Ladyothehouse

What really struck me the most, and many others also commented on the same, was the 'suggestive nature' of the song. Her coquettish behavior would definitely have been more ramped up pre-code. I was also struck by her appearance in her dressing room. She is fully clothed, for sure, but the light shade of the dress fabric and the way it fits her body seems rather risqué for the time (but that might just be me.) Linda Lewis

Ooh, Sweeney Todd! I'm also a fan!

My favorite musicals have to be those created by Rogers and Hammerstein, with South Pacific at the top. I grew up listening to my mother's soundtrack album from the '50s and would watch it every chance I got. I was fortunate enough to play in the pit orchestra for a summer youth performance of it the summer after my high school graduation, too. The older I get the more the song lyrics have meaning for me, especially in these times of racism and intolerance.