"We're Off to See the Wizard" is one of the classic songs from the #AcademyAward-winning 1939 film #TheWizardOfOz. Composer #HaroldArlen described it, along with "#TheMerryOldLandOfOz" and "#DingDongTheWitchIsDead", as one of the "lemon drop" songs of the film. The lyrics are by #EYYipHarburg. The
"Come Rain or Come Shine" is a #popularMusic song and #jazzStandard with music by #HaroldArlen and lyrics by #JohnnyMercer. It was written for the #Broadway musical #StLouisWoman, which opened on March 30, 1946, and closed after 113 performances. The show also produced another notable standard.
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A STAR IS BORN (1954) Judy Garland, James Mason, Jack Carson
Dir.: George Cukor 9:15 AM PT
A falling movie star marries the newcomer he's helping to reach the top.
2h 56m | Musical | TV-PG
#TCM #TCMParty #HaroldArlen #IraGershwin #MossHart #RonHaver
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Harold Arlen, Herbert Stothart, Sinfonia of London & John Wilson:
🎵 Suite from 'The Wizard of Oz'
#BBCRadio3 #HaroldArlen #HerbertStothart #SinfoniaofLondon #JohnWilson
"Let's Fall in Love" is a song written by #HaroldArlen (music) and #TedKoehler (lyrics) for the film #LetsFallInLove and published in 1933. In the film, it is heard during the opening credits and later sung by #ArtJarrett and chorus, and by #AnnSothern.
Where troubles melt like lemon drops
Away above the chimney tops
That's where you'll find me . . .
IF ONLY.
But I'm grateful to Yip Harburg for those lyrics, for that little lift.
#HaroldArlen #YipHarburg #Oscale
#ModelRairoad #diorama #DigitaPhoto #WizardOfOz
"Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive" is a #popular song, published in 1944. The music was written by #HaroldArlen and the lyric by #JohnnyMercer. It was nominated for the #AcademyAwardForBestOriginalSong at the #18thAcademyAwards in 1945 after being used in the film #HereComeTheWaves.
Happy Birthday Harold Arlen. (RIP) #HappyBirthdayHaroldArlen #HaroldArlen #Birthday #Legend #Legends
Hyman Arluck was born #OnThisDay in 1905. #HaroldArlen wrote over 400 songs, including "Stormy Weather" & "It's Only a Paper Moon" & "Over the Rainbow" to lyrics by E. Y. Harburg for "The Wizard of Oz,":
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Harold Arlen, Neil Richardson, Yip Harburg & The King’s Singers:
🎵 Somewhere Over the Rainbow
#BBCRadio3 #HaroldArlen #NeilRichardson #YipHarburg #TheKingsSingers
ON THIS DAY IN JAZZ AGE MUSIC!
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#February15 #February15th #HaroldArlen #Kokomo #OTD #BOTD #OnThisDay #JazzAge #MusicSky #MusicianSky #Blues #Ragtime #78rpm #OldMusic #jugBand #TinPanAlley #EarlyRecordings #HotJazz #ClassicJazz #Music
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GAY PURR-EE (1962) Judy Garland, Robert Goulet, Red Buttons
Dir.: Abe Levitow 1:30 PM PT
A French country cat becomes entranced with Parisian city life.
1h 26m | Animated Musical | TV-G
#TCM #TCMParty #HaroldArlen #EYHarburg
After a fascinating conversation with #StephenColbert about the meaning of music, legendary cellist #Yo-YoMa takes the stage for a gorgeous performance that begins with Bach and blends into #HaroldArlen and #YipHarburg 's classic, #OverTheRainbow.
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Harold Arlen & Lena Horne:
🎵 Stormy Weather
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Harold Arlen, Sylvia McNair, André Previn & David Finck:
🎵 Stormy Weather
#BBCRadio3 #HaroldArlen #SylviaMcNair #AndréPrevin #DavidFinck
🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBC #Radio3's #Radio3sAmericanRoadtrip
Harold Arlen, Sylvia McNair, André Previn & David Finck:
🎵 Stormy Weather
#BBCRadio3 #HaroldArlen #SylviaMcNair #AndréPrevin #DavidFinck
🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBC #Radio3's #Radio3sAmericanRoadtrip
Harold Arlen, Sylvia McNair, André Previn & David Finck:
🎵 Stormy Weather
#BBCRadio3 #HaroldArlen #SylviaMcNair #AndréPrevin #DavidFinck
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Harold Arlen, Toru Takemitsu & Miloš Karadaglić:
🎵 Over the Rainbow
#BBCRadio3 #HaroldArlen #ToruTakemitsu #MilošKaradaglić
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AT THE CIRCUS (1939) Groucho Marx, Chico Marx, Harpo Marx, Margaret Dumont
Dir.: Edward Buzzell 4:00 AM PT
A lawyer is hired to keep a circus from going bankrupt.
1h 27m | Comedy | TV-G
#TCM #TCMParty #HaroldArlen #EYHarburg
🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBC #Radio3's #Breakfast
Harold Arlen, Herbert Stothart, Sinfonia of London & John Wilson:
🎵 Suite from 'The Wizard of Oz'
#BBCRadio3 #HaroldArlen #HerbertStothart #SinfoniaofLondon #JohnWilson
#OnThisDay in 2020, Hawaiian vocalist Israel Kamakawiwoʻole's official music video for his rendition of #HaroldArlen and Yip Harburg's "Over the Rainbow" reaches a billion views on YouTube.
#OnThisDay in 2020, Hawaiian vocalist Israel Kamakawiwoʻole's official music video for his rendition of #HaroldArlen and Yip Harburg's "Over the Rainbow" reaches a billion views on YouTube.
🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBC #Radio3's #ClassicalLive
Harold Arlen, Herbert Stothart, Sinfonia of London & John Wilson:
🎵 Suite from 'The Wizard of Oz'
#BBCRadio3 #HaroldArlen #HerbertStothart #SinfoniaofLondon #JohnWilson
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Harold Arlen, André Previn, David Finck & Sylvia McNair:
🎵 The Wizard of Oz - musical film: Somewhere over the Rainbow
#BBCRadio3 #HaroldArlen #AndréPrevin #DavidFinck #SylviaMcNair
"One for My Baby (and One More for the Road)" is a song written by #HaroldArlen and #JohnnyMercer for the movie musical #TheSkysTheLimit (1943) and first performed in the film by #FredAstaire.
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Harold Arlen, Richard Rodney Bennett & Richard Rodney Bennett:
🎵 A Sleepin' Bee arr Bennett
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Here are some screenshots from some of composer Harold Arlen's home movies. These were filmed in 1950, possibly early 1951. Judy is seen with Arlen and his wife, Anya Taranda, at their home.
#judygarland #haroldarlen #thejudyroom #judygarlandestate
"The Man That Got Away" is a #torchSong written for the 1954 version of #AStarIsBorn. The song, with music by #HaroldArlen and lyrics by #IraGershwin, is performed in the film by #JudyGarland. "The Man That Got Away" was ranked #11 by the #AmericanFilmInstitute on the #AFIs100Years100Songs list.
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A STAR IS BORN (1954) Judy Garland, James Mason, Jack Carson
Dir.: George Cukor 9:30 AM PT
A falling movie star marries the newcomer he's helping to reach the top.
2h 56m | Musical | TV-PG
#TCM #TCMParty #HaroldArlen #IraGershwin #MossHart #RonHaver
🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBC #Radio3's #FridayNightIsMusicNight
Harold Arlen & Julie Andrews:
🎵 You're a builder upper (Life begins at 8.40)
#BBCRadio3 #HaroldArlen #JulieAndrews
