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South Pacific is a musical composed by Richard Rodgers, with lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II and book by Hammerstein and Joshua Logan.The work premiered in 1949 on Broadway and was an immediate hit, running for 1,925 performances.
Julie Salamon of The New York Times praised the film and, particularly, Close's performance, writing, "Ms. Close, lean and more mature, hints that a touch of desperation lies in Nellie's cockeyed optimism. 'I'm stuck like a dope with a thing like hope' means one thing when you are in your 20's, something else when you are not."
The Original Soundtrack to the film South Pacific was released by RCA Victor in 1958. The film was based on the 1949 musical South Pacific by Rodgers and Hammerstein.The composers had much say in this recording, with many of the songs performed by accomplished singers rather than the actors in the film. [1]
"There Is Nothing Like a Dame" (for 4 part male voices, 2 tenors and 2 basses) is one of the songs from the 1949 musical South Pacific. [1] The song was written by Richard Rodgers with lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II. [2]
As a singer, dancer, and actress, Gaynor was a movie-musical legend who headlined several hit variety shows. Mitzi Gaynor, the star of Golden Age musicals such as South Pacific and Les Girls, who ...
Rodrigo has had a lot of reason since she wrote that troubled song to turn into a cockeyed optimist: “Drivers License” brought her as close to literally overnight sensationalism as is possible ...
Being an optimist doesn't mean I don't think bad things will happen. They will. Like the MIT players, I'm going to lose a lot of hands. But also like them, I'm confident that the long-term odds ...
"A Cockeyed Optimist" - 1:50 "Honey Bun" - 4:17 "I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Outa My Hair" - 2:35; Personnel. Chico Hamilton - drums; Paul Horn - alto saxophone ...