, 1931
Bob Haring as “Dan Ritchie”
Song initially popularized in a recording by the band of Gus Arnheim (who co-wrote the lyrics) and his young vocalist Bing Crosby. Bing also performed it in the Mack Sennett comedy short “Dream House.”
This track was also issued on Banner, Oriole, Perfect, and at least five other labels. The less commonly-seen “Mel-O-Dee” brand here is assumably related to the Mel-O-Dee Music Company, formed in New York in 1921, which was primarily a manufacturer of piano and automatic instrument rolls but did attach its name to a few commercial discs distributed for juke box play.

Waring’s Pennsylvanians – Honest! Really! Truly!(1932)
vocal: Clare Hanlon
recorded December 29, 1931

Isham Jones’ Orchestra – I Can’t Believe It’s True(1932)
vocal: Eddie Stone
2度目の引用。

recorded in NYC May 16, 1932
Isham Jones, Ben Bernie and Charles Newman composed this tune which was issued on the 78 flip side of Jones’ recording of “My Silent Love.”

Roger Wolfe Kahn & his Orchestra – I Can’t Believe It’s True(1932)
vocal: The Kahn-a-Sirs
2度目の引用。

recorded in NYC August 5, 1932
The vocal group here had also recorded as The Foursome and included as a member Del Porter, who would solo on a number of Spike Jones releases during the 1940s, most notably “Der Feuhrer’s Face.” Isham Jones, Ben Bernie and Charles Newman composed this tune.

Bert Lown and his Orchestra – I Can’t Believe It’s True(1932)
(instrumental)
2度目の引用。

recorded in NYC August 9, 1932
Isham Jones, Ben Bernie and Charles Newman composed this tune. See also the flipside “Goodbye To Love”.

Enric Madriguera & his Orchestra – True(1934)
vocal: Tony Sacco

recorded February 13, 1934
Tony Sacco vocal on what was purportedly the most popular recorded version of this ballad hit of springtime 1934.

Paul Whiteman and his Orchestra – True(1934)
vocal: Jack Fulton

recorded in NYC February 16, 1934
Pretty arrangement of the popular 1934 ballad. For the Enric Madriguera version

The Van Eps Dance Orchestra – True(1934)
vocal: Howard Phillips

recorded in NYC February 21, 1934
The flip side is “Shadows Of Love” Recorded during the first of three early-1934 ARC sessions by the band billed as The Van Eps Dance Orchestra (guitarist George Van Eps was a member), purported to have drawn some of its personnel from the current Freddy Martin band, and possibly including Artie Shaw and Bunny Berigan.

Roy Fox and his Band – True(1934)
vocal: Peggy Dell

recorded in London May 4, 1934
British dance band version of the popular 1934 tune, also posted to the channel in versions by Paul Whiteman and Enric Madriguera

Chick Webb and his Orchestra – True(1934)
vocal: Taft Jordan
recorded in NYC July 6, 1934
サッチモを意識している?

Jimmy Dorsey and his Orchestra – Is It True What They Say About Dixie(1936)
vocal: Bob Eberle

recorded in Los Angeles March 29, 1936
19 year-old Bob “Eberle” (before he changed his professional billing to “Eberly”) is featured on this song that climbed to #1 on the weekly “Your Hit Parade” radio survey.

Jimmie Grier and his Orchestra(The Musical Host Of The Coast)- Everything You Said Came True(1937)
vocal: Dick Webster
タイトルは「あなたの言ったことはすべて事実になりました」の意。

recorded in Los Angeles October 1, 1937
Nice side by “The Musical Host Of The Coast” (see also the flip “If It’s The Last Thing I Do”.

