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词条 One Night in Bangkok
释义

  1. Lyrics and music

  2. Track listings

  3. Personnel

  4. Charts and sales

     Weekly charts  Year-end charts  Certifications 

  5. Robey version

     Charts 

  6. Vinylshakerz version

     Charts 

  7. See also

  8. References

  9. External links

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"One Night in Bangkok" is a song from the concept album and subsequent musical Chess by Tim Rice, Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus. British actor and singer Murray Head raps the verses, while the chorus is sung by Anders Glenmark, a Swedish singer, songwriter and producer.

The release topped the charts in many countries, including South Africa, West Germany, Switzerland and Australia. It peaked at No. 3 in both Canada and the United States in May 1985,[2] and at No. 12 in Head's native United Kingdom.

Lyrics and music

The full version of the song begins with an orchestral introduction, entitled "Bangkok", of Oriental style. This serves as the introduction to Act 2 in the original musical album, feeding into the first verse of "One Night in Bangkok" itself with an abrupt change in musical style.{{citation needed|date=November 2014}}

The main song has a pop styling, whose lyrics compare the Thai capital city and its nightlife with the game of chess. In the original concept album for the musical, Swedish artist Anders Glenmark sang in the chorus, whereas the verses are a rap originally performed by Murray Head as the American chess grandmaster, a character known as Frederick "Freddie" Trumper in the staged versions. In the staged versions, a musical ensemble performs the choruses.{{citation needed|date=November 2014}} Whereas the choruses extol Bangkok's reputation and exciting atmosphere, the American's verses ridicule the city, describing its attractions—Soi Cowboy, Chao Phraya River ("muddy old river"), Wat Pho ("reclining Buddha")—as less interesting to him than a game of chess. These sarcastic denunciations led to Thailand's Mass Communications Organisation issuing a ban on the song in 1985, saying its lyrics "cause misunderstanding about Thai society and show disrespect towards Buddhism".[3]

In the original London production of Chess, the setting for the song is an interview by Freddie, who is in Bangkok to serve as a TV analyst for a match involving his rival, world champion and Russian defector Anatoly Sergievsky. In the original Broadway production of the musical, the song appears not at the start of Act 2, but rather in the middle of Act 1, whereas in this version, the world championship of Freddie vs. Anatoly takes place in Bangkok.{{citation needed|date=November 2014}}

The lyrics mention actor Yul Brynner, about six months before his death, who had famously played the King of Siam in the Broadway musical and the 1956 film The King and I (and for which Brynner received several Tony awards and the Oscar for best actor). Other Thai-related references in the lyrics include ones to "Siam" (Thailand's former name), the Oriental Hotel (the "Somerset Maugham suite"), ladyboys ("You'll find a god in every golden cloister — And if you're lucky then the god's a she"), and to Muay Thai (Thai kickboxing). The "Tyrolean spa" mentioned early in the song refers to Merano in the South Tyrol region of Italy, the site of Act 1 of the musical. It also mentions three places where chess tournaments were previously held: Iceland; the Philippines; and Hastings, UK.{{citation needed|date=November 2014}}

Track listings

7" single
  1. "One Night in Bangkok" – 3:54
  2. "Merano" by The London Symphony Orchestra & The Ambrosian Singers – 7:08
12" maxi
  1. "One Night in Bangkok" – 5:38
  2. "Merano" by The London Symphony Orchestra & The Ambrosian Singers – 7:08

The song was also re-released on Murray Head's album Watching Ourselves Go By in 1990.

Personnel

  • Keyboards and synthesizers: Benny Andersson
  • Bass: Rutger Gunnarsson
  • Lead guitar: Lasse Wellander
  • Drums: Per Lindvall
  • Flute: son Lindh
  • Backing vocals: Anders Glenmark and Karin Glenmark
  • Arrangement: Benny Andersson and Anders Eljas
  • Conductor: Anders Eljas
  • Engineer: Michael B. Tretow
  • Producer: Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus, Tim Rice

Charts and sales

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Weekly charts

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Chart (1984–1985)Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[4]1
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[5]1
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[6]1
Italy (FIMI)[7]9
Poland (LP3)[8]7
South Africa (Springbok Radio)[9]1
Spain (AFYVE)[10]1
US Billboard Hot 100[11]3
US Billboard Hot Black Singles[11]89
US Billboard Hot Dance/Disco[11]5
US Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales[11]8
US Billboard Adult Contemporary[12]35
US Cash Box[13]4
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Year-end charts

Chart (1985)Position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[14]15
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[15]13
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[16]12
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[17]17
France (SNEP)[18]25
Italy (FIMI)[7]42
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[19]33
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[20]29
South Africa (Springbok Radio)[21]2
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[22]8
US Billboard Hot 100[23]54
US Cash Box[24]42

Certifications

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Robey version

While Head's "Bangkok" was just starting to climb the Billboard Hot 100, Canadian singer and actress Robey hit the charts with her own version. It spent three weeks on the Hot 100 in March 1985, peaking at no. 77.[26] Robey's version fared even better on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart, peaking at no. 5.[31]

Charts

Chart (1985)Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100[27]77
US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play[27]9
US Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales[27]45
US Cash Box[28]75

Vinylshakerz version

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In 2005, German group Vinylshakerz remixed the song. It was released in March 2005 as the lead single from their debut album, Very Superior. It was a hit across Europe, charting in Austria, Belgium, Finland, Germany, the Netherlands and Switzerland.

