Rodgers & Hart - "Mountain Greenery" from "The Garrick Gaieties" - Susan Egan & Brian d'Arcy James

[@tadimaggio]

The PBS special about Rodgers and Hart that this number came from was a golden delight from beginning to end. You can see pieces of it on KZbin: "Where or When", "This Funny World", "Sing For Your Supper", "Falling In Love With Love". All glorious.

[@hankaustin7091]

Their combined vibrato is great! Marvelous blend of voices!! Especially love her voice - pure, light and simple...gorgeous!

[@CliffMcAulay]

Perfection! Vonderful vocalising and terrific trumpeting. Thank you for uploading this super sounding treasure.

[@keithspottiswoode5594]

Great rendition of a classic tune!

[@deewesthill1213]

Why is this amazing song not better known? I've never heard it before!

[@christopherlyons5900]

It's from very early in the partnership of Rodgers & Hart--part of a revue they did. It's actually pretty famous, but not performed that often these days. Dick Van Dyke and Mary Tyler Moore sang it on the Dick Van Dyke Show. Long ago. It hasn't aged as well as My Funny Valentine and other later classics, but it's still around.

[@032319581]

I fell in love with this song because Dick Van Dyke and Mary Tyler Moore sang it on their show

[@blackbelt360]

Now those are some absolutely brilliant lyrics

[@abneryokum]

Penned by the greatest lyricist who ever lived.

[@princeandrey]

I was just thinking those two very things. Woke up this morning with the lyrics in my head!

[@deewesthill1213]

@@abneryokum One of the greatest, at least.

[@SandyL0uise]

Gosh, I hope that was sarcasm.

[@rogerbernstein1883]

Where God paints the scenery...

[@walt1896]

Enjoyed this years ago. Never realized this was a young BD James here!

[@showtunestarpower]

This is the first time I've ever seen this wonderful number done this closely to what the original number might have been like. I think that Richard Rodgers would have loved the way Brian d'Arcy James and Susan Egan sing this song so purely.

[@Bigbadwhitecracker]

YESSSSSS

[@dkostner]

"Beans could get no keener reception in a greenery." Brilliant.

[@dkostner]

Indeed. Three months later I see the error. Thanks:)

[@GeorgeTennesseeWiseman]

Absolutely! "Beans could get no keener reception in a beanery" is an all time classic. In fact, I love Larry Hart's lyrics so much that I have an original program from the 1926 edition of the "Garrick Gaieties" where the song was introduced on May 10, 1926 sung by Bobbie Perkins and Sterling Holloway. Interestingly, Lee Strasberg, who had appeared in the 1925 edition (where R&H's "Manhattan" had caused a sensation the year before) was the stage manager.

[@derekking8690]

Beautiful 😊

[@Bigbadwhitecracker]

I'm miss real musical theater.

[@al_5655]

Watch this every year on 1st May, haha :) Love it

[@a1wireless1964]

Wow this is simply one of the best versions I've ever seen thanks for posting this

[@fschnell]

You’re welcome :)

[@InTheMixProjectCIC]

@@fschnell love this song

[@jayoungr]

Her expressions throughout (especially around 1:00 to 1:10) crack me up.

[@AngusTCat]

@SSArcher11 And "we could find ro cleaner retreat from life's machinery"... Larry Hart was a genius. He is one of my heroes.

[@bbobt9863]

Larry Hart, National Treasure

[@richardmoon1852]

Thanks

[@DefenderofPepperland]

These people get it. How cool is this?

[@allenmurray7893]

Beautiful song and fine performance. Some of the comments( at least one) may be overly critical but I like this rendition.id love to hear the original performance from Stirling Holloway. It's hard to think of him as a singer.

[@SSArcher11]

"beans could get no keener re- ception in a beanery" How did LH do it?

[@mulhollandrocket]

The tune ain't too shabby either!

[@fwboring802]

Interesting to compare to the Mary Tyler Moore and Dick Van Dyke version.

[@judyvalencia3257]

I liked it when it was sung on the Dick Van Dyke show.

[@mcnulty70]

"And fings ain't what they used to be.."

[@eslermanu47]

Iwas thinking the same

[@knottreel]

She reminds me of Mary Tyler Moore.

[@ledger308]

whacky, but nice. The song, however is one of life's great standards.

[@ginger1961]

Adorable. What is this from? A filmed revue? A movie?

[@noteman42]

a revue, Garrick Gaieties, 1925

[@andrewbevan4662]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/r6nVpoB3qsingpI

[@kyleneopperman6186]

This guy was later shrek, and the dad from 13 reasons why

[@alexismiles202]

If you're good he'll search for wood.

[@YooTuba]

That whole verse is an obvious wink wink double entendre

[@johnbrowne2170]

Tony Bennett's version still the best.

[@albertoshillinger9698]

Those lyrics wouldn’t survive today’s culture

[@walt1896]

@SSArcher11 Must help to be a genius :)

[@eslermanu47]

Brilliant and sounds a wee bit like Fings ain't what they used to be Mr L Bart.

[@nondescript2892]

lol....a wee bit? what about wholesale plagiarism😅

[@sgabig]

Mosquitoes here Won't bite you dear I'll let them sting me on the ...... finger! [doesn't quite rhyme ....]

[@arthurharrison1345]

Another one: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gaa8i4Oai6lmfZI

[@lennybuttz2162]

Yikes! I don't like this version one bit and I especially do not like that shrieking lady. Their timing is weird, he's very stiff.

[@arthurharrison1345]

Also see: kzbin.info/www/bejne/p2SlhKOorsR2g6s

[@kerryincolumbus]

His low notes need work.. not nearly enough breath support. can't stay in tune... must not have studied with a very good voice teacher, if at all, that's obvious.

[@hankaustin7091]

Gotta agree with you kerry.. his low notes are a bit out of shape.. he makes up for it on his high notes though.. really good singing! As for her, she's just marvelous in any part of her range!

[@tommytimp]

You know so much. He'll never make it in the musical theater

[@Nunofurdambiznez]

I'm in total agreement with kerryincolumbus... his low notes go flat and out of tune... but her notes are pitch perfect, each and every one! They do sound good together, as long as he stays on pitch, that is.

[@whatscookingresearch]

Sounds like a train wreck!!! Please remove this cacophony from your brain by listening to the Mel Torme version, sincerely.