Kaye Ballard (born November 20, 1925) is an American musical theatre and television actress, comedienne and singer.
Early life
Ballard was born Catherine Gloria Balotta in Cleveland, Ohio, one of four children born to Italian immigrant parents, Lena (née Nacarato) and Vincenzo (later Vincent James) Balotta. Her siblings are Orlando, Jean, and Rosalie.
Career
Kaye established herself as a musical comedienne in the 1940s, joining the Spike Jones touring revue of entertainers. Capable of playing broad physical comedy as well as stand-up dialogue routines, she became familiar in television and stage productions. A phrase her mother had used when Kaye was a child, "Good luck with your MOUTH!", became her catchphrase in her sketches and on television. Ballard made her TV debut on Henry Morgan's Great Talent Hunt, hosted by Henry Morgan, a short-lived NBC program which first aired January 26, 1951. In 1954, she was the first person to record the song "In Other Words" (later renamed "Fly Me to the Moon").
Anything Goes is a musical with music and lyrics by Cole Porter. The original book was a collaborative effort by Guy Bolton and P.G. Wodehouse, heavily revised by the team of Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse. The story concerns madcap antics aboard an ocean liner bound from New York to London. Billy Crocker is a stowaway in love with heiress Hope Harcourt, who is engaged to Lord Evelyn Oakleigh. Nightclub singer Reno Sweeney and Public Enemy #13 Moonface Martin aid Billy in his quest to win Hope. The musical introduced such songs as "Anything Goes", "You're the Top", and "I Get a Kick Out of You."
Since its 1934 debut at the Alvin Theatre (now known as the Neil Simon Theatre) on Broadway, the musical has been revived several times in the United States and Britain and has been filmed twice. The musical has long been a popular choice for school and community productions.
"Anything Goes" is the title of a debut song written by Brice Long and John Wiggins, and recorded by American country music artist Randy Houser. It was released in May 2008 as the lead-off single and title track from his debut album Anything Goes.
Content
"Anything Goes" is a mid-tempo ballad, mostly accompanied by piano and Hammond B-3 organ, with pedal steel guitar flourishes. In it, the narrator recalls a one-night stand with a woman whom he has met a bar. He states that he does not feel guilty about the encounter, because his lover has left him.
Music video
A music video was made for the song in October 2008. Directed by Vincenzo Giammanco, the video starts with Houser walking into a bar to drink a beer. Scenes also show him playing guitar in the bar. In the second verse of the song, Houser is seen sitting on a bed, with his one-night stand still asleep. At the end of the video, Houser places his guitar into a fire.
Reception
The song has received mixed reception from music reviewers. Brady Vercher of Engine 145, stated in his review of the album that Houser "showed a lot of promise" in this song. He also described it as "similar in theme to Jamey Johnson's 'Mary Go Round', only from a slightly different perspective." Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic described "Anything Goes" as "melodic and tightly constructed, but not quite memorable." Allen Jacobs of Roughstock gave the song a mixed review, thinking that the verses "stumbled", but described Houser's vocal performance favorably.
Anything Goes is a soundtrack album issued by Decca Records (DL 8318) from the film of the same name. (See Anything Goes for the film.) The film starred Bing Crosby, Donald O'Connor, Jeanmaire, and Mitzi Gaynor. Joseph J. Lilley was the musical director with special orchestral arrangements by Van Cleave. All the songs were written by Cole Porter with the exception of three additional songs from Jimmy Van Heusen (music) and Sammy Cahn (lyrics) which have been annotated in the listing below. The soundtrack recording took place between April and June 1955. Three songs were recorded in February 1956 with Joseph J. Lilley and his Orchestra for inclusion in the album to replace the original soundtrack versions.
Reception
The album received a welcome from Variety who said: …there are several plus factors that make it a potent package. Lineup of Porter material, effectively warbled by Bing Crosby in one of his best shellac efforts in some time with assistance from Donald O’Connor, Mitzi Gaynor and Jeanmaire, includes such standards as the title tune, “You’re the Top...”
