"Rose Marie" | |
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Song | |
Released | 1924 |
Genre | Popular song |
Composer(s) | Rudolf Friml, Herbert Stothart |
Lyricist(s) | Otto Harbach, Oscar Hammerstein II |
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"Rose Marie" is a popular song from the musical or operetta of the same name. The music was written by Rudolf Friml and Herbert Stothart, the lyrics by Otto Harbach and Oscar Hammerstein II, [1] In the original Broadway production in 1924, the song was performed by Dennis King and Arthur Deagon, [1] as the characters Jim Kenyon and Sergeant Malone. [2]
On three occasions the play has been made into a movie: in 1928 with Joan Crawford and James Murray; in 1936 with Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy; and in 1954 with Ann Blyth and Howard Keel. Karl Denver and David Whitfield have also recorded the song.
In 1955, "Rose Marie" was a hit for the American country singer Slim Whitman. [3] Produced by Lew Chudd, of Imperial Records. Whitman's recording of the song spent 11 consecutive weeks at number one in the UK Singles Chart [4] - setting a record which was not beaten until 1991, when Bryan Adams spent 16 weeks at the top of that chart with " (Everything I Do) I Do It for You". The previous year, in the US, Whitman had peaked at number five on the Best Sellers in Stores chart. [5] Whitman's version was included on the soundtrack of the 2023 film Asteroid City by Wes Anderson.