Spring is Here...Somewhere

 

Like Harley, I'm waiting for Spring. Well, Harley would love more snow and we may get more on Wednesday...today. Let's think more about spring the theme, this week, over at Monday Music Moves Me. 

1. SPRING, SPRING, SPRING SUNG BY CAST OF BROTHERS AND BRIDES-1954

I love this movie which is, somewhat, based on the Rape of the Sabine Women. The uncouth brothers, taught manners by the bride( Jane Powell) of the oldest brother( Howard Keel), decide to find brides of their own. They take their brides from the town and due to a major avalanche, the townsfolk can’t get the girls back. The girls are aok, more than actually,  and by Springtime, are very happy as indicated in this song with music composed by Gene De Paul and lyrics by Johnny Mercer. Spring is always about love or lust…interchangeable.

2.  SUDDENLY, IT’S SPRING SUNG BY HILDEGARDE-1944

This came from the film “Lady in the Dark”, a film I dislike that stars Ginger Rogers as a successful business woman but is unhappy because she doesn’t have a man..blecchhh. I should watch it again since I haven’t seen it since I was 20 but this song is nice, with music by Jimmy Van Heusen and lyrics by Johnny Burke.

3. I LOVE PARIS IN THE SPRINGTIME SUNG BY ELLA FITZGERALD-1956

This song was written by the great Cole Porter and was introduced by the singer Lilo in the Broadway hit Can Can which was later made into a movie starring Shirley MacLaine and Frank Sinatra. I had to go with the wonderful Ella Fitzgerald who is just exceptional.

Bonus…

SPRINGTIME FOR HITLER SUNG BY CAST-1968

Don’t get your tethers in a bunch as this was written by Mel Brooks who is Jewish. This is from his excellent film called, “The Producers” starring Zero Mostel and Gene Wilder who figure out how to become rich by making the worst musical ever. Mel Brooks, who fought in WW2 and saw the horrific events of the war and the starving Jewish people who had just left those camps vowed that the best way to get back at those murderous a-holes was to make fun of them. He knew that they would not appreciate  how he made fun of their thought process. I think it’s brilliant.