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You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To - Cole Porter: Paris Parties and Broadway Bangers
In this episode of The A to Z of Wartime Song, hosts Lili Redman and Tom Carradine turn their attention to Cole Porter's romantic 1943 classic "You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To". Written for the film "Something to Shout About", the song quickly became a wartime favourite, speaking to the longing of couples separated by service and distance. Lili and Tom trace Porter's glittering - and often scandalous - life, from Yale fight songs and Parisian parties to Broadway triumphs like Anything Goes and Kiss Me, Kate. They also explore the many unforgettable recordings of this tune, including Dinah Shore's lush orchestral version, the cabaret intimacy of Hutch, Noël Coward's unmistakable style and swing-era takes by Six Hits and a Miss, Dick Jurgens and more. It's a story of longing, luxury, and one of the Great American Songbook's most enduring romantic ballads. SPOTIFY PLAYLIST You can listen to ALL of the songs that Tom and Lili talk about in the episode on their Spotify playlister here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1FQDrBphYqYLAuN6Jm01PN?si=b777dc33a703408a REFERENCES The Bobolink Waltz https://www.sondheimguide.com/porter/miscsongs.html The Whiffenpoofs https://www.whiffenpoofs.com/ Bingo - Cole Porter https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W74zCjVd9EQ Bull Dog - Cole Porter https://youtu.be/Bj8HJmhRw9w?si=n3k0Kr08PtqwhPxT Cole Porter in the French Foreign Legion https://www.legionofthelost.com/porter Old Fashioned Garden - Cole Porter https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cYtuj0Tz7Q&list=PLTfDZkT4YVdT0RVEZr91EGXov2vMcVX7Z&index=12 Cole Porter's Paris House https://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/28/greathomesanddestinations/a-house-in-the-country-without-ever-leaving-central-paris.html Ca 'Rezzonico https://carezzonico.visitmuve.it/en/home/ Hollywood Canteen 1944 (Highlights) https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnurtxqhggI8yn0tAzDup9GmvPGK-iBCC&si=sJN7qQl3eqHMnZ7f Cole Porter at Waldorf Towers https://www.nyclgbtsites.org/site/cole-porter-residence-at-the-waldorf-towers/ Cole Porter Festival, Peru, Indiana https://www.coleporterfestival.org/ Cole Porter's Grave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/827/cole-porter Cole Porter's Piano https://www.untappedcities.com/cole-porter-piano-waldorf-astoria/ https://www.nyclgbtsites.org/site/cole-porter-residence-at-the-waldorf-towers/ Something to Shout About (Full Movie) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnPeo81-Ylo Sheet Music Cover https://www.ebay.com/itm/306175580246 Dick Jurgens https://youtu.be/eEK0gekO1ds Dinah Shore https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2w5KNm1LQ78&t=1s Emil Davis and his Society Orchestra https://youtu.be/tJ2-Qaih3N8?si=ZlAoQm9POCLmz4L4 Six Hits and a Miss https://youtu.be/W9s6nv0kAH8?si=CR1yf1izimIz81V0 Don Ameche https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-uy13c-TLyY Leslie "Hutch" Hutchinson https://youtu.be/saHxtoNkPK0?si=9248FnfWGrfXsXtd Dick Bryer and the Song Spinners https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eX00iq6S_-w Noel Coward https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKArygvN7vg Noel and Cole - similarities and differences https://politicalscience.osu.edu/faculty/jmueller/NYTnoelcoleREV.pdf How I Hate to Get Up in the Morning - Irving Berlin https://youtu.be/71smG5d29to?si=K-0MjQxjboExSvL- You'll Never Walk Alone - Christine Johnsonhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlsUfOjVhrM Noel Coward - I'm Old Fashioned (by Jerome Kern) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3Ia2hhbFTg The Real American Folk Song is a Rag - George Gerswhin https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=seADKw7s2fI London Pride - Noel Coward https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnB2lewGcYc CHAPTERS 00:00 Intro 00:50 Catch Up 02:20 Y = You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To 03:25 Cole Porter - His Early Years 05:59 Cole Porter - The Yale Years 09:02 Cole Porter - A Move to Paris 15:05 Cole Porter - Conquering Broadway 23:12 Cole Porter - Tragedy Strikes 28:00 Discussing the Sheet Music 31:41 Discussing the Lyrics 35:23 Discussing the Music 37:16 Discussing Versions: Dick Jurgen 38:53 Emil Davis and his Society Orchestra 39:27 Six Hits and a Miss 40:11 Don Ameche 40:50 Leslie "Hutch" Hutchinson 41:45 Dick Bryar and the Song Spinners 42:19 Noel Coward 43:57 Which Is Our Favourite? 44:23 If You Liked That You'll Like This 46:45 Mentioned in Dispatches 47:16 Teaser for Next Week 48:03 Outro SOCIAL MEDIA LINKS You can follow the podcast on social media: http://instagram.com/warsongspod https://www.facebook.com/warsongspod Find more information about Lili Redman here: https://liliredman.com/https://www.instagram.com/lili__redman/ https://www.facebook.com/ScalaLil Or Tom Carradine here: https://www.tomcarradine.com/https://www.instagram.com/tomcarradine https://www.facebook.com/mrtomcarradine CONTACT THE PODCAST If there's a wartime song that you think they should discuss, or if you have a personal or family story connected to one, drop them a line at [email protected] to be "Mentioned in Dispatches". LISTENING LINKS Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7ktQ4nyudmPRLcCNyNxEfv?si=ac9e1babe6834f2b Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-a-to-z-of-wartime-song/id1806037318 If you've enjoyed this episode Lili and Tom would be grateful if you'd leave a review and make sure you've subscribed and turned on notifications so you'll never miss an episode.
