BEST SONG AS A SONG - SECRET LOVE from CALAMITY JANE
BEST FILMED SONG AS A MUSICAL SEQUENCE - CONSIDER YOURSELF from
OLIVER!. This is seriously tied with SINGIN' IN THE RAIN from
SINGIN' IN THE RAIN
BEST SONG ENRICHING THE CONTEXT OF THE SCENE – HAVE YOURSELF A MERRY
LITTLE CHRISTMAS from MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS
BEST SONG COMPOSED ORIGINALLY FOR FILM - GIGI from GIGI
BEST SOLO - OVER THE RAINBOW from THE WIZARD OF OZ
BEST DUET - I REMEMBER IT WELL from GIGI
BEST TRIO - BOOGIE WOOGIE BUGLE BOY FROM COMPANY B from BUCK PRIVATES
BEST QUARTET - THAT'S ENTERTAINMENT from THE BAND WAGON
MOST HAUNTING MELODY this is a tie:
UNCHAINED MELODY from UNCHAINED and
WILD IS THE WIND from WILD IS THE WIND
BEST SONG FROM AN ANIMATED FILM - WHEN YOU WISH UPON A STAR from
PINOCCHIO
BEST SONG TO ACCOMPANY AN ANIMATED SEQUENCE - YOU CAN FLY from PETER PAN
BEST SONG PERFORMED IN AN ANIMATED FILM - ZIP A DEE DOO DAH from SONG
OF THE SOUTH
BEST SONG WHICH IS ALSO A STATE SONG - OKLAHOMA! from OKLAHOMA!
BEST SONG PERFORMED "IN CONCERT" - GET BACK from LET IT BE
BEST DIDACTIC SONG - SWINGIN' ON A STAR from GOING MY WAY.
BEST SONG FROM A SHORT SUBJECT - THE HOUSE I LIVE IN from THE HOUSE I
LIVE IN
BEST SONG AND CHOREOGRAPHY MARRIAGE - AMERICA! from WEST SIDE STORY
BEST SONG ABOUT MUSIC - DO RE MI from THE SOUND OF MUSIC
BEST SONG OMITTED FROM THE FILM MUSICAL VERSION - I HAVE DREAMED
jettisoned from THE KING AND I
WORST LYRICS FOR A GOOD MELODY NEVER PERFORMED IN THE FILM - SOMEWHERE
MY LOVE not from DOCTOR ZHIVAGO
BEST SONG ADAPTED FROM CLASSICAL MUSIC - STRANGER IN PARADISE from
KISMET
But the BEST BEST OF THE BEST? I could never say. Maybe AS TIME GOES
BY or OVER THE RAINBOW.
I must say that some of the choices that some of you have made - and I
ain't going to say who or what - are INSANE!
I have just gotten back from Dallas where I saw TUTANKAMUN AND THE
GOLDEN AGE OF THE PHAROAHS at the Museum and it is an
truly terrific exhibit.
Kirby
On Feb 14, 2009, at 6:45 PM, David Kusumoto wrote:
I totally BOTCHED Bruce's poll -- my vote in his club poll was cast
early on -- and I didn't READ his criteria thoroughly. My vote(s)
for best original songs written for ANY film (whether drama, comedy
or straight-out musical) -- were "Moon River" and "As Time Goes By."
Now that I understand the criteria -- I would pick "Edelweiss,"
"Over the Rainbow" and "Singin' in the Rain," in that order.
"Edelweiss" has multiple meanings for most people beyond its "Sound
of Music" roots. It was the last song -- in the last musical --
that Oscar Hammerstein ever wrote while suffering from inoperable
stomach cancer. And the irony about Oscar's last song is that in
the musical -- it's a farewell tune about a time and a homeland
that's lost -- as much as it's a farewell tune from Oscar himself --
soft, reflective and nostalgic -- not bombastic or triumphant --
about the passage of time and the cycle of birth, re-growth, etc.
Even without Oscar's lyrics -- "Edelweiss" is like "Moon River" --
two songs with unbeatable melodies that most people can hear
repeatedly without complaint. -d.
Date: Sat, 14 Feb 2009 15:54:04 -0800
From: fly...@pacbell.net
Subject: Re: What song do you think was the greatest to ever appear
in a movie musical?
To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU
Cool. I still adore the 1950's film and I think it's one of the
best movies made about movies ever made.
Toochis
From: Richard Halegua Comic Art <sa...@comic-art.com>
To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU
Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2009 2:05:40 PM
Subject: Re: [MOPO] What song do you think was the greatest to ever
appear in a movie musical?
ah but Jeff, maybe you have to go view Singing in the Rain again to
understand the placement of that song - and others - in the film
don't you recall that the 1952 film was a sendup of Cinema around
the time of the conversion from silent to sound??
all the songs are flapper era
At 01:56 PM 2/14/2009, Jeff Potokar wrote:
SINGIN' IN THE RAIN was not from the '50's, same titled film
originally...
check out this star studded finale clip from "The Hollywood Review
of 1929" in early 2 strip Technicolor, with Marie Dressler, Joan
Crawford and many others... amazing!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUoTAtl8lv8
jeff
On Feb 14, 2009, at 8:12 AM, Dave Rosen wrote:
Singin' in the Rain from Singin' in the Rain...and A Clockwork
Orange. ;-)
Dave
www.posteropolis.com
----- Original Message -----
From: Bruce Hershenson
To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU
Sent: Friday, February 13, 2009 11:26 PM
Subject: [MOPO] What song do you think was the greatest to ever
appear in a movie musical?
