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Hey, Look Me Over (song)
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'"Hey, Look Me Over"' is a song from the 1960 Broadway musical 'Wildcat'. In the original musical, the song was sung by comedy actress Lucille Ball, in what was the only Broadway appearance of her career.
Cy Coleman later described the problem facing the songwriting team (Coleman and Carolyn Leigh): "How to write for a woman who had five good notes. And not just any woman, but the biggest star in the world at the time. What is she going to sing when she steps out on that stage for the first time? She had to land big or else we were all dead." During a brainstorming session, Coleman played one of his ideas on piano, doubtful it would work as a star vehicle. Leigh surprised him by calling back a few days later with a funny (incomplete) lyric for his melody.Propst, Andy, 'You Fascinate Me So: The Life and Times of Cy Coleman'. Milwaukee WI: 2015
Ball and co-star Paula Stewart performed the song live on 'The Ed Sullivan Show', and it was subsequently recorded and/or performed by, among others, Louis Armstrong,Format: 45, (flip side: 'Moon River') Kapp Records, 10 732 AT. Format: LP: 'Hello, Dolly by Louis Armstrong' 1964. Kapp Records, Stereo: KS 3364, Mono: KL 1364 Judy Garland,'The Judy Garland Show' taped July 7, 1963, aired Nov. 10, 1963. DVD: 'The Judy Garland Show, Vol. 2'. Pioneer Entertainment Rosemary Clooney,RCA Victor 47-7819,
Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM; 1960. Bing Crosby,'Hey, Look Us Over, Bing Crosby & Rosemary Clooney singing in duet' CD Jasmine Records ASIN B0000017D4 Peggy Lee, Johnny Mathis, Bobby Short, Gene Krupa,'Gene Krupa in Concert, newly discovered recordings', CD, Label: DBK/JAZZ, 70015. 1998 Mel Torm, Jerry Vale, Julie Wilson, Lucie Arnaz, the Pete King Chorale, and British singer Ronnie Hilton.
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Category:Songs from musicals
Category:1960 songs
Category:Louis Armstrong songs
Category:Judy Garland songs
Category:Vikki Carr songs
Category:Bing Crosby songs
Category:Songs with music by Cy Coleman
Category:Songs with lyrics by Carolyn Leigh
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