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From:  "Elizabeth Finkler" <mightymezzo@h...>
Date:  Mon May 22, 2000  7:54 pm
Subject:  Re: [vocalist-temporary] Clown songs


Besides, they both come from M-G-M musicals: "Be a Clown" is from "The Band
Wagon." (I think it was sung by Jack Buchanan.)


>From: Mezzoid@a...
>In a message dated 05/17/2000 4:14:09 PM Central Daylight Time,
>michaelb@y... writes:
>
><< Make 'Em Laugh - sung by Donald O'Connor (in Singing In The Rain? - for
> sure in That's Entertainment - by the way, the "mother" of all comedy
> tunes and/or performances, in my opinion...) >>
>
>Basically "Make 'em laugh" IS "Be a clown". I read in a book about movie
>musicals that they asked the composer for a song similar to "Be a clown" in
>style and intent - and the composer practically plagiarized the tune!!
>Fortunately, the original composer (Irving Berlin?) was gracious and didn't
>make a fuss...


Elizabeth Finkler
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