Getting to Know You from The King and I

[@joannagardner3446]

I am 71 years old and have my first grandchild in my arms as I write this. I learned all the songs from the king and I when I was 6 years old. I used to sing them all to my grandmother. I studied classical singing for many years. The memories of my Nani and sharing this music is one f my very best. Now I sing this song to my 4 month old granddaughter. What wonderful music. Full of love and is so very pure. Thank Rogers and Hammerstein.

[@damaryscesani7743]

Blessings to you and your grandchild.

[@mshima67]

My aunt is the fan dancer dressed in blue starting around 2:34. She will turn 100 this February😊

[@yalzy1414]

How wonderful for her. What a magnificent performance in such a masterpiece. She deserves the thanks from all of us.

[@Tawroset]

Cool! Sending both of you love from South Carolina, USA.🤗

[@brucebartup6161]

When your aunt tosses the fan to Kerr at 3:07 is that wire work or just very heavy "loading" at the base of the handle + unexpected dexterity from the Hollywood star. thanks

[@dlmiller7873]

She was amazing with that fan!

[@Kayjee17]

Your aunt's performance in this movie made me want to learn how to use a fan while dancing as a kid because it looked so beautiful and graceful! I did my best with the regular folding fans you see so often in churches in the South of the United States, but I could never quite match her moves - because I didn't know about dance fans, lol. It did lead me into dancing with streamers that I made myself and a great love for all forms of prop dancing... all thanks to your aunt!

[@nicolem.5452]

I love how she teaches, but how she also learns to dance with the fan. It's very nice to see that they respected each other so much in learning.

[@AI-hx3fx]

And then she even learns what the film attempts to show as a "wai".

[@shawnsegebarth6707]

"It's a very ancient saying but a true and honest thought- when you become a teacher, by your students you'll be taught"

[@marklee3297]

What a classic movie from Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein. Deborah Kerr is to "The King and I" as Julie Andrews is to "The Sound of Music" in which both portrayed excellent Mother figure in these movies. What a lovely and memorable song, thank you Deborah Kerr and Marni Nixon!

[@Dukkyjames200]

I like that Marni and Deborah worked closely together on these numbers. Deborah was big enough to realise she needed to be dubbed and was super professional about it. I’m glad she didn’t feel slighted by it. And of course Marni’s wonderful voice immortalised by this picture and so many others.

[@glendamellet4313]

But Marni Nixon sang the songs, not Deborah Kerr xxx

[@marklee3297]

@@glendamellet4313 Do know that fact! Likewise Marni Nixon also did songs in West Side Story for Natalie Wood.

[@JohnAllen407]

The world needs another musical as beautiful as these love songs.

[@manuelorozco7760]

John Allen Amen to that.

[@kazzityangel]

@Trevor Sedis What has that got to do with feminism? Stop being so bitter and trying to push your agenda.

[@paulaharrisbaca4851]

Forget "Hamilton". We'll never see a Rodgers/Hammerstein again I think.

[@manuelorozco7760]

@@paulaharrisbaca4851 I love Lin Manual Miranda. But I’ve been a Rogers and Hammerstein fan since Brandy’s Cinderella

[@AllenJones-w3p]

Deborah Kerr couldn't sing! Her vocals were dubbed by veteran studio musician Marni Nixon.

[@arielvillademayo]

This is the reason why this musical is a classic: The unforggetables songs.

[@gabomaita2923]

Ariel Fredes is gay

[@megbailey8567]

Big Gabo so what?

[@megbailey8567]

Ariel Fredes ... I agree

[@liberte5847]

Merci beaucoup! Emmanuel

[@roberteckler5317]

@@gabomaita2923 is a big gibbon

[@LuxuriantCarrot]

A few days ago i was volunteering at a retirement home, when I met a lady who had dementia. She just kept on repeating and singing this song. What a beautiful song.

[@susanalopez5052]

I LOVE how HUGE the skirt is, the way it twirls and even hit’s a lot of the kids in the face, the costume design of this movie is perfection

[@HawkinaBox]

I want to wear something like that.

