回望經(jīng)典:瑪麗蓮•夢(mèng)露《總統(tǒng)先生,生日快樂(lè)》
Song:Happy Birthday, Mr. President
Artist: Marilyn Monroe
Happy birthday to you,
Happy birthday to you,
Happy birthday Mr. President,
Happy birthday to you.
Thanks, Mr. President
For all the things you've done
The battles that you've won
The way you deal with U.S. Steel
And our problems by the ton
We thank you so much
夢(mèng)露被無(wú)數(shù)人模仿的經(jīng)典動(dòng)作。
1962年5月19日,距離美國(guó)總統(tǒng)肯尼迪四十五歲的生日還有十天,瑪麗蓮·夢(mèng)露用性感的聲音為他唱了一首《總統(tǒng)先生,生日快樂(lè)》,夢(mèng)露唱的是傳統(tǒng)版本的歌詞,只是用總統(tǒng)先生來(lái)指代肯尼迪的名字。夢(mèng)露在當(dāng)年8月5日離開(kāi)人世,這是她生前最后一次大型公開(kāi)亮相,加上肯尼迪總統(tǒng)和夢(mèng)露的婚外情傳言,這些都讓這首歌成了夢(mèng)露的經(jīng)典之作。
夢(mèng)露表演之后,肯尼迪上臺(tái)致辭,開(kāi)玩笑說(shuō):“I can now retire from politics after having had Happy Birthday sung to me in such a sweet, wholesome way.” (聽(tīng)到這么一首甜蜜真誠(chéng)的生日歌,我現(xiàn)在就可以退出政壇了。)
夢(mèng)露當(dāng)時(shí)穿的禮服也成為這首歌的一個(gè)標(biāo)志,1999年,這件禮服在紐約以126萬(wàn)美元的高價(jià)被拍賣(mài)。