starliteyes Posted October 27 Share Posted October 27 Title song of an Oscar winning movie. Link to post Share on other sites
MilesArcher Posted October 28 Share Posted October 28 The song and the movie are both called "Going My Way". The song was written by Johnny Burke and Jimmy Van Heusen for the 1944 movie. Bing Crosby sang it and won a Best Actor Oscar. Here is a recording by Bing: Link to post Share on other sites
starliteyes Posted October 28 Share Posted October 28 Right you are, Miles! And now it's your thread. Link to post Share on other sites
MilesArcher Posted October 28 Share Posted October 28 Thanks, I bet just about everyone knows this next one: No matter what I do I'll not forget you, Sometimes I wish that I had never met you Link to post Share on other sites
MilesArcher Posted October 31 Share Posted October 31 I thought this would be an easy one. Here's a hint: The song is sung to a woman in a canoe by a Canadian Mountie. Link to post Share on other sites
starliteyes Posted October 31 Share Posted October 31 Very helpful hint, Miles. The song is Rose Marie, music composed by Rudolf Friml and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein and Otto Harbach. Nelson Eddy sang it to Jeanette MacDonald in - what else? - Rose Marie. Link to post Share on other sites
MilesArcher Posted November 1 Share Posted November 1 Correct, Starlit. Of course, the remake had Howard Keel and Ann Blyth, but everyone remembers this original: Like Nelson said, "It didn't work with Maude, but then nothing works with Maude!" You're up next. Starlit. Link to post Share on other sites
starliteyes Posted November 1 Share Posted November 1 Thanks, Miles. Due to computer problems (I'm using someone else's computer at the moment) and other issues going on right now, I may not be showing up with any regularity on these boards for a while. So to keep things moving along, I'm leaving this thread open. Link to post Share on other sites
Princess of Tap Posted November 2 Author Share Posted November 2 Next: " I've A Conviction That I Must Be Wrong Stranger Than Fiction You Happened Along" Link to post Share on other sites
Princess of Tap Posted November 8 Author Share Posted November 8 On 11/1/2020 at 9:17 PM, Princess of Tap said: Next: " I've A Conviction That I Must Be Wrong Stranger Than Fiction You Happened Along" Hint#1-- From the debut movie of a big classic musical movie star Link to post Share on other sites
Princess of Tap Posted November 9 Author Share Posted November 9 20 hours ago, Princess of Tap said: Hint#1-- From the debut movie of a big classic musical movie star Hint#2-- The star was from a foreign country. Link to post Share on other sites
Princess of Tap Posted November 10 Author Share Posted November 10 On 11/7/2020 at 9:34 PM, Princess of Tap said: Hint#1-- From the debut movie of a big classic musical movie star Hint # 3-- The director of this musical also directed a very successful Fred Astaire musical-- NOT associated with RKO or Ginger Rogers. Link to post Share on other sites
Princess of Tap Posted November 13 Author Share Posted November 13 On 11/1/2020 at 9:17 PM, Princess of Tap said: Next: " I've A Conviction That I Must Be Wrong Stranger Than Fiction You Happened Along" On 11/7/2020 at 9:34 PM, Princess of Tap said: Hint#1-- From the debut movie of a big classic musical movie star On 11/8/2020 at 6:13 PM, Princess of Tap said: Hint#2-- The star was from a foreign country. On 11/10/2020 at 1:33 PM, Princess of Tap said: Hint # 3-- The director of this musical also directed a very successful Fred Astaire musical-- NOT associated with RKO or Ginger Rogers. A Brief Review Link to post Share on other sites
Princess of Tap Posted November 16 Author Share Posted November 16 On 11/1/2020 at 9:17 PM, Princess of Tap said: Next: " I've A Conviction That I Must Be Wrong Stranger Than Fiction You Happened Along" The star of the musical starred In 9 consecutive musicals for the same major Studio. This song was the title song of the first musical in the long series. Link to post Share on other sites
Princess of Tap Posted Friday at 08:00 AM Author Share Posted Friday at 08:00 AM On 11/16/2020 at 3:47 PM, Princess of Tap said: The star of the musical starred In 9 consecutive musicals for the same major Studio. This song was the title song of the first musical in the long series. The very big hint now-- 20th Century Fox Mogul Darryl F Zanuck discovered this musical star, coming from a foreign country, who made a lot of money for his Studio. But in the 9 consecutive musicals that the performer starred in, the star neither primarily sang nor danced, nor played a musical instrument to entertain the audience. Our Song lyrics are from that performer's first starring movie-- the name of the song is the same as the name of the movie. Link to post Share on other sites
