ANSWERS/POINTS LS OLD COLE FRIDAY March 21

[fantine33]

Looks like another Featured Day, but I think today the whole 20 points is for the song! Even if I did have something written down besides the song name, this would still be a scoring nightmare. Because who HASN'T done a Cole Porter tune at some point? In other extra good news, the Bonus Instrumental is ONLY asking for the song name today! What got into me? I would say it's spring fever, but this was originally posted August 16, 2002.


1. In olden days a glimpse of stocking
Was looked on as something shocking
Now heaven knows

2. When the only sound in the empty street
Is the heavy tread of the heavy feet
That belong to a lonesome cop
I open shop

3. Only you beneath the moon or under the sun
Whether near to me or far
No matter darling where you are
I think of you…

4. When the mob came and got her
And dragged her from the jail, Madam
They strung her upon
The old willow across the way
And the moment before she died
She lifted up her lovely head and cried, Madam

5. Every time I look down
On this timeless town
Whether blue or gray be her skies
Whether loud be her cheers
Or whether soft be her tears
More and more do I realize

6. My story is much too sad to be told,
But practically everything leaves me totally cold.
The only exception I know is the case
When I'm out on a quiet spree
Fighting vainly the old ennui
And I suddenly turn and see
Your fabulous face

7. You're the purple light of a summer night in Spain
You're the National Gall'ry,
You're Garbo's sal'ry
You're cellophane

8. The girls today in society
Go for classical poetry
So to win their hearts one must quote with ease
Aeschylus and Euripides

9. Sloths who hang down from the twigs do it
Though the effort is great
Sweet guinea pigs do it
Buy a couple and wait

10. Though I'm in love, I'm not above
A date with a duke or a caddie
It's just a pose 'cause my baby knows

Bonus Instrumental: An instrumental of this standard that is mostly identified with Artie Shaw was the music for what I believe was one of the best dance numbers ever to be caught on film. The dancers were Eleanor Powell and Fred Astaire and the movie was Broadway Melody of 1940. The composer fits in with today’s lyric selections as well.

Bonus Bonus: Song #2 above had a marvelous rendition performed in a movie by a singer named Virginia Ham. Name the movie and the person who portrayed Miss Ham. (This is one of my very favourite movies. I must have seen it a couple dozen times and I don’t know what it makes me do most, laugh or cry.)

Super Bonus: One of the lines in #6 above was banned from radio play and substituted with a dorky line about Spanish perfume. What was the original (and now restored) line. Hint: A drug reference back then? Yep!

[KillerTomato]

Spoiler

1. Anything Goes
2. Nope
3. Night and Day
4. Miss Otis Regrets
5. Nope
6. I Get a Kick Out of You
7. You're the Top
8. Brush Up Your Shakespeare (Hey, I just saw "Kiss Me Kate" on TCM!)
9. Crap. I know the song, but not the title. Let's Fall in Love?
10. My Heart Belongs to Daddy

Bonus Instrumental: An instrumental of this standard that is mostly identified with Artie Shaw was the music for what I believe was one of the best dance numbers ever to be caught on film. The dancers were Eleanor Powell and Fred Astaire and the movie was Broadway Melody of 1940. The composer fits in with today’s lyric selections as well.

Bonus Bonus: Song #2 above had a marvelous rendition performed in a movie by a singer named Virginia Ham. Name the movie and the person who portrayed Miss Ham. (This is one of my very favourite movies. I must have seen it a couple dozen times and I don’t know what it makes me do most, laugh or cry.)

Begin the Beguine?

Super Bonus: One of the lines in #6 above was banned from radio play and substituted with a dorky line about Spanish perfume. What was the original (and now restored) line. Hint: A drug reference back then? Yep!

I'm hoping my knowledge of all things Mel Brooks (specifically "Blazing Saddles") isn't letting me down...

"Some get a kick from cocaine..."

[earendel]

Looks like another Featured Day, but I think today the whole 20 points is for the song! Even if I did have something written down besides the song name, this would still be a scoring nightmare. Because who HASN'T done a Cole Porter tune at some point? In other extra good news, the Bonus Instrumental is ONLY asking for the song name today! What got into me? I would say it's spring fever, but this was originally posted August 16, 2002.

I was hoping they were Nat King Cole songs. There's also a line in the Little River Band's song "Reminiscing" that goes, "And that Porter tune/made us dance across the room."

