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My Favorite Things (song)
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Wikipedia article
"'My Favorite Things'" is a show tune from the 1959 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical 'The Sound of Music.'
In the original Broadway production, this song was introduced by Mary Martin playing Maria and Patricia Neway playing Mother Abbess. Julie Andrews, who played Maria in the 1965 film version of the musical, had previously sung it on the 1961 Christmas special for 'The Garry Moore Show'.
In 2004 the movie version of the song finished at No. 64 on AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs survey of top tunes in American cinema.
Other notable versions
John Coltrane played a fourteen-minute version in E minor as the title track of an album recorded in October 1960 and released in March 1961. It became a jazz classic and a signature song for Coltrane in concert, also appearing on 'Newport '63' in 1963.
In 1964, Jack Jones became the first of many artists to include the song on a Christmas album, despite its lyrics making no mention of the holiday.
Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass released a version in 1969 as a single from their 1968 album, 'Christmas Album'. It reached No. 45 on the 'Billboard' 100. Lorrie Morgan's version appeared in 1994 and again in 1999 at No. 64 and No. 69, respectively, on the Hot Country Songs chart after she recorded it for her 1993 album, 'Merry Christmas from London'.
In 2019, Ariana Grande based her song "7 Rings" on the melody of "My Favorite Things". The song topped the charts in fifteen countries.
Charts
The Supremes version
Glee Cast version
References
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