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| re: What are Charles Strouse's best non-hit songs? | |
| Posted by: StageLover 09:25 am EDT 07/01/20 | |
| In reply to: What are Charles Strouse's best non-hit songs? - DistantDrumming 12:08 am EDT 07/01/20 | |
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| ONCE UPON A TIME is my favorite, recorded by many, but none better than the one linked below. | |
| Link | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTqI7Y7vm2c |
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| re: What are Charles Strouse's best non-hit songs? | |
| Posted by: Holland 04:46 am EDT 07/02/20 | |
| In reply to: re: What are Charles Strouse's best non-hit songs? - StageLover 09:25 am EDT 07/01/20 | |
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| I'll always associate this song with the great Mabel Mercer. Unfortunately, the only version of hers I found on youtube was from a later live recording and not her best. I remember once reading that stars like Frank and Barbara Cook said they learned everything they knew about phrasing from Mabel. She often discovered or rediscovered overlooked gems (including The Twelve Days of Christmas) and after hearing her singing them, more popular singers brought them to a larger audience. I was surprised how many covers there were of Once Upon a Time when I was looking at youtube today and Frank's is indeed a beaut. | |
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| re: What are Charles Strouse's best non-hit songs? | |
| Posted by: Delvino 12:41 pm EDT 07/01/20 | |
| In reply to: re: What are Charles Strouse's best non-hit songs? - StageLover 09:25 am EDT 07/01/20 | |
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| Huge hit when I was a kid. When I hear it now, I'm transported. My favorite cover isn't on Spotify: Perry Como's. I do love the great Eileen Herlie's rendition in the show. |
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| re: What are Charles Strouse's best non-hit songs? | |
| Posted by: AlanScott 04:24 pm EDT 07/02/20 | |
| In reply to: re: What are Charles Strouse's best non-hit songs? - Delvino 12:41 pm EDT 07/01/20 | |
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| I do think that the Robert Ginzler orchestration used in the original production is a beaut. There is a much later recording that also uses it on JAY's release The Musicality of Strouse, where the singers are Judy Kaye and her husband, David Green. Green follows Bolger in basically speaking his part. I wonder if it's marked that way in the score. I wish he had sung it a bit more (and I wish Bolger had, too). but that orchestration is so lovely and sometimes surprising. | |
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