1. In olden days a glimpse of stocking
Was looked on as something shocking
Now heaven knows

2. When the only sound in the empty street
Is the heavy tread of the heavy feet
That belong to a lonesome cop
I open shop

3. Only you beneath the moon or under the sun
Whether near to me or far
No matter darling where you are
I think of you…

4. When the mob came and got her
And dragged her from the jail, Madam
They strung her upon
The old willow across the way
And the moment before she died
She lifted up her lovely head and cried, Madam

5. Every time I look down
On this timeless town
Whether blue or gray be her skies
Whether loud be her cheers
Or whether soft be her tears
More and more do I realize

6. My story is much too sad to be told,
But practically everything leaves me totally cold.
The only exception I know is the case
When I'm out on a quiet spree
Fighting vainly the old ennui
And I suddenly turn and see
Your fabulous face

7. You're the purple light of a summer night in Spain
You're the National Gall'ry,
You're Garbo's sal'ry
You're cellophane

8. The girls today in society
Go for classical poetry
So to win their hearts one must quote with ease
Aeschylus and Euripides

9. Sloths who hang down from the twigs do it
Though the effort is great
Sweet guinea pigs do it
Buy a couple and wait

10. Though I'm in love, I'm not above
A date with a duke or a caddie
It's just a pose 'cause my baby knows

Spoiler

1. Heaven Knows
2. Love for Sale
3. Night and Day (the song mentioned in "Reminiscing")
4. nope
5. I Love Paris
6. I Get a Kick out of You
7. You're the Top (sung by Hawkeye Pierce in a classic episode of M*A*S*H*)
8. Brush Up Your Shakespeare
9. Let's Fall in Love
10. My Heart Belongs to Daddy

Bonus Instrumental: An instrumental of this standard that is mostly identified with Artie Shaw was the music for what I believe was one of the best dance numbers ever to be caught on film. The dancers were Eleanor Powell and Fred Astaire and the movie was Broadway Melody of 1940. The composer fits in with today’s lyric selections as well.

Bonus Bonus: Song #2 above had a marvelous rendition performed in a movie by a singer named Virginia Ham. Name the movie and the person who portrayed Miss Ham. (This is one of my very favourite movies. I must have seen it a couple dozen times and I don’t know what it makes me do most, laugh or cry.)

Super Bonus: One of the lines in #6 above was banned from radio play and substituted with a dorky line about Spanish perfume. What was the original (and now restored) line. Hint: A drug reference back then? Yep!

Spoiler

Bonus: NAC
Bonus Bonus: NAC
Super Bonus: "Some get a kick from cocaine/I'm sure that if/I took even one sniff..."

[littlebeast13]

Spoiler

Looks like another Featured Day, but I think today the whole 20 points is for the song! Even if I did have something written down besides the song name, this would still be a scoring nightmare. Because who HASN'T done a Cole Porter tune at some point? In other extra good news, the Bonus Instrumental is ONLY asking for the song name today! What got into me? I would say it's spring fever, but this was originally posted August 16, 2002.

Dammit! I thought the header said CALE, not COLE.....


1. In olden days a glimpse of stocking
Was looked on as something shocking
Now heaven knows
I Love Your Support Hose

2. When the only sound in the empty street
Is the heavy tread of the heavy feet
That belong to a lonesome cop
I open shop
I'm Da Pimp, You Da Ho

3. Only you beneath the moon or under the sun
Whether near to me or far
No matter darling where you are
I think of you…
Cause I Can't Get Your Ugly Face Off My Mind

4. When the mob came and got her
And dragged her from the jail, Madam
They strung her upon
The old willow across the way
And the moment before she died
She lifted up her lovely head and cried, Madam
I Want To Be Hanged With A New Rope!

5. Every time I look down
On this timeless town
Whether blue or gray be her skies
Whether loud be her cheers
Or whether soft be her tears
More and more do I realize
I Sure Am Glad I Moved Away From Here

6. My story is much too sad to be told,
But practically everything leaves me totally cold.
The only exception I know is the case
When I'm out on a quiet spree
Fighting vainly the old ennui
And I suddenly turn and see
Your fabulous face
And You Spray Me With Your Mace

7. You're the purple light of a summer night in Spain
You're the National Gall'ry,
You're Garbo's sal'ry
You're cellophane
I Love LSD

8. The girls today in society
Go for classical poetry
So to win their hearts one must quote with ease
Aeschylus and Euripides
Kiss My Ozymandias

9. Sloths who hang down from the twigs do it
Though the effort is great
Sweet guinea pigs do it
Buy a couple and wait
Let's Try Doggie Style

