"I got rhythm..."
jacqtang
JeanieZone wrote:
>
> Can anyone please ID this song for me:
>
> "I got rhythm,
> I got music,
> I got my man,
> <snip>
> Somehow, I think it's from an old musical, and the words "Ethel Merman" come to
> mind for some reason.
>
Yes, Ethel Merman did perform it. So did Judy Garland, Gene Kelley,
Lorna Luft and a whole host of others.
Song : I Got Rhythm
Film : Girl Crazy ('31/'32)
Music : George Gershwin
Lyrics : Ira Gershwin
Performer : Kitty Kelly
Days can be sunny
With never a sigh
Don´t need what money can buy
Birds in the tree sing
Their dayful of song
Why shouldn´t we sing along?
I´m chipper all the day
Happy with my lot
How do I get that way?
Look at what I´ve got
I got rhythm
I got music
I got my man
Who could ask for anything more?
I got daisies
In green pastures
I got my man
Who could ask for anything more?
Old Man Trouble
I don´t mind him
You won´t find him 'round my door
I got starlight
I got sweet dreams
I got my man
Who could ask for anything more?
Who could ask for anything more?
Ray Crenshaw
>"I got rhythm,
>I got music,
>I got my man,
>I got my man,
>Who could ask for anything more?
>You won't find him, at my door..."
It also had a stunning (I thought) remake around 1964 by "The Happenings"
(wasn't it?). It was a pretty big hit for them too. Anyway, I believe the
Tokens (of "Wimoweh" AKA "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" fame) produced the
group's recordings, which is pretty odd in light of the fact that my 45 of
"Wimoweh" purports itself to be produced by Hugo & Luigi. I guess the Tokens
learned a lot in the studio. If you care for the sound of the 4-Seasons or
the Tokens, it's a good listen.
Ray Crenshaw in SC (USA)
Ray Crenshaw
>Days can be sunny
>With never a sigh
>Don´t need what money can buy
Neat... you've included the verse. Lots of old songs started with a "verse"
that proved to be "unnecessary" when making a record. "White Christmas" has
a neat one that you just NEVER hear.
The Happenings sang an intro verse to "I Got Rhythm" that went thusly...
Group:
In this fast and troubled world, we sometimes lose our way...
Lead singer:
But I am never lost, I feel this way because...
Does anyone know if the Gershwins wrote this verse as sung by the Happenings
(circa 1964 or 5)? I haven't heard it since then but as a ten-year old I
liked it so much that I tried to memorize it while it was on the radio.
Ray Crenshaw
>Ray Crenshaw wrote:
>"White Christmas" has
>a neat one that you just NEVER hear.
>What IS the missing verse? I've never heard it either!
Sue: I heard it once as a kid (eons ago, born 1954 <G>). Didn't know what I
was listening to till it got to the part "I'm dreaming of a..." Bing didn't
sing the verse in his two early recordings of it (the ones you hear all the
time) and I don't remember who HAS sung it.
All I remember is the last line...
"There's never been such a day, in Beverly Hills, LA..."
I will try to find more. Also in a similar vein, have you heard the verse to
"Stardust"? The "Sometimes I wonder.." part is the chorus. Nat "King" Cole"
sings the verse at the beginning of his "Stardust".
From memory, go easy on me...
"And now at last the purple dust (dusk?) of twilight time,
Steals across the meadows of your heart.
High up in the sky, a little bird flies,
Always reminding me that we're apart...
Oddly enough, I once heard a Sinatra album-version that OMITTED the CHORUS,
had the verse only! I can just imagine that this was his way of thumbing his
nose at all the requests he's had over the years to "Sing 'Stardust'
Frankie..." I'll stop now since I've left "White Christmas far behind, which
itself had left the original "I Got Rhythm" thread in the dust <G>. There's
more, ask and I'll send it.
Ray "Bring back the verse" Crenshaw in Hodges, SC (USA)
Kyle Harris
Ray Crenshaw wrote:
. "White Christmas" has
> a neat one that you just NEVER hear.
What IS the missing verse? I've never heard it either!
>
> The Happenings sang an intro verse to "I Got Rhythm" that went thusly...
>
> Group:
> In this fast and troubled world, we sometimes lose our way...
> Lead singer:
> But I am never lost, I feel this way because...
>
> Does anyone know if the Gershwins wrote this verse as sung by the Happenings
> (circa 1964 or 5)?
Well, according to my George Gershwin songbook (yeah, I know it's George
and Ira, but the book is called The Great Songs of George Gershwin :0}
), the lyrics submitted to this group were complete. But that doesn't
mean, if it is from a musical, that there wasn't some sort of musical
"prologue" to the song from the script. Anybody know?
sue harris
Koala Bear
Ray Crenshaw wrote:
>
> >Days can be sunny
> >With never a sigh
> >Don´t need what money can buy
>
> Neat... you've included the verse. Lots of old songs started with a "verse"
> a neat one that you just NEVER hear.
>
Hi,
When typing up some of the lyrics for the jazz archive I try to include
the little 'patter' at the beginning of the songs. Ella Fitzgerald's
versions usually keep patter rather than leaping straight into the
refrain which I think is lovely. According to the Gershwin songbook
which I had, the only patter was the 'days can be sunny' verse. I'm not
sure about the origins of the oen you mentioned.
Regards,
Clara
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mdt
On Fri, 21 Nov 1997 10:35:56 -0500, "Ray Crenshaw" <tbi...@greenwood.net>
wrote:
>I will try to find more. Also in a similar vein, have you heard the verse to
>"Stardust"? The "Sometimes I wonder.." part is the chorus. Nat "King" Cole"
>sings the verse at the beginning of his "Stardust".
>
>From memory, go easy on me...
>
>"And now at last the purple dust (dusk?) of twilight time,
>Steals across the meadows of your heart.
>High up in the sky, a little bird flies,
>Always reminding me that we're apart...
And now the purple dusk of twilight time
Steals across the meadows of my heart,
High up in the sky, the little stars climb
Always reminding me that we're apart.
You wandered down the lane and far away
Leaving me a song that will not die,
Love is now the stardust of yesterday
The music of the years gone by...
I'll go easy on ya!
Merrill
Edward Antoniu
JeanieZone wrote:
: Can anyone please ID this song for me:
: "I got rhythm,
: I got music,
: I got my man,
: Who could ask for anything more?
: I got daisies, in green pastures,
: I got my man,
: Who could ask for anything more?
: Old man trouble, I don't mind him,
: You won't find him, at my door..."
You could also find this originally-Gershwin song on Mike Oldfield's
"Platinum" 1979 album.
Eddie
--
Oh, yeah? Do you know what time it is? (Rick Wakeman, 1971; should be updated
as "Kak? Ty znaysh kakoy vryemyeny byl?", though)
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Nancy Rowland
Hey Ray,
If you like missing verses, you need to check out some Michael Feinstein.
He specializes in finding the missing tid-bits that are never heard. On one
of his albums, he adds a small bit to "A Fine Romance" that goes in the
middle that Fred Astaire sang, but was later cut out of the picture and
hadn't been heard since. A real treasure finder!
Nancy
--
Lyrics are my life! :-)
"Watch The Lamb"
jacqtang
Ray Crenshaw wrote:
> >"White Christmas" has
> >a neat one that you just NEVER hear.
>
>
> All I remember is the last line...
>
> "There's never been such a day, in Beverly Hills, LA..."
Hey Ray,
Guess what??!! I dug up some old sheet music and found this:
The sun is shining, the grass is green
The orange and palm trees sway
There's never been such a day in Beverly Hills, L.A.
But it's December the twenty-fourth
And I am longing to be up north
You don't have to wreck your brains out now.
Jacq