Happy 4th day of March.
I’m a bit late to the party, but still I’ve been enjoying the posts and all the different music!
My family was always musical because of my mother I. She wanted to become a professional singer, until she met my dad, fell in love and ended up with 9 kids instead. So she was a choir director at our catholic church. And she sang in community choirs. But mostly she trained all of us kids to sing – in 4-part harmony! We even had a grace that she arranged from a prayer and a piece of music, and when the family would all be together we’d sing it. At her funeral we all stood up and sang it for her.
I’m hearing it as I type this now.
My dad also loved music but he was always working to provide for a big family. However as a result she and my father LOVED musicals and movies with lots of music and dancing. So I too grew up with a love of music and especially good choreography.
So many movies have stayed with me because of the music and led me to seek out other artists. That is how most of the Korean pop music has been added to my playlist. From one kdrama I would be mesmerized by a song and then find other artists who are similar. So my taste in music has been quite diverse.
But mainly first and foremost – I love music that makes me want to dance. Yesterday @maybemaknae wrote a wonderful post about music and dancing. And I ended up watching music videos on Youtube for *cough* a little while.
But as a result I wanted to share this one with all of you. Except for the ones with Fred Astaire (I’m not THAT old) I saw most of these movies at the time and loved them!
So here’s to you all having a good day where you have a song in your heart or a lilt to your step at some point.
My favorite dance scene is John Travolta and Uma Thurman in Pulp Fiction. You can’t go wrong with any Bob Fosse inspired dance either, so All That Jazz would’ve made my list of dance movies somewhere near the top.
Fred Astaire is magic. I sometimes catch my breath watching an idol dance if he reminds me of Astaire (Junho anyone?).
That dance is epic! One of the things I’ve loved about the kpop music videos is the amazing choreography and the dancing.
Am dating myself here, but I remember the beginning of MTV and watching the music videos at the record store in town. hah
Pulp Fiction is one of the very few movies (in fact probably the only one) that I went back to see 4 times when it was in the theater. LOVED that film – graphic violence and all. Samuel Jackson really made the movie for me…
How funny to see the director dancing with them. 🙂
I was not allowed to watch it back then because I was a bit too young. When I was old enough to watch what I wanted to watch I picked it up and I am glad I waited because I wouldn’t have appreciated good films as much as I do now.
What a great story about your Mom’s love of music and teaching the whole family to harmonize. Some of my earliest memories are of my Dad singing around the house — everything from “La donna è mobile” by Rigoletto to German student drinking songs to country music and novelty songs of the 40s — such as “Cement Mixer (Put-ti, Put-ti)” by Slim Gaillard & Lee Ricks. Now that I think about it, Gramps used to sing the popular music of his youth around the house, too. He was born in 1895. “Sweet Violets” (1882) is one song I recall. My other Grandmother used to sing Tin Pan Alley ditties from the 1920s and 30s.
Like your parents, my folks enjoyed musical theater, too. Mom was a big fan of Tammy Grimes, who performed the title role in THE UNSINKABLE MOLLY BROWN — and she had the original cast recording to prove it. It was quite a thrill when they took us kids to the Paper Mill Playhouse in Millburn, NJ to hear bass Jerome Hines of the Metropolitan Opera sing the title role in MAN OF LA MANCHA when I was in high school. His rendition of “The Impossible Dream (The Quest)” was terrific. What an experience to hear it performed live.
It was a gas to see that clip of Dick Van Dyke as Bert the chimney sweep in MARY POPPINS. It reminds me of other great musicals from my childhood, such as MY FAIR LADY with Rex Harrison and Audrey Hepburn, and THE MUSIC MAN, with Robert Preston. I got to see GODSPELL off-Broadway when I was in high school. It has beautiful music.
Original Off-Broadway Cast of Godspell, 1974 — Peggy Gordon, Gilmer McCormick, Godspell Ensemble: “By My Side” by Stephen Schwartz (Godspell: 40th Anniversary Celebration, remastered; 2011) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H10po57ch5c
Thanks for this. I’m such a fan of classic musicals (in fact I had planned to post about West Side Story).
I’ve seen all of those movies, and loved them all.
I’m bigger fan of classic as I told you, so the “new” ones not being really “musicals” (as Dirty Dancing or Flashdance or Footloose) I would never put them in this category, but I love them as well.
I’ve enjoyed this so much!!
This reminded me of this video I found a couple of years ago: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1F0lBnsnkE
I have two left feet, and can’t dance at all, but always enjoy watching 🙂
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stpauligurl
March 4, 2020 at 5:26 AM
Happy 4th day of March.
I’m a bit late to the party, but still I’ve been enjoying the posts and all the different music!
My family was always musical because of my mother I. She wanted to become a professional singer, until she met my dad, fell in love and ended up with 9 kids instead. So she was a choir director at our catholic church. And she sang in community choirs. But mostly she trained all of us kids to sing – in 4-part harmony! We even had a grace that she arranged from a prayer and a piece of music, and when the family would all be together we’d sing it. At her funeral we all stood up and sang it for her.
I’m hearing it as I type this now.
