A Salute to the Golden Age of American Popular Music

We salute the music from Broadway, Hollywood, New Orleans, Tin Pan Alley and the "melody makers;" i.e. the bands and singers that brought the music to us via the radio, recordings and live events in the period from the 1920's to the 1960's. This is the golden period of Gershwin, Cole Porter, Irving Berlin, Jerome Kern, Richard Rodgers, Larry Hart, Oscar Hammerstein, Johnny Mercer, Hoagy Carmichael, Jimmy Van Heusen, Harold Arlen, Harry Warren, etc.

Sunday, February 6, 2011

Tommy Dorsey's great recording of "Marie"

One of the biggest hits for Tommy Dorsey was the song "Marie". First in 1937 when it reached #2, and again a year later when it hit #16.  It  was a hit for The Four Tunes in 1953 (#13).  Words and music are from  Irving Berlin. Here are the lyrics;
 
Marie
Marie, the dawn is breaking
Marie, (ooh, Marie) you'll soon be waking
To find you heart is aching
And tears (and tears) will fall (will fall) as you recall
The moon in all its splendor
A kiss (ooh, a kiss) so very tender
The words, "Will you surrender
To me, (Marie), Marie, (Marie-ee)?"
Marie, you'll soon be waking
To find you heart is aching
And tears (and tears) will fall (will fall) as you recall
The moon in all its splendor
A kiss (ooh, a kiss) so very tender
The words, "Will you surrender
To me, (Marie), Marie, (Marie) Marie (Marie-ee-ee)?"

 HERE IS TOMMY DORSEY AND HIS BAND WITH "MARIE." (BOB EBERLY, JANET BLAIR). THIS IS A CLIP FROM THE MOVIE "THE FABULOUS DORSEYS" 








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