Top lyrics Community Contribute Business. div_id: "cf_async_" + Math.floor((Math.random() * 999999999)) The title is a reference to the hit 1927 song “Fifty Million Frenchmen Can’t Be Wrong” by Willie Raskin. /* TFP - themusicallyrics.com - below */ You've Got That Thing 5. (function() { A Toast to Volstead 2. 2. Fifty million Frenchmen can’t be wrong. Do You Want to See Paris? The American Express 4. III. cf_adunit_id = "100000993"; Lyrics for Fifty Million Frenchmen Can't Be Wrong by Sophie Tucker & Miff Mole. The impetuous Peter Forbes falls in love with Looloo Carroll on first sight. In 2002 the Discovering Lost Musicals Charitable Trust presented a concert at The Royal Opera House's Linbury Studio Theatre in London. Since January, 1956, we've sold 50 million Elvis Presley records in this country alone, not counting foreign sales or albums." Fifty Million Frenchmen is a musical comedy with a book by Herbert Fields and music and lyrics by Cole Porter. Act 2 1. 1929 BroadwayFifty Million Frenchmen the Musical Songs with Lyrics, Act 11. This book reveals French ideas about land, food, privacy and language and weaves together the threads of French society, uncovering the essence of life in France and giving, for … Fifty Million Frenchmen. Act 1 1. She is in Paris with her parents and her best friend Joyce. Why Shouldn't I Have You?Act 21. [CDATA[ Later to be a famed composer in his own right, Michael-John Lachiusa was the musical director. Fifty Million Frenchmen is a musical comedy with a book by Herbert Fields and music and lyrics by Cole Porter. 7. Be aware that analyzing song lyrics from that period can be hazardous to our mental health. As all arrive, Billy and Michael are still chasing Violet and Joyce. VOILA!! [1], Peter Forbes, a young American millionaire, journeys to Paris and bets his friends Billy Baxter and Michael Cummins that he can live without his money for a month and, while doing so, get engaged to Looloo Caroll, a young woman he adores. Paree, What Did You Do to Me?6. Since January, 1956, we've sold 50 million Elvis Presley records in this country alone, not counting foreign sales or albums." Medicine Show Theatre Ensemble staged an Off-Off Broadway production Feb. 3-20, 1983. Do You Want to See Paris?8. Will Friedwald of The Wall Street Journal called it a "spirited production of that Cole Porter gem.". Hands on your hips Give them a push!! At Longchamps Today 9. This was also the first musical directed by Monty Woolley. An aspiring singer, May DeVere, also becomes interested in Peter. Fifty million Frenchmen can’t be wrong. In another week, Pernasse is preparing a party for Looloo's mother, who plans to match her with a poor but titled Grand Duke ("The Queen of Terre Haute"). Musicals Society concert was held February 13–16, 2008 at the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts in Burnaby, British Columbia, directed by Scott Ashton Swan. It opened on Broadway in 1929 and was adapted for a film two years later. The catch is that Peter has one month, until July 4, to throw their engagement party at the Chateau Madrid. They say the French are naughty. [CDATA[ : When they go Ohh la la la la la la la: On the bully boulevard: Fifty million Frenchmen can't be wrong. Find Me a Primitive Man 6. On the bully boulevard. When Cole Porter died in 1964, Kimball relates, his estate was left to cousins and a friend. Gilbert Gabriel, on the other hand, said it was "the best thing in seven years!" It begins well enough, offering insight into the “spirit” of French society, and indeed gives highly valuable information, especially regarding the French ideas of personal vs. public space, which every visitor should know. Music and lyrics by Cole Porter. Directed by Monty Woolley with choreography by Larry Ceballos and scenic design by Norman Bel Geddes, the cast featured William Gaxton as Peter Forbes, Genevieve Tobin as Looloo Carroll, Betty Compton as Joyce Wheeler, and Lester Crawford as Billy Baxter. // ]]> When they go parley-vee and parley-vou, This for me, zat for you, Fifty million Frenchmen can't be wrong. When they go Ohh la la la la la la la. When they go Ohh la la la la la la la. song: "Cole Porter", [7], According to Charles Schwartz, writing in the biography Cole Porter, the musical's book by Herbert Fields "had a lot to do with capturing the frothy Gallic essence implicit in the title..." and he also noted the "near-perfect cast" and "sure-handed direction" of Monty Wooley. Song Lyrics: Throw out your hands!! A Toast to Volstead2. When they go parley-vee and parley-vou, This for me, zat for you, Fifty million Frenchmen can’t be wrong. Ships from and sold by Amazon.com. Fifty Million Frenchmen was the first of seven Porter musicals to have the book written or co-written by Herbert Fields. The American Express4. By Christopher Buckley. Title: 60 million Frenchmen can’t be wrong. The (Happy) Heaven of Harlem 11. … Since Peter has no time, Looloo and Billy have begun flirting. [5][6], Medicine Show Theatre, 549 W. 52nd St. in New York, revived its 1983 production of Fifty Million Frenchmen, again directed by Obie-winner Barbara Vann, Oct. 24-Nov. 18, 2012. It opened on Broadway in 1929 and was adapted for a film two years later. Barlow, Julie. [8], Synopsis, songs and production details at guidetomusicaltheatre.com, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fifty_Million_Frenchmen&oldid=1014027975, Wikipedia articles needing clarification from May 2015, Wikipedia articles with MusicBrainz work identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, "A Toast to Volstead" – California Collegians and Men's Ensemble, "You've Got That Thing" – Michael Cummins and Joyce Wheeler, "Find Me a Primitive Man" – May De Vere, Boule de Neige, Oscar and Ensemble, "Where Would You Get Your Coat?" – Joyce Wheeler, Michael Cummins and Chorus, "Somebody's Going to Throw a Big Party" – Ensemble, "I'm In Love" – Looloo Carroll, Ensemble and Ceballos' Hollywood Dancers, "The Tale of the Oyster" – Violet Hildegarde, "Paree, What Did You Do to Me?" – Peter Forbes, California Collegians and Tourists, "The (Happy) Heaven of Harlem" – Boule de Neige, Oscar and Chorus, "Why Shouldn't I Have You?" I. paper) 1. Stephen Citron, in his book Noel & Cole, wrote that the musical received mixed reviews, citing critics Brooks Atkinson and Richard Watts who both deemed it "pleasant", saying there was not an "outstanding hit song in the show." cf_flex = true; Copy Link; Share on Facebook. That said, a major aspect of the tune is that when you have a lot of people doing or thinking the same way, that way “must be right” and worth emulating. [4], The APPLAUSE! Type song title, artist or lyrics. The title is a reference to the hit 1927 song "Fifty Million Frenchmen Can't Be Wrong" by Willie Raskin, Billy Rose, and Fred Fisher, which compared free attitudes in 1920s Paris with censorship and prohibition in the United States. II. They shake-a the hand They shake-a the feet They roll ze eyes and qu'est-ce que c'est right on the street Even though the Irish and the Dutch Say it don't amount to much Fifty million Frenchmen can't be wrong. //