My Funny Valentine (Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart, 1937) - JAZZIZ Magazine (2024)

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It was in the 1950s, though, that “My Funny Valentine”'s popularity skyrocketed; there were 38 recordings of it that decade, the most notable, perhaps, by Chet Baker, a sublimely lyrical trumpeter who also sang in a dreamy, androgynous voice.

Wikipedia states over 600 different artists have recorded “My Funny Valentine” on over 1,300 albums.

“Valentine” was premiered (and sung by Mitzi Green, who played the character Billie Smith) in the musical “Babes in Arms” (1937). But the song was dropped from the film version of “Babes” (1939) although none other than Judy Garland had recorded it for the screen.

My Funny Valentine was composed by Richard Rodgers in 1937. The song follows an AA₁BC form and is originally in the key of C minor / Eb major.

"My Funny Valentine" is a show tune from the 1937 Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart coming of age musical Babes in Arms in which it was introduced by teenaged star Mitzi Green.

Funny Valentine's name is a reference to the Richard Rodgers song My Funny Valentine while his stand Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap is a reference to the AC/DC song and album with the same name.

Throughout the narrative, Valentine adopts two main appearances, differing greatly in build. He is originally introduced as an old, stout, overweight man, but around the time he takes the rib cage of the Saint, gains a more fit, muscular and handsome appearance.

Valentine's Stand, Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap (D4C), enables him to access any number of parallel worlds at any time; where, if desired, he may transfer his Stand to a counterpart of his, granting him pseudo-immortality.

Scarlet Valentine (スカーレット・ヴァレンタイン, Sukāretto Varentain) is a minor antagonist featured in Steel Ball Run. Scarlet is the wife of Funny Valentine and the first lady of the United States.

Since its introduction in 1937, “My Funny Valentine” has been recorded by over 600 artists, including Miles Davis, Frank Sinatra and Ella Fitzgerald. It has also appeared in numerous films, such as The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999), in which Matt Damon performs it, emulating Baker's silky vocal style.

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However while Damon's training enabled him to recreate the proper keyboard fingering, the music heard in the film is played by Sally Heath (the Bach) and Gabriel Yared (the Vivaldi). Matt Damon actually sang the song "My Funny Valentine."

Kala Banham performs Ella Fitzgerald's "My Funny Valentine" during The Voice Playoffs.

It has been recorded over 1,600 times by more than 600 artists, both instrumentally and vocally, and is permanently associated with Frank Sinatra, Gerry Mulligan, Chet Baker and Miles Davis, among others.

What Makes Him Close To Being Pure Evil? As President, he set up the Steel Ball Run as a ploy to try and find all eight pieces of the saints corpse in order to make America better at the cost of other countries. On top of this, the Steel Ball Run caused many people to get injured and possibly killed.

“My Funny Valentine” was composed by Richard Rogers in 1937 for the musical Babes in Arms. It has become one of the most recorded jazz standards and notable versions include the recordings of Chet Baker and Miles Davis. The form is “funny” (pun intended): ABCD with 4 bars extra in the D section.

It has been recorded over 1,600 times by more than 600 artists, both instrumentally and vocally, and is permanently associated with Frank Sinatra, Gerry Mulligan, Chet Baker and Miles Davis, among others. It was written in 1937 by perhaps my favourite songwriting team, Richard Rodgers and lyricist Lorenz Hart.

However while Damon's training enabled him to recreate the proper keyboard fingering, the music heard in the film is played by Sally Heath (the Bach) and Gabriel Yared (the Vivaldi). Matt Damon actually sang the song "My Funny Valentine."

Chet Baker - My Funny Valentine - Amazon.com Music.