Three Dog Night的娃娃歌

Three Dog Night合唱團主唱歌手之一的Cory Wells十月20日於紐約去世（74 歲）。

Cory Wells本名Emil Lewandowski，出生於紐約州Buffalo，在空軍服役的時候曾組過一個樂隊，退伍後到美西發展，他的樂團the Enemys在俱樂部唱了一段時間，後來在好萊塢的Whisky a Go-Go-他遇到歌手兼製作人Danny Hutton，俩人應邀參加Sonny and Cher的巡迴演唱。

1968年他倆加上Chuck Negron組了一個合唱團Redwood，Beach Boys的老大Brian Wilson製作了他們早期的作品，Redwood同時改名Three Dog Night，因為聽說澳洲土人天冷的時候會抱三條狗取暖。

Three Dog Night在1969 到1975年間有21首排行榜前四十名的暢銷曲，包括"Mama Told Me (Not To Come)" (#1-1970  Cory 主唱)， "Joy To The World" (#1-1971) 及"Black & White" (#1-1972)，其他由Cory 主唱的歌還有"Shambala" (#3-1973) 與 "Eli's Coming" (#10-1969)。

Three Dog Night合唱團因創意枯竭，於1976年宣告解散，但五年不到又重組過，Cory Wells持續演唱，直到上個月病倒為止。

Three Dog Night是1971年的冠軍合唱團，在歷年暢銷歌星與合唱團排行榜獲得第100名，老歌迷們一定忘不了他們那些動聽的名曲。

Three Dog Night在排行榜上名次最好的歌是1971年獲得六週冠軍的Joy To The World，這一首歌以開場白Jeremiah was a bullfrog出名，被很多人笑稱是一首騙小孩的娃娃歌。

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yf-d-Ka30EY

JOY TO THE WORLD

- written by Hoyt Axton

- lyrics as recorded by Three Dog Night (#1 for 6 weeks in 1971)

Jeremiah was a bullfrog

Was a good friend of mine

I never understood a single word he said

But I helped him a-drink his wine

And he always had some mighty fine wine

Singin'...

   Joy to the world

   All the boys and girls now

   Joy to the fishes in the deep blue sea

   Joy to you and me

If I were the king of the world

Tell you what I'd do

I'd throw away the cars and the bars and the war

Make sweet love to you

Sing it now...

   Joy to the world

   All the boys and girls

   Joy to the fishes in the deep blue sea

   Joy to you and me

------ electric piano ------

You know I love the ladies

Love to have my fun

I'm a high life flyer and a rainbow rider

A straight shootin' son-of-a-gun

I said a straight shootin' son-of-a-gun

   Joy to the world

   All the boys and girls

   Joy to the fishes in the deep blue sea

   Joy to you and me

   Joy to the world

   All the boys and girls

   Joy to the fishes in the deep blue sea

   Joy to you and me

     Joy to the world

     All the boys and girls

     Joy to the world

     Joy to you and me

   Joy to the world

   All the boys and girls now

   Joy to the fishes in the deep blue sea

   Joy to you and me

   Joy to the world

   All the boys and girls

   Joy to the fishes in the deep blue sea

   Joy to you and me

   I wanna tell you

   Joy to the world

   All the boys and girls

   Joy to the fishes in the deep blue sea

   Joy to you and me

   Joy to the world

   All the boys and girls

   Joy to the fishes in the deep blue sea

   Joy to you and me

(fading)

   Joy to the world

   All the boys and girls