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Post by I Love Melvin on Mar 7, 2024 23:49:06 GMT
Seeps and I had numerous run-ins over many years. Some would appear to be quite acrimonious at times. But we would eventually become friends. We became supportive of each other. I miss his presence here every day. Every single day. We had a few go-rounds on the old TCM board, with the same result. He wears curmudgeon well, though, and it would be nice to see him disturbing the peace again. |
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Post by I Love Melvin on Mar 8, 2024 0:09:34 GMT
More from the Land of the Lush Orchestration. I couldn't believe how many versions there are of this when I went to find a clip. I was so tempted to use a live Bacharach/Dusty Springfield version, but since Brook Benton sang it under the credits, Brook it is. A House is Not a Home (1964) was a kind of dismal movie about...wink, wink...that kind of house. The movie went nowhere, but Bacharach and David discovered that title songs could be tearaways from the film and exist independently, using just the title as the point of connection. Gold mine.
And before the sugar high wears off, here's the mother lode, Earl Grant singing the title song from Imitation of Life (1959). Listen if you dare.
And, rounding out the pack, Maestro Mathis doing the honors in The Best of Everything (1959). You are officially denied sweets for the rest of the day.
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Post by NoShear on Mar 8, 2024 2:54:11 GMT
No such thing as too many threads as we spin on a giant rock in a land of aughts and ones. It may take me a year to comment (yes, a musical for Family Day. My niece is confined to a wheelchair and cannot dance. She adores musicals. One of the best memories of my life was Oklahoma with her at Stratford during their sketchy year that I personally adored.) I hope that your niece rises out of her wheelchair one day and dances with some elegant Fred Astaire worshipper... |
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Post by I Love Melvin on Mar 8, 2024 18:30:46 GMT
Johnny Horton got into the act and came up with a couple of winners in 1960. Sink the Bismark (1960) was released first and this song was all over the radio, so score one for Johnny.
Number two for Johnny that year was North to Alaska, which was my favorite of the two, both the song and the movie; it was more in the wheelhouse of a teenaged boy, I guess. Fabian was in the cast so I always wondered if he was po'd that he didn't get to sing it, but I can't see him topping Johnny's version.
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Post by galacticgirrrl on Mar 8, 2024 19:29:26 GMT
My card:  ROTFL. Love it. But where did all these posts come from? A girrrl lies down for a nap before the big show and misses out on so much. Great musical selection NS. You and BW need your own Radio Threads here in the Land of Aughts. ILM & I will perform some dance numbers. My red shoes are at the ready. The tv theme song would have worked well too, even if I am still a bit bitter and disgruntled that I didn't know about this show until I was a big girl. [Santa, there is still time to bring me the gun set] Now as Margaret Rutherford says, I mustn't tarry or the mob will be upon me. I need go get my warm leatherette out of the airing cupboard. I still haven't decided on hair - the Nico or Baby Jane? Damn that even cracks me up - poor Chris Spedding seeing me pin-curled. The Horror! The Horror! [Is there help for people addicted to film & music quotes? I will wonder as I wander. Ooops I did it again] |
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Post by galacticgirrrl on Mar 8, 2024 19:47:01 GMT
Johnny Horton got into the act and came up with a couple of winners in 1960. Sink the Bismark (1960) was released first and this song was all over the radio, so score one for Johnny. Number two for Johnny that year was North to Alaska, which was my favorite of the two, both the song and the movie; it was more in the wheelhouse of a teenaged boy, I guess. Fabian was in the cast so I always wondered if he was po'd that he didn't get to sing it, but I can't see him topping Johnny's version. I adore but I've never seen North to Alaska which is odd given my love obsession penchant for Stewart Granger. It looks totally ridiculous so I've booked it. SO glad our library hack is finally done. It was 5 months without movies. I just about wept (yes, again) to see my 200 strong waiting list of new discoveries but I'm glad they didn't pay the Russian ransom. And yes, 1 vote for Fabian = po'd. There has to be a $$$tory. |
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Post by NoShear on Mar 8, 2024 23:55:02 GMT
