DownGoesFrazier Posted September 17, 2010 Share Posted September 17, 2010 deleted Edited by: finance on Sep 17, 2010 2:57 PM Link to post Share on other sites
DownGoesFrazier Posted September 17, 2010 Share Posted September 17, 2010 The only thing missing from your presentation was that the song was originally written for the Broadway show. Adler and Ross were proteges of Frank Loesser. Sammy Davis also had a well-known version of this great song. Yours, Miles. Edited by: finance on Sep 17, 2010 3:06 PM Link to post Share on other sites
MilesArcher Posted September 18, 2010 Share Posted September 18, 2010 As long as we're doing lines from songs, here's some: In spite of the worry that money brings, just a little filthy lucre buys a lot of things. And I would take you to places you'd like to go, but outside of that, I've no use for dough. It's the root of all evil, of strife and upheaval. But I'm certain, honey, that life could be sunny, ....... The next line is the title of the song which was featured in a musical in the thirties. The song became a standard and has been recorded by many singers and bands over the years. Can you name the song, the movie it was first featured in, and who sang it in that movie? Link to post Share on other sites
mudskipper Posted September 18, 2010 Share Posted September 18, 2010 Written for the movie "Gold Diggers of 1937", the song, "With Plenty Of Money And You" was composed by Harry Warren with lyrics by Al Dubin. It was also known as "Gold Digger's Lullaby" and was performed by Dick Powell. Also in 1937, Fritz Freleng made a short cartoon, "Plenty Of Money And You", which featured the same song sung by a weasel to an ostrich chick as "Plenty Of Gravy On You".... Link to post Share on other sites
MilesArcher Posted September 18, 2010 Share Posted September 18, 2010 Yes, Dick Powell sang it to his then wife, Joan Blondell. If you looked for it on Youtube, you're probably still humming it. Your turn, muddy. Link to post Share on other sites
mudskipper Posted September 19, 2010 Share Posted September 19, 2010 At the height of his popularity, this star sang the beautiful "Serenade" by Riccardo Drigo (more popularly known as "Drigo's Serenade"), in English...Name the movie and the singer....and if you want to listen to the song, it's on You Tube. Edited by: mudskipper on Sep 18, 2010 9:24 PM Edited by: mudskipper on Sep 18, 2010 9:25 PM Link to post Share on other sites
mudskipper Posted September 20, 2010 Share Posted September 20, 2010 Clue:-- The movie is a black and white musical western... Link to post Share on other sites
cujas Posted September 20, 2010 Share Posted September 20, 2010 I really love Nelson Eddy with Jeanette MacDonald--but alone I gonna say he's all yours. *Let Freedom Ring* must be a very interesting movie--with Eddy playing Gary Cooper or Randolph Scott with time to sing? But I've heard Virginia Bruce, and she wasn't too bad, unless they dubbed her in "Born to Dance". Link to post Share on other sites
mudskipper Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 Nelson Eddy was pretty good and was the highest paid singer at the height of his fame. If anybody wants to watch Nelson perform and sing that nice song, go to You Tube and type in "Drigo's Serenade-Nelson Eddy". Your thread, Cujas. Link to post Share on other sites
cujas Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 There's a song from a post-war era Hollywood musical that few people remember but it's simply beautiful. "Who knows what happiness is waiting Just a kiss away from where you are" And if you can finish the song, you've got the title. Please give us the Song, movie, composers and the Movie Star singing the song. Caveat: not an obscure movie, just a forgotten tune. Edited by: cujas on Sep 21, 2010 5:50 PM Link to post Share on other sites
mudskipper Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 The song is "There's A Rising Moon For Every Falling Star" with music by Sammy Fain and lyrics by Paul Francis Webster, sung by Doris Day in the movie "Young At Heart" from 1954...It's also on You Tube. Edited by: mudskipper on Sep 21, 2010 6:39 PM Link to post Share on other sites
cujas Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 You, young man, are very fast indeed. It's a beautiful song. "One moment in your heart it's winter Comes a rose and suddenly it's spring" Mr. MS, it's your song next: Link to post Share on other sites
mudskipper Posted September 22, 2010 Share Posted September 22, 2010 Thanks, Cujas... "Flaming, with all the glow of sunrise, A burning kiss is sealing The vow that all betray... For the passions that thrill love, And lift you up to heaven, Are the passions that kill love And lead you down to hell..." This lovely song was sung in at least two different movies, one from 1940 and the other from 1954. The one from 1940 was a remake, but the one from 1954 was entirely different... Name the song, the composer, and the two movies where the song was sung...If you want you can name the singers in the movies (A number of artists have recorded the song. Again, it has a number of versions in You Tube.).... Link to post Share on other sites
mudskipper Posted September 23, 2010 Share Posted September 23, 2010 Hint:--- The title of the first movie refers to the name of a ship. The second movie is a biopic...and of course, both are musicals. Link to post Share on other sites
DownGoesFrazier Posted September 23, 2010 Share Posted September 23, 2010 The first film may be NEW MOON. Link to post Share on other sites
mudskipper Posted September 23, 2010 Share Posted September 23, 2010 The "New Moon" is correct...and if you know that, you should be able to figure out the second film and the song title... Link to post Share on other sites
mudskipper Posted September 26, 2010 Share Posted September 26, 2010 Hint....the lead had something to do with noses... Edited by: mudskipper on Sep 25, 2010 10:30 PM Link to post Share on other sites
mudskipper Posted September 26, 2010 Share Posted September 26, 2010 Your thread, six... Link to post Share on other sites
cujas Posted September 30, 2010 Share Posted September 30, 2010 Ringo is my favorite Beatle. *Help!* Link to post Share on other sites
cujas Posted October 1, 2010 Share Posted October 1, 2010 Oscar Levant played the piano in *Humoresque*. What was Oscar playing at the party where John Garfield meets Joan Crawford? Specifically before Garfield plays the violin for Crawford. Edited by: cujas on Oct 1, 2010 4:46 PM Link to post Share on other sites
cujas Posted October 2, 2010 Share Posted October 2, 2010 The only hint is that Oscar Levant played his favorite composer--now you just guess the piece. Link to post Share on other sites
mudskipper Posted October 3, 2010 Share Posted October 3, 2010 Is that "Prelude" by George Gershwin ? Link to post Share on other sites
cujas Posted October 3, 2010 Share Posted October 3, 2010 Yes, MS, I believe it's his 1st Prelude. Take it away, Mr MS-- Link to post Share on other sites
mudskipper Posted October 4, 2010 Share Posted October 4, 2010 Thanks. Levant was apparently a close friend of George Gershwin... In a 1951 musical, this musician played all the members of an orchestra in a fantasy sequence--the conductor, the pianist, and the representative musicians for each orchestra instrument. Many believe this was a tribute to a similar dream sequence in a movie made thirty years before where the star played everyone in a theater, including the band leader, the members of the band, the dancers on stage and everyone in the audience....Question--What is the title of the 1951 musical and who was the musician? What was the title of the 1921 movie and who was the star ?.... Link to post Share on other sites
cujas Posted October 4, 2010 Share Posted October 4, 2010 1951-*The American In Paris* Oscar Levant--"The Concerto In F" by Gershwin. If Oscar didn't conceive the conceited orch and audience, he never let on that the idea ever came from anyone or anything else. Link to post Share on other sites
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