10. Though I'm in love, I'm not above
A date with a duke or a caddie
It's just a pose 'cause my baby knows
I Love My Governor Perks

Bonus Instrumental: An instrumental of this standard that is mostly identified with Artie Shaw was the music for what I believe was one of the best dance numbers ever to be caught on film. The dancers were Eleanor Powell and Fred Astaire and the movie was Broadway Melody of 1940. The composer fits in with today’s lyric selections as well. - Rock & Roll Part III

Bonus Bonus: Song #2 above had a marvelous rendition performed in a movie by a singer named Virginia Ham. Name the movie and the person who portrayed Miss Ham. (This is one of my very favourite movies. I must have seen it a couple dozen times and I don’t know what it makes me do most, laugh or cry.) - "Street Meat" - Petunia Pig

Super Bonus: One of the lines in #6 above was banned from radio play and substituted with a dorky line about Spanish perfume. What was the original (and now restored) line. Hint: A drug reference back then? Yep! - Everybody's got a drug dealer on speed dial

[MarleysGh0st]

Spoiler

1. In olden days a glimpse of stocking
Was looked on as something shocking
Now heaven knows

Anything Goes

5. Every time I look down
On this timeless town
Whether blue or gray be her skies
Whether loud be her cheers
Or whether soft be her tears
More and more do I realize

I Left My Heart In San Francisco?

7. You're the purple light of a summer night in Spain
You're the National Gall'ry,
You're Garbo's sal'ry
You're cellophane

You're The Tops

8. The girls today in society
Go for classical poetry
So to win their hearts one must quote with ease
Aeschylus and Euripides

Brush Up On Your Shakespeare - from "Kiss Me Kate"

9. Sloths who hang down from the twigs do it
Though the effort is great
Sweet guinea pigs do it
Buy a couple and wait

Let's Fall In Love

[MarleysGh0st]

Spoiler

Doh!

I couldn't quite recall the melody for #8--I kept getting crosstalk from the melody from Springtime For Hitler, of all things--but as soon as I checked the other answers and saw that I had added an extra word to the title, it suddenly clicked!

[mikehardware]

Spoiler

1. Anything Goes

6. I Get A Kick Out of You?
7. You're the Top?

9. Let's Fall in Love?

Super Bonus: I get no kick from Cocaine?

[NellyLunatic1980]

Spoiler

1. "Anything Goes"
2. "Love for Sale"
3. "Night and Day"
4. pass
5. pass
6. "I Get a Kick out of You"
7. pass
8. "Kiss Me, Kate"
9. "Let's Fall in Love"?
10. "My Heart Belongs to Daddy"
Bonus Instrumental: "Begin the Beguine"?
Bonus Bonus: pass
Super Bonus: "Some get a kick from cocaine"

[ToLiveIsToFly]

Spoiler

1. In olden days a glimpse of stocking
Was looked on as something shocking
Now heaven knows
Anything Goes

2. When the only sound in the empty street
Is the heavy tread of the heavy feet
That belong to a lonesome cop
I open shop
Is this Love For Sale? (It reminds me of Tom Lehrer's Old Dope Peddler)

3. Only you beneath the moon or under the sun
Whether near to me or far
No matter darling where you are
I think of you…
?

4. When the mob came and got her
And dragged her from the jail, Madam
They strung her upon
The old willow across the way
And the moment before she died
She lifted up her lovely head and cried, Madam
Miss Otis Regrets

5. Every time I look down
On this timeless town
Whether blue or gray be her skies
Whether loud be her cheers
Or whether soft be her tears
More and more do I realize
?

6. My story is much too sad to be told,
But practically everything leaves me totally cold.
The only exception I know is the case
When I'm out on a quiet spree
Fighting vainly the old ennui
And I suddenly turn and see
Your fabulous face
I Get a Kick Out of You

7. You're the purple light of a summer night in Spain
You're the National Gall'ry,
You're Garbo's sal'ry
You're cellophane
You're the Tops

8. The girls today in society
Go for classical poetry
So to win their hearts one must quote with ease
Aeschylus and Euripides
Brush Up Your Shakespeare

9. Sloths who hang down from the twigs do it
Though the effort is great
Sweet guinea pigs do it
Buy a couple and wait
Let's Do It

10. Though I'm in love, I'm not above
A date with a duke or a caddie
It's just a pose 'cause my baby knows
?

Bonus Instrumental: An instrumental of this standard that is mostly identified with Artie Shaw was the music for what I believe was one of the best dance numbers ever to be caught on film. The dancers were Eleanor Powell and Fred Astaire and the movie was Broadway Melody of 1940. The composer fits in with today’s lyric selections as well.
Begin the Beguine?

