Heard the flutist (sp?) flautist? playing It's a Fine Life from Oliver last weekend, and now I can't get it out of my head. Is it a good song, do you think? I find myself humming it all day long...
Ahhh, Sweet Georgia Brown. Wish she had greater success on Broadway.
I only know it from the movie sountrack - but I like it.
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/20/03
"Ahhh, Sweet Georgia Brown. Wish she had greater success on Broadway."
I agree.
You should listen to the Original Cast recording. Georgia sounds so boisterous on it!
Love that and Oom Pah Pah--love Shani--we had a thread about her a long time ago...
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/20/03
"Georgia sounds so boisterous on it!"
And so heartbreaking in "As Long As He Needs Me." She had a great range of emotion.
This is one of my favourite songs in the score. I really like the arrangement for the Cameron Makintosh revival as well.
Akiva
Come to think of it, wasn't Georgia in some mess of a show that Alan Jay Lerner was involved in? Can't remember the title...
I love both the movie and the OBC versions. I must admit that I was so impressed with Shani Wallis in the film growing up (she was called "the British Judy Garland" by many cabaret critics in her day)... I was very surprised to hear Georgia Brown after that. A completely different take on it. She now reminds me a bit of Cleo Lane, as far as voice type. A bit of a rasp, more throaty, but what depth! Georgia has grown on me over the years. I certainly like her as much as Shani now, if not more so. I was sorry both ladies didn't have more of a public career after Oliver! They both do such amazing jobs.
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/20/03
"Can't remember the title..."
Carmelina
Love, love LOVE the overture to Carmelina! One of my favs.
Yes! That was it! Many thanks, Gotham!
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/11/05
"Oliver" was probably one of the first musicals I really fell in love with, and yes, I always loved It's A Foine Loife as Redhotinny so aptly put it! Of course, now I'm going to be walking around singing it until something displaces it on the sound-loop in my head. Brava to Georgia and Shani for making it so memorable.
I think it would, I've thought about it before, cause lord knows you can belt it out!
And I have the hardest time finding uptempo stuff that works for me and my type - whatever the hell THAT is!
Right--I like Oom Pah Pah...also powerful pipes music..
I loved the movie when I was younger. Of the two tavern songs Nancy sings, I like Oom Pah Pah better, this one was too mellow for me.
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