Low Maintenance, High Standards
30 FAVORITE MOVIE MUSICALS
01. THE SOUND OF MUSIC (1965)
Maria had longed to be a nun since she was a young girl, yet when she became old enough discovered that it wasn’t at all what she thought. Often in trouble and doing the wrong things, Maria is sent to the house of a retired naval captain, named Captain Von Trapp, to care for his children. Von Trapp was widowed several years before and was left to care for seven ‘rowdy’ children. The children have run off countless governesses. Maria soon learns that all these children need is a little love to change their attitudes. Maria teaches the children to sing, and through her, music is brought back into the hearts and home of the Von Trapp family. Unknowingly, Maria and Captain Von Trapp are falling helplessly in love, except there are two problems, the Captain is engaged, and Maria is a postulant! — TCM
Featured Song: The Sound of Music
Other Songs:
Maria
I Have Confidence
My Favorite Things
Do-Re-Mi
Sixteen Going on Seventeen
The Sound of Music -Children with Captain
Climb Ev’ry Mountain
Edelweiss
So Long, Farewell
The Lonely Goatherd
Something Good
The fact that I cannot find these songs on YouTube either in good quality or at all literally sends me into a rage. I don’t understand right now. To find clips from this film, you have to do far too much work. I am literally stunned that they are not easily accessible. It is one of the best films ever made.
30 FAVORITE MOVIE MUSICALS
02. SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN (1952)
A silent-screen swashbuckler finds love while trying to adjust to the coming of sound. — TCM
Featured Song: Singin’ in the Rain
Other Songs:
Good Morning
Make ‘Em Laugh
You Were Meant For Me
Moses Supposes
The Broadway Melody
You Are My Lucky Star
30 FAVORITE MOVIE MUSICAL
03. FIDDLER ON THE ROOF (1971)
In Russia before the revolution, a Jewish milkman tries to marry off his daughters who have plans of their own. — TCM
Featured Song: If I Were a Rich Man
Other Songs:
Tradition
Matchmaker, Matchmaker
Sabbath Prayer
Miracle of Miracles
To Life (Lachiam)
Sunrise, Sunset
Do You Love Me?
Anatevka
30 FAVORITE MOVIE MUSICALS
04. WEST SIDE STORY (1961)
A young couple from dueling street gangs falls in love. — TCM
Featured Song: Tonight (Quintet)
Other Songs:
Prologue
America
Maria
Gym Mambo
I Feel Pretty
Tonight
Cool
Officer Krupke
Somewhere
30 FAVORITE MOVIE MUSICALS
05. MY FAIR LADY (1964)
A phonetics instructor bets that he can pass a street urchin off as a lady. — TCM
Featured Song: Wouldn’t It Be Loverly?
Other Songs:
I Could Have Danced All Night
The Rain in Spain
On the Street Where You Live
A Hymn to Him
Show Me
I’ve Grown Accustomed to Her Face
30 FAVORITE MOVIE MUSICALS
06. WHITE CHRISTMAS (1954)
Two musical stars team with a sister act to help their old Army commander save his failing country inn. — TCM
Featured Song: White Christmas
Other Songs:
Snow
Sisters
Love You Didn’t Do Right By Me
The Best Things Happen While You’re Dancing
Vera’s Dance Number
Count Your Blessings (Instead of Sheep)
Gee, I Wish I Was Back in the Army
30 FAVORITE MOVIE MUSICALS
07. HIGH SOCIETY (1956)
In this musical version of The Philadelphia Story, tabloid reporters invade a society wedding. — TCM
Featured Song: High Society
Other Songs:
That’s Jazz
True Love
Did You Evah?
I Love You, Samantha
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
You’re Sensational
30 FAVORITE MOVIE MUSICALS
08. THE KING AND I (1956)
The king of Siam clashes with the British governess hired to teach his children. — TCM
Featured Song: Shall We Dance?
Other Songs:
Getting to Know You
Hello Young Lovers
We Kiss in a Shadow
Something Wonderful
A Puzzlement
30 FAVORITE MOVIE MUSICALS
09. OKLAHOMA! (1955)
Pride and a lecherous ranch hand stand between an amorous cowboy and his farm girl sweetheart. — TCM
Featured Song: Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin’/Surrey with the Fringe on Top
Other Songs:
People Will Say We’re in Love
Many a New Day
The Farmer and the Cowman
Oklahoma!
30 FAVORITE MOVIE MUSICALS
10. ON THE TOWN (1949)
Three sailors wreak havoc as they search for love during a whirlwind 24-hour leave in New York City. — TCM
Featured Song: New York, New York
Other Songs:
On the Town
You’re Awful
Come Up to My Place
Miss Turnstiles
30 FAVORITE MOVIE MUSICALS
11. MARY POPPINS (1964)
Two banker’s children lose their nanny due to her frustration with them. A change in the wind blows in an assertive nanny who matches the qualifications of the children and not the father. As she helps them magically explore the world around them the father grows increasingly disapproving of her methods, and must eventually deal with his own distance from his children. — TCM
Featured Song: A Jolly Holiday
Other Songs:
A Spoonful of Sugar
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious
Feed the Birds
Chim Chim Cheree
30 FAVORITE MOVIE MUSICALS
12. AN AMERICAN IN PARIS (1951)
An American artist finds love in Paris but almost loses it to conflicting loyalties. — TCM
Featured Song: the famous Ballet Sequence
Other Songs:
I Got Rhythm
Embraceable You
30 FAVORITE MOVIE MUSICALS
13. SEVEN BRIDES FOR SEVEN BROTHERS (1954)
Adam, the eldest of seven brothers, goes to town to get a wife. He convinces Milly to marry him that same day. They return to his backwoods home. Only then does she discover he has six brothers — all living in his cabin. Milly sets out to reform the uncouth siblings, who are anxious to get wives of their own. Then, after reading about the Roman capture of the Sabine women, Adam develops an inspired solution to his brothers’ loneliness … kidnap the women they want! — TCM
Featured Song: The famous Barn Dance Sequence
Other Songs:
Bless Yore Beautiful Hide
Sobbin’ Women
When You’re in Love
30 FAVORITE MOVIE MUSICALS
14. SOUTH PACFIC (1958)
A Navy nurse must choose between love and prejudice during World War II. — TCM
The video feature highlights from the songs Bloody Mary, There Is Nothing Like a Dame, Cock-Eyed Optimist, Some Enchanted Evening (I cannot find this full scene by itself anywhere. It’s disturbing.), Carefully Taught and Dites-Moi
THIS VIDEO includes the songs Younger Than Springtime, Happy Talk, My Girl Back Home…
It is a travesty that the movie version (scene) of “Some Enchanted Evening” can’t be found.
30 FAVORITE MOVIE MUSICALS
15. CALAMITY JANE (1953)
The Wild West heroine helps bring a star attraction to Deadwood and finds love. — TCM
Featured Song: The Deadwood Stage
Other Songs:
The Windy City
I Can Do Without You
Secret Love
