ナンシーとフランク、言わずと知れたシナトラ父娘だ。 デビュー当初の不本意だったガーリー路線を抜け出し、 「憎いあなた」(These Boots Are Made for Walkin' 1966)や 「シュガータウンは恋の街」(Sugar Town 1966) ・・・前出サマーワインのA面 などの大ヒットの後、1967年に発売、大ヒットとなった。
---------------------------- 歌詞を挙げておこう。 words & Music by Carson Parks
I know I stand in line until you think you have the time To spend an evening with me And if we go someplace to dance, I know that there's a chance You won't be leaving with me And afterwards we drop into a quiet little place and have a drink or two And then I go and spoil it all by saying something stupid like "I love you"
I can see it in your eyes That you despise the same old lies you heard the night before And though it's just a line to you, for me it's true And never seemed so right before
I practice every day to find some clever lines to say To make the meaning come through But then I think I'll wait until the evening gets late and I'm alone with you The time is right, your perfume fills my head, the stars get red and, oh, the night's so blue And then I go and spoil it all by saying something stupid like "I love you"
The time is right, your perfume fills my head, the stars get red and, oh, the night's so blue And then I go and spoil it all by sayin' something stupid like "I love you"
I love you I love you I love you
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意味としては
女性と深い関係になりたいが、 なかなか気の利いたセリフを口にできずジレてる男性を描いている。
二人きりの夜という折角のチャンスも、 「愛してる(I Love You)」なんてお馬鹿な言葉(Something stupid) で台無しにしてしまう。
洒落たセリフを毎日練習してるのに、 その時になるといつも出てくるのは「Something stupid like I love you」。