"choosing the occupation of ""newspaper carrier"" was required to ride a bicycle down a narrow yellow line (without veering from it) and throw several newspapers at targets. She lost control of the bicycle, fell to the studio floor, and apparently broke a bone. Wood mentioned other contestants being injured as well. The title of the show is inspired by a 1946 song called ""Anything You Can Do, I Can Do Better"" from the hit broadway musical ""Annie Get Your Gun"" (composed by Irving Berlin) as a sprirted duet with one male singer and one female singer attempting to outdo each"
"Anything Goes Anything Goes is a 1934 musical with music and lyrics by Cole Porter. The original book was a collaborative effort by Guy Bolton and P. G. Wodehouse, heavily revised by the team of Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse. The story concerns madcap antics aboard an ocean liner bound from New York to London. Billy Crocker is a stowaway in love with heiress Hope Harcourt, who is engaged to Lord Evelyn Oakleigh. Nightclub singer Reno Sweeney and Public Enemy #13, “Moonface” Martin, aid Billy in his quest to win Hope. The musical introduced such songs as ""Anything Goes"", ""You're"
"I Can Get It for You Wholesale I Can Get It for You Wholesale is a musical, produced by David Merrick, music and lyrics by Harold Rome, and book by Jerome Weidman, based on his 1937 novel of the same title. It marked the Broadway debut of 19-year-old Barbra Streisand, who was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical. The story is set in the New York City Garment District in 1937, during the Great Depression, and the songs utilize traditional Jewish harmonies evocative of the setting and the period of the"
"and Frank. Berlin overheard their conversation, and although the show was to go into rehearsal within days, he wrote the song ""Anything You Can Do"" a few hours later. One reviewer commented about the play's score, that ""its tough wisecracking lyrics are as tersely all-knowing as its melody, which is nailed down in brassy syncopated lines that have been copied—but never equaled in sheer melodic memorability—by hundreds of theater composers ever since."" Singer and musicologist, Susannah McCorkle writes that the score ""meant more to me than ever, now that I knew that he wrote it after a grueling world tour"
"Two are in the form of a mash-up of ""Anything Goes"" from the Cole Porter musical ""Anything Goes"" and ""Anything You Can Do"" from Irving Berlin's ""Annie Get Your Gun"", with the lead sung by Pearce. The other five are ""You Can't Stop the Beat"" from the musical ""Hairspray"" and ""We Got the Beat"" by The Go-Gos, both performed by New Directions; ""Ding-Dong! The Witch Is Dead"" from the film ""The Wizard of Oz"" (as performed by Barbra Streisand and Harold Arlen from Streisand's ""Duets"" album), sung by Michele and Colfer; the Tom Jones song ""It's Not Unusual"" featuring Criss;"
"I'd Do Anything (Oliver! song) ""I'd Do Anything"" is a song performed by various characters in the 1960 British musical ""Oliver!"" and the 1968 film of the same name. The song is part of Act One of ""Oliver!"", and is sung in Fagin's lair. It begins with spoken dialogue between Nancy and the Artful Dodger, soon leading into the song. Other characters who have lines in the song are Oliver, Fagin and Bet (Nancy's younger sister in the musical; her best friend in the 1968 film and in the original novel), with Fagin's Boys as chorus. The song is featured"
"Anything Is Possible (Will Young song) ""Anything Is Possible"" is a song co-written by Chris Braide and Cathy Dennis, and produced by Cathy Dennis and Oskar Paul, for the winner of the first series of ""Pop Idol"" in the UK. Will Young won the show and therefore released the song as his debut single. It debuted at number one on the UK Singles Chart, and has been certified 3x Platinum by the British Phonographic Industry. It has since become the 14th best-selling single of all time in the UK, as well as the second best-selling UK single of the 21st"
"All I Ask of You ""All I Ask of You"" is a song from the English musical ""The Phantom of the Opera"", between characters Christine Daaé and Raoul, originally played on stage by Sarah Brightman and Steve Barton, respectively. It was written by Andrew Lloyd Webber, Charles Hart and Richard Stilgoe, and solely produced by Lloyd Webber. An operatic pop piece, its lyrics serve as dialogue between the two characters and discuss themes such as commitment and romance. Like Lloyd Webber's song ""The Music of the Night"", ""All I Ask of You"" was compared to the music found in Giacomo"
