♪I shot the sheriff Eric Clapton
＄I shot the sheriff Eric Claptoｎ
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エリック・クラプトン唯一の全米1位シングルは、ボブ・マーリー「I Shot The Sheriff」のカバー
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9月 14, 2019
＄エリック・クラプトンは実に独特の才能の持ち主であり、他人を当てにすることなく生きてきた。しかし他の偉大なミュージシャンに出会えば、その人を積極的に世間に紹介してきた。J.J.ケイルがその良い例だ。エリック・クラプトンに曲をカヴァーしてもらい、メディアに評価してもらったことで、J.J.ケイルは多大なる恩恵を受けた。それと同じように、ジャマイカのスター、ボブ・マーリーが世界的な大スターの座に登りつめたときも、エリック・クラプトンによる「I Shot The Sheriff」のカヴァーは大きな役割を果たしていた。
1974年9月14日付けの全米アルバム・チャートを見ると、エリック・クラプトンのアルバム『461 Ocean Boulevard』がスティーヴィー・ワンダーの『Fulfillingness’ First Finale（邦題：ファースト・フィナーレ）』に首位の座を譲っている。しかし同じ週の全米シングル・チャートでは、エリック・クラプトンがカヴァーしたボブ・マーリー&ザ・ウェイラーズの「I Shot The Sheriff」がアメリカの新たな大人気曲となっていた。
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＄"I Shot the Sheriff" is a song written by Jamaican reggae musician Bob Marley and released in 1973 with his band the Wailers.
Bob Marley and the Wailers version
The song was first released in 1973 on The Wailers' album Burnin'. Marley explained his intention as follows: "I want to say 'I shot the police' but the government would have made a fuss so I said 'I shot the sheriff' instead... but it's the same idea: justice."
In 1992, with the controversy surrounding the Ice-T song "Cop Killer", Marley's song was often cited by Ice-T's supporters as evidence of his detractors' hypocrisy, considering that the older song was never similarly criticised despite having much the same theme.
In 2012, Marley's former girlfriend Esther Anderson claimed that the lyrics, "Sheriff John Brown always hated me / For what, I don't know / Every time I plant a seed / He said, 'Kill it before it grow'" are actually about Marley being very opposed to her use of birth control pills; Marley supposedly replaced the word "doctor" with sheriff.
Certifications
RegionCertificationCertified units/salesUnited Kingdom (BPI)[5]Silver200,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.
Eric Clapton version
"I Shot the Sheriff"
A-side of the original 1974 UK vinyl release
Single by Eric Claptonfrom the album 461 Ocean BoulevardB-side"Give Me Strength"Released1974Genre
Length
4:26 (album version)
3:30 (single version)
LabelRSOSongwriter(s)Bob MarleyProducer(s)Tom DowdEric Clapton singles chronology
"Let It Rain"
(1972)"I Shot the Sheriff"
(1974)"Willie and the Hand Jive"
(1974)
Audio"I Shot the Sheriff" (album version) by Eric Clapton on YouTube"I Shot the Sheriff" (full-length version) by Eric Clapton on YouTubeLive video"I Shot the Sheriff" (2010 live) by Eric Clapton on YouTube
Eric Clapton recorded a cover version that was included on his 1974 album 461 Ocean Boulevard. His performance of the song adds soft rock[6] to the reggae sound.Billboard described this version as being "a catchy goof of a winner" despite not containing a guitar solo.Cash Box called it a "smooth bluesy rocker with lots of guitar, keyboards and strong background harmonies."Record World said that Clapton is "firing straight from the hip, both vocally and riff-wise."Faring better in the charts, it peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100, his only US number one to date. In 2003, Clapton's version was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.
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