" Crazy World"- A Henry Mancini hidden gem. As a major film composer, Henry Mancini has a long list of hit songs that were first introduced in movies. "Two For The Road" ", Dear Heart", "Charade", and " Moon River" are just a few of his lasting song credits. In VICTOR VICTORIA , starring Julie Andrews with Robert Preston and James Garner, Julie introduced "Crazy World" an elegiacand rueful commentary on the vagaries of love. Unlike many of Mancini's pure melodic creations, Crazy World does not adhere to the classic A A B A song structure. Instead the lengthy melody continues with little repetition of themes and more complex and entrancing harmonic treatment. It is not an easy song to sing but Julie Andrews performed it beautifully in the film and in a subsequent stage version. Leslie Bricusse created the insightful lyrics for the Mancini melody. They fit like a glove.
The version heard here is by K.T.Sullivan, a classicly trained singer who has made the world of Cabaret her personal domain. She is also the Artistic Director of the Mabel Mercer Foundation whose mandate is to continue the rich artistic tradition of the legendary cabaret performer, Mabel Mercer. There is a vibrant and innovative cabaret tradition in NYC and other major US cities with new performers continuing to advance the pursuit of literate song performance.
K.T.Sullivan sings with the restrained passion that the song requires supported by a wonderfully rhapsodic piano accompaniment.
LINK http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1W8N5tiwdzs
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