They Didn't Believe Me

[@Griffinmc]

What a nice little visit with this song. I’m here because I’m writing a play about Harry and Bess Truman and this was their song.

[@Nacho-Mamma]

Not an easy task, is it?! I've been working on a musical version of "The Trouble With Harry". Trying to write both the script & music by myself. Been working on it for a few years.

[@Griffinmc]

@@Nacho-Mamma What a great idea for a musical adaptation! I can’t say it’s my favorite Hitchcock film but only because there are so many I like just as well.

[@Nacho-Mamma]

@@Griffinmc I'm 60 years old, and still remember the first time I watched it as a kid. I thought it was hilarious. And, as one who has worked in musical theatre for 40+ years, it has always been a dream to write a musical version. I've also wanted to do a musical of "The Boy With Green Hair". But, today's generation probably wouldn't understand that story though. It gets a bit deep. Anyhoo, hope things work out for your play. May it see the lights of the great wide way one day.

[@Griffinmc]

@@Nacho-Mamma Thanks, and good luck with your show too!

[@essexpeter6116]

Good video clip with a little history of a beautiful song.

[@crazyleaf257]

👍🏼👍🏼 heard this song at Olive Garden and it struck me. Had to find it!! Didn’t know there’s so much history

[@Sophiewophie45]

Got the cutest little way Like to watch you all the day And it certainly seems fine Just to think that you'll be mine When I see your pretty smile Makes the living worth the while So I've got to run around Telling people what I've found And when I told them how beautiful you are They didn't believe me, they didn't believe me Your lips, your eyes, your cheeks, your hair Are in a class beyond compare You're the loveliest girl that one could see And when I tell them And I certainly am goin' to tell them That I'm the man whose wife one day you'll be They'll never believe me, they'll never believe me That from this great big world you've chosen me Don't know how it happened quite May have been the summer night May have been; well, who can say? Things just happen any way All I know is I said "yes" Hesitating more or less And you kissed me where I stood Just like any fellow would And when I told them how wonderful you are They didn't believe me, they didn't believe me Your lips, your eyes, your curly hair Are in a class beyond compare You're the loveliest thing that one could see And when I tell them And I certainly am goin' to tell them That I'm the girl whose boy one day you'll be They'll never believe me, they'll never believe me That from this great big world you've chosen me

[@livronuvem]

One funny glitch in the original lyric is the line "And I certainly am goin' to tell them". The "certainly am" (4 syllables) is supposed to be sung over a 3-note triplet as "cert'n-ly am". Almost every singer who has ever performed it changes that to "and I'm certainly goin' (or "gonna", as here) tell them", which is much more natural and easy to sing. Herbert Reynolds was either still learning the ropes, or didn't bother to run this by a singer before turning in his lyric. New York-based singer Nancy Anderson recorded a very tender version of this song for an album by Uri Caine that tried to recreate the musical styles of the 1900-1920 period: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mojSo3t-nNCnnqM

[@heccsclips3319]

theres a ww1 version titled "And When They Ask Us"

[@wachamcaulid]

"hit shows here prefabricated here (London) and then exported to New York" during the Edwardian era, Broadway had many hit shows but it seems that most didn't really become successes across the pond

[@potdog1000]

i am currently watching this series & can say it's very good

[@PhrygianPhrog]

What series is this? A BBC documentary series?

[@potdog1000]

@@PhrygianPhrog yes

[@PhrygianPhrog]

@@potdog1000 hi, I tried to find it but no luck. Do you remember the name of the series by any chance? Was it specifically about musicals or songwriters?

[@potdog1000]

@@PhrygianPhrog I just looked on catch up but I couldn't find it, I think it was an Arena program from BBC4, BTW I have just finished watching Tunes fo tyrants which is a fantastic program with the brilliant Suzy Klein

[@PhrygianPhrog]

@@potdog1000 That should be enough clues to find it, thanks! The tyrants program looks fascinating, I note it features Kurt Weill, who wrote some notable jazz standards. My interest in Kern and musicals in general is through playing jazz. I find it's best to go to the original source to help in interpreting these lovely songs in a jazz setting, as opposed to a "play by numbers" approach whereby one simply plods through the notes, of context, from a Real Book. Best wishes.

[@grantalbrecht4402]

Jerry Garcia(Grateful Dead) named after Jerome Kern.

[@Sophiewophie45]

Is this Emma Kingston singing?

[@bethanyrosem]

The fact I am watching the tv show this clip is on