Which time? When the Captain says, "Whistle me a tune, Dan. I like music when I work" John Wayne whistles the first part of, "I'm a Ramblin' Wreck from Georgia Tech."
sharethe song was a popular hit. does anyone know who the artist was?
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The song is call "Ramblin Wreck." It is the Georgia Tech fight song. You can go to www.ramblinwreck.com to find out more. It is under the tradition part of the website. I also know that there are recording of the song on the net.
shareHere are details on the main theme. Very 50's, but that's not necessarily a fault.
The High and the Mighty
Johnny Desmond
(Words by Ned Washington; Music by Dimitri Tiomkin)
- From the movie The High and the Mighty
I was high and mighty,
How I laughed at love
And the stars above,
Then you came like a gentle flame
And helped me to find my way!
I was high and mighty
And I told my heart
Where to stop and start,
Now I find that I was blind,
I'm learning it day by day!
Love can change things,
Rearrange things,
Oh, what strange things
Love can do!
I'm not high and mighty
But I have what's worth
All the gold on earth,
I have you and I give my heart
Forever and ever to you, you, you!
The song from the opening credits was very familiar to me, though I had never seen the movie. I was trying to place it, wondering if it was some standard from the 40s or 50s, or maybe a piece of classical music.
I finally realized that it has been used in TV commercials by a local florist in Nashville for at least two decades.
It was written for this film by Dimitri Tiomkin and was nominated for the 1954 Best Song award but lost out to "Three Coins in the Fountain". Lyrics were added by Ned Washington, which made it eligible for that nomination.
shareMan, it's been a couple of years since I've seen THATM and I can hear that whistling in my head.
shareWhistled by the late, great Muzzy Marcellino
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