Fiddlin' John Carson (1924) → Johnny Cash (1962)
フォーク
19世紀末の鉄道トンネル工事現場で生まれたアメリカ民間伝承の労働歌。蒸気削岩機に生身のハンマーで挑み勝利した英雄の死を歌う。1924年にオールドタイミー／ヒルビリー音楽の先駆者フィドリン・ジョン・カーソンが初商業録音した。
カントリー
1962年、ジョニー・キャッシュがアルバム『Blood, Sweat and Tears』の冒頭を飾る8分超の叙事詩『The Legend of John Henry's Hammer』として録音し、過酷な労働者の誇りと機械文明への抵抗を重厚な物語歌として再定義した。
原曲から再定義版へ
口頭伝承の労働バラッドが、ジョニー・キャッシュの叙事詩的コンセプチュアル・カントリーへと再定義された。
素朴なフィドル弾き語りから、8分を超えるコンセプチュアルな長編物語組曲へ
ハンマー音を模したリズムと低音ボイスで、機械化の波と人間の限界を生々しく対峙させた
アパラチアの民承バラッドを、労働者の尊厳を問うアメリカーナ／カントリーの歴史的遺産へ昇華
Notte e giorno faticar (Diabelli Variations, Op. 120: Var. 22)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1787) → Ludwig van Beethoven (Peter Serkin) (1823)
ヘンデルの主題による変奏曲とフーガ
George Frideric Handel (1733) → Johannes Brahms (1861)
ディアベッリ変奏曲
Anton Diabelli (1819) → Ludwig van Beethoven (1823)
第30変奏 クォドリベット（大衆俗謡の再定義）
German Folk Tradition (1700) → Johann Sebastian Bach (1741)
Goldberg Variations, BWV 988
Johann Sebastian Bach (1741) → Glenn Gould (1955)
Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues
Bob Dylan (1965) → Linda Ronstadt (1998)
I'll Be Your Baby Tonight
Bob Dylan (1967) → Linda Ronstadt (1969)
Daddy, You Been on My Mind
Bob Dylan (1964) → Joan Baez (1965)
Baby, You've Been on My Mind
Bob Dylan (1964) → Linda Ronstadt (1969)
Solitaire
Neil Sedaka (1972) → Carpenters (1975)
Jambalaya (On the Bayou)
Hank Williams (1952) → Carpenters (1973)
Sing
The Cast of Sesame Street (1971) → Carpenters (1973)
Tennessee Waltz
Pee Wee King & His Golden West Cowboys (1948) → Patti Page (1950)
洒落男
Frank Crumit (1928) → 二村定一 (1928)
花はどこへ行った
Pete Seeger (1960) → Peter, Paul and Mary (1962)
This Masquerade
Leon Russell (1972) → Carpenters (1973)
Please Mr. Postman
The Marvelettes (1961) → Carpenters (1974)
A Song for You
Leon Russell (1970) → Carpenters (1972)
Summer (Vivaldi's Four Seasons)
Antonio Vivaldi (1725) → The Great Kat (1990)
This Night
Ludwig van Beethoven (1799) → Billy Joel (1983)
Rain and Tears
Johann Pachelbel (1680) → Aphrodite's Child (1968)
悲しい酒
北見沢惇 (1960) → 美空ひばり (1966)
Ticket to Ride
The Beatles (1965) → Carpenters (1969)
(They Long to Be) Close to You
Richard Chamberlain (1963) → Carpenters (1970)
Superstar
Delaney & Bonnie (1969) → Carpenters (1971)
Io che non vivo (senza te)
Pino Donaggio (1965) → Dusty Springfield (1966)
The Windmills of Your Mind
Noel Harrison (1968) → Dusty Springfield (1969)
Rock and Roll Music
Chuck Berry (1957) → The Beatles (1964)
Back in the U.S.A.