"2011. There are many popular cast recordings of the show including: Anything Goes Anything Goes is a 1934 musical with music and lyrics by Cole Porter. The original book was a collaborative effort by Guy Bolton and P. G. Wodehouse, heavily revised by the team of Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse. The story concerns madcap antics aboard an ocean liner bound from New York to London. Billy Crocker is a stowaway in love with heiress Hope Harcourt, who is engaged to Lord Evelyn Oakleigh. Nightclub singer Reno Sweeney and Public Enemy #13, “Moonface” Martin, aid Billy in his quest to"
"either singing dialogue or nursery rhymes... Harold Lang and Sheree North make a scorching sex rite out of 'What's In It for Me?'... Barbra Streisand trips the show into stray laughs. For the rest, ""Wholesale"" is as quiet as Seventh Avenue on Yom Kippur."" I Can Get It for You Wholesale I Can Get It for You Wholesale is a musical, produced by David Merrick, music and lyrics by Harold Rome, and book by Jerome Weidman, based on his 1937 novel of the same title. It marked the Broadway debut of 19-year-old Barbra Streisand, who was nominated for the Tony"
"chart the next week but moved back to number two the week after. Anything Goes (Cole Porter song) ""Anything Goes"" is a song written by Cole Porter for his musical ""Anything Goes"" (1934). Many of the lyrics include humorous references to figures of scandal and gossip from Depression-era high society. One couplet refers to Samuel Goldwyn's box-office failure ""Nana"" starring Anna Sten, whose English was said to be incomprehensible to all except Goldwyn (Goldwyn was from Poland and Sten Ukraine). Frank Sinatra recorded the song for Capitol from October 17, 1955, to January 16, 1956. His version was included on"
"Any Dream Will Do (song) ""Any Dream Will Do"" is a popular song written by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice for the 1968 musical ""Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat"". It is generally the beginning and the concluding song of the musical, sung by the title character of Joseph. The song has been sung by numerous performers. In 1969 it was released on the B-side of the 7-inch single We Will Rock You by child singer Christopher. This recording was produced by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice and arranged by Andrew Lloyd Webber. Joe Cuddy's version was a"
"to the stage along with Paul Nicholas dressed for the film Musical Grease and perform a medley of songs from it. The Dancers leave the stage and lena is joined by the mime Artist Adrian Hedley. Lena Sing the song Over the Rainbow while Adrian Hedley performs a mime based on the song. Lena then performs Broadway Baby form the musical Follies. Lena is again joined by her dancers and they perform the song Wouldn't It Be Loverly from the musical My Fair Lady, then Lena is joined by Wayne Sleep and they perform the song Anything You Can Do"
"Anything Goes (Cole Porter song) ""Anything Goes"" is a song written by Cole Porter for his musical ""Anything Goes"" (1934). Many of the lyrics include humorous references to figures of scandal and gossip from Depression-era high society. One couplet refers to Samuel Goldwyn's box-office failure ""Nana"" starring Anna Sten, whose English was said to be incomprehensible to all except Goldwyn (Goldwyn was from Poland and Sten Ukraine). Frank Sinatra recorded the song for Capitol from October 17, 1955, to January 16, 1956. His version was included on ""Songs for Swingin' Lovers!"" in March 1956. Almost simultaneously, Chris Connor recorded the"
"Anything Could Happen ""Anything Could Happen"" is a song by English singer and songwriter Ellie Goulding from her second studio album, ""Halcyon"" (2012). It was released on 9 August 2012 as the album's lead single. Written and produced by Goulding and Jim Eliot of English electropop duo Kish Mauve, the song received positive reviews from music critics. Commercially, ""Anything Could Happen"" peaked at number five on the UK Singles Chart, while charting inside the top five in Poland and the top 20 in Australia, Czech Republic, Ireland and New Zealand. In the United States, the track peaked at number 47"
"Do Anything You Want To ""Do Anything You Want To"" is a song by the Irish rock band Thin Lizzy, and the second single released from their 1979 album, """". ""Black Rose"" was the only Thin Lizzy album recorded while guitarist Gary Moore was a member of the band, although he left soon after. The song was recorded at Pathe Marconi EMI Studios in Paris, France. The song opens with an African-style drum beat by Brian Downey, which gives way to twin-guitar harmonies characteristic of Thin Lizzy's sound. The lyrics include heavy use of rhyme and alliteration, such as the"
"Out of You"", ""All Through the Night"", ""You're the Top"" (one of his best-known list songs), and ""Blow, Gabriel, Blow"", as well as the title number. The show ran for 420 performances in New York (a particularly long run in the 1930s) and 261 in London. Porter, despite his lessons in orchestration from d'Indy, did not orchestrate his musicals. ""Anything Goes"" was orchestrated by Robert Russell Bennett and Hans Spialek. Now at the height of his success, Porter was able to enjoy the opening night of his musicals; he would make a grand entrance and sit in front, apparently relishing"
