Trivial Pursuit #115
Trivial Pursuit #115
Mary_Ethel
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/6/04
#0Trivial Pursuit #115
Posted: 5/1/05 at 3:59pm
In the 1954 Version of A STAR IS BORN, what song is 'Vicki Lester' recording when 'Norman Maine' proposes to her?
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"I say YOU'RE the CUTEST one. No, I say YOU'RE the CUTEST One. And we go on like that from dawn to three."
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/31/69
#1re: Trivial Pursuit #115
Posted: 5/1/05 at 4:03pm
"Here's What I'm Here For"
Lyrics: Ira Gershwin
Music: Harold Arlen
Mary_Ethel
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/6/04
#2re: Trivial Pursuit #115
Posted: 5/1/05 at 4:06pm
Jose', you are CORRECT!!!
CONGRATULATIONS, my Friend, I KNEW You Could Do It!!!
You are a MASTER of A STAR IS BORN!
Now for your bonus points:
When 'Vicki Lester' first hears 'Norman Maine's proposal, she does so in a QUITE UNIQUE Manner.
Please tell us how she attempts to reject Norman's proposal.
"I say YOU'RE the CUTEST one. No, I say YOU'RE the CUTEST One. And we go on like that from dawn to three."
Mary_Ethel
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/6/04
#3re: Trivial Pursuit #115
Posted: 5/1/05 at 4:15pm
... I guess Jose' had to step out...
So, I throw the bonus points question up to the Entire Board:
In the 1954 version of A STAR IS BORN, how does 'Vicki Lester' try to reject 'Norman Maine's proposal while singing "Here's What I'm Here For"?
"I say YOU'RE the CUTEST one. No, I say YOU'RE the CUTEST One. And we go on like that from dawn to three."
Mary_Ethel
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/6/04
#4re: Trivial Pursuit #115
Posted: 5/1/05 at 4:22pmHint #1: Parody.
"I say YOU'RE the CUTEST one. No, I say YOU'RE the CUTEST One. And we go on like that from dawn to three."
Mary_Ethel
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/6/04
#5re: Trivial Pursuit #115
Posted: 5/1/05 at 4:28pmHint #2: Set to music.
"I say YOU'RE the CUTEST one. No, I say YOU'RE the CUTEST One. And we go on like that from dawn to three."
Mary_Ethel
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/6/04
#6re: Trivial Pursuit #115
Posted: 5/1/05 at 4:36pmHint #3: 'Vicki' is singing when she attempts to rejects 'Norman's proposal.
"I say YOU'RE the CUTEST one. No, I say YOU'RE the CUTEST One. And we go on like that from dawn to three."
GovernorSlaton
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/14/04
#7re: Trivial Pursuit #115
Posted: 5/1/05 at 4:37pmShe makes up lyrics that have to do with his proposal?
Mary_Ethel
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/6/04
#8re: Trivial Pursuit #115
Posted: 5/1/05 at 4:44pm
Gov., YES!!!--You GOT IT!!!
While listening to her playback of "Here's What I'm Here For", 'Vicki' playfuly rejects 'Norman's' proposal by singing parody lyrics to the song (i.e., "You Drink Too Much...")
HOWEVER, as any Garland lover KNOWS, she eventualy agrees to marry Norman!
BTW, that scene was cut from the original 1954 release and was viewed for the first time in the "restored" 1986 version.
Well, it looks like I have TWO prizes to award today:
Jose' and Gov.--you are now major motion picture stars! BUT--you have a drinking problem! And--it won't get any better when you marry a woman who turns out to be a bigger star than you!!!
But WHATEVER You Do--PLEASE stay away from those Malibu Beaches--they're a killer! 
Enjoy the rest of your weekend, folks!!!
"I say YOU'RE the CUTEST one. No, I say YOU'RE the CUTEST One. And we go on like that from dawn to three."
Mary_Ethel
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/6/04
#9re: Trivial Pursuit #115
Posted: 5/1/05 at 4:48pm
"Here's What I'm Here For":
What am I here for?
It's time you knew
Here's what I'm here for
I'm here for you
Can you forgive me?
Am I too late?
All the years that I've wandered
And pondered
Were squandered
My heart insisted
I seek you out
That you existed
My heart had no doubt
To share a journey that leads to heaven's door
You'll find is what I'm here for
What am I here for?
It's time you knew
Here's what I'm here for
I'm here for you
Can you forgive me?
Am I too late?
All the years that I've wandered
And pondered
Were squandered
My heart insisted
I seek you out
That you existed
My heart had no doubt
To share a journey that leads to heaven's door
You'll find is what I'm here for
Music: Harold Arlen
Lyrics: Ira Gershwin
[as Jose' has already posted]
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"I say YOU'RE the CUTEST one. No, I say YOU'RE the CUTEST One. And we go on like that from dawn to three."
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