Chuck Berry (1959) → Linda Ronstadt (1978)
Somewhere Out There
Phillip Glasser & Betsy Cathcart (1986) → Linda Ronstadt & James Ingram (1986)
Silver Threads and Golden Needles
Wanda Jackson (1956) → Linda Ronstadt (1973)
Love Me Tender
Elvis Presley (1956) → Linda Ronstadt (1978)
I Never Will Marry
The Carter Family (1933) → Linda Ronstadt (1977)
A Change Is Gonna Come
サム・クック (1964) → オーティス・レディング (1965)
The Coo Coo Bird
クラレンス・アシュレイ (1929) → ビッグ・ブラザー＆ザ・ホールディング・カンパニー (1966)
Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125
ルートヴィヒ・ヴァン・ベートーヴェン (1824) → 新交響楽団（現NHK交響楽団）/ 日本の市民合唱団 (1947)
Lady Jane
ジーン・リッチー (1963) → ザ・ローリング・ストーンズ (1966)
A Case of You
ジーン・リッチー (1952) → ジョニ・ミッチェル (1971)
オールド・ディキシー・ダウン
ザ・バンド (1969) → ジョーン・バエズ (1971)
戦争の親玉
ボブ・ディラン (1963) → エディ・ヴェダー & マイク・マクレディ (1993)
Cold Sweat
James Brown (1967) → James Brown (1967)
Papa's Got a Brand New Bag
James Brown (1965) → James Brown (1965)
Work Song
Nat Adderley (1960) → Nat Adderley (1960)
Please, Please, Please
James Brown & The Famous Flames (1956) → James Brown & The Famous Flames (1956)
オクラホマ・ミキサー
Gid Tanner & His Skillet Lickers (1926) → 日本フォークダンス連盟 / コロムビア・フォーク・オーケストラ (1961)
ジョン・ヘンリーのバラッド
セントルイス・ブルース
W. C. Handy (1914) → Bessie Smith feat. Louis Armstrong (1925)
蛍の光
Robert Burns (1788) → 稲垣千頴 / 文部省音楽取調掛 (1881)
アフター・ザ・ボール（舞踏会のあとで）
Charles K. Harris (1891) → Norma Terris (Show Boat Original Cast) (1927)
Million Roses
Aija Kukule & Līga Kreicberga (1981) → 加藤登紀子 (1987)
I'll Overcome Some Day
Charles Albert Tindley (1901) → ジョーン・バエズ (1963)
Blowin' in the Wind
Bob Dylan (1963) → ジョーン・バエズ (1963)
Los Laureles
José López (Traditional Ranchera) (1957) → Linda Ronstadt (1987)
Miguel Aceves Mejía / Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlán (1957) → Miguel Aceves Mejía / Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlán (1957)
Passion Flower
The Fraternity Brothers (1957) → ザ・ピーナッツ (1959)
Diana
Paul Anka (1957) → 平尾昌晃 (1958)
丸の内音頭
藤本二三吉 / 三島一声 (1932) → 小唄勝太郎 / 三島一声 (1933)
What's New
Bing Crosby (1939) → Linda Ronstadt (1983)
Will You Love Me Tomorrow
The Shirelles (1960) → Carole King (1971)
(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman
Aretha Franklin (1967) → Carole King (1971)
Ain't That a Shame
Fats Domino (1955) → Cheap Trick (1978)
Original Jelly Roll Blues
Jelly Roll Morton (1915) → Jelly Roll Morton (1915)
Bamboula (Danse des Nègres), Op. 2
Louis Moreau Gottschalk (1848) → Louis Moreau Gottschalk (1848)
Long Tall Sally
Little Richard (1956) → The Beatles (1964)
Heart Like a Wheel
McKendree Spring (1972) → Linda Ronstadt (1974)
Stand by Me
Charles Albert Tindley (1905) → Ben E. King (1961)
The House of the Rising Sun
Clarence Ashley & Gwen Foster (1933) → ジョーン・バエズ (1960)
港町十三番地 (Minato-machi 13-ban-chi)
美空ひばり (Misora Hibari) (1957) → 美空ひばり (Misora Hibari) (1957)
東京ブギウギ (Tokyo Boogie Woogie)
笠置シヅ子 (Shizuko Kasagi) (1947) → 美空ひばり (Misora Hibari) (1948)
Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy
The Andrews Sisters (1941) → The Andrews Sisters (1941)
La Charreada
Traditional Mexican Huapango (1987) → Linda Ronstadt (1987)
I Saw Her Standing There
The Beatles (1963) → The Beatles (1963)
Twist and Shout
The Isley Brothers (1962) → The Beatles (1963)
I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man
Muddy Waters (1954) → Muddy Waters (1954)
酒は涙か溜息か
藤山一郎 (1931) → 藤山一郎 (1931)
東京行進曲
佐藤千夜子 (1929) → 佐藤千夜子 (1929)
My Blue Heaven
Gene Austin (1927) → Fats Domino (1956)
カチューシャの唄
松井須磨子 (1914) → 松井須磨子 (1914)
I Will Always Love You
Dolly Parton (1974) → Linda Ronstadt (1975)
Rollin' Stone
Muddy Waters (1950) → The Rolling Stones (1962)
Different Drum
The Greenbriar Boys (1966) → The Stone Poneys featuring Linda Ronstadt (1967)
Mr. Tambourine Man
Bob Dylan (1965) → The Byrds (1965)
Eight Days a Week
The Beatles (1964) → The Beatles (1964)
Bob Dylan (1965) → Bob Dylan (1965)
Hungarian Csárdás & Dances (Traditional Roma Melodies)
Eduard Reményi (Violin) (1853) → Eduard Reményi (Violin) (1853)
Symphony No. 4 in E Minor, Op. 98: III. Allegro giocoso