"""Glee"", ""I Do"", aired 14 February 2013. Goulding joined Taylor Swift for a surprise performance of the song during Swift's Red Tour at Los Angeles' Staples Center on 23 August 2013. On 14 December 2013, Goulding performed ""Anything Could Happen"" on tenth series finale of ""The X Factor"" with finalist Luke Friend. Credits adapted from the liner notes of ""Halcyon"". Anything Could Happen ""Anything Could Happen"" is a song by English singer and songwriter Ellie Goulding from her second studio album, ""Halcyon"" (2012). It was released on 9 August 2012 as the album's lead single. Written and produced by Goulding"
"Anything Goes (1936 film) Anything Goes is a 1936 American musical film directed by Lewis Milestone and starring Bing Crosby, Ethel Merman, Charles Ruggles and Ida Lupino. Based on the stage musical ""Anything Goes"" by Guy Bolton and P. G. Wodehouse, the stage version contains songs by Cole Porter. The film is about a young man who falls in love with a beautiful woman whom he follows onto a luxury liner, where he discovers she is an English heiress who ran away from home and is now being returned to England. He also discovers that his boss is on the"
"Yorker"" and ""The Village Voice"". In 1982 Crouse conceived the idea of reviving ""Anything Goes"". He co-authored a new libretto for the musical with John Weidman that opened at the Vivian Beaumont Theater on October 19, 1987, and ran for 784 performances. They re-ordered the musical numbers, borrowing Cole Porter pieces from other Porter shows, a practice which the composer often engaged in. (""Easy To Love"" was from the 1936 movie ""Born to Dance"".) In 2002 the musical was produced at the Royal National Theatre in London. In 2000 Alfred A. Knopf published Crouse and Luc Brébion's translation of Nobel-prize"
"1959 musical ""Little Mary Sunshine"", the song is parodied in the song ""Every Little Nothing"", which employs the same first five notes and mentions the song by name. Every Little Movement (Has a Meaning All Its Own) ""Every Little Movement (Has a Meaning All Its Own)"" is a popular song. Its music was written by Karl Hoschna and its lyrics by Otto Harbach for their musical ""Madame Sherry"", which opened on Broadway on August 30, 1910. The song was sung in the musical by Frances Demarest and John Reinhard. Popular recordings in 1910 were by Harry Macdonough & Lucy Isabelle"
"featured the Derek McLane sets, and Martin Pakledinaz costumes that were created for the 2011 Broadway revival, which was produced by the Roundabout Theatre Company. The production was directed by Jayme McDaniel, and was choreographed by Jason Wise. In 1936, Paramount Pictures turned ""Anything Goes"" into a movie musical. It starred Ethel Merman (again as Reno), with Bing Crosby in the role of Billy Crocker. Other cast members included Ida Lupino, Charles Ruggles, Arthur Treacher, and Grace Bradley. The director was Lewis Milestone. Among those contributing new songs were Hoagy Carmichael, Richard A. Whiting, Leo Robin, and Friedrich Hollaender. The"
"singing the song (different lines for different groups of children). The campaign's message was: ""Your kids would do anything for you. Why don't you stop smoking for them?"" I'd Do Anything (Oliver! song) ""I'd Do Anything"" is a song performed by various characters in the 1960 British musical ""Oliver!"" and the 1968 film of the same name. The song is part of Act One of ""Oliver!"", and is sung in Fagin's lair. It begins with spoken dialogue between Nancy and the Artful Dodger, soon leading into the song. Other characters who have lines in the song are Oliver, Fagin and"
"starred. In addition to the title song, the score included ""I Get a Kick Out of You"", ""You're the Top"", and ""Blow Gabriel Blow"". It opened on November 21, 1934, at the Alvin Theatre, and the ""New York Post"" called Merman ""vivacious and ingratiating in her comedy moments, and the embodiment of poise and technical adroitness"" when singing ""as only she knows how to do."" Although Merman always had remained with a show until the end of its run, she left ""Anything Goes"" after eight months to appear with Eddie Cantor in the film ""Strike Me Pink"". She was replaced"
"championed the Beetle's remarkable (and real) ability to float on water. During the making of this scene, the actor Sorrell Booke almost drowned in the Bay. The final scene on board a TWA Boeing 707 shows O'Neal looking out the righthand window showing the Marina District and the (now demolished) Embarcadero Freeway. Although ""What's Up, Doc?"" is not a musical, it contains some singing and other musical interest. The song ""You're The Top"" from the musical ""Anything Goes"" is sung for the opening and closing credits by Streisand and by Streisand and O'Neal, respectively. The same Cole Porter musical supplied"
