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'Freddy, My Love' is a song written by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey for the 1971 musical 'Grease'. The song was largely derived from the 1956 hit, "Eddie My Love", by The Teen Queens.Scott Miller, '[https://books.google.com/books?id=zAKvBAXbdFkC&pg=PA49&lpg=PA49 Sex, Drugs, Rock & Roll, and Musicals]' (University Press of New England, 2011), p. 49.Mike Kalina, "'Grease' to Slip Into Town", 'Pittsburgh Post-Gazette ' (February 7, 1973), p. 14. Music writer Scot Miller described the song as being "closely based on "Eddie, My Love"", while "also slyly parodying" "I Met Him on a Sunday" by the Shirelles and "Be My Baby" by Ronnie Spector. Miller states:

Recording history



The song appeared on the 1972 soundtrack of the musical, and was later recorded by Cindy Bullens for 'Grease: The Original Soundtrack from the Motion Picture'. On the 2007 revival album, 'Grease: The New Broadway Cast Recording', the song is performed with Robyn Hurder in the lead, backed by Lindsay Mendez, Kirsten Wyatt, and Jenny Powers.

In the musical, the song is performed in the first act, when the character Marty, one of the Pink Ladies, tells about her long-distance courtship with a Marine named Freddy; it is implied that she only maintains this relationship because of the lavish gifts he sends her from Japan. One early review described the tone of the song as "mocking", contrasted with the sentimentality of "Summer Nights" and the contagious excitement of "Born to Hand Jive",William Glover, "Early Rock 'n' Roll Comes On Uproariously in 'Grease'", 'The Daily Register' (February 15, 1972), p. 10. while another singled it out as one of the outstanding numbers in the musical,Jack Gaver, "'Grease' Show Recalls Era of Rock and Roll", 'The Times' (February 16, 1972), p. 7-B. and another identified it as "one of the tuneful rock numbers of the era", and describing the scene introducing the song as "one of the highlights of the first act"."Jack Meredith, "Vintage rock, fun as Grease revives moods of the 50s", 'The Windsor Star' (April 24, 1973), p. 21

"Freddy My Love" was not included in the 1978 film 'Grease', although it is listed in the end credits and included on the soundtrack along "Alone at a Drive-in Movie (instrumental)" and "Mooning", which are also songs from the musical not present in the film. Songs in the musical performed by characters other than Danny, Rizzo, Sandy, Johnny Casino, or the Teen Angel were either taken out of the film or given to other characters, including Marty Maraschino's number "Freddy My Love". It was performed by Keke Palmer for the 2016 live television performance, 'Grease: Live', one of only two songs from the musical to be excluded from the film but included in that performance.Yvonne Villarreal, "Practice greases the gears for TV", 'The Los Angeles Times' (January 24, 2016), p. E12. It was also included in the 'Grease: Live' soundtrack album.

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Category:1971 songs

Category:Songs from Grease (musical)

Category:Songs written by Jim Jacobs

Category:Songs written by Warren Casey

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