[@forreal245]

It only "appears" to hit them in face. That is a very heavy skirt & would harm anyone if hit in face.

[@bach1369]

Deborah Kerr said those dresses weighed 40 pounds and were very warm. She thought everyone would call her, "the melting Miss Kerr." Irene Sharaff designed them, as well as for the stage show. She won an Oscar and went on to design for other productions including Flower Drum Song, Hello Dolly!, and Mommie Dearest.

[@The1971orange]

@@bach1369 I thought Irene Sharaff resigned from "Mommie Dearest" because Faye Dunaway was a terror to work with. She also won for "West Side Story."

[@bach1369]

@@The1971orange Irene Sharaff has the screen credit. I have heard the same story but didn't know she resigned. She also did the costumes for Flower Drum Song and Hello, Dolly!

[@calidahill3374]

I am 26 and my grandmother showed me movies like this. And I miss then terribly. Seven brides brides seven brothers, cat ballou etc etx

[@MM-yi9zn]

Nothing ever like this again. Those were phenomenal days for musicals.

[@MICCZECH]

We could all actually really use these musicals today

[@ShelbyVia]

This VHS tape was probably one of the fondest memories of my childhood.

[@Leon-qh9br]

Mine too! reason why I am in the film industry ...thanks mom

[@MrBurgerphone1014]

same

[@tarijumbo-ahiamadu1683]

Shelby_Via_ yea

[@willg.6168]

And getting to be female in the 21st century will be the fondest one of you life?

[@BryonLetterman]

I'm 34 and my grandma had the big double VHS set for The Sound of Music lol

[@kiwi007]

These children would be in their 60s today.

[@poojag3756]

haha so true maybe even 89s😂

[@aminsadeghpour1549]

the young actor who played the crown Prince is 76 years old now.

[@bepisplsno.1]

wow

[@aminsadeghpour1549]

@@skylight7827 I hate to contradict you but it is Deborah Kerr

[@Setiva]

And 70s

[@RobertSJHu]

Aloha everyone responsible for making this beautiful song "Getting To Know You." I just love this song as well the movie too !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Our world will be so better if we all can get along !!!!! Am 78 years old and love musicals !!!! Robert S.J. Hu November 14, 2020. God Bless !!!

[@aminsadeghpour1549]

What I find extraordinary about this musical is that it is a different kind of love story. It is not a love story between the two main characters (Anna and the king) but it is a love story about two people who come from different sides of the world and how they find understanding and mutual respect. Anna and the King came from different sides of the world. (Anna was very Western while the King was very Eastern.) In the beginning they had their differences and it was difficult for them but eventually they found mutual respect.

[@paulaharrisbaca4851]

You must admit, however, that the moment the king slides his hand around Missus Anna's waist is pretty sexy.... and when he gives her a ring....

[@arletteurbancic8875]

@@paulaharrisbaca4851 Yes, I have always wondered - did they actually love each other in an impossible kind of way?

[@laniakea871]

Your comment is a bit self-contradictory, and frankly, asinine. Seriously? I’ve always seen this story as a (romantic) love story. It shouldn’t have to be said: just because two people aren’t fucking doesn’t mean it’s not a romantic story. Just because two people don’t end up married or together with kids doesn’t mean it’s not romantic (or not a love story). “Mutual understanding and respect.” If this isn’t automatically included in your definition of love, you’ve been brainwashed by the crap side of Hollywood (and shitty pop music). 🙄 God, people these days are so stupid and shallow.

[@davidallen508]

@@arletteurbancic8875 And just how many other women was he loving at the same time ? Let’s get real !

[@teresaholt6494]

I couldn't agree with you more. There's some modern day stories of a similar nature. Good lord, walking around in that dress. Let's not even talk about the songwriting, stereotypes, not to mock a quote from the same movie in question..... Etcetera, etcetera, etcetera...✌️

[@davidparsons6077]

Marni Nixon was an amazing and talented singer. I saw this movie when I was a kid with my parents. I never knew till today that Miss Kerr never actually sang a note of it. R.I.P Marni Nixon.

