"MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS, LOUIS" 1904 Played On MIRA 18 1/2 inch Concert Grand Console Music Box

Here is one of my all time favorite songs played on one of our Mira 18 1/2 inch Concert Grand console music boxes. Composed in 1904 by Kerry Mills with lyrics by Andrew Sterling, this is the fabulous "Meet Me In St. Louis, Louis". Kerry Mills composed some of the finest popular songs during a period I greatly enjoy, 1895 to about 1922. The song tells the story of a gentleman coming home from work and finding a note left for him by his wife telling him that she is bored with life at their "flat" and she writes that he (Louis) should "Meet me in St. Louis, Louis....meet me at the Fair...we will dance the hoochy koochy...I will be your tootsy wootsy...". The fair, of course, was the gigantic 1904 St. Louis World's Fair. Both the tune and the lyrics are simply fantastic and the song will forever remain one of my all time favorites for listening. I thank you for stopping in and hope that you enjoy the video.

[@faerieSAALE]

The movie "Meet me in St. Louis" with Judy Garland and Margaret O'Brien is a classic and Ms. Garland is at the pinnacle of her career. They were absolutely enthralled by Ice Cream and the Night-Time display of Electric Lights!

[@megabojan1993]

I could listen to this lovely sound for hours.

[@jerrytheracecardriver1100]

I have a playlist of 130+ music boxes lel.

[@AIntel540]

Me too

[@2minniegirl]

Me too

[@colinclarke4285]

This tune will be forever etched in my memory

[@Westtoledoguy]

JUST BEAUTIFUL takes you back to the 1890's turn of the century when you hear it

[@TheAlliswell]

Brings back many many memories of old St. Louis, the musicians, the plays, and growing up on Clara & Etzel in the 1950's Bob Reuter and Kenny Palmer memory will always be paramount in my life. thanks for your Post. :-)

[@1904ckoehler]

So glad that you mentioned Bob Reuter, an amazing and multi-talented man who I knew who passed away tragically and far too soon.

[@MadiBendy]

You hold a peice of history. Absolutely incredible to hear this. Thank you for sharing

[@hankaustin7091]

For those that read the comments before watching the actual video... the music doesn't start til 2:10

[@JulieMooody]

Sounds like a merry go round this is amazing ! Thank you for sharing this !!!! :)

[@Bijoushow]

Beautiful song. It's always haunting to hear music enjoyed over a hundred years ago. You have a wonderful channel. Subscribed!

[@AshleyxScreamx]

Absolutely beautiful!

[@legOldtimer]

Beautiful sound! Thanks for posting.

[@TractusPhasmatis]

I'm taking an american music class and this song was mentioned. Thank you for sharing this.

[@champagne1231]

Always reminds me of the film with July garland .

[@matthewfriend8448]

What a beautifully pure sound! Thanks for the post!

[@vacbrewernut]

Love this so much. Thank you for sharing.

[@noelaruldas1152]

Hurrah! What a wonderful melody! How pleasant is the sound of music-box! Music-boxes helps us to listen and learn to play melody on vibraphone, xylophone, celesta, marimba, and glockenspiel. Similarly barrel organ helps us to listen and practice music on either pipe-organ or reed-organ. Similarly player piano helps us to listen and practice music on piano. Even if demo on electronic keyboard imitates the melodies played by music-box, barrel organ or player piano to demonstrate the learners but it can't beat the real musical machines like these (music-box, barrel organs, player pianos etc.) Some antique mechanical clocks played melodies for each hour on either music-box, barrel organ or miniatured player piano built into it. Some of them just played melodies without striking the hours, some of them played melodies just before or soon after striking the hours on either dome shaped bell, chiming bar, tubular bell or coiled wire gong.

[@2minniegirl]

Love it one of my favorite songs

[@greyeaglemusic]

I love this song, and I love your channel. I plan on watching all your videos

[@mariluleon7520]

¡Musiquita llena de magia y dulzura!. Es verdad que conmueve a quien la escucha... Gracias por subir estas maravillas.

[@Modeltnick]

I am jealous that my 15.5" Mira does'nt sount like this! Wonderful wonderful! Thanks for sharing this beautiful music!

[@dolata000]

One can argue that this IS digital music. It's a large spinning disk with 1's and 0's ...