Charts

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Chart (2005)Peak
position

See also

  • List of number-one singles in Australia during the 1980s
  • List of European number-one hits of 1985
  • List of number-one hits of 1985 (Germany)
  • List of number-one singles of the 1980s (Switzerland)

References

1. ^{{cite web|first= Kara |last= Manning |title= You Can't Always Get What You Want |url= http://www.tcg.org/publications/at/2001/want.cfm |quote= Actor Murray Head scored an unlikely New Wave hit in 1984 with "One Night in Bangkok" from Chess. |publisher= Theatre Communications Group |accessdate= 24 June 2013}}
2. ^{{cite web|title= May 18, 1985 – The Hot 100 |url= http://www.billboard.com/charts/1985-05-18/hot-100 |magazine= Billboard |date= 18 May 1985 |accessdate= 5 May 2014}}
3. ^{{cite news|title= This week in religion history: What the butler saw, then stole |url= http://life.nationalpost.com/2013/05/19/this-week-in-religion-history-what-the-butler-saw-then-stole/ |newspaper= National Post |date= 19 May 2013 |accessdate= 5 May 2014}}
4. ^{{cite web|title= Australian Top 50 – Week Ending 24th March, 1985 |url= http://i.imgur.com/VC2mgBD.jpg |publisher= Imgur.com |accessdate= 3 February 2016}}
5. ^{{cite web|url= http://musicseek.info/no1hits/1985.htm |title= MusicSeek.info – UK, Eurochart, Billboard & Cashbox No.1 Hits |deadurl= yes |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20060614052216/http://musicseek.info/no1hits/1985.htm |archivedate= 14 June 2006}}. MusicSeek.info.
6. ^{{cite book|first= Timo |last= Pennanen |year= 2006 |title= Sisältää hitin - levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 |edition= 1st |publisher= Tammi |location= Helsinki |isbn= 978-9-5112-1053-5 |language= fi}}
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13. ^{{cite web|url= http://cashboxmagazine.com/archives/80s_files/19850511.html |title= CASH BOX Top 100 Singles – Week ending MAY 11, 1985 |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20120918030106/http://cashboxmagazine.com/archives/80s_files/19850511.html |archivedate= 18 September 2012}}. Cash Box magazine.
14. ^{{cite book|first= David |last= Kent |authorlink= David Kent (historian) |title= Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 |publisher= Australian Chart Book |location= St. Ives, N.S.W. |year= 1993 |page= 437 |edition= Illustrated |isbn= 0-646-11917-6}}
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17. ^{{cite magazine|title= RPM's Top 100 Singles of 1985 |volume= 43 |issue= 16 |date= 28 December 1985 |magazine= RPM |publisher= Library and Archives Canada |accessdate= 5 May 2014 |url= http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.0619&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.0619.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.0619}}
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19. ^{{cite web|title= Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1985 |url= http://www.top40.nl/bijzondere-lijsten/top-100-jaaroverzichten/1985 |publisher= Dutch Top 40 |accessdate= 5 May 2014 |language= nl}}
20. ^{{cite web|title= Jaaroverzichten – Single 1985 |publisher= Single Top 100. Hung Medien |accessdate= 5 May 2014 |url= http://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=1985&cat=s |language= nl}}
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22. ^{{cite web|title= Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1985 |publisher= Hitparade.ch. Hung Medien |accessdate= 5 May 2014 |url= http://hitparade.ch/year.asp?key=1985 |language= de}}
23. ^{{cite web|title= Top 100 Hits for 1985 |publisher= The Longbored Surfer |accessdate= 5 May 2014 |url= http://longboredsurfer.com/charts/1985.php}}
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25. ^{{cite web|title= Les Singles en Argent |publisher= InfoDisc |accessdate= 5 May 2014 |url= http://www.infodisc.fr/S_Certif_Argent.php?debut=267 |language= fr}}
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27. ^1 2 3 {{cite web|title= Robey – Awards |publisher= AllMusic. All Media Network |url= http://www.allmusic.com/artist/robey-mn0000297747/awards |accessdate= 1 October 2014}}
28. ^{{cite web|url= http://cashboxmagazine.com/archives/80s_files/19850316.html |title= CASH BOX Top 100 Singles – Week ending MARCH 16, 1985 |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20121001104825/http://cashboxmagazine.com/archives/80s_files/19850316.html |archivedate= 1 October 2012}}. Cash Box magazine.

External links

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