MilesArcher Posted Saturday at 03:51 PM Share Posted Saturday at 03:51 PM Princess, I wish that you had given us that very big hint a little earlier. It would have saved me a lot of time. I first thought of Leslie Caron because her debut film, "An American In Paris" was directed by Vincente Minnelli, who directed Fred in "The Band Wagon". However, the other clues didn't fit. I checked out Carmen Miranda, and Canadian born actresses Deanna Durbin and Ruby Keeler, but I had to rule them out too. The answer that I came up with is the song "One In A Million" from the 1936 movie of the same name. I checked IMDB to find that the song was written by Sidney D. Mitchell and Lew Pollack. It was sung by an actress named Leah Ray with an all female band. The star making her Hollywood debut was Sonja Henie. Once you said that the star did not sing, dance, or play an instrument, Sonja came immediately to mind. The movie was directed by Sidney Lanfield who later directed Fred in "You'll Never Get Rich" with Rita Hayworth. I couldn't find a short clip, but if you watch the first three minutes of this video, you will see the song being performed. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Princess of Tap Posted Saturday at 05:45 PM Author Share Posted Saturday at 05:45 PM 1 hour ago, MilesArcher said: Princess, I wish that you had given us that very big hint a little earlier. It would have saved me a lot of time. I first thought of Leslie Caron because her debut film, "An American In Paris" was directed by Vincente Minnelli, who directed Fred in "The Band Wagon". However, the other clues didn't fit. I checked out Carmen Miranda, and Canadian born actresses Deanna Durbin and Ruby Keeler, but I had to rule them out too. The answer that I came up with is the song "One In A Million" from the 1936 movie of the same name. I checked IMDB to find that the song was written by Sidney D. Mitchell and Lew Pollack. It was sung by an actress named Leah Ray with an all female band. The star making her Hollywood debut was Sonja Henie. Once you said that the star did not sing, dance, or play an instrument, Sonja came immediately to mind. The movie was directed by Sidney Lanfield who later directed Fred in "You'll Never Get Rich" with Rita Hayworth. I couldn't find a short clip, but if you watch the first three minutes of this video, you will see the song being performed. Whatever else that can be said about Sonja Henie, she was a fabulous figure skater and a pioneer in the sport as an art. Miles, many thanks and you are one in a million! Your turn..... Link to post Share on other sites
MilesArcher Posted Sunday at 03:54 PM Share Posted Sunday at 03:54 PM This next one is a bit different. It's a twofer. That is, there are two songs by the same songwriter that are in two different movies made more than fifteen years apart. The last line of one song is the same as the first line of the other song. The line is: "It's a lovely day" Can you identify both songs, the movies they came from, the singers, and the songwriter? Please don't bother to answer unless you know both songs. If one person gets one song and another person gets the other one, we won't know who to give the thread to for the next question. Thanks. Link to post Share on other sites
starliteyes Posted yesterday at 03:03 AM Share Posted yesterday at 03:03 AM Irving Berlin wrote Isn’t This a Lovely Day to Be Caught in the Rain? (have always loved that song), which Fred Astaire sang to Ginger Rogers in Top Hat. The last line of the song is “long as I can be with you, it’s a lovely day.” That was in 1935. In 1953, Donald O’Connor sang Irving Berlin’s It’s a Lovely Day Today to Vera-Ellen in Call Me Madam. The opening line of the song is the same as the title. Irving Berlin seemed to have a thing for lovely days. He also wrote It’s a Lovely Day Tomorrow for Louisiana Purchase. Link to post Share on other sites
MilesArcher Posted 21 hours ago Share Posted 21 hours ago Very good, Starlit! Here are the songs: And It's hard to stump you, Starlit. Now it's your turn. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
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