Johannes Brahms (1885) → Rick Wakeman / Yes (1971)
Choo Choo Ch' Boogie
Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five (1946) → Asleep at the Wheel (1975)
Roll 'Em Pete
Big Joe Turner & Pete Johnson (1938) → Big Joe Turner (1954)
Pinetop's Boogie Woogie
Pinetop Smith (1928) → Pinetop Smith (1928)
Jumpin' at the Woodside
Count Basie and His Orchestra (1938) → Benny Goodman and His Orchestra (1939)
Take My Hand, Precious Lord
Thomas A. Dorsey (1932) → Mahalia Jackson (1956)
It's Tight Like That
Georgia Tom & Tampa Red (1928) → Clara Smith (1929)
Stand by Me (When the Storms of Life Are Raging)
Charles Albert Tindley (1905) → Andrew Remillard (2020)
Ooo Baby Baby
The Miracles (1965) → Linda Ronstadt (1978)
Shima Uta
THE BOOM / Kazufumi Miyazawa (1992) → Alfredo Casero (2001)
Holde Schöne, hör' diese Töne
Franz von Suppé (1879) → 田谷力三 / 浅草オペラ (1919)
Hab' ich nur Deine Liebe
Franz von Suppé (1879) → 田谷力三 / 小林愛雄 (1919)
Take It Easy
Eagles (1972) → Eagles (1972)
Hickory Wind
The Byrds (1968) → The Byrds (1968)
Folsom Prison Blues
Johnny Cash (1955) → Johnny Cash (1955)
Blue Suede Shoes
Carl Perkins (1956) → Carl Perkins (1956)
That'll Be the Day
The Crickets (1957) → Linda Ronstadt (1976)
Tutti Frutti
Little Richard (1955) → Elvis Presley (1956)
Crazy
Patsy Cline (1961) → Patsy Cline (1961)
I Walk the Line
Johnny Cash (1956) → Johnny Cash (1956)
My Grandfather's Clock
Henry Clay Work (1876) → 平井堅 (2002)
You Send Me
Sam Cooke (1957) → Aretha Franklin (1968)
I Got a Woman
Ray Charles (1954) → Elvis Presley (1956)
Living on Easy Street
Big Bill Broonzy (1938) → Ray Charles (1954)
Caldonia
Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five (1945) → Bill Haley & His Comets (1959)
It Must Be Jesus
The Southern Tones (1954) → Ray Charles (1954)
Christ Is All (The World to Me)
The Soul Stirrers (1951) → Ray Charles (1954)
Hound Dog
Big Mama Thornton (1952) → Elvis Presley (1956)
Maybellene
Chuck Berry (1955) → Johnny Rivers (1964)
Shake, Rattle and Roll
Big Joe Turner (1954) → Bill Haley & His Comets (1954)
Ida Red
Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys (1938) → Chuck Berry (1955)
Sweet Home Chicago
Robert Johnson (1936) → The Blues Brothers (1980)
Cross Road Blues
Robert Johnson (1936) → Cream (1968)
High Water Everywhere
Charley Patton (1929) → Charley Patton (1929)
Pony Blues
Charley Patton (1929) → Howlin' Wolf (1952)
Crazy Blues
Mamie Smith & Her Jazz Hounds (1920) → Tuba Skinny (2014)
Livery Stable Blues
Original Dixieland Jass Band (1917) → Original Dixieland Jass Band (1917)
Maple Leaf Rag
Scott Joplin (1899) → Scott Joplin (1899)
Good God Almighty (Field Holler)
Lightning Washington & Prisoners (1933) → C.B. Cook & Prisoners at Parchman Farm (1947)
Duga — Cordes Anciennes
Sidiki Diabaté & Djelimady Sissoko (1970) → Toumani Diabaté & Ballaké Sissoko (1999)
Lovesick Blues
Hank Williams (1949) → Linda Ronstadt (1970)
Match Box Blues
Blind Lemon Jefferson (1927) → Carl Perkins (1957)
Wildwood Flower
The Carter Family (1928) → Johnny Cash (1965)
Jim Jackson's Kansas City Blues
Jim Jackson (1927) → Janis Joplin (1963)
Blue Yodel No. 1 (T for Texas)
Jimmie Rodgers (1927) → Johnny Cash & Merle Haggard (1970)
I Can't Help It (If I'm Still in Love with You)
Hank Williams (1951) → Linda Ronstadt (1974)
上を向いて歩こう (Sukiyaki)
坂本 九 (1961) → A Taste of Honey (1981)
Dedicated to the One I Love
The Shirelles (1959) → The Mamas & the Papas (1967)
What'd I Say
Ray Charles (1959) → Etta James (1966)
That's All Right
Arthur Crudup (1946) → Elvis Presley (1954)
Blue Moon of Kentucky
Bill Monroe (1946) → Elvis Presley (1954)
How Do I Make You
Billy Thermal (1979) → Linda Ronstadt (1980)
It's So Easy!
The Crickets (1958) → Linda Ronstadt (1977)
When Will I Be Loved
The Everly Brothers (1960) → Linda Ronstadt (1975)
Heat Wave
Martha and the Vandellas (1963) → Linda Ronstadt (1975)
Blue Bayou
Roy Orbison (1963) → Linda Ronstadt (1977)
Desperado
Eagles (1973) → Linda Ronstadt (1973)
You're No Good
Betty Everett (1963) → Linda Ronstadt (1974)