I thought the MoPo members might enjoy seeing the poll from my
latest e-mail club message (it goes to over 5,000 movie paper
collectors). You can post your vote here (of course for it to count
in the official poll, you have to be a member of my e-mail club).
You can join athttp://www.emovieposter.com/mail/clubsignup.php
Here's the poll question:
What song do you personally think was the greatest to ever appear in
a musical movie?
We previously have asked club members about their favorite movie
"score" (as opposed to "soundtrack") and favorite song from a non-
musical. This week, we thought it only fair to ask about your
favorite song that IS from a musical.
IMPORTANT! This is kind of tricky! We are looking for a single song
that was either written for a specific movie musical, or was written
earlier, but has become SO identified with one movie musical it was
used in that everybody connects that song to that movie!
We are arbitrarily eliminating songs that are from movies that are
primarily dramas, but which have a bunch of songs added to it (like
almost all Barbra Streisand movies, which is certainly nothing
against Barbra, just that we are trying to stick to actual musicals,
where the drama element is sort of secondary to the musical content)
so please don't vote for any NON-musicals, or drama movies with
musical content, as outlined above (and we realize this is
completely arbitrary and unfair, and you are welcome to argue with
us in the comments field, but please don't vote for these types of
songs)!
In this poll more than any other we have ever run, there are truly
thousands of songs that COULD be chosen, and our below list is just
intended to jog your memory, and is no way comprehensive (even
WITHIN a specific movie, where we have picked one or two songs, but
there might be five others you might consider voting for JUST FROM
THAT MOVIE), so we fully expect there to be lots of "other" votes,
and that is great!
Finally know that we are absolutely NOT asking which of the
following movies you liked the best, but which SONG you liked the
best from one of these musical movies or from any other!
Here are the list of choices:
"And I'm Telling You" (Dreamgirls)
"Aquarius" (Hair)
"Baby, It's Cold Outside" (Neptune's Daughter)
"Baby Mine" (Dumbo)
"The Bare Necessities" (The Jungle Book)
"Beauty and the Beast" (Beauty and the Beast)
"Blame Canada" (South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut)
"Bless Yore Beautiful Hide" (Seven Brides For Seven Brothers)
"Buttons and Bows" (The Paleface)
"Cabaret" (Cabaret)
"Can You Feel the Love Tonight" (The Lion King)
"Cheek to Cheek" (Top Hat)
"Chim Chim Cher-ee" (Mary Poppins)
"Circle of Life" (The Lion King)
"Do-Re-Mi" (The Sound of Music)
"Evergreen (Love Theme from A Star Is Born)" (A Star Is Born)
"Get Happy" (Summer Stock)
"Gigi" (Gigi)
"Good Morning" (Singin' In the Rain)
"Hakuna Matata" (The Lion King)
"Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" (Meet Me in St. Louis)
"Hello Dolly" (Hello Dolly)
"I Could Have Danced All Night" (My Fair Lady)
"I Don't Know How to Love Him" (Jesus Christ Superstar)
"I Feel Pretty" (West Side Story)
"I Got Rhythm" (An American in Paris)
"I Remember It Well" (Gigi)
"I Whistle A Happy Tune" (The King and I)
"If I Loved You" (Carousel)
"It Might as Well Be Spring" (State Fair)
"Jailhouse Rock" (Jailhouse Rock)
"Lady Marmalade" (Moulin Rouge)
"The Last Time I Saw Paris" (Lady Be Good)
"Let's Call the Whole Thing Off" (Shall We Dance)
"Luck Be A Lady" (Guys and Dolls)
"The Man That Got Away" (A Star Is Born)
"My Favorite Things" (The Sound of Music)
"Oklahoma!" (Oklahoma!)
"Ol' Man River" (Show Boat)
"On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe" (The Harvey Girls)
"On the Good Ship Lollipop" (Bright Eyes)
"People" (Funny Girl)
"Pinball Wizard" (The Who's Tommy)
"Save the People" (Godspell)
"Singin' In the Rain" (Singin' In the Rain)
"Some Enchanted Evening" (South Pacific)
"Somewhere" (West Side Story)
"Somewhere Over the Rainbow" (The Wizard of Oz)
"The Sound of Music" (The Sound of Music)
"Stormy Weather" (Stormy Weather)
"The Sun Will Come Out Tomorrow" (Annie)
"Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" (Mary Poppins)
"Swinging on a Star" (Going My Way)
"Ten Cents a Dance" (Love Me Or Leave Me)
"Thanks for the Memory" (The Big Broadcast of 1938)
"They Can't Take That Away from Me" (Shall We Dance)
"Tonight" (West Side Story)
"The Trolley Song" (Meet Me In St. Louis)
"True Love" (High Society)
"Under the Sea" (The Little Mermaid)
"The Way You Look Tonight" (Swing Time)
"We're Off to See the Wizard" (The Wizard of Oz)
"When You Wish Upon a Star" (Pinocchio)
"White Christmas" (Holiday Inn)
"Who Will Buy?" (Oliver!)
"A Whole New World" (Aladdin)
"The Yankee Doodle Boy" (Yankee Doodle Dandy)
"You Must Love Me" (Evita)
"You'll Be in My Heart" (Tarzan)
"You're the One That I Want" (Grease)
"Younger Than Springtime" (South Pacific)
"Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah" (Song of the South)
Other (but PLEASE be sure to explain WHY you chose this option)
I am really curious to see how MoPo members feel vs my club overall.
Remember, ANY song is fine, on the list or not!
Bruce
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