Post by B on Apr 6, 2008 2:54:38 GMT -5
In the Rotten Apple thread, in reply #Reply #3840, ccinri wrote:
"...When I get up, up, up in the morning,
Oh, Lord, I know-oo-oo-oo.
When I look up, up, up in the evening,
Oh, Lord, I know.
How many million miles, deo?
How many million miles, deo?
How many million miles, deo?"
Which are lyrics from a Faul song called
AFTER THE BALL/Million Miles.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEOlORcFHqU
There is, however, another song with the title "After the Ball" which was well-known in the 1940s.
Here it is:
Alice Faye - After the Ball [from LILLIAN RUSSELL]
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mlYMHbNILX4
However, that was the modernized version of the original song, whose lyrics can be read here:
historymatters.gmu.edu/d/5761/
Now, Faul seems to have a thing for schmaltzy music, and I am sure that he intentionally called
his song "After the Ball" to hearken back to the earlier versions.
And since the song that Alice Faye sings in the YouTube version above is from a film about Lillian Russell,
and so much of a fuss has been made about the name Lilly here, I thought I'd have a look at her biography
at Wikipedia, which is here:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lillian_Russell
My inclination was to think there was nothing much to connect her to "our" Lilly, 'til I read this part:
"Later years
In 1899, Russell joined the Weber and Fields's Music Hall, where she starred in their entertainments until 1904. Composer John Stromberg had written several hit songs for Russell. Before the production of Twirly Whirly, he delayed delivery of her new solo, insisting it was not ready. Days before the first rehearsal, Stromberg took his own life, and the folded manuscript for a sentimental ballad entitled "Come Down Ma Evenin' Star" was found in his coat pocket. The touching ballad became the signature song of Russell's later years and is the only one that she is known to have recorded."
I was reminded of the "Mr. Bellamy" lyrics, at the end, where Faul is asking "Mr. Bellamy" to "Come down, come down to me".
So perhaps there is a connection here. I'm suspecting that there is; that Lillian Russell may have been "Honey Pie", or the LiLY that is Faul's inspiration.
Of course, it may be worth a mention that:
Mister Bellamy is an anagram of 'Mills Betray Me' - coincidence??
courtesy "The Dangerous Man" at
lyricsfly.blogspot.com/2007/07/paul-mccartney-mister-bellamy.html
And might we possibly see a resemblance between Lillian Russell and Paul or Faul, maybe a little bit?
"...When I get up, up, up in the morning,
Oh, Lord, I know-oo-oo-oo.
When I look up, up, up in the evening,
Oh, Lord, I know.
How many million miles, deo?
How many million miles, deo?
How many million miles, deo?"
Which are lyrics from a Faul song called
AFTER THE BALL/Million Miles.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEOlORcFHqU
There is, however, another song with the title "After the Ball" which was well-known in the 1940s.
Here it is:
Alice Faye - After the Ball [from LILLIAN RUSSELL]
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mlYMHbNILX4
However, that was the modernized version of the original song, whose lyrics can be read here:
historymatters.gmu.edu/d/5761/
Now, Faul seems to have a thing for schmaltzy music, and I am sure that he intentionally called
his song "After the Ball" to hearken back to the earlier versions.
And since the song that Alice Faye sings in the YouTube version above is from a film about Lillian Russell,
and so much of a fuss has been made about the name Lilly here, I thought I'd have a look at her biography
at Wikipedia, which is here:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lillian_Russell
My inclination was to think there was nothing much to connect her to "our" Lilly, 'til I read this part:
"Later years
In 1899, Russell joined the Weber and Fields's Music Hall, where she starred in their entertainments until 1904. Composer John Stromberg had written several hit songs for Russell. Before the production of Twirly Whirly, he delayed delivery of her new solo, insisting it was not ready. Days before the first rehearsal, Stromberg took his own life, and the folded manuscript for a sentimental ballad entitled "Come Down Ma Evenin' Star" was found in his coat pocket. The touching ballad became the signature song of Russell's later years and is the only one that she is known to have recorded."
I was reminded of the "Mr. Bellamy" lyrics, at the end, where Faul is asking "Mr. Bellamy" to "Come down, come down to me".
So perhaps there is a connection here. I'm suspecting that there is; that Lillian Russell may have been "Honey Pie", or the LiLY that is Faul's inspiration.
Of course, it may be worth a mention that:
Mister Bellamy is an anagram of 'Mills Betray Me' - coincidence??
courtesy "The Dangerous Man" at
lyricsfly.blogspot.com/2007/07/paul-mccartney-mister-bellamy.html
And might we possibly see a resemblance between Lillian Russell and Paul or Faul, maybe a little bit?