I DON'T CARE! I DON'T CARE! - In the Good Old Summertime (1949) Discussion

[–] cmashieldscapting 13 years ago

Best. Song. Ever.

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[–] NickNoraCharles 13 years ago

I know! They were so many times I've wanted to do this in real life, just go "I don't care" with the arms choreography and then just leave. Somehow, it just never seemed to be appropriate at the time.

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[–] robble-1 12 years ago

I think it would be great and hilarious to do it at work. Of course, explaining my breakdown to the boss might be a tad difficult since he only seems interested in the Beatles and The Walking Dead but it sure is tempting.

There's something here that doesn't make sense. Let's go and poke it with a stick.-The Doctor

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[–] bobleb 8 years ago

It doesn't even crack the top 50 songs of Judy's career. Probably a half dozen in A Star Is Born alone are far better.

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[–] ms-zanadu 11 years ago

Just watched that scene on TCM . Judy Garland was just too adorable in this . I also liked when she swung around the building post so elegantly yet flawlessly too . Thanks katlovesjarreth for your subject post .

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[–] MsELLERYqueen2 10 years ago

It was a great performance and an appropriate song for this character, but was it really a good song to do at this event? The party was for the engaged couple, not for Veronica Fisher.

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[–] npaxton-3 10 years ago

This scene is so jarring to me. The song is too modern and the gown Judy wears for the occasion is certainly not from the turn of the century.

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[–] MsELLERYqueen2 10 years ago

Good point about Judy's costume.

Also, Veronica Fisher's early performances indicate that she seemed to like to perform slower paced songs. It took a bit of prompting from Andy to speed up her singing, like when she sang "Put Your Arms Around Me, Honey". So I just find it hard to believe that she would suddenly belt out something as forceful as that "I Don't Care" song.

Maybe that song was around in the late 1800s. Maybe some performers sang it at a women's right to vote meeting or whatever. However, this song wasn't suitable for this occasion at all.

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[–] krdement 8 years ago

All excellent points. Everything about the song is anachronistic to the Gay '90's - Judy's costume, the '30's sounding arrangement, the choreography - everything... not to mention completely inappropriate to the occasion of its performance within the film.

John 3:16

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[–] MsELLERYqueen2 8 years ago

Also, why would Veronica Fisher have been dominating the entertainment part of the party, anyway? I can see how the filmmakers wanted to show off Judy Garland's singing/dancing, but the reality is that, at such a party, Veronica (an employee) wouldn't have performed so much. The quartet did the one song, and then she sang (backed up by the quartet). That should have been good enough for the filmmakers. Throwing in that third performance was very excessive. I doubt that the groom-to-be would have even wanted it, since he was keen on playing his own violin.

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Jim Hutton (1934-79) & Ellery Queen = 

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[–] krdement 8 years ago

If I were more obsessive than I am, I would like to see if there were some effectively seamless way of excising that number and watching the movie to see what the re-edited film would be like... (Blasphemy to Garland fans, no doubt.)

John 3:16

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[–] MsELLERYqueen2 8 years ago

Have any Judy Garland fans been insisting that all those performances were perfection?

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Jim Hutton (1934-79) & Ellery Queen = 

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[–] krdement 8 years ago

Maybe not "perfection" - but not far from it. I just watched Where the Boys Are. Didn't you and I agree last winter or spring to disagree about that film and Jim Hutton in general? Lol. Actually WTBA kind of grew on me a little this go-round.

John 3:16

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[–] MsELLERYqueen2 8 years ago

Oh yes! Now I remember bumping into you!

Hey, drop by the classic film board sometime.... 

Let me know if you need the link. I could post it for you. The general boards are listed under "news and community". Under "community", select "message boards".

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Jim Hutton (1934-79) & Ellery Queen = 

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[–] heyteegs 10 years ago

Too modern? Not from the turn of the century? The song was written in 1905 and finally recorded in 1922 by the gal who made it famous, Eva Tanguay. Hear it on YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zte2sDJ0rys

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[–] krdement 8 years ago

It is not the song, itself, that is too modern. The choreography and Judy's rendition seem to me quite anachronistic for a proper, young shopgirl in the Gay '90's.

John 3:16

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[–] MsELLERYqueen2 8 years ago

Judy Garland really belted out that song. It was totally overdone. She almost seemed to be screaming the song! 

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Jim Hutton (1934-79) & Ellery Queen = 

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[–] MsELLERYqueen2 8 years ago

Doesn't matter that the song was from that time period. It wasn't an appropriate one to sing at the engagement party. In fact, it seemed almost silly.

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[–] grablelisa 8 years ago

This is definitely an old timey song. It was Eva Tanguay's signature song. See the movie about her life starring Mitzi Gaynor!

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