Al Jolson and Mills Brothers – Is It True What They Say About Dixie?(1948)

recorded in Los Angeles December 8, 1948
Originally a #1 “Your Hit Parade” song back in 1936, the then-popular recording of the song had featured the Jimmy Dorsey band and a young Bob Eberle [sic]

Patti Page – Ever True Ever More(1951/04)
orchestra conducted by Harry Geller

Pop Chart Peaks: Cash Box 21, Billboard 24 (juke box play) & 27 (sales)
A melodic echo of the classical Waltz from the Delibes ballet “Coppelia.”

Burl Ives And Gordon Jenkins And His Chorus And Orchestra – True Love Goes On And On(1954)
orchestra and chorus conducted by Gordon Jenkins

Four years earlier, Decca music director Gordon Jenkins had struck gold with the simple waltz tune “Goodnight Irene,” lushly-arranged for the folk-singing Weavers. In similar fashion, he produced this sentimental waltz for folk figure Burl Ives, though with less spectacular results. “True Love Goes On And On” peaked at #23 on the national singles chart (Cash Box) in the spring of ’54 and re-charted briefly in 1964.
The song was written by the team of Richard Adler and Jerry Ross, who had recently composed Tony Bennett’s #1 record “Rags To Riches” and would soon enthrall Broadway with their musical scores for “The Pajama Game” and “Damn Yankees.”

Bill Haley and his Comets – I`ll Be True(1954)

Bill Doggett – True Blue(1955)

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Jane Powell – True Love(1956/07)
orchestra and chorus conducted by Buddy Bregman
Ballad from the Bing Crosby-Grace Kelly-Frank Sinatra movie “High Society,” a musical remake of the 1940 film classic “The Philadelphia Story.” Though remembered by most for its best-selling recording by Bing and Grace, actress Powell’s also-popular version of “True Love” spent nearly six months on the Billboard charts.

Bing Crosby and Grace Kelly – True Love(1956/08)

M-G-M Studio Orchestra conducted by Johnny Green.
Movie: “High Society” (MGM), starring Bing Crosby, Grace Kelly, Frank Sinatra, Celeste Holm, John Lund, Louis Calhern, and Louis Armstrong.
Bing’s final million-selling hit from the score of mostly-new Cole Porter tunes written for MGM’s remake of the classic 1940 film “The Philadelphia Story” (but now set in Newport, RI). Kelly had left Hollywood to marry Prince Rainier of Monaco three months prior to the movie’s release.

The Academics – Too Good To Be True(1957)

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Carl Perkins – Your True Love(1957/02/24)
このころになるとカール・パーキンスもグッと垢抜けてきますね。

Chart Peak: Billboard #13 (c&w) #67 (Top 100)
Yes, Carl does sounds a bit “chipmunky” here, as the master tape was sped up somewhat for the single release pressing. On the flip was his original recording of “Matchbox.”

Fuller Todd – Real True Love(1957/09)

Warren Miller – Say You’ll Be True(1958/01)

Fuller Todd – Young Hearts Are True(1957/09)
2度目の引用。

Ricky Nelson – Be True To Me(1959/01)
with the Jordanaires

This tune was released as the first cut on a 4-song extended-play 45, taken from his third LP “Ricky Sings Again.” The disc sold like a regular single, spending an amazing 55 weeks on Billboards’ EP chart and 11 of those weeks in the #1 position. Both “Be True To Me” and the also-posted “One Of These Mornings” received radio airplay at the time.

Tommy & Eddie – I’ll Always Be True(1959)

Tommy Zang – Truly, Truly(1960/06)

Ginger Davis And The Snaps – Truly(1960)

The Holidays – Love That’s True(1960)

Tina Brooks – True Blue(1960)

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Dick And Slim And The Satellites – My Truest Love

Scrapper Pratt’s Falcons – Always Be True

Tommy Manno – Too Good To Be True(1962/04)

The Corvairs – True, True Love(1962)
The Marcels “Blue Moon”(1961)のパクリ。

Frank Kelly With The Hunters – Good And True(1963/01)
UK
バディ・ホリーの「しゃっくり唱法」っぽい箇所がある。

