"just kid longing to get out of nowhere to somewhere and that movie transported me." I relate to that. For me it was the Carol Burnett Show that performed that magic.
But back to Pal Joey. I only saw the film after knowing the Harold Lang revival recording. For me, the film score strays too from the original in both song list and in tone or flavor, for lack of a better word. Not as egregiously as On The Town though!
