Almost_Like_Being_In_Love

Almost Like Being in Love

Almost Like Being in Love

Original show tune by Lerner and Loewe; from the 1947 musical "Brigadoon"

This article is about the song. For the novel, see Almost Like Being in Love (novel).

"Almost Like Being in Love" is a show tune with music by Frederick Loewe and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner. It was written for the score of their 1947 musical Brigadoon.[1] The song was first sung by David Brooks and Marion Bell, in the Broadway production. It was later performed in the 1954 film version by Gene Kelly.[2]

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Michael Johnson version

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"Almost Like Being in Love" was revived in a downbeat ballad version by singer Michael Johnson (U.S. no. 32, 1978).[3] His rendition became a Top 10 Adult Contemporary hit in both the U.S. (no. 4) and Canada (no. 10).

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Other versions

  • It was sung by Dennis Day in the ′Don Invites Gang to Dinner′ episode of The Jack Benny Program in 1956.
  • In the 1957 Goon Show episode, "The Great Regent's Park Swim", Eccles parodies the song, singing "with a smile on my face for the whole human race, it's almost like being insane."
  • A portion of the song was sung by Jack Soo’s character Detective Nick Yemana in the third season episode of Barney Miller entitled ‘Hash’ in 1976.
  • The song was used in the 1993 movie Groundhog Day (film).
  • The song was used in the 1995 movie Grumpier Old Men
  • It was sung by the ant Z (voiced by Woody Allen) in the 1998 Dreamworks animated film Antz.[9][10]
  • The song was used in the 2003 movie The Cooler.
  • It was performed in an episode of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel by Darius de Haas.[11]

References

  1. [1]
    Hischak, Thomas S. (2008). The Oxford Companion to the American Musical: Theatre, Film, and Television. Oxford University Press. p. 93. ISBN 978-0195335330.
  2. [2]
    "Jazz Standards: Almost Like Being in Love". Jazz Standards.[permanent dead link]
  3. [3]
    Jasen, David A. (2013). A Century of American Popular Music. Taylor & Francis. p. 9. ISBN 978-1-135-35271-4.
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    Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
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    Gilliland, John. (2020-03-23). "Pop Chronicles 1940s Program #19 - All Tracks UNT Digital Library". Digital.library.unt.edu. Retrieved 2021-01-21.
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    Joel Whitburn (1986). Pop Memories 1890–1954. Record Research Inc. p. 470. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.
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    "www.allmusic.com". Retrieved July 26, 2023.
  8. [8]
    https://www.nme.com/news/music/bleachers-release-almost-like-being-in-love-from-jack-antonoffs-soundtrack-for-the-new-look-3612901
  9. [9]
    Brigham, William (2019). Historical Dictionary of Woody Allen. Lanham, Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield. p. 23. ISBN 9781538120200. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
  10. [10]
    Neupert, Richard (2016). John Lasseter. Urbana, Illinois: University of Illinois Press. p. 141. ISBN 9780252098352. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
  11. [11]
    "All The Songs In 'The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel' Season 3". Bustle. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
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