”And all week long your River City youth will be fritterin’ away—I said your young men will be fritterin’! Fritterin’ away their noontime, chore time, supper time too…”
Funny how random music just pops into my head sometimes. And when I say Sometimes I mean Constantly.
THEATRE REVIEW: "THE MUSIC MAN" - TOBY'S DINNER THEATRE
The classic musical keeps on marching!
https://hotchka.com/the-music-man-review-tobys-dinner-theatre
"Shipoopi" is a song in the 1957 musical #TheMusicMan by #MeredithWillson. The song is sung by the character of Marcellus Washburn, a friend of con man "Professor" Harold Hill. It occurs in act 2 of the play during the dance committee's rehearsal which the town kids interrupt. Neither the song's lyrics nor the surrounding dialogue explain the meaning of the term "shipoopi", which Wilson invented for the song and acts as a term of endearment.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQamzS_Gwzw
"Till There Was You" is a #showTune written by #MeredithWillson, popularised by his 1957 stage production #TheMusicMan and its #1962MovieMusicalAdaptation, and further popularised by #theBeatles cover. The song became the first Top 40 hit for #AnitaBryant in 1959, prior to being recorded by the Beatles in 1963.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tkgEXcbyhC8
"Till There Was You" is a #showTune written by #MeredithWillson, popularised by his 1957 stage production #TheMusicMan and its #1962MovieMusicalAdaptation, and further popularised by #theBeatles cover. The song became the first Top 40 hit for #AnitaBryant in 1959, prior to being recorded by the Beatles in 1963.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYBjJwj9pcg
"Ya Got Trouble" is a song by #MeredithWillson from the 1957 Broadway #musical #TheMusicMan, and its #1962FilmedVersion. It is one of the most popular and recognizable songs in the musical, and #RobertPreston's performance in the film is admired. Willson considered eliminating a long piece of dialogue from his draft of The Music Man about the serious trouble facing River City parents. However, he realized it sounded like a lyric and transformed it into #YaGotTrouble.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uJyLSsxhGE
"Till There Was You" is a #showTune written by #MeredithWillson, popularised by his 1957 stage production #TheMusicMan and its #1962MovieMusicalAdaptation, and further popularised by #theBeatles cover. The song became the first Top 40 hit for #AnitaBryant in 1959, prior to being recorded by the Beatles in 1963.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqeND8U-AC0
Today, July 7, 1912, librarian Marian Paroo does some research into traveling salesman 'Professor' Harold Hill, and the Wells Fargo wagon arrives in River City, Iowa bringing a lot of shiny new instruments (The Music Man, 1962)
The weak lyrics of the Lennon-McCartney songs on “Please Please Me” and “With the Beatles” in 1963. #111Words #TheBeatles #PleasePleaseMe #WithTheBeatles #JohnLennon #PaulMcCartney #ISawHerStandingThere #MeredithWilson #TillThereWasYou #TheMusicMan #ChuckBerry #RollOverBeethoven #PleaseMrPostman #TheMarvelettes #Music #Lyrics #Songwriting https://andrewjshields.blogspot.com/2024/06/the-weak-lyrics-of-lennon-mccartney.html
THE MUSIC MAN (1962) is on Tubi If you'd like to celebrate Robert Preston's birthday right here in River City.
The local antiques auction site is always a trove of wonderful things, but here is a print of the very Dan Patch that the Music Man sung to us about!
https://dixon.crumptonauctions.com/auctions/6346/lot/874466-dan-patch-print
Just heard from Bruce Wayne in S02E02 of Batman (1966): “Trouble; right here in Gotham City.” #TheMusicMan
@StillIRise1963 . Trump/Sneakers/Harold Hill/ trombones.
#Trump, with his sneakers, has reached peak #HaroldHill with his trombones.
It's important to remember that Professor Harold Hill tells us that those kids are "marching still right today!"
What sort of demonic red-shoes band is he talking about?
I love #TheMusicMan. It captures small town life pretty well. #TCMParty
"Well, for the first time in my life, I got my foot caught in the door." #TCMParty #TheMusicMan
“The librarian hasn’t felt much like doing research lately” #hello #TCMParty #TheMusicMan
Anymore I can't hear "Till There Was You" without tearing up. #TCMParty #TheMusicMan