Bonus Bonus: Song #2 above had a marvelous rendition performed in a movie by a singer named Virginia Ham. Name the movie and the person who portrayed Miss Ham. (This is one of my very favourite movies. I must have seen it a couple dozen times and I don’t know what it makes me do most, laugh or cry.)
Hah. It IS Love For Sale. Torch Song Trilogy. I used to eat at an Ethiopian Place called Okapi that was right down the street from the park where Matthew Broderick's character was beaten to death.

Super Bonus: One of the lines in #6 above was banned from radio play and substituted with a dorky line about Spanish perfume. What was the original (and now restored) line. Hint: A drug reference back then? Yep!
Some get a kick from cocaine

[franktangredi]

Spoiler

1. In olden days a glimpse of stocking
Was looked on as something shocking
Now heaven knows

ANYTHING GOES

2. When the only sound in the empty street
Is the heavy tread of the heavy feet
That belong to a lonesome cop
I open shop

LOVE FOR SALE

3. Only you beneath the moon or under the sun
Whether near to me or far
No matter darling where you are
I think of you…

NIGHT AND DAY

4. When the mob came and got her
And dragged her from the jail, Madam
They strung her upon
The old willow across the way
And the moment before she died
She lifted up her lovely head and cried, Madam

MISS OTIS REGRETS

5. Every time I look down
On this timeless town
Whether blue or gray be her skies
Whether loud be her cheers
Or whether soft be her tears
More and more do I realize

I LOVE PARIS

6. My story is much too sad to be told,
But practically everything leaves me totally cold.
The only exception I know is the case
When I'm out on a quiet spree
Fighting vainly the old ennui
And I suddenly turn and see
Your fabulous face

I GET A KICK OUT OF YOU

7. You're the purple light of a summer night in Spain
You're the National Gall'ry,
You're Garbo's sal'ry
You're cellophane

YOU'RE THE TOP

8. The girls today in society
Go for classical poetry
So to win their hearts one must quote with ease
Aeschylus and Euripides

BRUSH UP YOUR SHAKESPEARE

9. Sloths who hang down from the twigs do it
Though the effort is great
Sweet guinea pigs do it
Buy a couple and wait

LET'S DO IT

10. Though I'm in love, I'm not above
A date with a duke or a caddie
It's just a pose 'cause my baby knows

MY HEART BELONGS TO DADDY

Bonus Instrumental: An instrumental of this standard that is mostly identified with Artie Shaw was the music for what I believe was one of the best dance numbers ever to be caught on film. The dancers were Eleanor Powell and Fred Astaire and the movie was Broadway Melody of 1940. The composer fits in with today’s lyric selections as well.

BEGIN THE BEGUINE

Bonus Bonus: Song #2 above had a marvelous rendition performed in a movie by a singer named Virginia Ham. Name the movie and the person who portrayed Miss Ham. (This is one of my very favourite movies. I must have seen it a couple dozen times and I don’t know what it makes me do most, laugh or cry.)

was that HARVEY FIERSTEIN in TORCH SONG TRILOGY?

Super Bonus: One of the lines in #6 above was banned from radio play and substituted with a dorky line about Spanish perfume. What was the original (and now restored) line. Hint: A drug reference back then? Yep!

SOME GET A KICK FROM COCAINE,
I'M SURE THAT IF
I TOOK EVEN ONE SNIFF
IT WOULD BORE ME TERRIFICALLY, TOO.
BUT I GET A KICK OUT OF YOU

[T_Bone0806]

Spoiler

1-Anything Goes
2-I Cover the Waterfront (was that Cole Porter? Don't think so but it sounds reasonable)
3-Night and Day
4-Put the Blame on Mame (see #2 for the WAG reasoning)
5-I Love Paris
6-I Get a Kick Out of You
7-You're the Top
8-Brush up Your Shakespeare
9-Let's Do It (Let's Fall in Love)
10-My Heart Belongs to Daddy

Bonus Instrumental: Begin the Beguine
Bonus Bonus: Now I KNOW my answer for #2 must be wrong. I still can't come up with anything better, though. Not for this one, either. Let's see..Virginia Ham, huh? Howzabout as portrayed by Petunia Pig in the movie "Ain't no CURE For Love"?
Super Bonus: "Some get their kicks from cocaine"

[mntetn]

Fantine, I want to thank you in advance (or at least in advance of the end of month) for some fun and interesting games (I was not an active player back in '02). I am going on vacation so I will be dropping out after today.

