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Wednesday Jul 31
9:00 a
Top Hat
1:30 p
Sing-Along: Gems from the 1920s & '30s
5:00 p
Talk: Fred, Ginger & RKO
7:30 p
A Fine Romance
Thursday Aug 1
9:00 a
Hooray For Love
1:30 p
Heart And Soul
5:00 p
Talk: Let Me Off Uptown - Razaf & Fields
7:30 p
Memories Of You
Friday Aug 2
9:00 a
Singin' In The Rain
1:30 p
My Funny Valentine
5:00 p
Talk: Look For The Silver Lining - DeSylva & Freed
7:30 p
The Best Things In Life
Saturday Aug 3
9:00 a
Thank Your Lucky Stars
1:30 p
Jeepers Creepers
5:00 p
Talk: Life's Full Of Consequence - Harburg
7:30 p
Old Devil Moon
Sunday Aug 4
4:00 p
Blues In The Night: The 2024 Jazz Party
Wednesday Aug 7
9:00 a
Robin and the 7 Hoods
1:30 p
Sing-Along: Gems from the 1940s & '50s
5:00 p
Talk: Time After Time - Loesser & Cahn
7:30 p
Heart And Soul
Thursday Aug 8
9:00 a
Finian's Rainbow
1:30 p
The Best Things In Life
5:00 p
Talk: Over The Rainbow - Arlen
7:30 p
Old Devil Moon
Friday Aug 9
9:00 a
The Fleet's In
1:30 p
Memories Of You
5:00 p
Talk: Too Marvelous For Words - Mercer
7:30 p
Jeepers Creepers
Saturday Aug 10
9:00 a
Love Me Tonight
1:30 p
A Fine Romance
5:00 p
Talk: Thou Swell - Hart
7:30 p
My Funny Valentine
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Arthur Murray Taught Me Dancing In A Hurry
The Fleet's In
, (1942)
Johnny Mercer
(w),
Victor Schertzinger
(m)
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Arthur Murray Taught Me Dancing In A Hurry
1942
Johnny Mercer (w)
Victor Schertzinger (m)
The Fleet's In
VERSE
Life was so peaceful at the laundry,
Life was so calm and serene,
Life was tres gay
Till that unlucky day
I happened to read that magazine.
Why did I read that advertisement
Where it said,
"Since I rumba, Jim thinks I'm sublime"?
Why oh why
Did I ever try?
I didn't have the talent,
I didn't have the money,
And teacher did not have the time!
REFRAIN
Arthur Murray
Taught me dancing
In a hurry;
I had a week to spare.
He showed me the groundwork.
The walk-around work,
And told me to take it from there.
Arthur Murray
Then advised me
Not to worry;
It would come out all right.
To my way of thinkin',
It came out stinkin'-
I don't know my left from my right.
The people around me can all sing
"A-one and a-two and a-three";
But any resemblance to waltzing
Is just coincidental with me.
'Cause Arthur Murray
Taught me dancing
In a hurry,
And so I take a chance.
To me it resembles
The nine-day trembles,
But he guarantees it's a dance.
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May 7-10
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2016
Aug 13
OFAM 2016
Skylark
Jaqua
2024
Aug 9
OFAM 2024 Summer
The Fleet's In
Recital
Recorded
Performers
Label
Cat.#
Matrix
Four King Sisters
Bluebird
B11431
Helen O'Connell
Capitol
1408
Charlie Spivak & His Orchestra
Okeh
6593
32397
01/15/1942
Vaughn Monroe & His Orchestra
Bluebird
B11441
068887
03/05/1942
Red Norvo
Columbia
36557
CO32565
Year
Title
Medium
Type
Usage
1942
The Fleet's In
film
film original
introduced
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