Too Darn Hot

Cidu Bill on Jul 6th 2010

Filed in Bill Bickel, Cole Porter, Kiss Me Kate, YouTube | 14 responses so far

14 Responses to “Too Darn Hot”

  1. paperboy Jul 6th 2010 at 05:41 pm 1

    Fantastic! (But my favorite song is when Maria meets Tony at the dance.)

  2. June Jul 6th 2010 at 10:44 pm 2

    I think you’re talking about West Side Story not Kiss Me Kate.

  3. Father Bruno Di Frocco Jul 7th 2010 at 03:29 am 3

    Why did I just kill 10 min 56 sec watching that? “Slaughter on Tenth Avenue” it ain’t, nor is our lead dancer any threat to Gregory Hines. But it was good to remember that not everything Cole Porter wrote was worth listening to.

    Help me out: why did you feature this number? What am I missing?

  4. Kilby Jul 7th 2010 at 04:10 am 4

    @ FBDF (3) - I don’t know where CIDU Bill lives, but it has gotten so hot on the east coast (40°C = 104°F) that the weather reports have made it across the Atlantic (although that was probably because of the power outages caused by massive air conditioner use).

  5. Igelino Jul 7th 2010 at 07:42 am 5

    Like as if people would really be dancing in 100 degree weather!

    Why is it the heat doesn’t seem to bother physically fit people as much?

  6. Morris Keesan Jul 7th 2010 at 11:26 am 6

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mm_cS33B76s

  7. Morris Keesan Jul 7th 2010 at 11:33 am 7

    Any ideas as to what production of “Kiss Me Kate” this was? It’s clearly not the 1953 movie.
    My best guess is that it’s the 1999 Broadway revival.

  8. George Jul 7th 2010 at 01:56 pm 8

    What are you all talking about? It’s 77 where I am. Freakishly cold. Should be in the 100 to 110 range.

    It’s the coldest, wettest summer I can remember.

  9. Keera Jul 7th 2010 at 02:42 pm 9

    Man, have times changed. When I was a young thing, professional dancing women were all virtually flat-chested. That’s not a bad thing. Too much jiggling hurts and those costumes didn’t look like you could wear a sports bra under them.

    What? What were you watching?

  10. Jon88 Jul 7th 2010 at 03:40 pm 10

    @Morris: It’s the 2002 UK company (of the 1999 Broadway revival).

  11. Mark in Boston Jul 7th 2010 at 05:13 pm 11

    CIDU Bill, do you take requests? How about “Tain’t No Sin to Take Off Your Skin and Dance Around in Your Bones.”

  12. Meryl A Jul 13th 2010 at 01:41 am 12

    When I was a kid this song got me in trouble. The play was on TV and I saw it. Some days latter I said “darn”. My mom screamed at me. I told her I thought is was okay because it was in a song on TV. She insisted no song would have that word in it.

  13. Araxie Aug 11th 2010 at 02:40 am 13

    Thanks a heap, Bill- that song’s gonna be stuck in my head for a week, plus. However, this does remind me of why I like musicals in the first place. :)

  14. mitch4 Aug 11th 2010 at 07:33 am 14

    A month later, and the title phrase is still all too true!

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