[@Cportelli1]

I never knew that!!! Wow!

[@jacquelinesternberg8461]

I've known that for years and years... Marni Nixon was fabulous. The reason the dubbing was so seamless in "The King and I" is because Deborah Kerr knew from the get-go that she was going to be dubbed, and worked well with Nixon to get the job done... and Marni Nixon's voice was slightly modified in the studio in order to "age" her voice so that she'd sound more like the older woman Deborah Kerr was and played (and, with difficulty, had to lower the register of her soprano voice, as well). Deborah Kerr also does a fine acting job while she sings, so that it all works beautifully. Other stars Marni Nixon dubbed for--such as Audrey Hepburn and Natalie Wood--were not as cognizant upfront that they'd be dubbed, and you can tell from their performances on film that the singing voice isn't theirs.

[@Katie-xg6ky]

David Parsons yesterday I saw the musical in the theatre THIS IS MY NEW FAVOURITE SONG

[@googleuser2874]

WTF????? Seriously???

[@LS-us1jm]

Thanks for the info! Never knew that!

[@forreal245]

The sets, the costumes, the talent...days gone by!

[@winniem1989]

still one of my favorite musicals of all time... they don't make them like this anymore

[@volb9817]

Sadly true. Élégance and class has been trown out the window à long time ago...

[@deniceetterholehan7653]

I had the privilege of watching Yul perform this iconic role in Seattle 40 years ago. He was amazing!! One of my favorite memories!

[@mhikl4484]

Marni Nixon was wonderful. She could alter her singing voice close to the actresses real voice so one would think the real actress was actually singing. I am collecting her dubbing. Miss Nixon was that good.

[@manuelorozco7760]

Mhi kl I've also heard her sing in West Side Story The Sound of Music and The Secret Garden (1949)

[@davidallen508]

So true ; I could listen to Marni Nixon all day.She should have received full credit on the movie titles and record covers.

[@G6JPG]

@@manuelorozco7760 IIRR, didn't she actually appear (as one of the nuns, I think) in SOM?

[@manuelorozco7760]

@@G6JPG Yes

[@oliverbrownlow5615]

@@G6JPG Marni played Sister Sophia.

[@mitzinicoleritter211]

There aren't many films that keep you smiling from opening to ending credits. Simply superb!

[@manuelorozco7760]

It’s tougher than ever these days to find them

[@susanfong3611]

Timeless and classy: composers Rodgers and Hammerstein; choreographer Jerome Robbins; actors Yul Brynner, Deborah Kerr, Rita Moreno, and the rest of the wonderful cast in this 1956 musical gem.

[@carolcrowley6676]

SUSAN FONG: I JUST LEARNED WHO PRINCESS YING YAOWALA IS....A DANCER NAME BAAYORK LEE FROM THE BROADWAY MUSICAL A CHORUS LINE....THE ACADEMY OF MOTION PICTURE SHOULD INVITE HER TO BE A PRESENTER ON OSCAR NIGHT..I BELIEVE IN RE-INTRODUCING ENTERTAINERS😊

[@susanfong3611]

Carol, thank you for providing this information. I did not know that Baayork Lee is a dancer on Broadway. I like your idea of bringing back entertainers from the past to appear on the Academy Awards. Thank you for your comment!

[@carolcrowley6676]

Susan Fong THANK YOU MS. FONG.....IT'S NICE TO KNOW THAT SOMEONE ELSE UNDERSTANDS MY SUGGESTION.😊

[@Nalah-ov9qb]

My musical teacher showed us this back in elementary school and it’s stayed in my head ever since ❤

[@crazeechickee11]

The part where the little kids try to imitate her huge skirt just kills me every time. So sweet!

[@russellwright1324]

Agreed choreographer Jerome Robbins was a genius!

[@ashlynnheller8400]

When do they do that.

[@manuelorozco7760]

This movie was my first exposure to Jerome Robbins work. Then two years later I watched West Side Story

[@forreal245]

How observant! I never noticed until you pointed that out. The children bend around the dancer to imitate skirt at 3:25.

[@edmundfletcher3483]

It's soo cute 😂😅😅

[@timhowley9197]

The beautiful voice of Marnie Nixon

[@jamesmcinnis208]

She did a magnificent job adapting her voice to DK's. I read that they worked together a lot so that Kerr's lipsynching would look natural. Nixon was an exceptional talent!

[@leequinn2733]

Such beautiful children, lovely costumes, I have a fondness for musicals, particularly those made in the 50s and 60s. Those are the most well made and memorable. Yul Brynner was a versatile actor, had many memorable roles.

[@tiat3137]

This is such a wonderful song man. And I love that you could literally sing it about anyone, like a love interest, a child, a new friend or yourself 😊

[@paulaharrisbaca4851]

OR "I whistle a happy tune, and every single time, the happiness in the tune, convinces me that I'm not afraid....while shivering in my shoes, I strike a careless pose, and whistle a happy tune so no one ever knows I'm afraid." That's something all these fearful young people who won't go out without a mask need to remember.

[@oliverbrownlow5615]

@@paulaharrisbaca4851 I'm a big fan of Rodgers & Hammerstein, but whistling a happy tune won't protect you from Covid, and I don't think they'd promote that view if they were alive.

[@nataleerig]

These children are adorable! Love the song.

[@monewilliams6245]

Aww the babies.. The lil boy who took his crown off to give to mrs. Anna... and the lil girl that says "u like us mrs.anna"

[@chrisallen7911]

This is one of those songs that will make a gloomy day turn brighter and make you smile. Those children respond so naturally. Such wonderful days of entertainment for the family. I LOVE when Deborah curtsies and that gown goes up and down.

[@constancekucharew321]

I have known The King and I all my life. Loñg before the saw thefilm I was exposed to it in sfogure skating arena ... Not knowing the plot I would draw out my own interpretation and do My own dancing to it.Long before I ever saw the film we had the record and one of my sisters would explain the songs and I would skate hearing the music 🎵🎶 over in my head

[@constancekucharew321]

I have always loved this musical.

[@Navillus_95]

I love this musical for so many reasons because 1) my dad used to live in Thailand and he opens up more about the people and the culture he came to know and love, 2) I became fascinated with a totally different culture, 3) ms. Ann's probably one of my inspirations to become a teacher, 4) this has many unforgettable songs.

[@avuncular300]

Such a great moment from an unforgettable film. Such innocence and unadulterated pleasure. Thank you Deborah, Yul and Marni, for this wonderful film. Will live forever...

[@DisneyFanatic2364]

Watching this before teaching my first class tomorrow.

[@dbha1267]

DisneyFanatic2364 hii!!!

[@dbha1267]

I watch your videos

[@definatalia3341]

me too

[@chloeesteron7359]

same

[@akrenwinkle]

I hope it's not at a correctional facility.

[@danielletirpkoff4167]

The King and I is one of my favorite musical movies!! RIP Yul Brynner, Deborah Kerr and Marnie Nixon!!!!👑

[@johnn.5033]

I don't care what people say about the negative realities behind the Kingdom of Siam at this time, I eat this glossy musical crap up. I love good sentiment and a beautiful score with wonderful voices singing in unison. It shows me a world that I am not a part of, and one that could have, if not entirely was possible, to exist and that's enough belief for me to imagine it vividly. Rodgers and Hammerstein created art and spectacle in the most beautiful way.

[@np7736]

Actually, around the same time this movie was released, Thailand published a book that got into the US Library of Congress saying why the king at the time wasnt that bad. From what I've heard, he was actually relatively progressive for Thailand, improving the education system and women's rights. I recommend you do some research on him because he's actually kind of an interesting person.

[@cookieanon7794]

N p I’m pretty sure the actual king had been a former munk or priest

[@anataria]

well, as a Thai person, I wish westerns would love to learn more about (their own fault) harsh colonial times - and also how they 'still' until nowadays look down on colonised nations as 'uneducated' 'uncivilised' 'exotic' as represented in this musical, or in case of Thailand 'exotic cheap tourist paradise'. The world doesn't change in a bit...except the war shifts from gunfire to economic inequality. with much of my admire for the musical tho.

[@simonkwong5380]

John N. Hear hear John!

[@fuccboi2562]

@@anataria Your comment is a year old but I fully agree and support this. I also come from an asian country that was colonized by a western nation.

[@martynewport]

The first time I watched this movie was in Simin Language Institute in Tehran in the summer of 1981. What a wonderful teacher we had: Mr. Jamshid Cirrus, RIP....The beauty of music of this section was always on my mind and today when I watched it again I felt the very same old joy....

[@gaemlinsidoharthi]

Indescribably beautiful. More beautiful now, in this world torn apart by vying superpowers, maniacal religious fundamentalists, and identity politics, than it was when first it graced our lives. A wonderful story of caring, understanding, and softening the boundaries that divide us as we learning from one another. We all have our faults, and reality can be harsher than fiction, but Thailand never ceases to amaze me with its strength and beauty. Though it is a relatively small country with some of the hugest, most … _assertive_ … countries to have ever existed right on its doorsteps, still it has managed to hold on to its own, unique existence up until today.

[@zapdunga12]

This movie was filmed 1955 and released 1956. 67 years ago. All those little kids are in their 70s or 80s or dead. 😢

[@lorineltner6193]

I love her voice. It's a great song it gives great ideas to know people. You hear the song and it stays in your head. .

[@cheaserceaser]

You love Nixon's voice?

[@gregsmith9401]

I saw The King And I at the San Francisco Opera House in 1982 and Yul Brynner was the lead. He visited in the hallway after the show and I shook his hand. And to see this production live will always make everyone a fan of the movie and the play. Just beautiful folks.

[@frankiefinkbeiner758]

Yo I just came from a different king and I video and I think it will be cool for you to know someone else went to one of his revival shows there

[@roselover411]

I get this song into my head on odd occasions, but I never realized until just now that this is where it was from!

[@judyagpalza549]

Memoras dis song

[@robertjamesplays9721]

I was studying for a really big exam way back in 2006 and this song randomly popped into my head and I started singing it to unstress me the time my exam came along I passed it easily

[@joalexsg9741]

Unforgettable, thank you both Marnie Nixon and Deborah Kerr for granting us this wonder! And thank you for bringing us back these sweet memories!!!

[@vilmalugay3401]

Unforgettable songs & one of the best musical movies Mar 21,2021

[@KatonNeko]

I remember bursting out laughing when I first saw the scene wear the kids come and act as a skirt for the dancer. This remains to be my most favorite scene ever.

[@pattysherwood7091]

What memories watching this decades ago with my children! Time marches on and we can’t go back

[@janepiepes2243]

Great to wake up to see and hear the wonderful musical scenes from the 1950's. All that my mother taught us.. forever

[@DropDeadGOREjizz]

Because of all the beautiful & new things im learning about you... day by day. I grew up on this. I miss when life was simple.

[@theblackwidow8denise751]

I grew up on this song as well. I still have the record with this song. Doris Day😊

[@bradleyscarton3931]

This is Marni's best dubbing job. She actually sounds like Deborah Kerr. The reason for that is due to the fact Deborah and Marni worked closely together when it came to dubbing. Marni went through the actions with Deborah so she was feeling the same thing as Deborah was feeling while she was filming.

[@NS-vw8pm]

Bradley Scarton Totally agree, I was going to add a comment saying the same thing. Her voice blends seamlessly with Deborah Kerr

[@reluctanttraveller275]

@@NS-vw8pm And Deborah Kerr was always very clear that Marni Nixon should be given credit for her vocal work. I think that this is possibly the best ever dubbing in a Hollywood musical. To this day I still "believe" the fiction of Deborah Kerr singing when I've known it was Marni Nixon for years!

[@GaryNReese]

Marnie Nixon is the greatest American "unsung" singer of the 20th Century.

