About: Nature Boy

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"Nature Boy" is a song first recorded by American jazz singer Nat King Cole. It was released on March 29, 1948, as a single by Capitol Records, and later appeared on the album, The Nat King Cole Story. It was written by eden ahbez as a tribute to Bill Pester, who practiced the Naturmensch and Lebensreform philosophies adopted by ahbez. The lyrics of the song relate to a 1940s Los Angeles-based group called "Nature Boys", a subculture of proto-hippies of which ahbez was a member.

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  • Nature Boy ist ein Popsong von Eden Ahbez, der 1948 veröffentlicht wurde. Interpret Nat King Cole landete damit einen Nummer-eins-Hit in den Vereinigten Staaten. Die Ballade entwickelte sich auch zum Jazzstandard. (de)
  • "Nature Boy" is a song first recorded by American jazz singer Nat King Cole. It was released on March 29, 1948, as a single by Capitol Records, and later appeared on the album, The Nat King Cole Story. It was written by eden ahbez as a tribute to Bill Pester, who practiced the Naturmensch and Lebensreform philosophies adopted by ahbez. The lyrics of the song relate to a 1940s Los Angeles-based group called "Nature Boys", a subculture of proto-hippies of which ahbez was a member. "Nature Boy" was released during the American Federation of Musicians (AFM) ban of 1948. It reached the top of the Billboard music charts and sold over a million copies, helping to establish Cole's solo career, and introducing him to the white music market. "Nature Boy" was the subject of lawsuits, with Yiddish composer Herman Yablokoff claiming that it was plagiarized from his song "Shvayg mayn harts" (שװײג מײן האַרץ, "Be Still My Heart"). Eventually, ahbez and Yablokoff settled out of court. In 1999, the song was awarded the Grammy Hall of Fame Award. Following Cole's success, rival record companies released cover versions of "Nature Boy" by other artists including Frank Sinatra and Sarah Vaughan, which were also successful. It ultimately became a pop and jazz standard, with many artists interpreting the song, including Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga, who recorded it for their collaborative album, Cheek to Cheek (2014). It was also used in numerous films like The Boy with Green Hair, The Talented Mr. Ripley, and the 2001 musical Moulin Rouge!, for which singer David Bowie recorded a version. (en)
  • «Nature Boy» es una canción de ​ (1908-1995) publicada en 1947. La canción cuenta la historia de un chico extraño y encantador que viajó muy lejos solo para aprender que lo más importante de la vida es amar y ser amado. La grabación del tema que hizo Nat King Cole en 1948 fue un enorme éxito, y desde entonces la canción se convirtió en un estándar tanto del pop como del jazz, interpretado por innumerables intérpretes. (es)
  • Nature Boy (1947) est le titre d'un standard de jazz écrit par eden ahbez (pseudonyme, sans aucune majuscule, de George McGrew-George Alexander Aberle), et l'un des principaux succès de Nat King Cole. (fr)
  • Nature Boy è una popolare canzone scritta da Eden Ahbez e registrata per la prima volta nell'agosto del 1947 dal pianista e cantante statunitense Nat King Cole, accompagnato dall'orchestra diretta da Frank De Vol. Essa riscosse successo di critica e di pubblico e diede l'opportunità a Cole di farsi apprezzare anche dal pubblico bianco. Nel 1999 il brano fu premiato con un Grammy Hall of Fame Award. La canzone è stata utilizzata anche in diversi film come Il ragazzo dai capelli verdi, Il talento di Mr. Ripley, Angel Eyes - Occhi d'angelo e nel musical Moulin Rouge!, per il quale David Bowie ne incise una versione techno. (it)
  • «Nature Boy» — песня, ставшая визитной карточкой Нэта Кинг Коула. Она был выпущена 29 марта 1948 года как сингл лейбла Capitol Records, а позже появилась в альбоме The Nat King Cole Story. Песня была написана в 1947 году прото-хиппи и содержит автобиографические мотивы. Своеобразная дань уважения наставнику Ахбеза — , который познакомил его с философией естественной жизни на лоне природы (Lebensreform). (ru)
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  • Frank Sinatra laughing (en)
  • Sara Vaughan in a printed dress with her arms folded (en)
  • A black Gramophone disc on which the song and artist name is printed on violet paper (en)
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  • Lost April (en)
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  • Nat King Cole Nature Boy.png (en)
  • Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga Nature Boy cover.jpg (en)
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  • An 18-second sample from Cole's 1961 version of "Nature Boy". It begins with the opening lyrics, "There was a boy, A very strange, enchanted boy", which is backed by Frank De Vol's string arrangement and flute instrumentation, there by capturing the "enchanting" vibe of the song. (en)
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  • Other popular versions of the song were released by Frank Sinatra and Sarah Vaughan (en)
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  • Frank Sinatra laughing.jpg (en)
  • Sarah Vaughan, Cafe Society 1946 .jpg (en)
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  • Nature Boy (en)
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  • Dae Bennett (en)
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  • Capitol, 5515 Melrose Ave, Hollywood (en)
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  • "Nature Boy" (en)
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  • Nature Boy ist ein Popsong von Eden Ahbez, der 1948 veröffentlicht wurde. Interpret Nat King Cole landete damit einen Nummer-eins-Hit in den Vereinigten Staaten. Die Ballade entwickelte sich auch zum Jazzstandard. (de)
  • «Nature Boy» es una canción de ​ (1908-1995) publicada en 1947. La canción cuenta la historia de un chico extraño y encantador que viajó muy lejos solo para aprender que lo más importante de la vida es amar y ser amado. La grabación del tema que hizo Nat King Cole en 1948 fue un enorme éxito, y desde entonces la canción se convirtió en un estándar tanto del pop como del jazz, interpretado por innumerables intérpretes. (es)
  • Nature Boy (1947) est le titre d'un standard de jazz écrit par eden ahbez (pseudonyme, sans aucune majuscule, de George McGrew-George Alexander Aberle), et l'un des principaux succès de Nat King Cole. (fr)
  • «Nature Boy» — песня, ставшая визитной карточкой Нэта Кинг Коула. Она был выпущена 29 марта 1948 года как сингл лейбла Capitol Records, а позже появилась в альбоме The Nat King Cole Story. Песня была написана в 1947 году прото-хиппи и содержит автобиографические мотивы. Своеобразная дань уважения наставнику Ахбеза — , который познакомил его с философией естественной жизни на лоне природы (Lebensreform). (ru)
  • "Nature Boy" is a song first recorded by American jazz singer Nat King Cole. It was released on March 29, 1948, as a single by Capitol Records, and later appeared on the album, The Nat King Cole Story. It was written by eden ahbez as a tribute to Bill Pester, who practiced the Naturmensch and Lebensreform philosophies adopted by ahbez. The lyrics of the song relate to a 1940s Los Angeles-based group called "Nature Boys", a subculture of proto-hippies of which ahbez was a member. (en)
  • Nature Boy è una popolare canzone scritta da Eden Ahbez e registrata per la prima volta nell'agosto del 1947 dal pianista e cantante statunitense Nat King Cole, accompagnato dall'orchestra diretta da Frank De Vol. Essa riscosse successo di critica e di pubblico e diede l'opportunità a Cole di farsi apprezzare anche dal pubblico bianco. Nel 1999 il brano fu premiato con un Grammy Hall of Fame Award. (it)
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  • Nature Boy (en)
  • Nature Boy (de)
  • Nature Boy (es)
  • Nature Boy (it)
  • Nature Boy (chanson) (fr)
  • Nature Boy (ru)
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