Hildegarde - Darling, Je Vous Aime Beaucoup (1935)

Performed by: Hildegarde
Full Song Title: Darling, Je Vous Aime Beaucoup
Recorded in: 1935
Oh my, I could listen to this song for hours on repeat and not get tired of hearing her sing.
"Darling, Je Vous Aime Beaucoup" is a popular song with words and music by Anna Sosenko in 1935. Sosenko was the manager of the singer Hildegarde who adopted the song as her theme.
It was introduced by Hildegarde in the film "Love and Hisses", which is a 1937 American musical comedy film directed by Sidney Lanfield and starring Walter Winchell, Ben Bernie and Simone Simon. It is the sequel to the film "Wake Up and Live".
Hildegarde Loretta Sell (born February 1, 1906 - died July 29, 2005) was a popular American cabaret singer, well known for the song "Darling, Je Vous Aime Beaucoup".
Hildegarde Loretta Sell, was born in Adell, Wisconsin, in 1906 into a German-American family. When the Sells moved to Milwaukee, Hildegarde enrolled in the School of Music at Marquette University intending to become a concert pianist. But after seeing a Vaudeville act four women playing four baby grand pianos at the same time she decided to become an entertainer.
She joined a troupe of touring performers, playing the piano in the pit orchestra. Her life took another turn when she met Anna Sosenko in a New Jersey boardinghouse. Sosenko was a burgeoning songwriter, and for Hildegarde she wrote a bilingual ditty that would make the singer famous from coast to coast. In 1935, for Pathé Pictorial, Hildegarde went on-camera and recorded “Darling, Je Vous Aime Beaucoup.”
At Sosenko’s suggestion, Hildegarde started wearing elegant gowns and shoulder length gloves when she performed. When the two undertook a European tour, Sosenko reported to newspapers back in the States that important people on the Continent had become enthralled by the American chanteuse. Suddenly Hildegarde was an international celebrity.
The leading columnist of the day, Walter Winchell, dubbed her “The Incomparable Hildegarde” and Eleanor Roosevelt would later call her “The First Lady of Supper Clubs.” She had a Top 10 radio show and traveled with her own orchestra. Her admirers included King Gustaf of Sweden and the Duke of Windsor.
By April 17, 1939, when Life magazine put her face on its cover, only one word was necessary Hildegarde.
During World War II, she scored another hit with an English-language cover of the 1939 German song "Lili Marlene" that had become a favorite of both Axis and Allied soldiers.
She was so popular that Revlon introduced a Hildegarde shade of lipstick and nail polish, and a nursery developed a Hildegarde Rose.
A young pianist, also from Milwaukee, went to see her often when she was playing the Empire Room at the Palmer House in Chicago. He admired her flashy entrances, flamboyant playing, and lavish costumes, and when he launched his career, he, too, went by just one name Liberace.
Endorsements and investments kept Hildegarde financially secure well after her fame had peaked, and a sense of humor must have helped to keep her healthy. “Miss Piggy got the gloves idea from me,” she joked. During a lifetime that lasted just six months short of a hundred years, Hildegarde never married, but she left a rich showbiz legacy that many performers continue to draw from today.
She died at age 99 in a hospital in Manhattan on July 29, 2005, of natural causes.
I hope you enjoy this as much as I have.
Best wishes,
Stu
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[@electroswiggety6621]

What a beautiful and gentle voice! I was expecting shrill and vibrato, I was so wrong! Reminds me of Blossom Dearie.

[@enriquesanchez2001]

GOSH - NEVER ever heard this song before!

[@alanoneill3065]

Brilliant, Charming, Talented...DARING!!!

[@the1920sand30s]

Thank you so much for your kind words and enthusiastic feedback on my video of "Hildegarde - Darling, Je Vous Aime Beaucoup (1935)." It's wonderful to hear that you share the same sentiments about her brilliance, charm, and talent. I'm excited to let you know that I plan to rerecord it soon, aiming for a much better audio quality. I look forward to sharing an even more enhanced version with you. Stay tuned for the upcoming release! Best wishes, Stu

[@alanoneill3065]

@@the1920sand30s MANY thanks for all your amazing information...you are an connoisseur ...for sure Hildegarde was way ahead of her time!

[@thejerseyj9422]

Wow. Just wow. Thank you.

[@trilbyoferal3705]

Merci! What a bouncy, happy little tune. Very nice and cheerful. It put me in a happy mood. :)

[@the1920sand30s]

Glad you like it :-) !

[@adamodeo9320]

she lived to be 99

[@markfisher2121]

Très charmante 🎶 I thank You very much 🌺 for this great video 🎥 with marvellous Hildegarde 💐 Mark

[@the1920sand30s]

De rien mon cher Marc! Glad to hear that you like the song and video. Best wishes, Stu

[@shaanali6965]

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[@the1920sand30s]

Wow, thank you Shaan! Your comment and kind words are of great value and further encourages me to carry on publishing content on my little corner of the internet. You are wise beyond your years and you are absolutely right. In my humble opinion, to be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment that you can achieve in your life. Suppressing who you are, is one of the greatest roadblocks to finding happiness. Don't be afraid of being you my dear Shaan, even if the real you is different and does not live up to modern society's expectations. Life is too short to be anything but happy, live your dreams and most importantly share it with those who are too afraid to break the mold and be truly themselves. Who knows you may be the spark to ignite someone's passion and if not you at least put a smile on their face that could eventually be shared with others. I hope that my channel and the content that I create, will inspire you to live out your dreams and if not at least have you smiling from ear to ear with a warm fuzzy feeling in your heart. Best wishes, Stu

[@gregorymilosh8141]

personality in spades great entertainer