My Funny Valentine - A Valentine's Day Vlog! (HD)

Download Song ► http://SamTunes.NET Happy Valentine's Day Vlog People! Sam sings for you along with Todd Schroeder on piano. The Sam Harris version of "My Funny Valentine" is found on his album entitled "Always" which also includes the Stevie Wonder song, "You Are The Sunshine Of My Life". --------------- Lyrics: MY FUNNY VALENTINE (Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart) My funny valentine Sweet comic valentine You make me smile with my heart Your looks are laughable Unphotographable Yet you're my favorite work of art Is your figure less than greek Is your mouth a little weak When you open it to speak Are you smart? But dont change a hair for me Not if you care for me Stay little valentine stay Each day is valentines day Is your figure less than greek Is your mouth a little weak When you open it to speak Are you smart? But dont you change one hair for me Not if you care for me Stay little valentine stay Each day is valentines day --------------- "My Funny Valentine" is a show tune from the 1937 Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart musical Babes in Arms. It is now considered a jazz standard, appearing on over 1300 albums performed by over 600 artists. Babes in Arms opened at the Shubert Theatre on Broadway, in New York, New York on April 14, 1937 and ran for 289 performances. In the original play, a character named Billie Smith (played by Mitzi Green) sings the song to Valentine "Val" LaMar (played by Ray Heatherton). In the song, Billie pokes fun at some of Valentine's characteristics, but ultimately affirms that he makes her smile and that she doesn't want him to change. The first recorded version of the song to make the charts was by Hal McIntyre with vocals by Ruth Gaylor in 1945. It only appeared for one week and hit #16. Baker's version of the song leaves out the introductory verse and begins with the chorus ("My funny Valentine, sweet comic valentine"). As a result, many subsequent version also skip the verse. The most notable exception to this rule are songs recorded from the many performances of the musicals Babes in Arms and (in the film version) Pal Joey. (The verse is clearly a female voice speaking about her man, giving male singers an additional reason to omit it.) The B-section, or bridge, is a good example of the quirky approach of lyricist Hart. It begins with a series of accusatory, even rude questions that one wouldn't necessarily expect in a romantic tune. It quickly apologizes for the odd questions with assurances, and then ends with the romantic sentiments of the last two verses. "My Funny Valentine" is considered part of the Great American Songbook and has had many notable performances, including: Chet Baker with Gerry Mulligan Frank Sinatra Ella Fitzgerald Jimmy Giuffre Clarinet. The Miles Davis Sextet and pianist Bill Evans. Dinah Shore with Andre Previn Bill Evans and Jim Hall The Supremes, Mary Wilson, Diana Ross. Barbra Streisand Lena Horne Dolly Parton Elvis Costello Nico Linda Ronstadt Carly Simon Van Morrison Julie Andrews Chaka Kahn Herman Brood Damien Saez Kristin Chenoweth Tom Barman with Guy van Nueten Kronos Quartet Johnny Dorelli Angela McCluskey Johnny Mathis Constantine Maroulis Christina Aguilera Michael Buble Rufus Wainwright Over the Rhine Kanye West sampled Etta James Justin Guarini Paulson Bradley Joseph Melinda Doolittle Butterscotch Thomas Quasthoff Melinda Doolittle Movies: Babes in Arms (1939) - Judy Garland Gentlemen Marry Brunettes (1955) - Jeanne Crain Pal Joey (1957) - Kim Novak Handicap (1968) - Duke Ellington Sharky's Machine (1981) - Chet Baker Let's Get Lost (1988) - Biography of Chet Baker The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989) - Michelle Pfeiffer Malice (1993) -Gene Harris When a Man Loves a Woman (1994) Waiting to Exhale (1995) - Chaka Khan The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999) -Matt Damon, with Jude Law, saxophone The Cooler (2003) - Tierney Sutton The Company (2003) - Marvin Laird and Clay Ruede, Elvis Costello, Lee Wiley, Chet Baker, and Kronos Quartet. Ashura (2005) - Sting The Band's Visit [2006] Perfect Stranger (2007) ... ► http://samharris.com/free ► http://SamTUNES.net ... to download Sam Harris songs and full albums. ► http://AskSamHarris.com ... ask Sam anything, and he'll reply via a vlog. ► http://MySpace.com/SamHarrisMusic ... keep up to date, and be Sam's MySpace friend! ► http://SamHarris.com ... information, biography, discography and buy cds. LEGAL & BUSINESS CONTACT: http://SamHarris.com/contact.htm © All videos property of Sam Harris