le dimanche 09 août 2009 [n° 2337] Music
The Las Vegas story (1952)
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THE LAS VEGAS STORY (1952) - Music by Hoagy Carmichael, lyrics by Harold Adamson
My Resistance Is Low was written in 1951 by Hoagy Carmichael (music) and Harold Adamson (lyrics) and was featured in the movie The Las Vegas Story. The song was largely ignored in the US but became a big hit in the ...
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Ann May Wong (1932)
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Anna Mae Wong, américaine d'origine chinoise, fut sans doute la plus jolie et la plus talentueuse Asiatique du cinéma Hollywoodien. A l'époque où les spectateurs américains faisaient une grande consommation de films exotiques, elle sut imposer avec infiniment de grâce et de mystère, son charme troublant de "femme-dragon". ((Anna My Wong Pseudonyme de Wong Liu ...
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Jumpin Jive (video)
Written by Cab Calloway, Jack Palmer and Frank Froeba
Performed by Cab Calloway and his orchestra
Danced by The Nicholas Brothers (Fayard and Harold)
Hep! Hep! The Jumpin' Jive ((Cab Calloway lyrics))
Boy?
Whatcha gonna say there, gate?
Oh, boy!
Whatcha gonna say there, gate?
Palomar, shalomar, Swanee shore,
Let me dig that jive once more,
Boy!
Lay it right on down to the gator.
Oh, boy!
Lay it flat ...
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"Bei mir bist du schön" (1938)
Leo Marjane : "Bei Mir Bist Du Schön" 1938 (vidéo)
Sholom Secunda, l'auteur de la chanson "Bei mir bist du schön" ne croyait pas au succès de sa composition. Il abandonna ses droits sur sa création pour 30 dollars deux mois avant son enregistrement. Ecrite en 1932, "Bei Mir Bist Du Schön" (traduction en anglais ...
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le lundi 18 septembre 2006 [n° 1507] Music
Surely the favourite song of soldiers during World War II, Lili Marleen became the unofficial anthem of the foot soldiers of both forces in the war.
"Norbert Schultze set the poem to music in 1938 and it was recorded just before the war. It became a favorite of both German troops when it was broadcast to the AfrikaKorps in 1941. The ...
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