HELP!! I have Cole Porter show tunes running in sequence as earworms. It has been like this for DAYS

[Stinky The Clown]

The soundtrack from De-Lovely.

It is beginning to hurt.

[MrScorpio]

1. Resistance is futile

Don't do a Fred Astaire marathon either

[Stinky The Clown]

3. I may do Chicago ......but that trades one set of earworms for another

:tap: :tap: .... damned iPod ......

[Bossy Monkey]

2. The Clash's cover of "Police on My Back" defeats most earworms for me

Failing that, the "Rent" soundtrack defeats them all. Of course you'd be exchanging one set of show tunes for another, but they're very good. (Not that Cole Porter isn't, but you said it's starting to hurt.)

[Stinky The Clown]

4. Chicago or Sweet Charity are next. I always fancy myself Bob Fosse and Sparkly as Ann Reinking

Or maybe some Rat Pack ...... yeah ..... that's the ticket .... I'll start with Dino ......

[whistler162]

30. Bob Fosse and Kiss Me Kate = GOLD!

The dance number he choreographed still blows me away!

[madinmaryland]

5. You can't blame it on the Baltimore Examiner anymore.

[Stinky The Clown]

6. Oh, but of course I can ..... let's see ......

.... oh yeah .... they carried ads for De-Lovely when it was first run ..... yeah .... that's the ticket.

ITS ALL THEIR DAMNED FAULT!!!!!!!


This:





led to this:








And that is now here:







You KNOW its true!

Dammit!

And damn them!

[elleng]

22. Sadly, my Dad, the REAL FAN, who taught me everything I know,

couldn't see or hear well enough to enjoy the movie. My brother and I sing, Dad enjoys that,and says, 'You know THAT song?' Yes Dad, where'd we grow UP????

[KansDem]

7. How about a little Jule Styne to counteract that?

"Time after Time" as sung by Chet Baker

[Stinky The Clown]

8. Arrrrrggggghhhhhh Geeeeeershwiiiiiinnnnn

What's next outta you????? Irving Berlin? Al Jolson??????

Tommy Tune's Greatest Hits?????!?!?!?!?!





AAArrrrrggggHHHHHH!!!!!!!!

[elleng]

24. Tomorrow, some of these!!!

.

[elleng]

26. As promised,

Irving Berlin:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0uFRYpceHg&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71smG5d29to

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mv7vLelpNY8&feature=related

GEORGE GERSHWIN:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mv7vLelpNY8&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8JpPkp1f0So

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxp_ebCdcqY

[trof]

9. You could do a LOT worse.

;-)

[Stinky The Clown]

12. I love the music, to be honest .... and it is very clever stuff

His chords and orchestrations are very clever. And his lyrics really pushed the envelope at the time.

"Experiment"

"Love for Sale"

"Let's Do It"

Lots of very skillful double entendre

Plus they're catchy show tunes! :)

What;'s not to like?

[Generic Brad]

20. I know what you mean, trof

Imagine BJ Thomas's "Hooked On a Feeling" repeating in your head ad naseum. That's me on a bad day.

Ooga-cha-cha-ooga-cha-cha.

[BlueJazz]

10. I guess you have him under your skin ?

[Stinky The Clown]

11. Hehehe

[sarge43]

29. In the still of the night ..... n/t

[Liberal Veteran]

13. The only cure is this video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jURXH4BIvf4

[Stinky The Clown]

15. Okay ... just for that .......

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfuHqvLjd6U

[Liberal Veteran]

17. Hey thanks! I love Cole Porter songs.

[HopeHoops]

14. Birds do it, bees do it...

:hide:

[Stinky The Clown]

16. Let's Do It

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hI0EF57iTJQ

[elleng]

21. its delovely!!!!!!!!!!!!!

:bounce: :applause:

[hippywife]

18. Well, I think it must come with the territory, ya know?

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1ii1s_be-a-clown_fun

[Stinky The Clown]

19. That was one of the best renditions ... Judy Garland and Gene Kelly

Gawd I love the old classics and those great Golden Age stars.

Sparkly and I were both born about 60 years too late.

[hippywife]

25. Me, too!

Sparkly and I need to go out on the town in our pumps, seamed hosiery, and fashionably feathered and veiled hats. ;)

[grasswire]

23. I love that movie.

But I have loved Cole Porter even longer. One of the first LPs I ever bought, many many years ago, was Ella Fitzgerald sings Cole Porter. I wore it out. And so I loved "DeLovely". One of my favorite bits is the scene where she comes down the stairs in her Cleopatra garb. And, of course, the "Let's Misbehave" number.

[lildreamer316]

27. I looooooove the Sheryl Crow one.

I think she did a great job.

[Eurobabe]

28. Oh I loved that movie!

Have you perchance read Cole Porter's biography? It's very interesting. I love biographies about musicians. :hi:

[Phoebe Loosinhouse]

31. Years ago I was in a production of Anything Goes

I loved the score so much and it still provides the heart of my singing in the car alone repetoire.

For my money, the two greatest show stopping group songs in music theatre history are "Blow Gabriel Blow" from Anything Goes and "Sit Down You're Rocking the Boat" from Guys and Dolls.

(There is a psuedo biography movie about Cole Porter called Night and Day that starred Cary Grant and Alexis Smith that I just adored as a kid when I saw it on a Saturday afternoon movie. But what a crock of shit in terms of accuracy! I haven't seen DeLovely, I'll have to check it out.)

[HamdenRice]

32. Hmm. Are these Cole Porter earworms running, "NIGHT AND DAY"?

Like the beat, beat, beat of the tomtom,
when the jungle shadows fall.
Like the tick, tick, tock of the stately clock,
as it stands against the wall.
Like the drip, drip, drip of the raindrops,
when the summer shower is through.


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Hope this helps!

:hi: