| 词条 | A Couple of Swells |
| 释义 |
"We're a Couple of Swells" is an American comedy duet song performed by Judy Garland and Fred Astaire in the film Easter Parade (1948). It was written by Irving Berlin. Berlin originally wrote the song Let's Take an Old-Fashioned Walk for the scene but the film's producer, Arthur Freed, convinced Berlin to change this for a song that would highlight Garland's comedic talent. Berlin wrote the song in about an hour drawing on his experience as a Tin Pan Alley popular song writer.[1][2][3][4] DescriptionThe film is set in 1912 in the New York Broadway Vaudeville business in which hobo acts depicting down and outs were popular with audiences. Astaire and Garland appear as tramps in worn out clothing cast off by the very rich. A swell is slang for a wealthy, elegant person.[5] The song and dance explores the fantasy that they really are wealthy and have been invited for tea with the extremely wealthy Vanderbilt family. They have the invitation but no means of getting to the appointment.[6] The song lyrics suggest ways they might travel up the Avenue, (most likely the opulent Fifth Avenue on which the Vanderbilts had 10 mansions[7]), to the club where the Vanderbilts are waiting. These are: to drive a car, skate on ice, ride on a bicycle, sail a yacht, drive a carriage, ride on a trolley car, or swim. All are rejected with a reason and the only way left to the two tramps is to walk up the Avenue. The song verses close with the refrain:- So we'll walk up the avenue Yes we'll walk up the avenue And to walk up the avenue's what we likeVerses in the song also satirize aspects of the lifestyle of the rich; 'sports' who play tennis all summer, Wall Street bankers who are too drunk to find the key to the safe, and wealthy playboys who are adored and chased by photographic models. References1. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&source=hp&ei=ij4BW4n9K4SakwWDoKI4&q=we%27re+a+couple+of+swells+lyrics&oq=we%27re&gs_l=psy-ab.1.1.35i39k1l2j0l8.1258.3546.0.5496.7.6.0.0.0.0.1149.3079.3-1j1j7-2.5.0....0...1c.1.64.psy-ab..2.5.3651.6..0i131k1.574.0yBm6Qbs6AU|title=We're a Couple of Swells|last=Berlin|first=Irving|date=|website=Google|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=}} {{Song-stub}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Couple of Swells}}2. ^{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=E8mUAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA204&dq=a+couple+of+swells+choreography&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiXhvW6uI_bAhWlIMAKHdeQA8UQ6AEIMzAC#v=onepage&q=a%20couple%20of%20swells%20choreography&f=false|title=The World of Musicals: An Encyclopedia of Stage, Screen, and Song [2 volumes]|last=Robinson|first=Mark A.|date=2014-04-17|publisher=ABC-CLIO|year=|isbn=9781440800979|location=|pages=204|language=en}} 3. ^{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=4BwmirpMdvQC&q=a+couple+of+swells+choreography&dq=a+couple+of+swells+choreography&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiXhvW6uI_bAhWlIMAKHdeQA8UQ6AEIOTAD|title=Astaire dancing: the musical films|last=Mueller|first=John E.|date=1985|publisher=Knopf|year=|isbn=9780394516547|location=|pages=283|language=en}} 4. ^{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=bN0TAQAAIAAJ&q=a+couple+of+swells+choreography&dq=a+couple+of+swells+choreography&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiXhvW6uI_bAhWlIMAKHdeQA8UQ6AEIPjAE|title=Film Choreographers and Dance Directors: An Illustrated Biographical Encyclopedia, with a History and Filmographies, 1893 Through 1995|last=Billman|first=Larry|date=1997-01-01|publisher=McFarland & Company, Publishers|year=|isbn=9780899508689|location=|pages=64, 124|language=en}} 5. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/swell|title=swell - Dictionary Definition|work=Vocabulary.com|access-date=2018-05-18}} 6. ^{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=1NVcYC2cHk4C&pg=PA151&dq=we're+a+couple+of+swells+garland&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjckrau2o_bAhUCPsAKHZBoAtUQ6AEINTAC#v=onepage&q=we're%20a%20couple%20of%20swells%20garland&f=false|title=The Songs of Hollywood|last=Furia|first=Philip|last2=Patterson|first2=Laurie|date=2010-04-07|publisher=Oxford University Press|year=|isbn=9780199792665|location=|pages=151|language=en}} 7. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.6sqft.com/a-guide-to-the-gilded-age-mansions-of-5th-avenues-millionaire-row/|title=A Guide to the Gilded Age Mansions of 5th Avenue's Millionaire Row {{!}} 6sqft|website=6sqft|language=en-US|access-date=2018-05-20}} 7 : 1948 songs|Judy Garland songs|Fred Astaire songs|Irving Berlin|American songs|Vaudeville songs|Comedy songs |
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