[Publius]

Now here's a sweet one. When George Gershwin was hired to write the music for "Shall We Dance", Pandro Berman, the producer, told Gershwin he didn't need to bother with the musical numbers that linked the scenes. They would be handed to a lesser composer.

"But I want to write those interludes myself," Gershwin said to Berman. "I don't wanr them handed to a lesser composer."

And so here is a classic Gershwin interlude titled "Walking the Dog" which he uses as a prelude to "Beginner's Luck".

Fred Astaire: "Walking the Dog" and "Beginner's Luck"

[ConorMacNessa]

That's precious, Publius - we'll never see anything like that again, sadly. Now it's all crudity and raunchiness. I'd rather watch an old movie any day.



Nos genuflectitur ad non princeps sed Princeps Pacem!

Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. (Isaiah 49:1 KJV)

[ConorMacNessa]

"Pandro Berman, the producer, told Gershwin he didn't need to bother with the musical numbers that linked the scenes. They would be handed to a lesser composer."

Good for George Gershwin - I like a guy who's willing to handle what some may regard as the more mundane aspects of a work. If one doesn't take care of the "minor details", who can trust the integrity of the opus?



Nos genuflectitur ad non princeps sed Princeps Pacem!

Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. (Isaiah 49:1 KJV)