"Every Little Movement (Has a Meaning All Its Own) ""Every Little Movement (Has a Meaning All Its Own)"" is a popular song. Its music was written by Karl Hoschna and its lyrics by Otto Harbach for their musical ""Madame Sherry"", which opened on Broadway on August 30, 1910. The song was sung in the musical by Frances Demarest and John Reinhard. Popular recordings in 1910 were by Harry Macdonough & Lucy Isabelle Marsh, and by Henry Burr & Elise Stevenson. Since its publication, the song has become a standard, recorded by many artists, including Doris Day, Peggy Lee and by"
"Anything, Anything (I'll Give You) ""Anything, Anything (I'll Give You)"" is a 1985 song by the alternative rock band Dramarama released as the first single from their debut album ""Cinéma Vérité"". The single was featured on the """" soundtrack and is one of the most requested songs in the history of Los Angeles radio station KROQ. A short clip of it was also featured in an episode of ""Entourage"". Since 2009 the song as been the name and title of Rich Russo's free form radio show Anything Anything with Rich Russo where the song opens the show each week. The"
"it a 7 out of 10. The music video for ""Anything"" was directed by JP Poliquin and was shot at The Great Hall in Toronto, Ontario. It premiered on the band's VEVO channel on September 10, 2013. Anything (Hedley song) ""Anything"" is a song recorded by Canadian pop rock band Hedley for their fifth studio album, ""Wild Life"" (2013). The song was written and produced by Jacob Hoggard and Brian Howes, with additional writing by Jason Van Poederooyen. It was released to Canadian radio on August 19, 2013 through Universal Music Canada as the album's lead single. ""Anything"" was serviced"
"Anything Goes (1956 film) Anything Goes is a 1956 American musical film directed by Robert Lewis, and starring Bing Crosby, Donald O'Connor, Jeanmaire, and Mitzi Gaynor. Adapted from the 1934 stage play ""Anything Goes"" by Cole Porter, Guy Bolton, and P.G. Wodehouse, the film is about two entertainers scheduled to appear in a Broadway show who travel to Europe, where each discovers the perfect leading lady for the female role. Bing Crosby's character, Bill Benson, goes to England and meets Mitzi Gaynor's character Patsy Blair and he signs her to the female lead. While Donald O'Connor's character, Ted Adams, travels"
"with one reportedly written by Irving Berlin. Despite the ""ribald"" nature of some of the parodies, McBrien believes few, including a King Kong parody, were written by Porter or Berlin. You're the Top ""You're the Top"" is a Cole Porter song from the 1934 musical ""Anything Goes"". It is about a man and a woman who take turns complimenting each other. The best-selling version was Paul Whiteman's Victor single, which made the top five. It was the most popular song from ""Anything Goes"" at the start with hundreds of parodies. The lyrics are particularly notable because they offer a snapshot"
"You're the Top ""You're the Top"" is a Cole Porter song from the 1934 musical ""Anything Goes"". It is about a man and a woman who take turns complimenting each other. The best-selling version was Paul Whiteman's Victor single, which made the top five. It was the most popular song from ""Anything Goes"" at the start with hundreds of parodies. The lyrics are particularly notable because they offer a snapshot as to what was highly prized in the mid-1930s and demonstrate Porter's rhyming ability. Some of the lyrics were re-written by P. G. Wodehouse for the British version of ""Anything"
"Scotland, where the song debuted at number one, succeeding ""Icky Thump"" by The White Stripes. Downloads and CD single sales raise funds for the BBC's annual Children in Need charity appeal. Any Dream Will Do (song) ""Any Dream Will Do"" is a popular song written by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice for the 1968 musical ""Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat"". It is generally the beginning and the concluding song of the musical, sung by the title character of Joseph. The song has been sung by numerous performers. In 1969 it was released on the B-side of the 7-inch"
"York Times"", thought ""Twenty years ago Paramount plucked Cole Porter’s effervescent musical “Anything Goes” from Broadway and with the aid of the vocal talents of Ethel Merman and Bing Crosby, projected it on the nation’s screens with passing fair results. A new VistaVision and color edition of that frolic bearing little physical resemblance to its predecessor turned up at the Paramount yesterday. The passage of time has not wrought amazing changes. For all its activity, “Anything Goes” is, in the main, standard musical comedy. Some of the principals are decidedly decorative and talented. The script, however, is transparent and fragile."""