Beyond the Reefとは 意味・読み方・使い方

"Beyond The Reef" is a song written by Canadian Jack Pitman in Hawaii in 1948. It was first performed by Hawaiian artist Napua Stevens in 1949. Bing Crosby covered the song a year later in 1950 and Elvis Presley recorded his version of the song on May 27, 1966. The Elvis recording was only released on a boxset in 1980/1. The Ventures also covered the song on their third album, Another Smash, in September 1961. Although it is heavily influenced by Hawaiian music it does not contain any Hawaiian language words or any mention of Hawaii. It is a slow song in the key of C major with a 2-5-1 progression with D minor, G major and C major. It features the steel guitar, typical of Hawaiian music.