Can anyone identify the instrumental used in the scene where Sally tries to seduce Brian ("Doesn't my body drive you wild with desire?")? It plays on a record during this scene.
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It's from the original score: "It Couldn't Please Me More." A sample of the lyrics -
If you bought me diamonds
If you bought me pearls
If you bought me roses
Like some other gents
Might bring to other girls
It couldn't please me more
It was a duet between Frulein Schneider and Herr Schultz.
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Thanks! Does anyone know if the instrumental version used in the film is available anywhere?
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Wish I could help you with that one. I recall it wasn't on the original soundtrack album (back in the days of vinyl). If Warner (who now owns the film) ever gets around to issuing a decent DVD/Blu-ray of it, they might conceivably do a new CD as well, containing some or all of the background music. They did so not too long ago with the Garland A STAR IS BORN; none of the previous albums had contained anything but the musical numbers.
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In the original play ("cabaret"), the character played by Marisa Berenson in the movie version, is actually a mature Jewish gentleman who has an affair with the landlady, originally played by Lotte Lenya on the stage. For some resaon, the character of the landlady is not in the movie. Liza is always available to open the door for anyone (I think the landlady appears once in the background). I saw the play in Miami Beach some 20 years ago, and the character of the Jewisn gentlemen was played by Werner Kemplerer (Joel Gray repeated his famous role).
shareNow that we are into music, perhaps you can answer these 2 questions for me. Nobody else has been able to do so:
I'm sure I heard the melody from the song of "Lili" in 2 movies from the 30's or 40's (I thought one was a Lili Pons picture, but I've seen them all again and did not hear the music). Someone said in a message board that it is an old German song. However, for Oscar purposes, it was considered an original song for that Movie.
Also, the famous song from Moulin Rouge (Le long de le Seine/It's April Again) by Geroges Auric was not, I belive, composed directly for that picture, and therefore, could not be nominated for an Academy Award as Best Song.
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I'm at a loss, Franklin. I'm afraid I've only seen those two films once, decades ago (neither was quite my cup of tea), so I really have no recollection of any of the music. Sorry I can't help out here.
BTW, I thought your remarks on the REDS board were on-target.
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