does anyone else have plans to see singing in the rain tonight for its one-night only return to theaters? i'm pretty excited, i love seeing before-my-time classics on the big screen to have the experience i missed by being born late in the 20th century ;) singing is a special one too - i first saw it in 8th grade because it was my best friend's favorite movie, and i was shocked to realize i knew almost all of the songs already, that's how iconic they all became. and here we are 60 years later, still celebrating it. sure it's cheesy, but there's also a lot of winking at the audience which i love, and gorgeous 1920s costumes and the dancing - holy talent! gene kelly and debbie reynolds - national treasures both. below, my favorite scenes:
{good morning, good morning, sunbeams will soon smile through}
{i'm laughing at clouds/so dark up above/the sun's in my heart/and i'm ready for love}
{moses supposes his toeses are roses/but moses supposes erroneously}
{he'll kiss her with a sigh/would you? would you?}
{no! no! no!/yes! yes! yes!}
{what a glorious feeling/i'm happy again}
{you're all my lucky charms/i'm lucky in your arms}
anecdote time: when i was very little, an older group of dancers at my studio did a jazz routine to "make em laugh" at our spring recital. i loved the song, and proceeded to sing it everywhere i went for a good week. only after several days of this did my mom stop me and ask - sing that part again? turns out, i'd been saying "make a left, make a left, everyone everyone make a leftttt." she thought that was hysterical. my wounded ego? less so.
xo. di.
p.s. more on debbie reynolds here
