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The show was the first stage musical that Berlin wrote. It ran for 175 performances at the New Amsterdam Theater in New York City.The one song from the show that is well-remembered today is "Play a Simple Melody," one of the few true examples of counterpoint in American popular music — a melody running against a second melody, each with independent lyrics.
The closing song is "Play a Simple Melody" by Irving Berlin. The songs sandwiched in between these two are pop songs from Germany. The first of them is "In der Nacht ist der Mensch nicht gern alleine" by Franz Grothe. The second is "Das machen nur die Beine von Dolores" by Michael Jary. The third is "Was macht der alte Seemann" (Heino Gaze ...
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The songs "Play a Simple Melody" and "They Always Follow Me Around" as well as "When I Discovered You" and "The Syncopated Walk" were introduced by this musical. A highlight of the show was the Act II Finale, "Opera in Modern Time", in which melodies from famous operas were turned into popular dances of the time.
"Play a Simple Melody" 6 "Music, Music, Music" Teresa Brewer: 7 "Third Man Theme" Guy Lombardo: 8 "Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy" Red Foley: 9 "Harbor Lights" Sammy Kaye: 10 "It Isn't Fair" Sammy Kaye & Don Cornell: 11 "If I Knew You Were Coming I'd have Baked a Cake" Eileen Barton with Morty Craft: 12 "Bonaparte's Retreat" Kay Starr with Lou ...
In 1954, Maddox was declared the Number One Jukebox Artist in America by the MOA (Music Operators of America). In January 1955, he recorded "The Crazy Otto Medley", which was composed of Lou Busch's "Ivory Rag", several German folk songs, and Irving Berlin's "Play a Simple Melody".
Gary Crosby was born in Los Angeles, California, and graduated from Stanford University. [1] [2] He entered the entertainment business and performed in a harmony singing group, The Crosby Boys, with his three brothers, Philip, Lindsay, and Dennis, during the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s.
Born in Berlin, [1] Jankowski studied at the Berlin Music Conservatory and played jazz in Germany in the 1950s, serving as bandleader for singer Caterina Valente.. Jankowski's fame as a composer of easy listening pop peaked in 1965 with his tune "Eine Schwarzwaldfahrt", released in English as "A Walk in the Black Forest".