Goes was founded in the 10th century on the edge of a creek: de Korte Gos (the Short Gos). The village grew fast, and in the early 12th century it had a market square and a church devoted to Mary Magdalene. In 1405 Goes received city rights from William, Duke of Bavaria, by his right as count of Holland, and in 1417 it was allowed to build town walls. The prosperity of the city was based upon the cloth industry and the production of salt. In the 16th century Goes declined. Its connection to the sea silted up and in 1554 a large fire destroyed part of the city.
In Autumn 1572, during the course of the Eighty Years' War, Goes, in the Spanish Netherlands, was besieged by Dutch forces with the support of English troops. The siege was relieved in October 1572 by Spanish Tercios, who waded across the Scheldt to attack the besieging forces. In 1577 the Spanish soldiers who occupied Goes were driven out by Prince Maurits of Nassau. The prince built a defence wall around Goes, which is still partly standing. From the 17th century Goes did not play an important role, except as an agricultural centre. In 1868 a railway was constructed through it, but this did not lead to industrialisation. Agriculture remains the most important economic activity.
GOES-L was launched aboard an International Launch ServicesAtlas IIA rocket, flying from Space Launch Complex 36A at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. The launch occurred at 07:07 GMT on 3 May. The launch was originally scheduled for 15 March 1999, however it was delayed to allow the Eutelsat W3 satellite to be launched first. Following this, it was rescheduled for 15 May. On 30 April, the Centaur upper stage of a Titan IV(401)B failed during the launch of USA-143. Since a version of the Centaur was also used on the Atlas II, the launch of GOES-L was delayed a week to ensure that the same problem would not affect its launch. Less than five days after the Titan failure, a Delta III failed to launch Orion 3. The failure occurred during the second stage restart, and as the Delta III and Atlas II both used RL10 engines on their second stages, this resulted in a further delay.
Anything Goes (Special Performance for the One Show)
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Watch an exclusive Anything Goes performance led by Broadway legend Sutton Foster on The One Show, 8th July 2021.
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Watch an exclusive Anything Goes performance led by Broadway legend Sutton Foster on The One Show, 8th July 2021.
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Play all-day music mixes to match your mood on BBC Sounds
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Watch an exclusive Anything Goes performance led by Broadway legend Sutton Foster on The One Show, 8th July 2021.
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Kaye Ballard (born November 20, 1925) is an American musical theatre and television actress, comedienne and singer.
Early life
Ballard was born Catherine Gloria Balotta in Cleveland, Ohio, one of four children born to Italian immigrant parents, Lena (née Nacarato) and Vincenzo (later Vincent James) Balotta. Her siblings are Orlando, Jean, and Rosalie.
Career
Kaye established herself as a musical comedienne in the 1940s, joining the Spike Jones touring revue of entertainers. Capable of playing broad physical comedy as well as stand-up dialogue routines, she became familiar in television and stage productions. A phrase her mother had used when Kaye was a child, "Good luck with your MOUTH!", became her catchphrase in her sketches and on television. Ballard made her TV debut on Henry Morgan's Great Talent Hunt, hosted by Henry Morgan, a short-lived NBC program which first aired January 26, 1951. In 1954, she was the first person to record the song "In Other Words" (later renamed "Fly Me to the Moon").
[Verse 1] I'm gonna wear my flip-flossing I'm gonna play some flip-cupping Rock a little bit of hip-hoping, Haggard and Jagger And throw a 20 on the court whole game If I'm lucky yeah I might get laid The way that it's going, the cake gon' be floating [Chorus] All I wanna do today is wear my favorite shades and get stoned Work a little less, play a little more That's what this day is for And all I wanna do is lace my J's and lace some Jack in my Coke Work on my lay back, ain't nothin' wrong With gettin' my sun daze on, gettin' my sun daze on [Verse 2] Girl you know you're the life of my party You can stay and keep sippin' Bacardi Stir it up as we turn on some Marley If you want you can get on Harley I sit you up on a kitchen sink Stick the pink umbrella in your drink They wat that we're feeling we gon' buy this evening [Chorus] All I wanna do today is wear my favorite shades and get stoned Work a little less, play a little more That's what this day is for And all I wanna do is lace my J's and lace some Jack in my Coke Work on my lay back, ain't nothin' wrong With gettin' my sun daze on, gettin' my sun daze on