starliteyes Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 Dizzy me, silly moon, crazy quilt of a sky Are you real or a dream that got caught in my eye? Link to post Share on other sites
starliteyes Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 Song was sung in the film first in an operatic style by a supporting actress/singer and then later reprised by the star of the film, a legendary actress/singer, who sang it straight first and then did it comically. Link to post Share on other sites
starliteyes Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 1943 MGM film. Link to post Share on other sites
starliteyes Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 The leading man had won a Best Supporting Actor Oscar for a film made a year before this one. Link to post Share on other sites
MilesArcher Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 The song is "When I Look At You" from the movie "Presenting Lily Mars". It was written by Walter Jurmann and Paul Francis Webster. It was sung in operatic style by Marta Eggerth, a Hungarian born soprano known as the "Callas Of Operetta". Judy Garland does the straight version with the Bob Crosby Orchestra as you will see in this clip: Later, Judy does the comedic version (Caro Nome), and apparently Marta was not amused. Link to post Share on other sites
starliteyes Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 Excellent answer as always, Miles! You're up next. Link to post Share on other sites
MilesArcher Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 Thanks, Starlit. I didn't need your last clue. When I saw the clue about it being from a 1943 MGM musical, I immediately thought of "Presenting Lily Mars". Now, here's one that should be familiar. Do you know what movie it was from? She was truckin' on down the avenueWithout a single thing to do Link to post Share on other sites
starliteyes Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 Ella Fitzgerald sang A-Tisket, A-Tasket, written by her and Van Alexander, in her screen debut in Ride 'Em Cowboy (1942). The song wasn't written expressly for the movie, however, since Ella had recorded it back in 1938. www.youtube.com/watch?v=1bgFkeDLpSI Link to post Share on other sites
MilesArcher Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 That is correct, Star. Many of Abbott and Costello's early movies also showcased popular musical performers of the day. A singing group called The Merry Macs as well as cowboy star Dick Foran also sang in the film. Nice work, Star. Now you're up again. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
starliteyes Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 Please don't say no to my plea 'Cause if you do, then I'm all through Link to post Share on other sites
MilesArcher Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 The song is "It's You Or No One" which was written by Sammy Cahn and Jule Stein for the 1948 movie "Romance On The High Seas", which was Doris Day's first film. In the movie Doris does what so many of us wish we could do, she walks up to a band in a club and asks to sing a song with them. You'll see that in this clip: Later, she does a slower version, as you will see in this next clip: Isn't it strange how different a song can be with just a tempo change? Link to post Share on other sites
starliteyes Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 Great answer, Miles, and correct, too! Your thread. Link to post Share on other sites
MilesArcher Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 Do you know this one? I thought I was happy, I could live without love, Now I must admit, love is all I'm thinking of You may recognize it as a big band song, but it was sung in a forties comedy by a woman who was a band singer at the time. She later sang on Broadway and years later had a recurring role on a popular TV sitcom. Link to post Share on other sites
MilesArcher Posted October 19, 2020 Share Posted October 19, 2020 What, no guesses yet? Here's a hint: The song is associated with Tommy Dorsey, but he was not in the movie where this woman sang it. Link to post Share on other sites
MilesArcher Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 I didn't think it would be this tough. Abbott and Costello were the stars of the movie and Martha Raye was featured. Link to post Share on other sites
starliteyes Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 The song is I'm Getting Sentimental Over You by George Bassman and Ned Washington. It was sung by Carol Bruce in Keep 'Em Flying. Link to post Share on other sites
MilesArcher Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 Yes, yes, yes. Carol Bruce was a band singer with Larry Clinton's orchestra before becoming a movie actress in the early 1940's. "I'm Getting Sentimental Over You" was done in a nightclub setting in the movie. After a rather short movie career, Carol worked on Broadway. She played the role of Julie Laverne in the 1946 revival of "Show Boat". She did sporadic TV work in the fifties and sixties until she landed the role of station owner Mama Carlson on "WKRP In Cincinnati". Carol Bruce in "Keep "Em Flying" Carol Bruce as Mama Carlson I couldn't find a video of the song from the movie, but I did find this recording by Ella Fitzgerald: Of course, it was Tommy Dorsey's theme song. Nice work, Starlit. The thread is all yours now. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
starliteyes Posted October 24, 2020 Share Posted October 24, 2020 First I'm singing, then I'm sighing Then I'm flying so high above Link to post Share on other sites
MilesArcher Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 Starliteyes, if you had asked me if I knew the name of the song, I would have to answer "Oh, But I Do". This very pretty song was written by Leo Robin and Arthur Schwartz for the 1946 Warner Bros. film "The Time, The Place, And The Girl". It was sung in the film by Dennis Morgan. I couldn't find a recording by Dennis, but I did find this recording by another Warner's star, Doris Day. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
starliteyes Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 Yes, it is a pretty song, Miles, and the only recording I have of it is by Doris Day. Back to you, Miles, for the next tuneful melody. Link to post Share on other sites
MilesArcher Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 Thanks, Starlit. Does anyone know this one? So worth the yearning for, So swell to keep any home fires burning for Link to post Share on other sites
starliteyes Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To, written by Cole Porter and sung by Janet Blair and Don Ameche in Something to Shout About. Link to post Share on other sites
starliteyes Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 Don't know how to delete the above, but I made a mistake. The sing is Easy to Love, also by Cole Porter and sung by James Stewart in Born to Dance. Link to post Share on other sites
MilesArcher Posted October 26, 2020 Share Posted October 26, 2020 That's correct, Starlit. James Stewart and a dubbed Eleanor Powell (that's Ellie as The Princess Of Tap calls her) sang the song in a park. Check out this clip: Nice work, Star. You're up next. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites
starliteyes Posted October 26, 2020 Share Posted October 26, 2020 Just pack a basket full of wishes And off you start With Sunday morning in your heart Link to post Share on other sites
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