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Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered
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Wikipedia article
"'Bewitched (Bothered and Bewildered)'" is a show tune and popular song from the 1940 Rodgers and Hart musical 'Pal Joey'. It is part of the Great American Songbook. The song was introduced by Vivienne Segal on December 25, 1940, in the Broadway production during Act I, Scene 6, and again in Act II, Scene 4, as a reprise. Image ID 1801557. Archived from [http://digitalgallery.nypl.org/nypldigital/dgkeysearchdetail.cfm?trg=1&strucID=1895389&imageID=1801552 Playbill scan for Pal Joey]. Image ID 1801552. Segal also sang the song on both the 1950 hit record and in the 1952 Broadway revival. It was performed by Carol Bruce in the 1954 London production.
Chart versions
*Doris Day with The Mellomen and orchestra conducted by John Rarig
**Columbia 38698 (matrix: HCO 3765-1N)
**Recorded: May 13, 1949
**Peak Billboard chart position: No. 9
*Bill Snyder
** Billboard year-end top 30 singles of 1950 No. 24
*Gordon Jenkins and orchestra with vocal chorus by Bonnie Lou Williams
**Decca 24983
**Peak Billboard chart position: No. 6
** Billboard year-end top 30 singles of 1950 No. 26
*Jan August orchestra and The Harmonicats
**Mercury 5399
**Peak Billboard chart position: No. 17
*Larry Green
**RCA Victor 20-3726
**Peak Billboard chart position: No. 15
*Mel Torm & Dave Lambert Singers with orchestra directed by Pete Rugolo
**Capitol 1000 (matrix: 5719-Y)
**Recorded: April 3, 1950
**Peak Billboard radio popularity chart position: No. 10
Rod Stewart version
In 2003 the song was released as a duet by Rod Stewart and Cher, as single from his second pop standards album, 'As Time Goes By: the Great American Songbook 2'. It was released in 2003 by J Records. The song was called a 'delicious duet' in a review by Billboard Magazine. The cover also became a moderate hit on the Adult Contemporary chart in the United States, peaking at number 17.
Weekly charts
References in popular culture
It is mentioned several times in the TV series 'Dynasty' as being the favorite song of Blake (John Forsythe) and Alexis (Joan Collins). They dance to it in Season Seven Episode 28. "Shadow Play", which originally aired on May 6, 1987.
A reference to the song is also made in the title of one episode of 'Bewitched' (Season 8 Episode 5), "Bewitched, Bothered and Baldoni".
It is sung and performed on piano by Hannah's parents during a Thanksgiving gathering at home in the 1986 film 'Hannah and Her Sisters'.
The song appeared in the second episode of the first season of television series 'The Crown' titled "Hyde Park Corner", sung by King George VI (Jared Harris) and Princess Margaret (Vanessa Kirby).
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