Billy Butler & The Four Enchanters – Found True Love(1963/08)

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Cliff Rivers – True Lips(1963)

The Avons – Love Should Be True(1963)
UK

Barbra Streisand – I Had Myself A True Love(1963)

Heinz – Dreams Do Come True(1963)

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Jannie Williams – I’ve Been True(1963)

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Michael Goodman – True To You(1964/01)
シングル “Did You” のB面。
UK

Brenda Lee – Is It True(1964/10)
recorded in UK.
features Jimmy Page on guitar.

produced in London by Mickie Most
Pop Chart Peaks: Cash Box 14, Billboard 17, Record World 21
With the British music invasion in full swing throughout America, Brenda made a publicized trip to England where she recorded this track, featuring Jimmy Page on guitar and produced by Mickie Most (of The Animals and Herman’s Hermits fame).

Gene Chandler – Just Be True(1964/06)
2度目の引用。

arranged by Johnny Pate
Pop Chart Peaks: Billboard 19, Cash Box 21, Record World 21
Chandler’s first top-40’pop’ hit since “Duke Of Earl” in early 1962, written by Curtis Mayfield of The Impressions.

Frankie Calen – Too Good To Be True(1964)

Cliff Richard – True, True Lovin’(1964)トゥルー・トゥルー・ラヴィン

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Brenda Lee – Is It True(1965, live in Japan)

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Gary Glenn And The Jeweltones – Always So True(1965)
シングル “What Do You Want” のB面。

Brenda Lee – Truly, Truly True(1965)

Twice As Much – True Story(1966/11/18)
UK

Jeff Barry & Ellie Greenwich – True True Love(1966, unreleased)

(Unreleased Associated Recording Studios acetate) One of the many songwriters demo acetates that feature the voices of husband and wife songwriting team, Jeff Barry and Ellie Greenwich. Actually, in the 1960’s Ellie was known as the’Demo Queen’ in New York City as she sang on hundreds of demo recordings that were composed by others, more notably Ben Raleigh and Mark Barkan along with those composed with Tony Powers, Phil Spector and the mother lode of songs she wrote with her husband Jeff Barry.’True True Love’ was a song that Jeff and Ellie wrote after their marriage had dissolved at the end of 1965. Amazingly, the couple would continue to compose and produce together for a while afterward as well as work individually and with others.’This Jeff and Ellie demo recorded at Associated Recording Studios in New York City and as expected, is really quite good and if it had been beefed up with a bit more instrumentation it could have been issued on its own. The sparse yet somewhat atmospheric backing track is somewhat similar to that of the Jeff Barry composed recording,’I’m Nobody’s Baby Now’ issued in April 1966 by Reparata & The Delrons. Alas,’True True Love’ would be handed off to vocalist Tony Pass which Jeff and Ellie produced in May 1966 and was ultimately issued in June that year as the flip to another Barry Greenwich tune,’Spring Fever’.

The Eternal Triangle – It’s True(1966)

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Twice As Much – True Story(1966)

Big Don’s Rebellion – It Was True(1967)

The only known single issued on the Ethon label, this 1967 disc is one that commands a pretty penny among collectors. Recorded at Hollywood’s Gold Star Recording Studios in 1967, co composer, Don Bennett is also Mr. Big Don and Ethon McElroy is the co-composer and also the record labels namesake. Produced by Murray Cohen with George Fernandez at the recording console,’It Was True’ is a slick, brassy and soulful track with strings, heavy percussion and an effective dousing of Gold Star’s legendary echo.

