What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
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brettsomers
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OMG! / Music by *Devol*
how was Miss Davis persuaded to do this?!?! she must have really needed the paycheck! though the song is kinda good... Joan Crawford woulda gone out wearing flip-flops and curlers before she did this!
how was Miss Davis persuaded to do this?!?! she must have really needed the paycheck! though the song is kinda good... Joan Crawford woulda gone out wearing flip-flops and curlers before she did this!
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Good Lord!
Again, I am not sad at all that there are no more variety shows. Yech.
Although, occasionally I sing to my wife:
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I've written a letter to Daddy
His address is Heaven above
I've written "Dear Daddy, we miss you
And wish you were with us to love"
Instead of a stamp I put kisses
The postman says that's best to do
I've written a letter to Daddy Saying
"I love you"
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That's the incredibly tacky and sick song little Baby Jane sings at the beginning of the movie (which I actually like in a campy way). I will sing this to my wife then fall over and pretend I have horribly died.
Ok, guess you gotta be there!
Again, I am not sad at all that there are no more variety shows. Yech.
Although, occasionally I sing to my wife:
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I've written a letter to Daddy
His address is Heaven above
I've written "Dear Daddy, we miss you
And wish you were with us to love"
Instead of a stamp I put kisses
The postman says that's best to do
I've written a letter to Daddy Saying
"I love you"
-----------------
That's the incredibly tacky and sick song little Baby Jane sings at the beginning of the movie (which I actually like in a campy way). I will sing this to my wife then fall over and pretend I have horribly died.
Ok, guess you gotta be there!
I had thiss ong on a 45-rpm single when I was a kid, but it wasn't performed by Bette Davis. It was like a girl group or something. I can't remember who she/they were. I'll have to do a little investigating. I think it (the non-Bette version) made the charts back in '64 or '65, when the movie came out. In fact....haven't seen the movie for awhile, but is it included in the film's soundtrack?
I found this at a soundtrack website. I don't recall having the picture sleeve, but it's described as a 'twist' version of the song--which is definitely the one I had--sung by Debbie Burton and Bette Davis. I'm not remembering hearing Bette Davis's voice at all, unless the producer buried her in the mix. I listened to the damn thing about a thousand times when I was a kid. I'm wondering if there's yet another version....
I cannot belieeeeve no one has said it yet.
"Oh, but ya are, Blanche, ya are!"
That tears it, hand in your Union Cards.
Lawrence/Maytagbear
^_^
"Oh, but ya are, Blanche, ya are!"
That tears it, hand in your Union Cards.
Lawrence/Maytagbear
^_^
lightedcontrols
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...as far as I'm concerned....
Concerning actresses: Female
There is no actress today that could even come close to the acting skills of Bette Davis. A singer she was not. However, for the Baby Jane picture her singing was perfect. (could this have been acting too?????) Jessica Lange, Glenn Close, and Meryl Streep come close, but no cigar. When Bette acted, you completely forgot who she really was. THAT'S ACTING.
Concerning Opera Singers:
What can I say, since Maria Callas died, there just hasn't been one. Period.
Other opinions later.........
Concerning actresses: Female
There is no actress today that could even come close to the acting skills of Bette Davis. A singer she was not. However, for the Baby Jane picture her singing was perfect. (could this have been acting too?????) Jessica Lange, Glenn Close, and Meryl Streep come close, but no cigar. When Bette acted, you completely forgot who she really was. THAT'S ACTING.
Concerning Opera Singers:
What can I say, since Maria Callas died, there just hasn't been one. Period.
Other opinions later.........
I would much rather have
Than the screechy poseurs on "American Idol" (which I really, really tried to like) or the tedious confessionals and hackneyed plotting of the "reality" shows.
Bette was a trouper. She knew she couldn't sing, she knew she was getting on, yet she put on that ridiculous Ann-Margaret Dress, got her hair done, and went on national TV to belt out that dubious promotion for that (at the time) dubious movie. Good for her!
Speaking of "I'm Writing a Letter to Daddy": Macabre songs like that were quite the thing 100 years or so ago. I wouldn't be suprised if that was actually a song from that era.
Thanks for this delicious bit of camp
Than the screechy poseurs on "American Idol" (which I really, really tried to like) or the tedious confessionals and hackneyed plotting of the "reality" shows.
Bette was a trouper. She knew she couldn't sing, she knew she was getting on, yet she put on that ridiculous Ann-Margaret Dress, got her hair done, and went on national TV to belt out that dubious promotion for that (at the time) dubious movie. Good for her!
Speaking of "I'm Writing a Letter to Daddy": Macabre songs like that were quite the thing 100 years or so ago. I wouldn't be suprised if that was actually a song from that era.
Thanks for this delicious bit of camp
One Woman Show
I had the chance to see her tour in the late 1970s in Phoenix. An hour of her movie clips, then one hour of her answering questions from the audience. I had second row center seats. She put on a heck of a show. Of course she got asked about Miss Crawford and her answer was very nice and polite, they were both professionals, worked at different studios and socially their paths didn't cross much. Nothing really bad. Was it a put on? Crawford had already passed away at this time.
Then someone asked her about the director Joshua Logan. She slammed down her glass of water (vodka?), huffed on her cigarette and said she usually doesn't air her dirty laundry in public, but she'll make an exception and proceeded to rip this guy's head off. Her eyes were like two diamonds blazing on the stage. It made for a very fun evening.
I had the chance to see her tour in the late 1970s in Phoenix. An hour of her movie clips, then one hour of her answering questions from the audience. I had second row center seats. She put on a heck of a show. Of course she got asked about Miss Crawford and her answer was very nice and polite, they were both professionals, worked at different studios and socially their paths didn't cross much. Nothing really bad. Was it a put on? Crawford had already passed away at this time.
Then someone asked her about the director Joshua Logan. She slammed down her glass of water (vodka?), huffed on her cigarette and said she usually doesn't air her dirty laundry in public, but she'll make an exception and proceeded to rip this guy's head off. Her eyes were like two diamonds blazing on the stage. It made for a very fun evening.
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i just added this video to my favorites, its addictive!
