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Singin' in the Rain by Jimmy Durante

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23skidoo

On November 16, 2018

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Singin' in the Rain

By Jimmy Durante

Cover of

Singin' in the Rain

Written by Nacio Herb Brown, Arthur Freed

Completeness

93%

Language: English
Release: Music From The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack - That's Entertainment

Music From The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack - That's Entertainment

Release date: 1974
Label: MCA Records
Catalog number: MCA2-11002
Format: Album Double 12"

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Additional comments and sources

A brief comic rendition taken from the 1932 film "Speak Easily" (released Aug. 13, 1932) and featured in the 1974 film That's Entertainment! (and included on the soundtrack album). Durante does not actually sing the lyrics, but "la la la's" the melody instead. The soundtrack album programs the performance as part of a medley of other versions; due to its brief length it's the only rendition retained in its entirely. A Youtube video of the segment from That's Entertainment or the original film could not be located; in That's Entertainment it is heard during the first few minutes of the film during a segment narrated by Frank Sinatra. The soundtrack to the compilation film appears to be the first and only commercial release of Durante's version.

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