Post by EllaHi everyone,
Here are some questions for Jazz and Bjork's fans :-).
I would like to know if some of the Gling Glo's songs have original
version in English. If so, does anyone know the -original- English
titles and (eventually )the name of the original singers.
To the best of my knowledge, the only songs from Gling Glo that have
original English versions are the two American songs that close the
album. "Ruby Baby" was written by Jerry Lieber and Mike Stoller. I'm
not sure who recorded it first, but it has been done by the Drifters,
Billy 'Crash' Craddock, Ronnie Hawkins, Wednesday, The Odyssey, Jack
Johnson, Dion & The Belmonts, Sammy Mason, Frut, The Beatles, Donald
Fagan, Johnny Maestro & The Brooklyn Bridge, The Beach Boys, Pake
McEntire, and Bjork.
"I Can't Help Loving That Man" was written by Jerome Kern & Oscar
Hammerstein II, for the 1928 musical "Show Boat".
As I understand it, the other Gling Glo songs are all Icelandic
classics. The reason they sound American is because U.S. Armed Forces
Radio was the dominant radio broadcaster in Iceland during the 1950s.
They mostly played American jazz and big band swing, so those types of
music had a strong influence on Iceland's culture. However, you can
read English translations of the lyrics here:
http://www.alwaysontherun.net/bjork2.htm#gling
I hope this helps!
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