Ken Parker – True, True, True(1968)

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Ken Parker – True, True, True(1968)

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Wilson Pickett- I Found A True Love(1968)

Stevie Wonder – Never Had A Dream Come True(1970)

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Crickets – True Love Ways(1972/04)

黃鶯鶯(黃露儀)- 真情(1974)
Tracy Huang – True Feelings

Barrett Strong – Is It True(1975/04)
自作曲。

Boz Scaggs – Lowdown(1976/06 stereo 45 single version)
ボズ・スキャッグス – ロウダウン
タイトルは名詞としては「何かに関する本当の事実、真相」の意。

arranged by David Paich
produced by Joe Wissert
Pop Chart Peaks: Cash Box 1, Billboard 3, Record World 4 – R&B Peak: 5 – A/C Peak: 11 – UK Peak: 23 (NME)
Scaggs’ most successful single record hit was a title from his five-times-platinum album “Silk Degrees.” Here’s the longer LP track

Boz Scaggs – Lowdown(1976 mono radio promo 45)

arranged by David Paich
produced by Joe Wissert
Pop Chart Peaks: Cash Box 1, Billboard 3, Record World 4 – R&B Peak: 5 – A/C Peak: 11 – UK Peak: 23 (NME)
Scaggs’ most successful single record hit was a title from his five-times-platinum album “Silk Degrees.” Here’s the longer LP track

Boz Scaggs – Lowdown(album version)
ボズ・スキャッグス – ロウダウン
from the album “Silk Degrees”(1976)シルク・ディグリーズ

Lionel Richie – Truly(1982/09 stereo 45)
ライオネル・リッチー – トゥルーリー

arranged by Gene Page & Lionel Richie
produced by Lionel Richie & James Anthony Carmichael
Pop Chart Peaks: #1 on Billboard & Cash Box – R&B Peak: 2 – A/C Peak: 1 – UK Peak: 5 (NME, MM)
Soon to depart The Commodores, this was Richie’s chart-topping debut solo single from his self-titled 1982 LP.

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Spandau Ballet – True(UK:1983/04/15, US:1983/07 stereo 45 single version)
スパンだー・バレエ – トゥルー

produced by Tony Swain, Steve Jolley & Spandau Ballet
Pop Chart Peaks: Billboard & Cash Box 4 – R&B Peak: 76 – A/C Peak: 1 – UK Peak: 1 (Gallup, NME, MM)
This title song from the English band’s third album was their highest charting U.S. and UK hit.

Spandau Ballet – True(1983 stereo radio promo 45 shorter version)

produced by Tony Swain, Steve Jolley & Spandau Ballet
Pop Chart Peaks: Billboard & Cash Box 4 – R&B Peak: 76 – A/C Peak: 1 – UK Peak: 1 (Gallup, NME, MM)
This title song from the English band’s third album was their highest charting U.S. and UK hit.

Spandau Ballet – True(album version)
スパンだー・バレエ – トゥルー
from the album “True”(1983)トゥルー
(2003 Remaster)

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Tennis – Is it true?(2011)

Tennis – Is It True?(live at Hotel Utah in SF, CA)

以下、「Fact」「True」「真」「真実」「事実」を含む投稿。

 東京電力は12日、福島第1原発4号機の使用済み燃料プールの冷却システムが自動停止したと発表した。停止前の同日午前11時の水温は28度で、東電は1時間に0・5度ずつ上昇するとみているが、当面は問題はないという。
http://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20120412-00000155-jij-soci

「水温は28度」「1時間に0・5度ずつ上昇」。この言葉、信じていいのかな?
「当面は問題はない」っていうけど、じゃぁ問題になるのはいつなのか、そのタイムリミットを言わないのは怖いな。

美川憲一 – 恋の命は砂時計(1974)