My card: ROTFL. Love it. But where did all these posts come from? A girrrl lies down for a nap before the big show and misses out on so much. Great musical selection NS. You and BW need your own Radio Threads here in the Land of Aughts. ILM & I will perform some dance numbers. My red shoes are at the ready. The tv theme song would have worked well too, even if I am still a bit bitter and disgruntled that I didn't know about this show until I was a big girl. [Santa, there is still time to bring me the gun set] Now as Margaret Rutherford says, I mustn't tarry or the mob will be upon me. I need go get my warm leatherette out of the airing cupboard. I still haven't decided on hair - the Nico or Baby Jane? Damn that even cracks me up - poor Chris Spedding seeing me pin-curled. The Horror! The Horror! [Is there help for people addicted to film & music quotes? I will wonder as I wander. Ooops I did it again] Oh, you must go with the Baby Jane, galacticgirrrl:  Uh, oh: I think I may have just relinquished my No Hunting placard! Thankfully, I don't like mushrooms:  |
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Post by NoShear on Mar 9, 2024 0:13:20 GMT
More from the Land of the Lush Orchestration. I couldn't believe how many versions there are of this when I went to find a clip. I was so tempted to use a live Bacharach/Dusty Springfield version, but since Brook Benton sang it under the credits, Brook it is. A House is Not a Home (1964) was a kind of dismal movie about...wink, wink... that kind of house. The movie went nowhere, but Bacharach and David discovered that title songs could be tearaways from the film and exist independently, using just the title as the point of connection. Gold mine. I wondered about the Brook Benton song's title in relation to LOVE's "A House Is Not a Motel", I Love Melvin, and indeed, Arthur Lee apparently was a fan of Burt Bacharach/Hal David collaborations: The co-producer of forever changes, Bruce Botnick presumably would be welcome in The Land of the Lush Orchestration. |
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Post by I Love Melvin on Mar 9, 2024 19:27:06 GMT
I'm bumping this up from another thread where I mistakenly posted it this morning, not realizing where I was. Not to worry, though. Nothing to see here, folks. I still have my recall and...what's that other thing? Anyway, I was using this title theme as another example of how a song can have a separate life from a film. The movie itself is dated and rather smarmy, while the tune is peppy and fun. A Guide for the Married Man (1967) was directed by Gene Kelly and had an all-star cast, so by rights it should have been wholesome fun, but it turned out to be examples of how to get away with adultery, with lots of leering appraisals of the women involved. It wasn't even really appropriate for 1967 and is so much less so now. But The Turtles! And look for the music credit..."Johnny" Williams. Sound familiar?
In the same vein, another cute tune in a questionable setting. Under the Yum Yum Tree (1963) was another movie with a fine cast but a questionable premise, a landlord who rents to women only and has a passkey...Get it? James Darren sings the Sammy Cahn and James Van Heusen title song.
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Post by I Love Melvin on Mar 9, 2024 20:22:25 GMT
This one's coming up soon on TCM, so I thought I'd post the title song beforehand. The Wheeler Dealers (1963) is a fun comedy with an unusual comedic role for Lee Remick, who pairs really well with James Garner, though, truth be told, he paired well with everybody. It holds its own in the pack of 1960's rom coms. Randy Sparks and The New Christy Minstrels do the honors. Music by DeVol again.
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Post by I Love Melvin on Mar 10, 2024 13:10:30 GMT
One of the best ever. It speaks for itself.
And a later incarnation of the same spirit. Rachel Sweet and the theme from Hairspray (1980). The clip has been re-edited by a fan to showcase the dancer, so it's not the original title sequence, but the song is complete and the dancer is fantastic.
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Post by intrepid37 on Mar 10, 2024 13:39:30 GMT
Joe Walsh and The Eagles close out the end credits for The Warriors (1979) with "In the City".
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Post by BunnyWhit on Mar 10, 2024 15:54:58 GMT
"An Affair to Remember," sung by Vic Damone over the credits to An Affair to Remember (1957). The song is reprised in the film by Deborah Kerr dubbed by Marni Nixon.
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Post by I Love Melvin on Mar 12, 2024 13:55:09 GMT
Ride the Wild Surf (1964) featured the usual twenty-somethings (and in Tab Hunter's case, maybe a little more) playing carefree youngsters, but the title song sung by ersatz surf gods Jan and Dean helped elevate it above the pack. The song starts at about :50.
The tried-and-true Beach Party gang was still at it the next year with Beach Blanket Bingo (1965), another mindlessly insipid but fun movie with one of the catchier title songs, or maybe just the kind of earworm you wish you could forget but can't? Nice to see Annette dancing; they didn't make her do it often enough.
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Post by I Love Melvin on Mar 12, 2024 14:07:33 GMT
The theme from Never on Sunday (1960) won the Academy Award for Best Original Song (Manos Hadjidakis) and was sung by the star of the movie, Melina Mercouri. Quite a few recordings were made of it, some in English, and it got lots of radio play.
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