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For the 2004 biopic about Cole Porter, see De-Lovely.
"It's De-Lovely" is one of Cole Porter's hit songs, originally appearing in his 1936 musical, Red Hot and Blue. The song was later used in the musical Anything Goes, first appearing in the 1962 revival. The hit records in late 1936 and early 1937 included versions by Eddy Duchin, Shep Fields, and Will Osborne. Kitty Brown also recorded the song with Les Brown's Band of Renown.[1]
The song played with words that have the prefix "de", which leads to the creation of the neologism "de-lovely": "It's de-lightful, it's de-licious, it's de-lovely."
Robbie Williams sang the song in Cole Porter's biographical film, De-Lovely.
The song was used by the Chrysler Corporation in advertising DeSoto automobiles, changing the lyrics to "Its delovely, its dynamic, its DeSoto."[2] A 1970s commercial for a soft drink[which?] used the song, describing it as "de-sugarfree".
References
- ^ "Biography by Eugene Chadbourne". Allmusic.com. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p543366/biography. Retrieved September 30, 2011.
- ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9nQJU68ujM
Categories:- Songs written by Cole Porter
- Ella Fitzgerald songs
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