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 伊勢市二見町江の二見興玉(ふたみおきたま)神社で十日、海に浮かぶ名所の夫婦岩周辺の潮が大きく引き、夫婦岩の全体の姿がすっぽりと現れた。干満の差が中ぐらいの中潮(なかしお)の時期に当たるが、神社に十三年ほど仕える神職は「夫婦岩がこんなに完全に海面から出るのは見たことがない」とびっくり。珍しいという。
 神社によると、干満の差が最大となる大潮のときでも通常、夫婦岩の男岩(おいわ)(高さ九メートル)と女岩(めいわ)(四メートル)のうち、男岩の最下部は海水に漬かっている。
 この日は少なくとも午後から、男岩のほか、周囲の岩礁もあらわになるほど潮が引いた。同様の光景は九日も見られた。
 第四管区海上保安本部(名古屋市)によると、計算上は潮位に異常はないという。津地方気象台によると、近くの鳥羽の十日の干潮時の潮位は予測値よりも若干低めだったが「それでも誤差の範囲内。気圧が潮位に影響を与えることもあるが、原因は分からない」と首をかしげている。
http://www.chunichi.co.jp/article/mie/20120411/CK2012041102000015.html

11日に起きたインドネシア・スマトラ島沖地震の影響らしいけど、
てことは、前にもあったってこと?

Ray Anthony – Rock Around The Rock Pile
Rock Pile=岩山
from the movie “The Girl Can’t Help It”(1957)女はそれを我慢できない

 テレビCMでもおなじみのネット上の仮想空間「アメーバピグ」が、思わぬ方向で「交流の場」として利用されていることが明らかになり、波紋が広がっている。
 仮想空間で「ピグ」と呼ばれる自分の分身(アバター)を操って楽しむサービスなのだが、別のピグとお互いに下着姿になった上で性的な言葉をぶつけ合う「バーチャル乱交」とも呼べる状態が横行している。
http://www.j-cast.com/2012/04/12128764.html

一般企業が続々「出店」するなど、あれほど盛り上がりを見せたオンライン仮想世界が失速したのは2009年末のこと。
『「セカンドライフ」や「スプリューム」「ViZiMO」「ntomo」「meet-me」「ダレットワールド」「HiPiHi」「There」などの仮想世界(バーチャルワールド・メタバース・3Di)に特化したニュースを中心とする専門ポータルサイト』であったTHE SECOND TIMESが、ひっそりと幕を下ろしたのは2011年2月15日。あたしゃ今日までそれに気づかなかった(笑 ―― しかし仮想世界構築の技術はオンラインゲームに受け継がれているから決してムダじゃなかったんだよね)

そんななかでアバターによるコミュニケーションという旧態依然のスタイルで唯一盛況なのが「アメーバピグ」だ。おそらくそのアバターが日本人好みの三頭身(いや頭のデカさで測れば1・5頭身か)だからじゃないかな? 要するに幼児の姿(昔風にいえば童子)ですよ。
イノセントな童子に神が宿るという信仰は、天・空・山・岩・森・樹木・水・滝などを神の依り代とする自然崇拝、さらには農耕民族ならではの多神教的世界観に、その源を求めることができるだろう。

これは前にも書いたけれども、日本の芸能界に未熟・未完成・無芸が多いのは、農耕民族特有の「育てる」ことに意義を見出す民族性によるところが大きいのではないか。小さい・弱い・幼いものを「カワイイ」と称して珍重するのも同じ理由。
ドラえもんやキティちゃんに好感を持つ人が多い国は、だから日本文化の良き理解者となる素地があるといえる。
狩猟民族においては即戦力とならぬ未熟者は役に立たないから評価されないし、獲物のほうも十分に肉と実を成熟させていないといけない。
韓国の芸能界が水準に達しないタレント・歌手・俳優を受け付けないのは、顔こそ似ているが彼らの本質が狩猟民族(時間をかけて育てるより、必要な物は狩る・奪う)のそれだからだろうと、私はそう思っている。
もっとも最近の日本人はガツガツと動物性たんぱく質を食うようになってきているので、今後徐々にではあるが民族的・文化的特質は薄れていくのではないだろうか。

Jimmy Clanton – A Part Of Me(1958)

Pop Chart Peaks: Billboard 38, Cash Box 56, Music Vendor 56
Follow-up to Jimmy’s debut hit “Just A Dream” (the flip side “A Letter To An Angel”.

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