[@jamestyler7697]

The job is so flawless that it really sounds like its Deborah's own voice reacting to the firm handshake at 2:18 (or WAS it Deborah's voice that was used there? I dunno but their voices mended so seamlessly its almost impossible to tell)

[@Goodytrushoes]

I think Marni was great at adjusting her voice to sound like the actress on screen in general...I probably notice the disconnect a little bit more in West Side for example but I think it's largely down to the fact that I *know* it's Marni. As a kid (and even a teen) I thought Natalie Wood was singing as Maria and Audrey Hepbrun was singing as Eliza. Take Christopher Plummer's dub in Sound of Music as an example of where even as a kid I knew something didn't sit right!

[@darlingtonokpebholo-ray7600]

I first saw this movie in 1984. I was just 12. Watching it now brings back some nostalgic feeeling of the old good days.

[@zanmei7261]

This is one of my absolutely favourite Rodgers and Hammerstein songs!

[@manuelorozco7760]

Mine too

[@jasenbedwell6525]

I love this, any body in 2019

[@Jimbo.05]

Me too. Love musicals. The King and I and Oklahoma my 2 favourite R&H ones. Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein were absolute geniuses. Beautiful melodic songs and everyone of them with tremendous lyrics.

[@jenniferwebb5954]

You know it!!

[@poojag3756]

no

[@jaws1754]

Sorry, watching this in 2025

[@constancemiller3753]

@@jaws1754 save me a spot on the couch!

[@alyn927]

I remember going to see this as a child with my aunt, sister and cousins, i am now in my 70s. I would walk around the house singing all of the songs at the top of my voice, poor family, I’m tone deaf 😆 I loved it then and it has lost none of its appeal or quality over time. Still one of my favourite movies of all time thankyou for this upload.

[@user-lk8bz7hg2b]

This is my favourite song from this musical! 😊 I bought my son up alone, and I used to sing this beautiful song to him as a baby, at bedtime, and then again when he awoke. It holds a very special place in my heart

[@folafakuade]

I loooooooove this film too much.

[@erpollock]

This LP came into my home when I was four years old, and I learned all the songs, listening constantly. I learned the Soliloquy and when I was 9, recited it for my fourth grade class. The songs are so beautiful and so easy that a 4 year old could and did sing them!

[@paulaharrisbaca4851]

Is a puzzlement! What to tell a growing son?

[@ianrobert6239]

I wish people were like this today.

[@QuoththeRavenRequiem]

I’ve only seen this movie once in my life when I was very young (6 or 7), but recently this song came into my head. This is a song that I’ve remembered for years, knowing every lyric by heart, but forgetting the source of it. I’m really happy to have found this again when the song came into my head as I was writing a story to pass the time. Really thankful that I can listen to this song at any moment I please and also thankful that it gave me the chance to revisit this movie.

[@jackiemcmeekin6551]

My husband I saw Yul Brenner do “The King and I” on Broadway twenty five years after the movie came out. He received a well deserved standing ovation. He had already been diagnosed with Lung Cancer. 😊💕

[@bluecollarlit]

In the fall of 1981 Yul Brynner in The King and I came to Boston on the stage - same time period, I think? Unique and lovely experience.

[@mmhall1981]

I absolutely love this...get teary each time I watch it💕

[@avuncular300]

A wonderful film from more gracious days.

[@marlawhite1430]

Love this song💖 This musicall used to bring the whole family together. Brings back alot of memories I miss my parents 😢

[@faymyers7105]

A wonderful musical never to be forgotten!

[@aminsadeghpour1549]

I remember the first time I saw this movie with my family as if it were yesterday. I felt absolutely in love with this song the first time I saw this movie with my family.

[@terryjaster4771]

I love this type of movie. Could take my children and not be concerned about the new words they are learning

[@bethfrancis9442]

I had the awesome experience of seeing Yul Brynner perform this live in Baltimore!! Sadly the month before he passed. Love this musical!

[@michele.the.quilter6174]

This is one of my favorite songs from a musical!

