The Beatles (1965) → Carpenters (1969)
ロックンロール
1965年にザ・ビートルズが発表したヘヴィなギターリフと推進力あるドラムが光るビート・ロック。去りゆく恋人への苛立ちをアップテンポに放った。
1969年のデビュー作。ロックの衝動を完全に脱色し、スローテンポのピアノ・バラードへと脱構築してカレンの沈痛な孤独感を際立たせた。
原曲から再定義版へ
ビートルズのロック・アンセムを大胆に減速・解体し、深い喪失感を湛えた静謐なポップ・バラードへとリファクタリングしたデビューの決定打。
アップテンポで乾いた苛立ちを歌うビート・ロックを、テンポを極限まで落とした失恋と喪失の哀切なバラードへ反転。
ギターリフ主体のバンドサウンドを排し、端正なアコースティック・ピアノと多重録音コーラスで構築された洗練のスタジオ・ワーク。
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
(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
Fiddlin' John Carson (1924) → Johnny Cash (1962)
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)