Brian Wilson asked to finish incomplete George Gershwin compositions

New Musical Express ^ | 10/8 | NME

[mkjessup]

11. My First No-bel

Bloody GENIUS! Excellent! LOL

[mkjessup]

Brilliant, absolutely without a doubt.

I take my hat off to you for those robust creations! LOL

[Northern Yankee]

Good Morning buddy!

Cold here... 28 degrees at the moment.

I think we should just nominate Brian Wilson for a Nobel. Heck... his bright cheery music has brought more comfort than Zero could ever imagine.

[ET(end tyranny)]

Silver Belts (sung by Michelle)
Away With the Constitution
Oh Little Town in Kenya
Shuck and Jive Rock

[SunkenCiv]

Uh-boy...

[nickcarraway]

I thought Ira Gershwin and another composer (whose name slips my mind) already finished his unfinished songs?

[SunkenCiv]

Ira collaborated with his brother George, writing lyrics for a number of his compositions, including a number of immensely popular and nearly universally known hits. Ira’s best-known song from after George’s death (and Ira lived nearly 50 years thereafter) was, perhaps, “I Can’t Get Started”, the music for which came from (I think) Jerome Kern.

I don’t think Ira wrote lyrics for any of George’s songs posthumously. And he held his brother in very high esteem, so I doubt that he allowed anyone to finish any left unfinished. Frankly, I don’t think any of GG’s unfinished works should be tampered with — I regard him as the greatest American composer of any era. Every now and then I toss on volume one of the Gershwin from the piano rolls CDs and crank up “An American In Paris” and “Rhapsody in Blue”. My only complaint about that album is that the recording sounds a bit muddy.

[Yaelle]

Well, you started it and inspired me! Thanks!