Spoiler

1. Anything Goes, Harpers Bazaar (or was it Bizarre?)
2.
3. Night and Day, well ... lots of people
4.
5.
6.
7. Your Land and My Land (WAG)
8.
9. Let's Do It (Let's Fall In Love), Steve and Eydie
10.
Bonus Instrumental:
Bonus Bonus:
Super Bonus:

[mellytu74]

Spoiler

1. Anything Goes
2. Love for Sale
3. Night and Day
4. Miss Otis Regrets
5. I Love Paris
6. I Get a Kick Out of You
7. You're the Top
8. Brush Up Your Shakespeare
9. Let's Dot It
10. My Heart Belongs to Daddy

Bonus Instrumental: An instrumental of this standard that is mostly identified with Artie Shaw was the music for what I believe was one of the best dance numbers ever to be caught on film. The dancers were Eleanor Powell and Fred Astaire and the movie was Broadway Melody of 1940. The composer fits in with today’s lyric selections as well.

BEGIN THE BEGUINE

Bonus Bonus: Song #2 above had a marvelous rendition performed in a movie by a singer named Virginia Ham. Name the movie and the person who portrayed Miss Ham. (This is one of my very favourite movies. I must have seen it a couple dozen times and I don’t know what it makes me do most, laugh or cry.)

NOPE

Super Bonus: One of the lines in #6 above was banned from radio play and substituted with a dorky line about Spanish perfume. What was the original (and now restored) line. Hint: A drug reference back then? Yep!

I get no kick from cocaine

[ghostjmf]

Spoiler

1. Anything Goes

2. I wanna say "I Cover the Waterfront", but I know Billie Holiday covered the song, & back in the day they didn't let African American singers cover the top composer's songs (unless they happened to be that top composer themself, that is), at least not as "1st artist to cover"; dunno who wrote "Waterfront" anyway

Did someone have a song called "Street of Broken Dreams"? If so this could be it.

But neither song gives itself over to a funny performance like you talk about in the bonus section

3. Night And Day

4. Miss Otis Regrets (She's Unable To Lunch Today)

5. ....that I dunno which standard you want here

6. I Get A Kick Out Of You

7. You're The Top

8. Gaa I can't get it. Talk Greek to Me? I just made that up. I think.

9. Lets Do It (Lets Fall In Love)

10. My Heart Belongs To Daddy

Bonus Instrumental: Begin the Beguine

Super Bonus: "I get no kicks from cocaine"; & thank you; you just gave me the song; I couldn't get it from what you posted, which must be just the intro

[ghostjmf]

Spoiler

I'm mad I didn't get "Brush Up Your Shakespeare" because I knew that entry was a song from "Kiss Me Kate". Otherwise I'm OK with my score today.


Why isn't "Don't Fence Me In" in here, huh, huh, though?

[kroxquo]

Spoiler

1. In olden days a glimpse of stocking
Was looked on as something shocking
Now heaven knows

2. When the only sound in the empty street
Is the heavy tread of the heavy feet
That belong to a lonesome cop
I open shop

3. Only you beneath the moon or under the sun
Whether near to me or far
No matter darling where you are
I think of you…

4. When the mob came and got her
And dragged her from the jail, Madam
They strung her upon
The old willow across the way
And the moment before she died
She lifted up her lovely head and cried, Madam

5. Every time I look down
On this timeless town
Whether blue or gray be her skies
Whether loud be her cheers
Or whether soft be her tears
More and more do I realize

6. My story is much too sad to be told,
But practically everything leaves me totally cold.
The only exception I know is the case
When I'm out on a quiet spree
Fighting vainly the old ennui
And I suddenly turn and see
Your fabulous face

I Get A Kick Out Of You

7. You're the purple light of a summer night in Spain
You're the National Gall'ry,
You're Garbo's sal'ry
You're cellophane

You're The Tops?

8. The girls today in society
Go for classical poetry
So to win their hearts one must quote with ease
Aeschylus and Euripides

9. Sloths who hang down from the twigs do it
Though the effort is great
Sweet guinea pigs do it
Buy a couple and wait

10. Though I'm in love, I'm not above
A date with a duke or a caddie
It's just a pose 'cause my baby knows

Bonus Instrumental: An instrumental of this standard that is mostly identified with Artie Shaw was the music for what I believe was one of the best dance numbers ever to be caught on film. The dancers were Eleanor Powell and Fred Astaire and the movie was Broadway Melody of 1940. The composer fits in with today’s lyric selections as well.

