jaybeacham - Almost Like Being In Love


jaybeacham
May 10, 2025 07:39pm
<p><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">"</span><strong style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">Almost Like Being in Love</strong></p><p><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);"> music by </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_Loewe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Frederick Loewe</a><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);"> and lyrics by </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Jay_Lerner" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Alan Jay Lerner</a><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">.</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);"> written for their 1947 musical Brigadoon.</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">The song was first sung by </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Brooks_(actor)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">David Brooks</a><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);"> and </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marion_Bell" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Marion Bell</a><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">, in the Broadway production. </span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">It was later performed in the 1954 film version by </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_Kelly" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Gene Kelly</a>.</p><p>Nat King Cole made a great recording of it too.</p>