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Wednesday, April 29, 2015
Tuesday, April 28, 2015
Getting To Know You - Song.
Please click on the web-link below with your speakers on :-
Marni Nixon (Deborah Kerr
original version)
https://youtu.be/4MNANgFCYpk
Getting to Know You (song)
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| "Getting to Know You" | |
|---|---|
| Song from The King and I | |
| Published | 1951 |
| Writer | Oscar Hammerstein II |
| Composer | Richard Rodgers |
"Getting to Know You" is a show tune from the 1951 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical The King and I. It was first sung by Gertrude Lawrence in the original Broadway production and later by Marni Nixon who dubbed for Deborah Kerr in the 1956 film adaptation. In this show, Anna sings the song as she strikes up a warm and affectionate relationship with the children and the wives of the King of Siam.
This song is one of the few cases during the Rodgers and Hammerstein partnership when Rodgers re-used a melody he had written for an earlier show and then discarded. In this case the melody was a tune he wrote for South Pacific, called "Suddenly Lucky", which he originally intended for the character of Nellie to sing but replaced it with the song "(I'm in Love with) a Wonderful Guy". Mary Martin, the star of South Pacific, who had proposed that Rodgers should cast Yul Brynner as the King, reminded Rodgers of this tune, and so Hammerstein wrote new lyrics to it. James Taylor covered the song off of the children's music compilation called For Our Children.
Popular versions on record include James Taylor, Dinah Shore, Sharon, Lois & Bram, Bing Crosby, Andy Williams, and Nancy Wilson. Leon Redbone sang the song in ads for the Chevrolet Geo. A version by NRBQ is included on their album Brass Tacks.
Read more: The King And I - Getting To Know You Lyrics | MetroLyrics
Getting To Know You Lyrics
"Getting To Know You" was written by Hart, Lorenz / Rodgers, Richard.
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It's a very ancient saying
But a true and honest thought
That if you become a teacher
By your pupils you'll be taught
But a true and honest thought
That if you become a teacher
By your pupils you'll be taught
As a teacher I've been learning
You'll forgive me if I boast
And I've now become an expert
On the subject I like most
You'll forgive me if I boast
And I've now become an expert
On the subject I like most
Getting to know you
Getting to know you
Getting to know all about you
Getting to like you
Getting to hope you like me
Getting to know all about you
Getting to like you
Getting to hope you like me
Getting to know you
Putting it my way
But nicely
You are precisely
My cup of tea
Putting it my way
But nicely
You are precisely
My cup of tea
Getting to know you
Getting to know all about you
Getting to like you
Getting to hope you like me
Getting to know all about you
Getting to like you
Getting to hope you like me
Getting to know you
Putting it my way
But nicely
You are precisely
Putting it my way
But nicely
You are precisely
My cup of tea
Getting to know you
Getting to feel free and easy
When I am with you
Getting to know what to say
Getting to feel free and easy
When I am with you
Getting to know what to say
Haven't you noticed
Suddenly I'm bright and breezy?
Because of all the beautiful and new
Things I'm learning about you
Day by day
Suddenly I'm bright and breezy?
Because of all the beautiful and new
Things I'm learning about you
Day by day
Getting to know you
Getting to feel free and easy
When I am with you
Getting to know what to say
Getting to feel free and easy
When I am with you
Getting to know what to say
Haven't you noticed
Suddenly I'm bright and breezy?
Because of all the beautiful and new
Things I'm learning about you
Day by day
Suddenly I'm bright and breezy?
Because of all the beautiful and new
Things I'm learning about you
Day by day
Songwriters
HART, LORENZ / RODGERS, RICHARD
HART, LORENZ / RODGERS, RICHARD
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Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., IMAGEM U.S. LLC
Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., IMAGEM U.S. LLC
Read more: The King And I - Getting To Know You Lyrics | MetroLyrics
A song from 'The King and I' a popular film in the 1960s in Colombo.
email from Daya Panditha-Gunawardena
Dear Batchmates,
Having attended all of the previously held batch get togethers,
which we really enjoyed, Ranjini and I will unfortunately have to miss the get
together in June. We visit Sri Lanka about 4 times a year for short
periods and of course meet some of our batchmates who live in Sri Lanka.
On this occasion our scheduled visit for family reasons is for the period 30 April and returning to the UK on 18 May but long term previous commitments in the month of June have sadly prevented us from returning to Sri Lanka and joining all of you at what should be a great get together.
On this occasion our scheduled visit for family reasons is for the period 30 April and returning to the UK on 18 May but long term previous commitments in the month of June have sadly prevented us from returning to Sri Lanka and joining all of you at what should be a great get together.
Ranjini and I will at least be there in spirit and wish you all
a great time.
With very best wishes,
Ranjini and Daya Pandita-Gunawardena
Monday, April 27, 2015
The Seekers
Please click on each of the web-links below with your speakers on :-
The Seekers The Carnival Is Over (1967 In Colour
Stereo)
The Seekers - A World of our Own (1965 - Stereo, enhanced video)
The Seekers
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This article is about the Australian music group. For other uses, see Seekers (disambiguation).
| The Seekers | |
|---|---|
The Seekers in 1965
| |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. |
| Genres | Easy-listening, pop, folk |
| Years active | 1962–1968, 1975–1988, 1992–present |
| Labels | W&G, World, EMI, Columbia,Capitol |
| Website | theseekers50th |
| Members | Athol Guy Keith Potger Bruce Woodley Judith Durham |
| Past members | Ken Ray Louisa Wisseling Buddy England Peter Robinson Julie Anthony Karen Knowles |
The Seekers are an Australian folk-influenced pop quartet, originally formed in Melbourne in 1962. They were the first Australian pop music group to achieve major chart and sales success in the United Kingdom and the United States. They were popular during the 1960s with their best-known configuration as: Judith Durham on vocals, piano and tambourine; Athol Guy on double bass and vocals; Keith Potger on twelve-string guitar, banjo and vocals; and Bruce Woodley on guitar, mandolin, banjo and vocals.
The group had Top 10 hits in the 1960s with "I'll Never Find Another You", "A World of Our Own", "Morningtown Ride", "Someday, One Day" (written by Paul Simon), "Georgy Girl" (the title song of the film of the same name), and "The Carnival is Over" by Tom Springfield, the last being an adaptation of the Russian folk song "Stenka Razin". The Seekers have sung it at various closing ceremonies in Australia, including World Expo 88 and the Paralympics. It is still one of the top 50 best-selling singles in the UK. Australian music historian Ian McFarlane described their style as "concentrated on a bright, uptempo sound, although they were too pop to be considered strictly folk and too folk to be rock."
In 1968, they were named as joint "Australians of the Year" – the only group thus honoured. In July of that year, Durham left to pursue a solo career and the group disbanded. The band has reformed periodically, and in 1995 they were inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame. "I'll Never Find Another You" was added to the National Film and Sound Archive of Australia's Sounds of Australia registry in 2011. Woodley's and Dobe Newton's song "I Am Australian", which was recorded by the Seekers, and by Durham with Russell Hitchcock and Mandawuy Yunupingu, has become an unofficial Australian anthem. With "I'll Never Find Another You" and "Georgy Girl", the band also achieved success in the United States, but not nearly at the same level as in the rest of the world. As of 2004, the Seekers have sold over fifty million records worldwide.
The Seekers were individually honoured, in the Queen's Birthday Honours, as Officers of the Order of Australia recipients, in June, 2014.[1]
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