Puttin On The Ritz?

Bonus Bonus: Song #2 above had a marvelous rendition performed in a movie by a singer named Virginia Ham. Name the movie and the person who portrayed Miss Ham. (This is one of my very favourite movies. I must have seen it a couple dozen times and I don’t know what it makes me do most, laugh or cry.)

Super Bonus: One of the lines in #6 above was banned from radio play and substituted with a dorky line about Spanish perfume. What was the original (and now restored) line. Hint: A drug reference back then? Yep!

I've also heard Sinatra's version that says "Some like a bop type refrain/ I know that if I heard even one riff/ 'twould bore me terrif---ically too" but the actual line is "Some get a kick from cocaine"

[etaoin22]

Spoiler

Looks like another Featured Day, but I think today the whole 20 points is for the song! Even if I did have something written down besides the song name, this would still be a scoring nightmare. Because who HASN'T done a Cole Porter tune at some point? In other extra good news, the Bonus Instrumental is ONLY asking for the song name today! What got into me? I would say it's spring fever, but this was originally posted August 16, 2002.


1. In olden days a glimpse of stocking
Was looked on as something shocking
Now heaven knows Anything Goes

2. When the only sound in the empty street
Is the heavy tread of the heavy feet
That belong to a lonesome cop
I open shop Love For Sale

3. Only you beneath the moon or under the sun
Whether near to me or far
No matter darling where you are
I think of you… Night and Day

4. When the mob came and got her
And dragged her from the jail, Madam
They strung her upon
The old willow across the way
And the moment before she died
She lifted up her lovely head and cried, Madam

Miss Otis Regrets

5. Every time I look down
On this timeless town
Whether blue or gray be her skies
Whether loud be her cheers
Or whether soft be her tears
More and more do I realize

I Love Paris

6. My story is much too sad to be told,
But practically everything leaves me totally cold.
The only exception I know is the case
When I'm out on a quiet spree
Fighting vainly the old ennui
And I suddenly turn and see
Your fabulous face

I Get A Kick out of You

7. You're the purple light of a summer night in Spain
You're the National Gall'ry,
You're Garbo's sal'ry
You're cellophane

You're the top

8. The girls today in society
Go for classical poetry
So to win their hearts one must quote with ease
Aeschylus and Euripides

But the poet of them all
That will have them simply ravin
Is the poet that they call
The Bard of Stratford-on-Avon

BRUSH UP YOUR SHAKESPEARE

9. Sloths who hang down from the twigs do it
Though the effort is great
Sweet guinea pigs do it
Buy a couple and wait

Lets do it, lets fall in love

10. Though I'm in love, I'm not above
A date with a duke or a caddie
It's just a pose 'cause my baby knows

My Heart Belongs to Daddy

Bonus Instrumental: An instrumental of this standard that is mostly identified with Artie Shaw was the music for what I believe was one of the best dance numbers ever to be caught on film. The dancers were Eleanor Powell and Fred Astaire and the movie was Broadway Melody of 1940. The composer fits in with today’s lyric selections as well.

Begin the Beguine

Bonus Bonus: Song #2 above had a marvelous rendition performed in a movie by a singer named Virginia Ham. Name the movie and the person who portrayed Miss Ham. (This is one of my very favourite movies. I must have seen it a couple dozen times and I don’t know what it makes me do most, laugh or cry.)

Oopsie. Judy Garland ??

Super Bonus: One of the lines in #6 above was banned from radio play and substituted with a dorky line about Spanish perfume. What was the original (and now restored) line. Hint: A drug reference back then? Yep!

Lots and lots of drug references then, if you know where to look, but in this one I only knew about alternating champagne or cocaine, (as a lyric, I mean), depending on the degree of 'sophistication' of the audience

[TheConfessor]

Spoiler

1. In olden days a glimpse of stocking
Was looked on as something shocking
Now heaven knows
ANYTHING GOES

2. When the only sound in the empty street
Is the heavy tread of the heavy feet
That belong to a lonesome cop
I open shop
ON THE SUNNY SIDE OF THE STREET

3. Only you beneath the moon or under the sun
Whether near to me or far
No matter darling where you are
I think of you…
NIGHT AND DAY

4. When the mob came and got her
And dragged her from the jail, Madam
They strung her upon
The old willow across the way
And the moment before she died
She lifted up her lovely head and cried, Madam
HARD HEARTED HANNAH

5. Every time I look down
On this timeless town
Whether blue or gray be her skies
Whether loud be her cheers
Or whether soft be her tears
More and more do I realize

