[Dixielandjazz] Come to The Mardi Gras Lyrics

[Harry Callaghan]

Don:

I knew that Merv had the hit version of "Coconuts" but didn't know that it
was with the Freddy Martin Orchestra.

I believe I told you about the recording I have of Judy Garland live at the
Coconut Grove with Freddy Martin where she sings the Sheb Wooley hit "Purple
People Eater"

As least that is not nearly as bizarre as the LP I have of Tex Ritter backed
by Stan Kenton.

HC

On 2/17/10, Don Robertson <jdrobertson at att.net> wrote:
>
> Interesting, I never heard "Come To The Mardi Gras" by Mary Martin.  All I
> ever heard from her was South Pacific.  The only recording I ever heard of
> CTTMG was by FREDDY Martin, a Los Angeles bandleader who held forth at the
> Coconut Grove in the Ambassador Hotel.  Freddy Martin had a lot of hits in
> the '40's including Bumble Boogie and "I've Got A Lovely Bunch of Coconuts"
> sung by Merv Griffin who was Martin's vocalist at the time.  As a 12 year
> old kid I was a big fan.  I can still remember all the words to CTTMG.
>
> Don Robertson
> Napa, CA
>
>
>
>
> Ken Mathieson wrote:
>
>> Hi Bill et al,
>>
>> Bill Haesler wrote:
>> "The 1947 hit "Come To The Mardi Gras" (a Portuguese tune) was composed by
>> Max Bulhoes & Milton De Oliveria."
>> Sorry to pick nits, Bill. The tune, originally entitled, "Nao tenho
>> lagrimas" (sorry Outlook Express doesn't make it easy to include the tilde
>> over the "a" in "nao" or the acute on the first "a" in "lagrimas") was
>> originally a Brasilian tune. Authors were Max Bulhoes (tilde over the "o")
>> and Milton de Oliveira. I will concede that the original lyrics were in
>> Portuguese, but it's worth knowing that the Brasilians are as keen on being
>> mistaken for Portuguese as the Scots are about being called English! The
>> song was a major hit of the Rio carnival of 1937 (and remains an evergreen
>> of the Brasilian Carnaval season), so it took a full decade for it to be
>> translated into English. Mind you, the English-speaking population of the
>> world was slightly preoccupied for much of that decade!
>> Cheers,
>>
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