Helen from york, england i do believe this was the song shirley bassey sang on the morecambe and wise show, during which she lost her shoe and morecambe. Smoke gets in your eyes written by jerome kern lyrics by otto a. Watch the video for smoke gets in your eyes from the platterss high profile for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Written by american composer jerome kern and lyricist otto harbach for their 1933 musical roberta, perhaps the most famous version of smoke gets in your eyes was recorded by the platters and. Buy living with dying by margaret mccartney from the guardian bookshop. The album is released in 1990, featuring tracks of the orchestral score of the film, composed and conducted by john williams. The platters smoke gets in your eyes lyrics metrolyrics. Jake and the fatman smoke gets in your eyes tv episode. A black and white night concert and video, sang the platters smoke gets in your eyes in steven spielbergs 1989 film always, and wrote the theme song to the 19891992 sitcom anything but love. Smoke gets in your eyes is a show tune written by american composer. Smoke gets in your eyes isnt one of those timeless ballads, like it.
It first aired on july 19, 2007 in the united states on amc and was written by creator matthew weiner and directed by alan taylor. Always 1989 smoke gets in your eyes the platters youtube. Lawrence welk and his musical family in concert 1973. Later the man who attacked her returns but she manages to shoot him and her husband. The platters smoke get in your eyes lyrics duration. The premier site for the history and analysis of the standards jazz musicians play the most. Four weddings and a funeral original soundtrack songs. Roberta smoke gets in your eyes irene dunne gerard tondu.
Harbach as otto harbach performed by dinah washington published by polygram international publishing, inc. Lyrics and video for the song smoke gets in your eyes by the platters songfacts. Always soundtrack and movie music the 80s movies rewind. It was sung in the original show by tamara drasin and originally recorded by gertrude niesen on october, 1933, on the victor label 24454. Jake suspects she can see and is using her blindness as a cover. And speaking of the funeral, the album concludes with john hannahs reading of w. Roberta is a 1935 american musical film by rko starring irene dunne, fred astaire, ginger rogers, and randolph scott. Smoke gets in your eyes is a deeply and fundamentally sad song. Nick of time written and performed by bonnie raitt courtesy of capitol records, inc.
Its hard to decide who recorded the best version because its been covered by hundreds of artists. Ut this was the our song in the movie always, about pilots who drop chemical retardant on forest fires. Originally written by jerome kern, with lyrics by otto harbach for their 1933 operetta roberta. Smoke gets in your eyes itself was originally sung by tamara, accompanying herself onstage, alone, on solo guitar. Keith from slc, utthis was the our song in the movie always, about pilots who drop chemical retardant on forest fires. Written by jerome kern and otto harbach in the 1930s, the graceful ballad has a velvet melody that slowly unfurls, just as the song slowly reveals that you know what true love is when it feels like smoke gets in your eyes. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. The smoke is caused as the flame goes out, as in most cases, it does. They asked me how i knew, my true love was true, ohohohoh, i, of course, replied, something here inside, cannot be denied. As a veteran of light musical stage drama, elsie had a voice suited to the song, with its memorable fulloctave melodic ascension at the beginning more reminiscent of european operetta than of popular song.
Souther performed the song on stage in the film always. The platters smoke gets in your eyes lyrics genius. Always 1989 smoke gets in your eyes dance scene youtube. With william conrad, joe penny, alan campbell, mark goddard. Lyrics for smoke gets in your eyes by the platters songfacts. A woman who was assaulted and left blind leaves the hospital and goes home with her husband. Souther smoke gets in your eyes always 1989 youtube against all odds take a look at me now phil collins duration. The platters smoke gets in your eyes lyrics songmeanings. Jerome kern and lyricist otto harbach wrote the song as a show tune for the musical roberta 1933. Always, it was about the men and women who fly planes to fight and extinguish forest fires. The song was reprised by irene dunne, who performed it in the 1935 film. They have to dance in the spotlight to smoke gets in your eyes while she cries into his shoulder. Dreyfuss, hunter, and goodman are really great in this film, as is hepburn in her final role.
They asked me how i knew my true love was true i of course replied something here inside can not be denied they, said some day youll find all who love are blind when you hearts on fire you must realize smoke gets in your eyes. Its about losing yourself in love, ignoring all the friends who tell you that these things fall apart. Smoke gets in your eyes is a show tune written in 1933 for a musical called roberta and went on to be recorded and covered by numerous musicians since, best. And other lessons from the crematory doughty, caitlin on. The original version of smoke gets in your eyes sung by gertrude niesen 1933. Smoke gets in your eyes the platters song info allmusic. It was a solid hit, showing a net profit of more than threequarters of a million dollars. They asked me how i knew my true love was true i of course replied, something here inside cannot be denied they said some day youll find all who love are. Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more. The song was sung in the broadway show by tamara drasin. Steven spielbergs always 1989 richard dreyfuss and holly hunter in ghost dancing to the platters smoke gets in your eyes. Smoke gets in your eyes and deaths summer coat are short on statistics, but.
Francis fullon sings the platters smoke gets in your eyes. Elsie carlisle smoke gets in your eyes 1934 elsie carlisle, so often the torch singer, beautifully conveys the pathos of the lyrics of the show tune smoke gets in your eyes. Paul whiteman had the first hit recording of the song on the record charts in 1934. Its first recorded performance was by gertrude niesen, who recorded the song with orchestral direction from ray sinatra, frank sinatras second cousin, on october, 1933. Always is nowhere near being the bad film roger ebert and others made it. Smoke gets in your eyes is a show tune written by american composer jerome kern and lyricist otto harbach for the 1933 musical roberta. They asked me how i knew my true love was true i of course replied, something here inside can not be denied they said some day youll find. Smoke gets in your eyes is a virtual definition of a pop standard.
He was a contributor on the roy orbison and friends, a black and white night 1987 concert and video, sang the platters smoke gets in your eyes in the 1989 movie always and sang the theme song to the 19891992 sitcom anything but love. The late late show with james corden recommended for you. Smoke gets in your eyes is a show tune written by american composer jerome kern and lyricist otto harbach for their 1933 musical roberta. Smoke gets in your eyes, performed live in the film by j. Well, what did you expect from a movie that has four weddings in it. Smoke gets in your eyes is the first episode of the first season of the american period drama television series mad men. Guy from woodinville, wa yes, the american grafitti use of the platters recording is just too perfect. Speaking to bob hopes character about her love for another man, she introduced the song with a spoken line referring to a russian proverb. What movies had the song smoke gets in your eyes answers. In 1987, he contributed, performed, and did the vocal arrangements for the roy orbison and friends.
Jazz standards songs and instrumentals smoke gets in your. He was a contributor on the roy orbison and friends, a black and white night 1987 concert and video, and sang the platters smoke gets in your eyes in the 1989 movie always. Jason donovan smoke gets in your eyes lyrics genius. On october 14, 2008 souther released if the world was you, his first new release in 25 years. It was an adaptation of a 1933 broadway musical roberta, which in turn was based on the novel gowns by roberta by alice duer miller. Souther smoke gets in your eyes always 1989 youtube. Souther and played later on tape by the platters, is what romantic couple sandich and durston refers to as our song. Preeminent vocal group of the late 50s and early 60s, hugely successful in the u. John williams great score is the icing on the cake, and the use of smoke gets in your eyes as the films love theme is also appropriate.
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