My dad also loved music but he was always working to provide for a big family. However as a result she and my father LOVED musicals and movies with lots of music and dancing. So I too grew up with a love of music and especially good choreography.
So many movies have stayed with me because of the music and led me to seek out other artists. That is how most of the Korean pop music has been added to my playlist. From one kdrama I would be mesmerized by a song and then find other artists who are similar. So my taste in music has been quite diverse.
But mainly first and foremost – I love music that makes me want to dance. Yesterday @maybemaknae wrote a wonderful post about music and dancing. And I ended up watching music videos on Youtube for *cough* a little while.
But as a result I wanted to share this one with all of you. Except for the ones with Fred Astaire (I’m not THAT old) I saw most of these movies at the time and loved them!
So here’s to you all having a good day where you have a song in your heart or a lilt to your step at some point.
Love, Music March!
stpauligurl
March 4, 2020 at 5:29 AM
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mugyuljoie is preciousss
March 4, 2020 at 7:18 AM
My favorite dance scene is John Travolta and Uma Thurman in Pulp Fiction. You can’t go wrong with any Bob Fosse inspired dance either, so All That Jazz would’ve made my list of dance movies somewhere near the top.
Fred Astaire is magic. I sometimes catch my breath watching an idol dance if he reminds me of Astaire (Junho anyone?).
stpauligurl
March 4, 2020 at 7:55 AM
That dance is epic! One of the things I’ve loved about the kpop music videos is the amazing choreography and the dancing.
Am dating myself here, but I remember the beginning of MTV and watching the music videos at the record store in town. hah
Eazal
March 4, 2020 at 10:33 AM
Fred Astaire doesn’t dance, he flies.
(mmmm, Junho…. yesss)
kiara
March 4, 2020 at 11:59 AM
and director Tarantino dancing behind the camera lol.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uP3ndqcmM98
stpauligurl
March 4, 2020 at 12:15 PM
Pulp Fiction is one of the very few movies (in fact probably the only one) that I went back to see 4 times when it was in the theater. LOVED that film – graphic violence and all. Samuel Jackson really made the movie for me…
How funny to see the director dancing with them. 🙂
kiara
March 4, 2020 at 12:30 PM
I was not allowed to watch it back then because I was a bit too young. When I was old enough to watch what I wanted to watch I picked it up and I am glad I waited because I wouldn’t have appreciated good films as much as I do now.
I love cinema. Pulp Fiction is gold!
PakalanaPikake
March 4, 2020 at 10:00 AM
Thanks for a great blast from the past, @stpauligurl!
“The Time Warp” is one of my all-time faves from ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW.
One of the most beautiful disco pieces by the Bee Gees didn’t actually make it into the SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER soundtrack.
Samantha Sang w/ Barry Gibb: “Emotion” (1977)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmXrh7suLhU
What a great story about your Mom’s love of music and teaching the whole family to harmonize. Some of my earliest memories are of my Dad singing around the house — everything from “La donna è mobile” by Rigoletto to German student drinking songs to country music and novelty songs of the 40s — such as “Cement Mixer (Put-ti, Put-ti)” by Slim Gaillard & Lee Ricks. Now that I think about it, Gramps used to sing the popular music of his youth around the house, too. He was born in 1895. “Sweet Violets” (1882) is one song I recall. My other Grandmother used to sing Tin Pan Alley ditties from the 1920s and 30s.
Like your parents, my folks enjoyed musical theater, too. Mom was a big fan of Tammy Grimes, who performed the title role in THE UNSINKABLE MOLLY BROWN — and she had the original cast recording to prove it. It was quite a thrill when they took us kids to the Paper Mill Playhouse in Millburn, NJ to hear bass Jerome Hines of the Metropolitan Opera sing the title role in MAN OF LA MANCHA when I was in high school. His rendition of “The Impossible Dream (The Quest)” was terrific. What an experience to hear it performed live.
It was a gas to see that clip of Dick Van Dyke as Bert the chimney sweep in MARY POPPINS. It reminds me of other great musicals from my childhood, such as MY FAIR LADY with Rex Harrison and Audrey Hepburn, and THE MUSIC MAN, with Robert Preston. I got to see GODSPELL off-Broadway when I was in high school. It has beautiful music.
Original Off-Broadway Cast of Godspell, 1974 — Peggy Gordon, Gilmer McCormick, Godspell Ensemble: “By My Side” by Stephen Schwartz (Godspell: 40th Anniversary Celebration, remastered; 2011)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H10po57ch5c
Thanks again, @stpauligurl. 😉
Eazal
March 4, 2020 at 10:41 AM
Thanks for this. I’m such a fan of classic musicals (in fact I had planned to post about West Side Story).
I’ve seen all of those movies, and loved them all.
I’m bigger fan of classic as I told you, so the “new” ones not being really “musicals” (as Dirty Dancing or Flashdance or Footloose) I would never put them in this category, but I love them as well.
I’ve enjoyed this so much!!
pickleddragon
March 4, 2020 at 8:55 PM
This reminded me of this video I found a couple of years ago: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1F0lBnsnkE
I have two left feet, and can’t dance at all, but always enjoy watching 🙂