Brigadoon -- songs cut for movie?
Greg Blum
I just saw the movie version of Brigadoon at a local summer film
series where they show a lot of the old classics on the big screen.
The program mentioned that two songs that were in the play were
cut for the movie because they were considered too "racey" by
the censors.
Does anybody know what the songs were, where in the piece they
should have been, and what about them made them be cut? I'd
really like to see the lyrics to them.... but realize that that's
probably a bit much to ask.
Also, were these included in the OBC of the show (I'm ashamed to
admit that I am totally unfamiliar with the play, my only exposure
having been several viewings of the film)?
Thanks,
Greg Blum
Joseph Marchese
On the new, complete BRIGADOON movie CD, released by Rhino/Turner,
there is detailed information on cut songs in the liner notes as
well as some outtakes on the CD itself.
Scott F. Powers
In <4s11bo$g...@nntpa.cb.lucent.com> g...@porky.cb.lucent.com (Greg Blum)
writes:
Having not seen the film of brigadoon for quite a while(please forgive
me if I make spelling errors, I am typing on line), but I ahve done to
show twice(working on a backstage crew and did spotlight for another
prod., I know that one or twio songs sung by the character of Meg were
cut. one in the first where she drags Jeff to her place and he fall
asleep on her--"The Love of my life" and the other was in the second
act during the wedding recerption--"My Mother's Wedding Day". That may
or may have been in the film, like I said , it has been a while since I
havwe seen it. I think they also cut There, but for you go I.
If you want a complete recording of Brigadoon, I suggest getting a
studio version version that was done about 4 years. It was conducted by
John McGlinn and had Brent Barrett and Rebeca Luker and Judy Kaye as
Meg. I don't know about other recordings of Brigadoon, but I love this
recording.
Please let me know if this has been a help.
Regards,
Scott Powers
Byron...@aol.com
> I know that one or two songs sung by the character of Meg were
> cut. one in the first where she drags Jeff to her place and he fall
> asleep on her--"The Love of my life" and the other was in the second
> act during the wedding recerption--"My Mother's Wedding Day". That may
> or may have been in the film, like I said , it has been a while since I
> have seen it. I think they also cut There, but for you go I.
These are the two that were dropped from the film because of
subject matter. "The Love of My Life" is about all the men Meg
has slept with and the final joke in "My Mother's Wedding Day"
is that Meg was there for the occasion. Both of these songs
are wonderfully performed by Susan Johnson on the Columbia
studio recording of "Brigadoon" (not issued on CD to date) and
by Judy Kaye on the Broadway Angel CD.
Byron
Dave Burrows
> I just saw the movie version of Brigadoon at a local summer film
> series where they show a lot of the old classics on the big screen.
>
> The program mentioned that two songs that were in the play were
> cut for the movie because they were considered too "racey" by
> the censors.
>
> Does anybody know what the songs were, where in the piece they
> should have been, and what about them made them be cut? I'd
> really like to see the lyrics to them.... but realize that that's
> probably a bit much to ask.
The two songs you are referring to are "Love of my Life" and "My
Mother's Wedding Day", sung by Jean (?) in the show. If you are
looking for a recording of the songs, check out John McGlinn's
complete recording of the score, featuring Brent Barrett, Rebecca
Luker and Judy Kaye.
Dave Burrows
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I recently met Marian Bell---the original Broadway lead in Brigadoon. We
had lunch in a cafe in Culver City that had her picture on the wall! She
is a beautiful woman with wonderful wisdom. When we meet again I will ask
her!
Susan
Fund for New Priorities in America
Actually, I think the caharcter that sings those songs
is Meg. (Jean, I believe, is the young woman who is
getting married; Meg is the young woman who is chasing
the Van Johnson character).
Allison Weaver
On Fri, 12 Jul 1996, Dave Burrows wrote:
> > The program mentioned that two songs that were in the play were
> > cut for the movie because they were considered too "racey" by
> > the censors.
>
> The two songs you are referring to are "Love of my Life" and "My
> Mother's Wedding Day", sung by Jean (?) in the show. If you are
> looking for a recording of the songs, check out John McGlinn's
> complete recording of the score, featuring Brent Barrett, Rebecca
> Luker and Judy Kaye.
There was a made for TV version of Brigadoon with Robert Goulet back in
the 60's. In it was a song called 'Come to Me, Bend to Me'. That's not
in the Gene Kelly film, is it? Or has it been too long since I watched
it? Was it in the original Broadway play?
Allison
Joseph Marchese
"Come To Me" was in the Broadway show, and was filmed for the movie
but cut. Gene Kelly's performance is preserved as an outtake on
Rhino's CD re-release of the soundtrack.
Joseph Marchese
Is a video or the soundtrack album still available anywhere?
And who starred in the production (which one?) that Goulet didn't?
Speaking of TV recreations: Anybody have any info on the ill-fated
1970s ABC recreation of IT'S A BIRD...IT'S SUPERMAN?
Thanks.
