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I cant stand the singing in these films

posted 16 years ago by Clive-Candy
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I love millions of westerns but why for the love of god dont sing its a major turn off if your trying to impress mates with these great films.

[–] MAGolding (1097) 6 years ago

Then you would hate the brief moments of song in Buffalo Bill (1944). Sergeant Chips McGraw (Edgar Buchanan) occasionally sings a line or two from "The Regular Army O" while working on something. I think they deliberately made his singing bad as characterization.

It was first published in 1874, and soldiers on the frontier were singing it by the Great Sioux War of 1876-77 and often changing it to fit their circumstances.

https://mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=74392

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpFh_9BEyOM

[–] liscarkat (16592) 5 years ago

The songs and singing in "Rio Grande" are perfect. The Sons of the Pioneers added a lot to this movie. Ken Curtis, in particular, was great.