[@drs.suzanavanoortsugito1455]

I watched this film when I was a teenager. I still love this film till now. Deborah Kerr was truly a great talented actress, and a legend...💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖

[@thesilversurfer7136]

My family would sing this song and the Von Trapp songs all the time. I think they thought they lived in a musical.

[@readmylisp]

no better place.

[@_bjorken]

I am crying... When I was a little girl, maybe 8, the 8th/9th graders put on a musical, directed by our white-bearded Arts&Theater teacher, Leslie. I always remembered the excitement of going to the PE hall (that was converted into a stage and auditorium by the backstage crew, which my older brother was on) to watch the musical...and I always remembered one line, from one song, from the musical- that stuck with me all these years: "...my cup of tea!". But I could never recall neither the song nor the musical from which it came...but on rare occasions I kept thinking of this line, and the melody, and the feeling... Now I am 24. I landed here casually after watching Anastasia (1956) and then googling Yul Brynner... I am so overwhelmed with emotion after having found this song again. The past is flooding back in a most wonderful way... And there are many parts of this song and performance that I hadn't remembered, that are so beautifully sweet (my favorite is the children becoming the dress)... Joy is pure.

[@roger1624]

I love this song. I sang it in choir in elementary school. We visited nursing homes and sang our little hearts out to bring joy and smiles on others faces. I recall it as if were yesterday. I remember those days of my beautiful tenor voice belting out such lovely lyrics 🎶.

[@Melanie-bo3mf]

I loved this song. My first grade teacher Mrs Hudson at Windship School song this to us every morning. She was so sweet.

[@Highinsight7]

Another one of THE GREAT Roger and Hammerstein tunes... LOVE IT!

[@aminsadeghpour1549]

Next to THE SOUND OF MUSIC this is my favorite Rodgers and Hammerstein musical.

[@Highinsight7]

@@aminsadeghpour1549 I'm right there with you!

[@manuelorozco7760]

@@aminsadeghpour1549 My favorites from them are Cinderella State Fair and Oklahoma

[@stjohn0303]

The King and was the third LP I bought. I still have it after all these years--in perfect condition

[@lousarmento1127]

A timeless classic !

[@liliadizon844]

I so glad and happy to watch and listen and sing this wonderful and joyful song.

[@mahler58]

And how about the dancer with the fan? Incredible!

[@zacbloxxofold]

Mamselle that is prince chulalonghorn i play him in my school musical he is dat crowned prince

[@rosierennie5867]

@@zacbloxxofold No. It's not Chulalonghorn was in Purple, the one who Louis taught to Bow. The dancer with the fan is probably an entertainer for the children

[@eleanorhargrove8539]

It’s up to the director who does the dance. When I played Princess Ying Yaolak I did the fan dance

[@forreal245]

Yes, incredible.

[@jeankoefman7250]

Music shall we dance from filn Shall we dance

[@hamsterdiving7593]

I'll never forget singing this at our choir recital when I was in the fourth grade, way back in 1967. My mother had bought me a new wrap-around skirt for it that was too big, and it kept sliding down off me while I was standing on the risers...

[@claramunhu5523]

Came here after watching Pam & Tommy. I love this song❤️

[@ritamorris2352]

This is my favorite movie. I saw it first when I was 8 years old in Boston. Saw Yul in the play in San Antonio with my daughter when she was 8. Really Iike this dancer with the fan, as she is so graceful. Love Shall We Dance also. On days when you're not sure which way the world is supposed to turn, it is The King and I that makes me find sense to life with its beautiful music, scenes, costumes, and dancing. Take care.

[@victorianilsen763]

This song goes through my head at least every other day this other day... forever... It is like a personal mantra for taking on the day

[@aminsadeghpour1549]

I remember very well the first time I saw this musical with my family on VHS. it was back in January of 1991. my family had just come back to the United States after a year and a half in the country of Nicaragua. I had to go have a heart surgery. the night before I went to the hospital to have my surgery my dad rented The King and I from the local library for my family to watch that night. I remember sitting down in the apartment that night enjoying the musical very much. I was only 7 years old, but I understood the importance of this song. Anna came from another world where things are quite different. this song was basically telling us but no matter how different people are they still can get to know each other if they get a chance too.

