Search results
Discover American Legends #6 by Cole Porter released in 1996. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic.
Cole Porter: American Legends, Volume 6. A Stanyan Recording ... "Anything Goes" - Cole Porter (3:05) "I Love You" - Jo Stafford with Paul Weston and his orchestra (2:43)
View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 1996 CD release of "American Legends: Cole Porter" on Discogs.
- (1)
- US
- 11
- CD, Compilation
- “Anything Goes”
- “I Get A Kick Out of You”
- “Night and Day”
- “Begin The Beguine”
- “So in Love”
- Recordings
Cole Porter was a master of the list song, a type of song in which the lyrics form an endlessly witty and often humorous catalogue of references. Anything Goes makes references to Depression-era high society. The melody tumbles forward with an infectious syncopation. Here is a recording of Porter performing the song:
Here is another song from the 1934 musical, Anything Goes. The lyric moves from double rhyme to triple rhyme to conclude with this stunning tour de force of virtuosity: It’s that final, unexpected rhyme on “idea” that pushes this lyric over the edge. Strangely, these whimsical lyrics accompany a melody that contains more than a tinge of sadness, pe...
“Night and Day” was written for Fred Astaire, who performed it in the Broadway musical, Gay Divorce. Harmonically, notice the way the song begins with instability and dissonance before working its way to a resolution. It’s this momentary darkness and ambiguity that gives us a glimpse of some deeper reality under the surface.
In his book, American Popular Song: The Great Innovators 1900–1950, the composer and musicologist Alec Wilder comments on the expansive, unfolding melody of “Begin the Beguine,” describing it as, RCA was initially skeptical about recording a song “that nobody could remember from beginning to end anyway.”Listen to the way this melody continuously re...
The 1948 musical Kiss Me, Kate, based on Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew, represented a triumphant comeback for Cole Porter after a series of flops in the early 1940s. Among the show’s memorable songs is “So in Love,” a ballad filled with haunting mystery and a sense of melancholy. Listen to the way this melody begins with a half step (the cl...
“Anything Goes,” Cole Porter (Composers at Play : Harold Arlen and Cole Porter Sing Their Own Compositions) Amazon“I Get a Kick Out of You,” Ethel Merman with Johnny Green and His Orchestra, (Cole Porter: The Ultimate Collection) Amazon“Night and Day,” Fred Astaire, (Hits of the 1930s, Vol. 2 1930-1933) Amazon“Begin the Beguine,” Joe Loss and Chick Henderson AmazonFind many great new & used options and get the best deals for American Legends #6 by Cole Porter (CD, Mar-1996, Laserlight) at the best online prices at eBay! Free shipping for many products!
Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for American Legends #6 by Cole Porter (CD, 1996) at the best online prices at eBay! Free shipping for many products!
Jan 24, 2007 · Select the department you want to search in ...