[@rayunseitig6367]

there are lots of teeth on the comb. still mechanical

[@colinclarke4285]

​@cmmartti using that logic humans are also digital...we're either alive or dead 😂😂😂

[@taraf.1510]

Thank you for posting this as well. This is so beautiful to.

[@ablindgibsongirl]

This tune reminds me of Billy Murrays version of Come take a trip in my air ship. That was the first cylinder i got to hear and I fell in love with the worbley tinny sound. I know what kind of music box I want because of your uploads. All the other antiques boxes I've gotten to hear just don't do justice to lovely tunes like the Mira Concert grand.

[@hto1971]

o wow i see wht you mean i was born in 1971 i play guitar i have deep respect for old music

[@mhlliddle]

Amazing and rather touching. Thank you

[@MusicBoxBoy]

@k6musicteacher My pleasure. This video is definitely one my favorites of my music box videos. I love the song and this music box delivers a pretty sweet rendition. Thanks so much for the comments!

[@EdisonSquirrel]

Great rendition, Doug. I'm sure that Billy Murray was jealous! :-)

[@k6musicteacher]

WOW! Thank-you so much for sharing!

[@PinoySean1997]

My grandfather had something just like this. I loved listening to the music. Sadly he passed away and it was stolen. I miss the beautiful sound, where could I purchase one? It's probably alot of money now. I'm only 17 but the sound kind of brings his memory back alive when I see this.

[@w4yn6]

thank you for sharing.. this made me smile. I love the movie version too ..

[@danielmkubacki]

So cool!

[@MusicBoxBoy]

@DustWarden Thanks! This is surely one of my favorite discs to play on this music box.

[@MusicBoxBoy]

@legOldtimer You're very welcome and thank you for stopping in for a visit!

[@MusicBoxBoy]

@musicbox99 And thank YOU for the nice comments. Please stop in again soon.

[@d14d]

Thank you for bringing this vintage music into the digital age.

[@Westtoledoguy]

@MusicBoxBoy I love the sound of musicboxes just like I love player pianos or old phonographs and records cylinders/78s/diamond disks

[@jacobsaint1874]

Thank you for sharing! 2:08

[@MusicBoxBoy]

@onefineeagle This has been one of my favorites for many years as well. Thank you so much for your encouraging and gracious comments!

[@MusicBoxBoy]

@CAfiferdrummer Good to hear that you enjoyed this. Thanks for the nice comments!

[@MusicBoxBoy]

@Westtoledoguy Thanks so much, Westtoledoguy. It pleases me to receive comments like yours as that is exactly how I feel when I listen to this disc play. Oh, what a time it must have been back then.

[@MusicBoxBoy]

@TractusPhasmatis You are very welcome. Sorry for the delay in getting a reply to your nice comments.

[@rhothko66]

ahhhhh sheer bliss

[@MusicBoxBoy]

@AshleyxScreamx Thanks for great comment. This is surely one of my favorites as well!

[@MusicBoxBoy]

@d14d You're welcome and thank you for the nice comments.

[@rasdennis]

Nice

[@MusicBoxBoy]

@EdisonSquirrel Thanks so much, Rocky! Always great to see a comment from you. I'd agree with you that Billy Murray likely felt some friendly competition with this rendition of Meet Me In St. Louis. I also enjoy his Edison cylinder recording of this tune. Stop back again anytime!

[@molbaritone]

Oh I saw one of these at the Biltmore in Asheville NC

[@MusicBoxBoy]

@mhlliddle Thanks for your nice comments.

[@sanmichele5395]

"We will dance the hoochie-cootchie, you will be my tootsie-wootsie!"

[@MusicBoxBoy]

@hto1971 Thanks for the nice comment.

[@miklwhite8410]

video half over before the song starts!

[@JoMarieM]

Was this song actually from 1904? I thought it wasn't written until the movie with Judy Garland some four decades later.

[@rayunseitig6367]

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meet_Me_in_St._Louis,_Louis

[@chansaltiranch]

the original MIDI people

[@edgarallanpoestheblackcat6613]

What year is the Music Box model?

[@colinclarke4285]

This sounds very similar at the beginning to 'my sweet little Alice blue gown

[@colinclarke4285]

Do you have ' marble halls ' by any chance?

[@tourcreole854]

Is this from that period or is it more modern?

[@deewesthill1213]

The music doesn't start until about 2 minutes and several seconds.

[@marinakemariheihei]

idkw somehow this reminds me of harvest moon :p

[@mhlliddle]

Amazing and rather touching. Thank you.