6. My story is much too sad to be told,
But practically everything leaves me totally cold.
The only exception I know is the case
When I'm out on a quiet spree
Fighting vainly the old ennui
And I suddenly turn and see
Your fabulous face

7. You're the purple light of a summer night in Spain
You're the National Gall'ry,
You're Garbo's sal'ry
You're cellophane
YOU'RE THE TOPS

8. The girls today in society
Go for classical poetry
So to win their hearts one must quote with ease
Aeschylus and Euripides

9. Sloths who hang down from the twigs do it
Though the effort is great
Sweet guinea pigs do it
Buy a couple and wait
MAKING WHOOPEE

10. Though I'm in love, I'm not above
A date with a duke or a caddie
It's just a pose 'cause my baby knows
MY HEART BELONGS TO DADDY

I'LL GUESS "WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE" FOR ALL THE OTHERS

Bonus Instrumental: An instrumental of this standard that is mostly identified with Artie Shaw was the music for what I believe was one of the best dance numbers ever to be caught on film. The dancers were Eleanor Powell and Fred Astaire and the movie was Broadway Melody of 1940. The composer fits in with today’s lyric selections as well.
BEGIN THE BEGUINE

Bonus Bonus: Song #2 above had a marvelous rendition performed in a movie by a singer named Virginia Ham. Name the movie and the person who portrayed Miss Ham. (This is one of my very favourite movies. I must have seen it a couple dozen times and I don’t know what it makes me do most, laugh or cry.)

Super Bonus: One of the lines in #6 above was banned from radio play and substituted with a dorky line about Spanish perfume. What was the original (and now restored) line. Hint: A drug reference back then? Yep!

[SportsFan68]

Edited only to add spoiler and this splanation.

Spoiler

Looks like another Featured Day, but I think today the whole 20 points is for the song! Even if I did have something written down besides the song name, this would still be a scoring nightmare. Because who HASN'T done a Cole Porter tune at some point? In other extra good news, the Bonus Instrumental is ONLY asking for the song name today! What got into me? I would say it's spring fever, but this was originally posted August 16, 2002.


1. In olden days a glimpse of stocking
Was looked on as something shocking
Now heaven knows

Anything goes.

3. Only you beneath the moon or under the sun
Whether near to me or far
No matter darling where you are
I think of you…

Night and Day

5. Every time I look down
On this timeless town
Whether blue or gray be her skies
Whether loud be her cheers
Or whether soft be her tears
More and more do I realize

I love Paris

6. My story is much too sad to be told,
But practically everything leaves me totally cold.
The only exception I know is the case
When I'm out on a quiet spree
Fighting vainly the old ennui
And I suddenly turn and see
Your fabulous face

I get a kick out of you

7. You're the purple light of a summer night in Spain
You're the National Gall'ry,
You're Garbo's sal'ry
You're cellophane

You're the top.

9. Sloths who hang down from the twigs do it
Though the effort is great
Sweet guinea pigs do it
Buy a couple and wait

Let's fall in love.

10. Though I'm in love, I'm not above
A date with a duke or a caddie
It's just a pose 'cause my baby knows

My heart belongs to daddy.

Bonus Instrumental: An instrumental of this standard that is mostly identified with Artie Shaw was the music for what I believe was one of the best dance numbers ever to be caught on film. The dancers were Eleanor Powell and Fred Astaire and the movie was Broadway Melody of 1940. The composer fits in with today’s lyric selections as well.

Bonus Bonus: Song #2 above had a marvelous rendition performed in a movie by a singer named Virginia Ham. Name the movie and the person who portrayed Miss Ham. (This is one of my very favourite movies. I must have seen it a couple dozen times and I don’t know what it makes me do most, laugh or cry.)

Super Bonus: One of the lines in #6 above was banned from radio play and substituted with a dorky line about Spanish perfume. What was the original (and now restored) line. Hint: A drug reference back then? Yep!

I get no kick from cocaine.

[mrkelley23]

Spoiler

1. Anything Goes
2. Love for Sale
3. Night and Day
4. Nope
5. I Love Paris
6. From the Bonus Clue, I"m going to guess "I Get a Kick Out of You."
7. You're the Top
8. Brush Up Your Shakespeare
9. Let's Fall in Love
10. My Heart Belongs to Daddy

Bonus: Begin the Beguine

BonusBonus: I only know versions by Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, and the Manhattan Transfer. Of those, I would guess Ella had the biggest film career, so I'll guess her.

