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| Name | Tom Dick or Harry - Kiss Me Kate - Ann Miller (1953) |
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| Video Discription | Tom, Dick or Harry is a show tune from the Cole Porter musical, Kiss Me, Kate, introduced on Broadway on December 30, 1948 by Lisa Kirk (as Bianca); Harold Lang (as Lucentio); Edwin Clay (as Gremio); and Charles Wood (as Hortensio). In the 1953 Hollywood film version, "Tom, Dick or Harry" was performed by Ann Miller (as Bianca), Tommy Rall (as Lucentio), Bobby Van (as Gremio) and Bob Fosse (as Hortensio). Lyrics: TOM, DICK OR HARRY Performed by Ann Miller, Tommy Rall, Bobby Van and Bob Fosse FOSSE: I've made a haul in all the leading rackets From which rip-roarin' rich I happen to be And if thou wouldst attain the upper brackets Marry me, marry me, marry me RALL: My purse has yet to know a silver lining Still lifeless in my wifeless family tree But if for love unending thou art pining Marry me, marry me, marry me VAN: I come to thee a thoroughbred patrician Still spraying my decaying family tree To give a social lift to thy position Marry me, marry me, marry me Marry me! FOSSE & RALL: Marry me! VAN: Marry me! FOSSE & RALL: Marry me! VAN: Marry me! FOSSE: Marry me! RALL: Marry me! MILLER: I'm a maid who would marry And will take with no qualm Any Tom, Dick or Harry Any Harry, Dick or Tom I'm a maid mad to marry And will take double-quick Any Tom, Dick or Harry Any Tom, Harry or Dick FOSSE: I'm the man thou shouldst marry MILLER: Howdy, Pop! FOSSE: Howdy, Mom RALL: I'm the man thou shouldst marry MILLER: Art thou Harry, Dick or Tom? VAN: I'm the man thou shouldst marry MILLER: Howdy, pal! VAN: Howdy, chick! MILLER: Art thou Tom, Dick or Harry? ALL: Call me Tom, Harry or Dick ALL: I'm (She's) a maid who would marry And would no longer tarry I'm (She's) a maid who would marry May my hopes not miscarry! I'm (She's) a maid mad marry And will take double-quick MILLER: Any Tom, Dick or Harry Any Tom, Harry or Dick ALL: A-dicka-dick, a-dicka-dick, a-dicka-dick A-dicka-dick, a-dicka-dick, a-dicka-dick A-dicka-dick, a-dicka-dick (Dance Sequence) MILLER: Any Tom, Dick or Harry Any Tom, Harry or Dick In this song, during a musical performance of Shakespeare's Taming of the Shrew (the subplot of Kate), three suitors (Gremio, Lucentio and Hortensio) compete to win Bianca's affections (Gremio claiming wealth; Hortensio offering social standing; and Lucentio with a promise of love). Whereas other songs from Kiss Me, Kate (such as "So in Love" and "Too Darn Hot") were released as singles and achieved commercial success outside the show ("So in Love" reached the top ten on the Hit Parade in 1949 and has since been covered by scores of recording artists), "Tom, Dick or Harry" was written expressly to advance the Shrew subplot and is, therefore, a showtune in the truest sense of the word. This is why many studio (non-cast) recordings of Kiss Me, Kate do not include the song. Perhaps the best-known example of this is Frank Sinatra's Kiss Me, Kate studio album which is part of his four album (four show) project that also includes Finian's Rainbow (1947), South Pacific (1949) and Guys and Dolls (1950) and which he produced in 1963 to promote his fledgling label, Reprise Records; hence the project title, the star-studded Reprise Musical Repertory Theatre. TEaZ5xotL_o |
| Category | Music |
| Tags | Kiss Me Kate (Film) Ann Miller (Film Actor) Tom | Dick Or Harry Music (TV Genre) lyrics musical Shakespeare Cole Porter (Composer) actors 1953 |
