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Post by jo on May 10, 2021 16:52:57 GMT -5
Maybe a thread to discuss the musical score of the show?
We are very far off from an original cast recording which should be forthcoming --
what about putting up the many versions of songs from the show that have become part of popular culture?
May I start off with 'TIL THERE WAS YOU - apart from the many stage production recordings and from the movie, I never realized how many versions have been recorded, sometimes by unlikely performers to sing the song.
We're familiar with the story of how Paul McCartney stumbled on the music and started singing it and eventually recording it, turning it into one of the Beatles best hits.
But here are other versions, from known and not very well known performers.
Let me start with this choral rendition --
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Post by jo on May 10, 2021 16:57:04 GMT -5
Ray Charles with a very stirring rendition --
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Post by jo on May 10, 2021 17:14:15 GMT -5
Rod Stewart --
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Post by jo on May 10, 2021 17:18:12 GMT -5
Peggy Lee - who recorded one of the very earliest versions!
If I am not mistaken, it was Peggy Lee's version that Paul McCartney first heard played on his cousin's music box. It prompted him to sing it, even recorded it, without realizing it came from The Music Man.
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Post by jo on May 10, 2021 17:31:37 GMT -5
The very first recording of the song ( then called TIL I MET YOU) - before the show was staged on Broadway.
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Post by jo on May 10, 2021 17:36:41 GMT -5
A jazz version by Etta Jones --
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Post by jo on May 10, 2021 17:47:30 GMT -5
A current recording - from Christina Perri!
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Post by jo on May 10, 2021 17:54:44 GMT -5
Our very own ( Philippines) Lea Salonga singing 'TIL THERE WAS YOU at a Melbourne concert IN 2019
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Post by jo on May 10, 2021 17:59:22 GMT -5
'Til There Was You
There were bells on a hill
But I never heard them ringing
No, I never heard them at all
'Til there was you
There were birds in the sky
But I never saw them winging
No, I never saw them at all
'Til there was you
Then there was music and wonderful roses
They tell me
In sweet fragrant meadows
Of dawn and dew
There was love all around
But I never heard it singing
No, I never heard it at all
'Til there was you
Then there was music and wonderful roses
They tell me
In sweet fragrant meadows
Of dawn and dew
There was love all around
But I never heard it singing
No, I never heard it at all
'Til there was you
'Til there was you
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Post by jo on May 10, 2021 18:12:53 GMT -5
Let's compare SEVENTY SIX TROMBONES --
With Eric McCormack --
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Post by jo on May 10, 2021 18:15:09 GMT -5
From the 2000 revival -- at the TONY Awards!
With Craig Bierko --
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Post by jo on May 10, 2021 18:19:03 GMT -5
With Matthew Broderick --
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Post by jo on May 10, 2021 18:24:26 GMT -5
From the legendary Arthur Fiedler and the Boston Pops Orchestra --
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Post by jo on May 10, 2021 18:29:02 GMT -5
And who doesn't love watching it with a Marching Band!
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Post by jo on May 10, 2021 20:05:09 GMT -5
Have you ever wondered why the Opening Number is called the Rock Island Overture/Opening Number. I did -- because I did not know that the train where the salesmen sang a cappella was named ROCK ISLAND RAILROAD  Jo |
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Post by njr on May 11, 2021 12:47:49 GMT -5
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Post by JH4HJ on May 11, 2021 19:10:29 GMT -5
The Beatles Til There Was You Live at Washington (D.C.) Coliseum 1964 Nancy This and All My Loving - my two favorite tracks from Meet The Beatles. Great memory. Thank you. |
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Post by JH4HJ on May 11, 2021 19:35:52 GMT -5
From the 2000 revival -- at the TONY Awards! With Craig Bierko -- I like both Broderick and McCormack. I am not familiar with Craig Bierko but I am far more impressed with him in this role than the others. I'm sorry I missed this. Thanks for posting the clip. I'll check YouTube for more of him. |
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Post by jo on May 12, 2021 0:10:26 GMT -5
So, what would Hugh Jackman do to make sure his rendition of SEVENTY SIX TROMBONES is spectacular, remarkable and memorable?? Maybe he could come out dressed like this -- Let's look at the personalities -- *Bierko - affable fellow *McCormack- mugging too much *Matthew - lost schoolboy *Preston - lovable crook *Jackman - sexy, affable, lovable crook   Just kidding  Jo |
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Post by jo on May 12, 2021 0:18:30 GMT -5
TROUBLE! YA GOT TROUBLE!
That is the quintessential Robert Preston performance that elevated the stage production and the movie to its memorable status ( and got Preston the role).
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Post by jo on May 12, 2021 0:27:26 GMT -5
I couldn't find any show clip for TROUBLE for Craig Bierko.
But he performed the number elsewhere --
(Any luck, Valerie, on this number?)
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Post by jo on May 12, 2021 1:17:25 GMT -5
Some non-stage actors have also performed this number ( as it does not really involve singing...but more of patter)
Like Seth Mcfarlane here ( and also Conan O'Brien) --
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Post by jo on May 12, 2021 4:51:33 GMT -5
Sorry for the poor visual --
but here's a parody of YA GOT TROUBLE, performed by Conan O' Brien at the EMMYs --
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Post by njr on May 12, 2021 15:08:56 GMT -5
^ “Crunes?” I think they meant “Croons.” 😂
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Post by njr on May 13, 2021 14:14:08 GMT -5
"Till There Was You" was covered by Anita Bryant in 1959 as a single for Carlton Records, reaching #30 on the Billboard Hot 100. In 1963, The Beatles covered "Till There Was You" on their second LP With the Beatles (issued on Meet the Beatles! in the United States). Willson's widow later told The New York Times that his estate made more money from the royalties of the Beatles' recordings of "Till There Was You" than it did from the musical.
Paul McCartney’s company MPL also administers the songs from some of the most successful Broadway musicals including A Chorus Line, Hello Dolly!, Annie, Grease, Guys and Dolls and The Music Man.Nov 13, 2012
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