Title Song
Does anyone know who sang the title song?
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Yes, Vic Damone, one of the greatest vocalists of all time...in my opinion,
second only to Sinatra.
Curiously, on the commentary, director Delbert Mann states how much he
detested the vocals. He wanted only the music, not lyrics or a singer.
Too bad, as I think the song is moody and gorgeously rendered by Damone.
The song itself was a big hit for Vic.
When I heard the lyrics sung as the credits opened the film, I almost LOL they were so bad. Basically it was "We were at separate tables.... blah, blah," I couldn't believe the following quote below in the trivia section. Vic Damone could probably have sung the phone book and made the charts in his hay day. (They would've been better than these lyrics.)
The title song (music by Harry Warren, lyrics by Harold Adamson), written for the film, became a best-selling single by Vic Damone on Columbia Records. According to author Tony Thomas in his 1975 book, "Harry Warren and the Hollywood Musical," composer David Raksin preferred using just his own melodies in his Oscar-nominated score.
The music was overbearing throughout this movie. The actors, story, etc. were good, but, like in most 1950's films, heavy, melodramatic "muzak" distracted from many scenes and credibility. Thank goodness, "New Wave" films brought realistic change in the 1960s.
1958 must have been a very slow year for Oscar contenders for music score. The self-indulged Raksin didn't win.
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