Monday morning, a great tune by Frank Loesser who wrote it for the play, Guys and Dolls. For some reason, the song never made it into the movie, to the film’s detriment.
Emmet Cohen and his band and vocalist Gabrielle Cavassa knock it out of the park.
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The Classic American Songbook will never die. The songs are so well crafted, so beautifully written, that creative musicians and singers will always have a ball recreating our American treasure. Guys and Dolls is an exceptional show, one of my 10 favorite musicals. P.S.: I am in love with my wife, so I can’t sing this song, but I still love it.
You want to list say five of them? I wonder if our lists would match. And to make it a little more focused, let’s say we’re only talking about music/lyrics not book or production.
Tough one: Guys and Dolls, West Side Story, A Minister’s Wife, Fiddler on the Roof, and The King and I.
Thanks, good list–but I have to admit you made me look up A Minister’s Wife!
I guess my five, not necessarily in this order, would be Carousel, Cabaret, West Side Story, Fiddler on the Roof, My Fair Lady