SuperBonus: "I Get no kick from Cocaine..."

[Bob78164]

Spoiler

1. Anything Goes

--Bob

[fantine33]

Looks like another Featured Day, but I think today the whole 20 points is for the song! Even if I did have something written down besides the song name, this would still be a scoring nightmare. Because who HASN'T done a Cole Porter tune at some point? In other extra good news, the Bonus Instrumental is ONLY asking for the song name today! What got into me? I would say it's spring fever, but this was originally posted August 16, 2002.


1. In olden days a glimpse of stocking
Was looked on as something shocking
Now heaven knows

ANYTHING GOES

2. When the only sound in the empty street
Is the heavy tread of the heavy feet
That belong to a lonesome cop
I open shop

LOVE FOR SALE

3. Only you beneath the moon or under the sun
Whether near to me or far
No matter darling where you are
I think of you…

NIGHT AND DAY

4. When the mob came and got her
And dragged her from the jail, Madam
They strung her upon
The old willow across the way
And the moment before she died
She lifted up her lovely head and cried, Madam

MISS OTIS REGRETS

5. Every time I look down
On this timeless town
Whether blue or gray be her skies
Whether loud be her cheers
Or whether soft be her tears
More and more do I realize

I LOVE PARIS

6. My story is much too sad to be told,
But practically everything leaves me totally cold.
The only exception I know is the case
When I'm out on a quiet spree
Fighting vainly the old ennui
And I suddenly turn and see
Your fabulous face

I GET A KICK OUT OF YOU

7. You're the purple light of a summer night in Spain
You're the National Gall'ry,
You're Garbo's sal'ry
You're cellophane

YOU'RE THE TOP

8. The girls today in society
Go for classical poetry
So to win their hearts one must quote with ease
Aeschylus and Euripides

BRUSH UP YOUR SHAKESPEARE

9. Sloths who hang down from the twigs do it
Though the effort is great
Sweet guinea pigs do it
Buy a couple and wait

LET'S DO IT (LET'S FALL IN LOVE)

Half credit for Let's Fall in Love

10. Though I'm in love, I'm not above
A date with a duke or a caddie
It's just a pose 'cause my baby knows

MY HEART BELONGS TO DADDY

Bonus Instrumental: An instrumental of this standard that is mostly identified with Artie Shaw was the music for what I believe was one of the best dance numbers ever to be caught on film. The dancers were Eleanor Powell and Fred Astaire and the movie was Broadway Melody of 1940. The composer fits in with today’s lyric selections as well.

BEGIN THE BEGUINE

Bonus Bonus: Song #2 above had a marvelous rendition performed in a movie by a singer named Virginia Ham. Name the movie and the person who portrayed Miss Ham. (This is one of my very favourite movies. I must have seen it a couple dozen times and I don’t know what it makes me do most, laugh or cry.)

TORCH SONG TRILOGY - HARVEY FIERSTEIN

Super Bonus: One of the lines in #6 above was banned from radio play and substituted with a dorky line about Spanish perfume. What was the original (and now restored) line. Hint: A drug reference back then? Yep!

I GET NO KICK FROM COCAINE

[fantine33]

POINTS

Cole Porter garners a lot of good scores, but apparently Torch Song Trilogy is not as highly regarded by most as it is by me (this game made me think that I haven't seen that for probably a couple years now, I should break down and buy the DVD). Only Frank and TLITF get the movie (it was the only thing keeping Melly from a perfect score) and only Frank got Harvey, although I think it was more a case of omission than TLITF not knowing the actor.

franktangredi 240
melly 230
etaoin 220
mrkelley 190
tbone 180
KT 170
TLITF 165
earendel 160
ghostjmf 160
sports fan 140
nelly 130
Confessor 90
mikehardware 80
marley 70
mntetn 60
kroxquo 50
Bob46187 20
littlebeast 10

2002 Scores

Not a lot of repeat takers on Porter, but etaoin and ghost lose a few, which are picked up by marley, mike's score rockets and tbone knows what he knows.

MACRAE1234 205
etaoin22 200
HF_Jai 200
JBillyGirl 180
TBone0806 180
ghostjmf 170
gretagarbo9929 170
RevDodd 155
MarleysGh0st 60
chase1207 20
mikehardware 20
starfish1113 5

[ghostjmf]

How many points is each Bonus worth here?

[fantine33]

How many points is each Bonus worth here?

Unless otherwise stated, all bonuses are 10 points. If it's a two parter, I give 5 points each (in the original run, it was all or nothing).