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The song "Johnny Guitar" can be heard throughout the 2010 game [[Fallout: New Vegas]].<ref>[http:// |
The song "Johnny Guitar" can be heard throughout the 2010 game [[Fallout: New Vegas]].<ref>[http://www.falloutwiki.com/Johnny_Guitar "Johnny Guitar"], ''The Vault: The Fallout Wiki'', accessed May 2, 2011</ref> |
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Revision as of 04:29, 25 January 2012
| "Johnny Guitar" | |
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| Song | |
| Published | 1954 |
| Composer(s) | Victor Young |
| Lyricist(s) | Peggy Lee |
"Johnny Guitar" is a famous song written by Peggy Lee (lyrics) and Victor Young (music) and was the title track of the 1954 film Johnny Guitar directed by Nicholas Ray and starring Joan Crawford.
The instrumental for the song is used over the opening credits and throughout the film. The song is played on the piano by Joan Crawford (dubbed) and sung partially at the end by Peggy Lee.[1]
The song became an instant classic and has been covered as a song and as an instrumental many times.
Lyrics
Play the guitar, play it again, my Johnny
Maybe you're cold, but you're so warm inside
I was always a fool for my Johnny
For the one they call Johnny Guitar
Play it again, Johnny Guitar
Whether you go, whether you stay, I love you
What if you're cruel, you can be kind I know
There was never a man like my Johnny
Like the one they call Johnny Guitar
Covers
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Covers were made by The Leemen, The Spotnicks, Group Seven in the 1960s. Later versions include James Last, Kristi Rose and Die Haut feat. Blixa Bargeld.
Language covers were done, amongst others, by Daliah Lavi in German as "Johnny Guitar" and in Finnish by Repe as "Surujen kitara".[2]
In popular culture
The song "Johnny Guitar" can be heard throughout the 2010 game Fallout: New Vegas.[3]
Sources
- Young, Victor. Cinema Rhapsodies: The Musical Genius of Victor Young Ontario: (Hit Parade Records, 2006).
References
- ^ IMDb: Johnny Guitar soundtrack
- ^ Second Hand Songs: "Johnny Guitar" song page
- ^ "Johnny Guitar", The Vault: The Fallout Wiki, accessed May 2, 2011