Hello Young Lovers--Another Waltz triumph from Richard Rodgers. In the 1951 Broadway musical, " The King and I" , Rodgers & Hammerstein told the story of Anna and The King Of Siam, an English governess brought to Siam by an autocratic ruler to teach the many children of the many wives of the King.
In this scene, the widowed governess while telling young people in the King's court that she understands the raptures of young love and " Knows how it feels to have wings on your heels and to fly down the street in a trance", she also reveals that she knows all about the emotional upheaval of youthful romance because " I've Had A Love of My Own" sung on an ever rising crescendo at the end of the song.
Other posts have noted Richard Rodgers mastery of the waltz idiom and " Hello Young Lovers" is very much in that sweeping melodic tradition.
This version is a live performance by lovely Rebecca Luker, a leading Broadway singing actress whose performance shines with sincerity and conviction, especially in the closing section ending literally and figuratively on a high note. The verse which introduces the main section of song sets the scene for the touching revelations of Anna and her own happy marriage.
LINK: http://youtu.be/QmAu_EzaRhA
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