胜利之歌

富于美国主旋律色彩的人物传记片。描述百老汇音乐家George M. Cohan（1878－1942）的生平。英文片名“Yankee Doodle Dandy”和Cohan所谱名曲“The Yankee Doodle Boy”有关。主演James Cagney获当年奥斯卡最佳男主角奖，其表演名列《首映》杂志所选“所有时代的百个伟大表演”的第六位。爱国激情、父子亲情、温馨爱情等皆在片中得到恰如其分的反映。片尾主人公唱着自己写的歌《Over There》加入巡游队伍一幕，令我不禁与片中的Cohan一样热泪盈眶。
电影中所有的歌曲皆悦耳动人，喜欢百老汇怀旧老歌的朋友不容错过！
此片当年共获包括最佳电影在内的八项奥斯卡提名，最终获奖三项，分别是：最佳男主角，最佳配乐及最佳声效。（PS：此片掌镜者乃曾获奥斯卡奖的美籍华人摄影师黄宗沾。）

附“The Yankee Doodle Boy”歌词及“Over There”歌词：

“The Yankee Doodle Boy”
Words and Music By George M. Cohan

I'm the kid that's all the candy,
I'm a Yankee Doodle Dandy,
I'm glad I am,
So's Uncle Sam!
I'm a real live Yankee Doodle,
Made my name and fame and boodle,
Just like Mister Doodle did,
By riding on a pony.
I love to listen to the Dixie strain,
I long to see the girl I left behind me;
And that ain't a josh,
She's a Yankee, by gosh!
Oh, say can you see,
Anything about a Yankee that is phoney?
I'm a Yankee Doodle Dandy,
A Yankee Doodle, do or die;
A real live nephew of my Uncle Sam's,
Born on the Fourth of July.
I've got a Yankee Doodle sweetheart,
She's my Yankee Doodle joy.
Yankee Doodle came to London,
Just to ride the ponies,
I am the Yankee Doodle Boy.

Father's name was Hezikiah,
Mother's name was Ann Maria,
Yanks through and through,
Red, White and Blue!
Father was so Yankee-hearted,
When the Spanish war was started,
He slipped on his uniform
And hopped upon a pony.
My mother's mother was a Yankee true,
My father's father was a Yankee, too,
And that's going some,
For the Yankees, by gum!
Oh, say can you see,
Anything about my pedigree that's phoney?
I'm a Yankee Doodle Dandy,
A Yankee Doodle, do or die;
A real live nephew of my Uncle Sam's,
Born on the Fourth of July.
I've got a Yankee Doodle sweetheart,
She's my Yankee Doodle joy.
Yankee Doodle came to London,
Just to ride the ponies,
I am the Yankee Doodle Boy.


“Over There”
Words and Music By George M. Cohan

Johnnie get your gun, get you gun, get your gun,
Take it on the run, on the run, on the run,
Hear them calling you and me;
Every son of Liberty
Hurry right away, no delay, go today,
Make your daddy glad to have had such a lad
Tell your sweetheart not to pine,
To be proud her boy's in line.

Chorus:
Over There, Over There
Send the word, send the word,
Over There
That the Yanks are coming,
The Yanks are coming,
The drums rum tumming everywhere
So prepare,
Say a Prayer
Send the word,
Send the word to beware
We'll be over, we're coming over.
And we won't be back till it's over over there!

Johnnie get your gun, get you gun, get your gun,
Johnnie show the Hun, you're a Son-of-a-Gun,
Hoist the flag and let her fly
Like true heros do or die
Pack your little kit, show your grit, do your bit,
Soldiers to the ranks from the towns and the tanks,
Make your Mother proud of you and to Liberty be true.

Chorus:
Over There, Over There
Send the word, send the word,
Over There
That the Yanks are coming,
The Yanks are coming,
The drums rum tumming everywhere
So prepare,
Say a Prayer
Send the word,
Send the word to beware
We'll be over, we're coming over.
And we won't be back till it's over over there!


关于George M. Cohan的生平，感兴趣的朋友可参阅《百老汇剧诗艺术的奠基人——乔治·M·科汉》一文。浏览地址：
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