[@kateg9302]

This is the perfect soundtrack for educators everywhere.

[@okoreesther8948]

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[@MegaAlexis92]

I know that I am young but I love Rodgers & Hammersteins Classic The Sound of Music and this one and Oklahoma as well I just love the songs especially The Sound of Music one boy I could watch that movie all if I could and I wouldn't be bored with it

[@kirsteni.russell5903]

This song, as Marni Nixon sang it, was playing over the radio when my brother and I were children embroiled in some fantasy involving the toy cars we were scooting around on the floor. Ever since then, this song has always cheered me up, especially as sung by Marni Nixon.

[@monicabrowne-smith8009]

Every Teachers and Pupils signature tune 🎼💗🎶🎵. I guess this happy song resonates with everyone.😀😀😀

[@dyllan_sue]

I am actually in this play!!!! I am a princess, and a Getting to Know You dancer!!!!!!!

[@Priscila98245]

Really? That's really cool! 🤯😯🤩

[@lynharrod5087]

WOW!! What a memorable time in your life.! Great!

[@dyllan_sue]

Thanks guys! This show turned out really great!

[@hijodelaisla275]

"actually"

[@chenwenhua2269]

Loved all the songs especially this one. So funny!

[@sk8rjer]

Sorry I'm late in thanking you for posting this! I play this song every few days on my trumpet...smile. BTW, those children are/were adorable indeed!!

[@cancan2379]

This never gets old to me. Evers, never.🐝🐞🐢🦋🦄🐸🐷

[@girlonabookshelf4922]

Marin Nixon is a timeless voice and I wish more people appreciated her back when she did work in the king and I and West Side Story etc

[@dominicsanimatedreviews5966]

My Fair Lady too.

[@oliverbrownlow5615]

It's less well-remembered that Marni Nixon also sang for Deborah Kerr in *An Affair to Remember* (1957).

[@gegib.8403]

I have looking for this song for so long. I lost one of my favorite residents due to Alzheimers, and she used to sing this song all the time, she was my best old lady friend miss you naenae 🤍😇

[@SamuelBlack84]

This song has been stuck in my head for years. Now, I know where it's from 😅

[@analorenahidalgo2219]

Love this picture very lovely and music 🎶🎬🍿

[@dinalombos3734]

What a lovely voice!!! "Getting to Know You" makes me happy; never get tired of listening to it.

[@liliadizon844]

I truly enjoyed singing this song and joyful movie great actress and performance. WONDERFUL..

[@zapdunga12]

Rodgers and Hammerstein II The BEST, no one better

[@Juliaflo]

The Big Ampersand.

[@sunii9929]

such a beautiful story and movie! and all the timeless classic songs! Thank you for sharing. Peace & Blessings.

[@addiatmeikokusuma8058]

Wow.. Golden Age of Hollywood.. No CGI.. Just a very beautiful production set design

[@arwentulawiekalimuddin8796]

We used to sing this in my elementary days, taught to us by Ms. Marietta our music teacher.

[@aminsadeghpour1549]

even when I was a kid at the first saw this movie with my family I understood the context of this song. Anna came from the country of England, which is very different than Siam. this song shows that no matter how different people may seem it's possible to find mutual respect. I think that's one of the greatest things about this musical.

[@jackiemcmeekin6551]

What a delightful Rogers and Hammerstein song. I knew Debra Kerr’s voice was dubbed. “The King and I “ is one of the greatest musicals ever written.

[@suzyq4041]

Those children...so precious!

[@abhinavs5213]

Wow, how beautiful Deborah Kerr is. Her acting too is splendid!

[@dkaf1000]

Deborah Kerr worked with whole Hollywood - and no one ever said a bad word about her.

[@tannwich5350]

UK too probably - loved her in "The Chalk Garden"

[@paulaharrisbaca4851]

And she could do a good American accent ("From Here to Eternity")