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By Tom Carradine and Lili RedmanIn this episode of The A to Z of Wartime Song, hosts Lili Redman and Tom Carradine turn their attention to Cole Porter's romantic 1943 classic "You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To". Written for the film "Something to Shout About", the song quickly became a wartime favourite, speaking to the longing of couples separated by service and distance. Lili and Tom trace Porter's glittering - and often scandalous - life, from Yale fight songs and Parisian parties to Broadway triumphs like Anything Goes and Kiss Me, Kate. They also explore the many unforgettable recordings of this tune, including Dinah Shore's lush orchestral version, the cabaret intimacy of Hutch, Noël Coward's unmistakable style and swing-era takes by Six Hits and a Miss, Dick Jurgens and more. It's a story of longing, luxury, and one of the Great American Songbook's most enduring romantic ballads. SPOTIFY PLAYLIST You can listen to ALL of the songs that Tom and Lili talk about in the episode on their Spotify playlister here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1FQDrBphYqYLAuN6Jm01PN?si=b777dc33a703408a REFERENCES The Bobolink Waltz https://www.sondheimguide.com/porter/miscsongs.html The Whiffenpoofs https://www.whiffenpoofs.com/ Bingo - Cole Porter https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W74zCjVd9EQ Bull Dog - Cole Porter https://youtu.be/Bj8HJmhRw9w?si=n3k0Kr08PtqwhPxT Cole Porter in the French Foreign Legion https://www.legionofthelost.com/porter Old Fashioned Garden - Cole Porter https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cYtuj0Tz7Q&list=PLTfDZkT4YVdT0RVEZr91EGXov2vMcVX7Z&index=12 Cole Porter's Paris House https://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/28/greathomesanddestinations/a-house-in-the-country-without-ever-leaving-central-paris.html Ca 'Rezzonico https://carezzonico.visitmuve.it/en/home/ Hollywood Canteen 1944 (Highlights) https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnurtxqhggI8yn0tAzDup9GmvPGK-iBCC&si=sJN7qQl3eqHMnZ7f Cole Porter at Waldorf Towers https://www.nyclgbtsites.org/site/cole-porter-residence-at-the-waldorf-towers/ Cole Porter Festival, Peru, Indiana https://www.coleporterfestival.org/ Cole Porter's Grave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/827/cole-porter Cole Porter's Piano https://www.untappedcities.com/cole-porter-piano-waldorf-astoria/ https://www.nyclgbtsites.org/site/cole-porter-residence-at-the-waldorf-towers/ Something to Shout About (Full Movie) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnPeo81-Ylo Sheet Music Cover https://www.ebay.com/itm/306175580246 Dick Jurgens https://youtu.be/eEK0gekO1ds Dinah Shore https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2w5KNm1LQ78&t=1s Emil Davis and his Society Orchestra https://youtu.be/tJ2-Qaih3N8?si=ZlAoQm9POCLmz4L4 Six Hits and a Miss https://youtu.be/W9s6nv0kAH8?si=CR1yf1izimIz81V0 Don Ameche https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-uy13c-TLyY Leslie "Hutch" Hutchinson https://youtu.be/saHxtoNkPK0?si=9248FnfWGrfXsXtd Dick Bryer and the Song Spinners https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eX00iq6S_-w Noel Coward https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKArygvN7vg Noel and Cole - similarities and differences https://politicalscience.osu.edu/faculty/jmueller/NYTnoelcoleREV.pdf How I Hate to Get Up in the Morning - Irving Berlin https://youtu.be/71smG5d29to?si=K-0MjQxjboExSvL- You'll Never Walk Alone - Christine Johnsonhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlsUfOjVhrM Noel Coward - I'm Old Fashioned (by Jerome Kern) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3Ia2hhbFTg The Real American Folk Song is a Rag - George Gerswhin https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=seADKw7s2fI London Pride - Noel Coward https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnB2lewGcYc CHAPTERS 00:00 Intro 00:50 Catch Up 02:20 Y = You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To 03:25 Cole Porter - His Early Years 05:59 Cole Porter - The Yale Years 09:02 Cole Porter - A Move to Paris 15:05 Cole Porter - Conquering Broadway 23:12 Cole Porter - Tragedy Strikes 28:00 Discussing the Sheet Music 31:41 Discussing the Lyrics 35:23 Discussing the Music 37:16 Discussing Versions: Dick Jurgen 38:53 Emil Davis and his Society Orchestra 39:27 Six Hits and a Miss 40:11 Don Ameche 40:50 Leslie "Hutch" Hutchinson 41:45 Dick Bryar and the Song Spinners 42:19 Noel Coward 43:57 Which Is Our Favourite? 44:23 If You Liked That You'll Like This 46:45 Mentioned in Dispatches 47:16 Teaser for Next Week 48:03 Outro SOCIAL MEDIA LINKS You can follow the podcast on social media: http://instagram.com/warsongspod https://www.facebook.com/warsongspod Find more information about Lili Redman here: https://liliredman.com/https://www.instagram.com/lili__redman/ https://www.facebook.com/ScalaLil Or Tom Carradine here: https://www.tomcarradine.com/https://www.instagram.com/tomcarradine https://www.facebook.com/mrtomcarradine CONTACT THE PODCAST If there's a wartime song that you think they should discuss, or if you have a personal or family story connected to one, drop them a line at [email protected] to be "Mentioned in Dispatches". LISTENING LINKS Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7ktQ4nyudmPRLcCNyNxEfv?si=ac9e1babe6834f2b Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-a-to-z-of-wartime-song/id1806037318 If you've enjoyed this episode Lili and Tom would be grateful if you'd leave a review and make sure you've subscribed and turned on notifications so you'll never miss an episode.