Byron...@aol.com
> There was a made for TV version of Brigadoon with Robert Goulet back in
> the 60's. In it was a song called 'Come to Me, Bend to Me'. That's not
> in the Gene Kelly film, is it? Or has it been too long since I watched
> it? Was it in the original Broadway play?
>
> Allison
Here's the deal. Tommy's song "There But For You Go I" and Charlie's
song "Come To Me, Bend To Me" were both prerecorded for the film, but
cut before the film's release. These two prerecorded tracks have always
been included on the film soundtrack album.
Both of Meg's songs, "The Love of My Life" and "My Mother's Wedding
Day", were eliminated during the preparation of the film script because
of their (then) racy content.
There was a 90 minute TV version of "Brigadoon" in 1966 starring
Robert Goulet, Sally Anne Howes and Peter Falk. It included "My
Mother's Wedding Day" (sung by Marlyn Mason, who also starred on
Broadway in "How Now, Dow Jones" at that time). There was a TV
soundtrack album (it is labeled as such, and I believe it may actually
*be* the soundtrack rather than a studio recreation), released on
Columbia Special Products as a promotional item for the show's
producer, Armstrong. (This was the first and most successful of four
Armstrong specials. The others were "Carousel", "Kiss Me, Kate"
and "Kismet". They also carried the billing "A ROGO Production",
and three of them starred RObert GOulet.) Oddly enough, the album
features a long Overture, not actually used on TV of course, and does
not include "My Mother's Wedding Day", even though there is a photo
of the number on the back cover.
My only guess as to why they would have left it off the album is
that Armstrong may not have wanted their customers to be upset
over the "unwed mother" joke at the end of the song. But that's
nothing more than a guess.
All of these songs are from the original score. There are no new
songs for the film or TV versions. "Brigadoon" is a pretty solid piece
of writing (one of the best musical books ever, IMO) and has not had
any substantial rewriting since its premiere.
Byron
Laurie Campbell
Byron...@aol.com wrote:
>All of these songs are from the original score. There are no new
>songs for the film or TV versions. "Brigadoon" is a pretty solid piece
>of writing (one of the best musical books ever, IMO) and has not had
>any substantial rewriting since its premiere.
>
>Byron
I LOVE Brigadoon! I saw it at a San Francisco State University production
and it was marvelous. I was quite disappointed in the movie. Great
dancing from Gene Kelly and Cyd Charisse but Cyd Charisse as a
Scotchwoman? And those accents! Yikes! What country were they in?
My guess is "My Mother's Wedding Day" was too risque for the times that
the movie and the TV special were filmed. Lyrics were often changed in
movie versions of musicals. In "West Side Story", Anita's lines in
"Tonight" were changed from "he'll come in hot and tired, so what? No
matter if he's tired as long as he's hot tonight", to "he'll come in hot
and tired, poor dear, no matter if he's tired, as long as he's here!"
Considerably less suggestive, though it meant the same thing.
Laurie
Elizabeth Finkler
In <4sd014$9...@its.hooked.net> Laurie Campbell <rrus...@hooked.net>
writes:
>
>My guess is "My Mother's Wedding Day" was too risque for the times
that
>the movie and the TV special were filmed. Lyrics were often changed
in
>movie versions of musicals. In "West Side Story", Anita's lines in
>"Tonight" were changed from "he'll come in hot and tired, so what? No
>matter if he's tired as long as he's hot tonight", to "he'll come in
hot
>and tired, poor dear, no matter if he's tired, as long as he's here!"
>Considerably less suggestive, though it meant the same thing.
>
>Laurie
>
I'd also mention that the film "Damn Yankees" cuts the Senators'
hilarious second-act opener, "The Game," because it was thought too
dirty for 1950s movie audiences. (And they were probably right!)
Liz
James C Kaufman
Speaking of Brigadoon, I'm seeing the New York City Opera production of
it this fall -- I know they've done it in the past, but I don't know
anything about this production -- does anyone know who is going to be in
it? Any info on previous productions at the NYCO would also be greatly
appreciated...
Thanks,
James
Hillary Brown
In article <4se2tc$9...@dfw-ixnews9.ix.netcom.com>,
lizf...@ix.netcom.com(Elizabeth Finkler ) wrote:
> In <4sd014$9...@its.hooked.net> Laurie Campbell <rrus...@hooked.net>
> writes:
> >
>
> >My guess is "My Mother's Wedding Day" was too risque for the times
> that
> >the movie and the TV special were filmed. Lyrics were often changed
> in
> >movie versions of musicals. In "West Side Story", Anita's lines in
> >"Tonight" were changed from "he'll come in hot and tired, so what? No
>
> >matter if he's tired as long as he's hot tonight", to "he'll come in
> hot
> >and tired, poor dear, no matter if he's tired, as long as he's here!"
Also the "Womb to tomb, sperm to worm" line was changed to "Womb to tomb,
birth to earth" and in "Officer Krupke" the lyrics "they tell me earn a
buck -- like be a soda jerker -- which means to be a schmuck" was changed
to "they tell me get a job...which means to be a slob."
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