musical
Musical is the adjective of music.
Musical may also refer to:
* Musical theatre, a performance art that combines songs, spoken dialogue, acting and dance
* Musical film and television, a genre of film and television that incorporates into the narr ...
Richard Rodgers
Richard Charles Rodgers (June 28, 1902 – December 30, 1979) was an American Musical composition, composer who worked primarily in musical theater. With 43 Broadway musicals and over 900 songs to his credit, Rodgers was one of the most ...
originally composed this tune (with the title "Beneath the Southern Cross") for the NBC television series '' Victory at Sea'' (1952/1953). When Rodgers and
Oscar Hammerstein II
Oscar Greeley Clendenning Hammerstein II (; July 12, 1895 – August 23, 1960) was an American lyricist, librettist, theatrical producer, and (usually uncredited) director in the musical theater for almost 40 years. He won eight Ton ...
collaborated on '' Me and Juliet'', Rodgers took his old melody and set it to new words by Hammerstein, producing the song "No Other Love"."Victory at Sea
ong Collection Ong or ONG may refer to:
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* Ong's Hat, a collaborative work of fiction
* “Ong Ong”, a song by Blur from the album The Magic Whip
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, U.S. Library of Congress, 2005, webpage LOC-gov-23 The song has a tango rhythm (referred to by Rodgers as a "languid tango" in his autobiography, ''Musical Stages'').
The 1953 song should not be confused with " No Other Love", a song of 1950. The melody for the 1950 song was taken from Étude in E major, Op. 10, No. 3 by
Frédéric Chopin
Frédéric François Chopin (born Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin; 1 March 181017 October 1849) was a Polish composer and virtuoso pianist of the Romantic period, who wrote primarily for solo piano. He has maintained worldwide renown as a leadin ...
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Other recordings
* Vikki Carr included in her album ''Discovery II'' (1964).
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Perry Como
Pierino Ronald "Perry" Como (; May 18, 1912 – May 12, 2001) was an Italian-American singer, actor and television personality. During a career spanning more than half a century, he recorded exclusively for RCA Victor for 44 years, after signing ...
recorded the Rodgers and Hammerstein song on May 19, 1953, which was released by
RCA Victor
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. The record reached No. 1 on both the ''
Billboard
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'' and ''
Cash Box
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'' charts in August 1953.
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Bing Crosby
Harry Lillis "Bing" Crosby Jr. (May 3, 1903 – October 14, 1977) was an American singer, musician and actor. The first multimedia star, he was one of the most popular and influential musical artists of the 20th century worldwide. He was a ...
recorded it for
Decca Records
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The Johnston Brothers
The Johnston Brothers were a vocal group who had a No. 1 hit in the UK Singles Chart in 1955 with their cover version of "Hernando's Hideaway".
The group was formed by Johnny Johnston (born John Harold Johnston, 10 July 1919 – 10 June 1998, Lon ...
reached No. 22 in the UK charts in 1956.
* Mantovani for his Decca album ''Songs To Remember'' (1960).
* Helen O'Connell recorded for Capitol (2487) in 1953.
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Keely Smith
Dorothy Jacqueline Keely (March 9, 1928The reference work ''The Encyclopedia of Native Music: More Than a Century of Recordings from Wax Cylinder to the Internet'' gives Smith's date of birth as March 9, 1932. – December 16, 2017), profession ...
included in her album ''Because You're Mine'' (1962).
* Victory at Sea the instrumental only recording is used for Episode 10 ''Beneath the Southern Cross''.