It Never Entered My Mind-Another Rodgers & Hart Classic. Like Jerome Kern, the one composer who Rodgers held in such high esteem, Rodgers should be regarded as the supreme writer of wonderful melodies whether writing with Lorenz Hart or Oscar Hammerstein Jr. There4 is no doubt that his work with Hammerstein yielded much more substantive dramatic results like Oklahoma, Carousel, South Pacific, The King and I and The Sound Of Music, The only Rodgers and Hart musical held in any significant regard was Pal Joey. Nonetheless, songs like It Never Entered My Mind still have a great deal of current interest for both singers and jazz instrumentalists whereas one does not hear singer and instrumentalist covering"Oh What A Beautiful Morning" or "Bali Hi" or "Climb Every Mountain", all Hammerstein related theatrical works.
" It Never Entered My Mind" starts quite simply and soberly with the second section almost a complete restatement of the theme. However, in the bridge or release middle section, the song gathers momentum becomes more positive and rises to a dramatic climax with " And Now I Even Have To Scratch My Back Myself".
Version 1 features the thrilling voice of Leontyne Price, a word renowned opera and concert singer. She is accompanied by Andre Previn who also provided the orchestral arrangement. Note the power and intensity as she hits the high note on" myself, at the end of the bridge.
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Version 2 features Frank Sinatra and Nelson Riddle in a less dramatic and wistful approach but equally effective as the more dramatic version of Miss Price.
Again, this proves the maxim that a well -constructed, popular song can be interpreted in any number of different ways as long as the singer or instrumentalist is true to the songwriter's fundamental intent..
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