Famous Songs from Non-Famous Musicals

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Famous Songs from Non-Famous Musicals

Post by jon » Tue Dec 19, 2006 2:50 pm

Bit of a gamble, this.

I can start with "All the Things You Are" from "Very Warm for May", and "The Lady is a Tramp" from "Babes in Arms". There are several well-known songs from "Babes in Arms ("My Funny Valentine", "Where or When") but the difficulty is maybe matching something famous with something truly obscure. I guess the definition of "obscure" might be a musical which the man in the street couldn't name if presented with the name of a connected song.
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Post by paul jh » Tue Dec 19, 2006 5:42 pm

How about Some Enchanted Evening, I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Out Of My Hair, A Wonderful Guy, Bali Ha'i, Younger Than Springtime, There Is Nothing Like A Dame, This Nearly Was Mine, Honey Bun, and that wonderful UK #1 chart hit Happy Talk from the obscure musical South Pacific?

You said obscure Jon ... none of the 20- and 30-somethings I work with have ever heard of South Pacific. You know how Americans are (or perhaps you don't). Now maybe you'll understand why I only listen to the BBC and why I like to come to the UK so often.
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Post by mariana44 » Tue Dec 19, 2006 5:52 pm

Well, this might count----"My Romance" great song----from the musical "Jumbo ", which I would class as obscure .
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Post by john » Tue Dec 19, 2006 6:27 pm

Wasn't LITTLE GIRL BLUE from JUMBO? The Carpenters did a lovely version of this.
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Post by Marian » Tue Dec 19, 2006 9:25 pm

Also I believe to be from Jumbo - THE MOST BEAUTIFUL GIRL IN THE WORLD.

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Post by Marian » Tue Dec 19, 2006 9:28 pm

And I think in the original production of Jumbo - THERE'S A SMALL HOTEL, but it was dropped and appeared in a film later.

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Post by ROBERT M. » Tue Dec 19, 2006 11:51 pm

With all those songs, "Jumbo" does sound very obscure :roll: :lol:
"My Tears Will Fall Now That You're Gone,
I Can't Help But Cry, But I Must Go On" :(
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Post by mariana44 » Tue Dec 19, 2006 11:56 pm

Robert--that is the whole point of this game---most people would know these songs, but how many would know that they came from the musical "Jumbo"??
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Post by mariana44 » Wed Dec 20, 2006 12:01 am

Here is one---a well known song "The Gentleman is a Dope" from a very little known Rodgers and Hammerstein musical called "Allegro "
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Post by mariana44 » Wed Dec 20, 2006 12:04 am

Another obscure musical from the Gershwins called "Oh Kay",
but it featured that beautiful song---indeed one of my favourites

"Someone to watch over me"
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Post by Marian » Wed Dec 20, 2006 12:06 am

Never even heard of Oh Kay Marian, but love the song. Good one!
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Post by jon » Wed Dec 20, 2006 11:48 am

I knew this would be an awkward one.

Paul, I think I do know what some Americans are like and, yes, it doesn't surprise me that some of them haven't heard of "South Pacific", but obviously that wasn't what I was thinking of in the question ("South Pacific" easily being a famous musical in most people's book). Some of the songs mentioned here are not in fact all that famous themselves. I guess Mariana44 has got the right idea with "Someone to Watch Over Me" (famous song) from an obscure musical ("Oh Kay"), but this has clearly got you all thinking hard. To be honest, I can't actually think of any more examples myself. So go on, make my day...
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Post by mariana44 » Wed Dec 20, 2006 1:10 pm

Heres another--from "The Boys from Syracuse"--2 famous songs


"This can't be love"

"Falling in love with love"
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Post by ROBERT M. » Wed Dec 20, 2006 5:58 pm

I thought that musical was quite a well known one Marian :wink: :wink:
"My Tears Will Fall Now That You're Gone,
I Can't Help But Cry, But I Must Go On" :(
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Post by paul jh » Wed Dec 20, 2006 6:15 pm

Is this better Jon? :?: :)

Too Close For Comfort from one of my favourite musicals Mr. Wonderful
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