Rawhide (song)
Rawhide (translated: " Rawhide " ) is the name of the theme song of the U.S. TV Western series that aired from 1959 to 1966 by the TV station CSS and 1965, 13 episodes long under the title ran one thousand miles of dust in Germany. Artist of the original version was the singer Frankie Laine. The song has been covered in numerous versions ( including for the film Blues Brothers). Similar to ( Ghost ) Riders in the Sky and the theme song of the TV series Bonanza applies Rawhide as one of the best known and most frequently interpreted in crossover pieces in the category Western Music.
History
Rawhide was created in 1959 as a commissioned work for the same TV western series. The music was composed by Dimitri Tiomkin, a 1925 emigrated to the United States Russian, who already set for Hollywood hit films ( Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, Twelve clock noon, In of Shangri - La) had written the score. The text came from Ned Washington, one in the film industry is also highly popular song lyricist who had worked with many celebrities, musicians and producers - including the Marx Brothers, Billie Holiday, Bing Crosby and the Disney Studios. Frankie Laine, original artist of the song was a versatile artist known who recorded both classic crooner ballads and bluesy pieces in his repertoire. In addition, Laine had already made as a performer known Western movie songs a name - among other things with the pieces High Noon ( Do Not Forsake Me) 3:10 To Yuma and.
The lyrics of Rawhide was kept simple. In idealized form, he addressed the hardships associated with a cattle drive as well as the thoughts and hopes of the Cowboys involved - especially the longing for their loved ones and the anticipation of the reunion. The song recording as such initially had only mediocre success. It came in 1959 while in the U.S. and UK Top Ten, but it did not manage to place one position. Nevertheless, the song soon became popular. One factor was certainly the unusually long series Ausstrahldauer. Laine himself played in his career, an additional versions. For a further dissemination of the Melody attended the mid-1960s some instrumental performances of the play in the surf sound - among other things by the Ventures and Link Wray. Entry into the repertoire of rock and pop music held with Rawhide Blues Brothers - one made popular film of the year 1980 The main impetus here: the song associated with the film version of the band appearing in the movie Blues Brothers..
Cover versions
Over the years, Rawhide became a classic of cowboy songs and one of the few truly popularized western music pieces that sustainably managed to crossover into the repertoire of popular music. The iTunes Music Store listed in late 2012 on a three-digit number of different recordings. In addition to orchestral recordings of the TV series theme ( among others, the London Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and the orchestra of its original composer, Dimitri Tiomkin ) found a capella versions of vocal groups, rock and pop variants ( Liza Minnelli, The Jackson Five) as well as numerous cover versions from the Country -and- Western area - under other by Sheb Wooley, one of the actors on the show, Johnny Cash and the western swing performer Kata Hay. More surf instrumental versions played by the Lively Ones and, more recently, the formation of Los Straitjackets one. Punk, folk punk, metal, psychobilly and indie rock bands took the piece also regularly in their repertoire on. Examples: Dead Kennedys, The Meteors, Sublime and the German metal band Dezperadoz.
The song was also taken up by artists from the fields of electronic music, hip-hop and ska. A lyrically and melody and rhythm forth strongly distorted version played in 2007 the sampling Artist Jamie T a. 1997 Formation Ministry of Ska published an instrumental version in the ska style. The British folk punk band The Men They Could not Hang mixte on their first album in 1985, the piece to a medley with the equally well-known cowboy song ( Ghost ) Riders in the Sky. The folk singer Danno coupled the subject on his album The Next Time Around 2001, a well-known calypso song - the Banana Boat song by Harry Belafonte. A Dutch version of Rawhide played both a singer and entertainer Jan Rot and Marjolein Meijers. Title of recording from 2008: Yippieyayee.