Harold Arlen songs and the saga of women mis-treated by mean men"
Three songs by Harold Arlen expose the perfidy often foisted off on women by men who don't treat women in a kindly and respectful manner.
" The Man that Got Away" lyrics by Ira Gershwin. explores the sadness of a woman unhappily lamenting the woes over the man that got away.
' Stormy Weather" lyrics by Ted Koehler, was introduced by Ethel Waters in aCotton Club show. So powerful was her performance, that Ethel Waters had to sing 12 encores. In her sadness, she sings "It keeps on rainin' all the time."
" Blues in the Night" lyrics by Johnny Mercer. Right from the start, she sings " My momma done told me, when I was in pigtails, my momma done told me 'hon, a mans gonna give you the big eye but when the sweet talkin's done, a man is a two-faced, a worrisome thing, who'll leave you to sing the blues in the night."
All three songs are imbued with a blues feeling as they explore the sadness resulting from male mistreatment.
The songs are performed by Maureen McGovern, who is blessed with a powerful voice and a 4 octave vocal range plus the dramatic ability to convince an audience that she does feel the pain inherent in each song.
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