Thanks for the Memory

[luly133]

yes thanks for the memories although not very good ones.....thanks bob.

[ohadrean]

Reading an article on a LSD experiment back in the late 50s brought me here -- I read an artist partook the LSD and began humming this song further into the duration of the experiment, interesting.

[MOAIC21]

Keelser AFB Biloxi MS 1952 , coming thru the main gate sirens screaming,Air Police escorting blue AF staff cars bearing Bob Hope,Marilyn Maxwell and Jerry Colona and company. They gave a 85 minute show in the evening, Earlier they gave a special show for the guys in the hospital. The man was Patriot first and showman second.

[windstorm1000]

Bob, you helped us laugh for 60 years. A life well lived. 'thanks for the memories' P.s. my Dad and I loved your self depreciating humor!!

[famapublica]

I'm glad Bob never wore those gay pajamas.

[thunderbay63]

That's such a beautiful song and scene. The emotions are so genuine. It brings a tear to your eye.

[ferociousgumby]

"You might have been a headache, but you never were a bore. . ."

You can't find the extra lyrics they sing here anywhere else. "Little dreams that never did come true. . . " Her face is so heartbreaking! We can guess what those "sweet little secrets" were.

[emotionalfriend143]

k-  i will always love you.

[airforcemax]

Thanks for the Memory

[LouiseOC1]

Wonderful song, wonderful singers.  Thanks for posting it.

[CDonches]

wow... how lovely that was. Really, live performance on film. I wonder if the orchestra was right off camera of they sang to a recording. marvelous.

[lorens425]

@CDonches A book I am reading indicates that a live orchestra was brought on the set to provide the music as Bob and Shirley sang.

[DavidYakima]

Delores Hope passed away today September 19, 2011 at the age of 102... Prayers & Good Thoughts for their Family & Friends!!! Thank You to the Hope's for all their Memories!!! Thank You to Bob & Delores what they did for the Country, the Troops, & the Coachella Valley... You will be missed! Rest in Peace & GOD Speed!!!

[aknowneemus]

my kids have no clue about the golden age of hollywood. They see black and white and think "what's wrong with the t.v? the color went out"

[Leeianne]

@aknowneemus Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein is a great introduction to b&w for the kids. My offspring was the same way until that film. Now I get told that all scary films should be in black and white and there's no question about it. :)

[kcssweetboy]

1 dislike ???? must be Justin bebier he has no balls forget about memories.

[soccerguy325]

Thanks for the Medicare!

[Coupal1]

Incredible clip! Where can I watch the whole movie?

[cards0486]

It wasn't until I saw this movie that I knew all the words to 'Thanks for the Memories'. The end of this scene brought tears to my eyes. Didn't see Bob Hope like that much. It's one of my favorite movie scenes, and numbers.

[cards0486]

@cards0486 "Memory' not 'Memories'...sorry...

[PhillyC1958]

this message is for GOP7 1 I totally agree with you. I'm 52 yrs old and I grew up during the almost ending of wonderful times , I'm thankful I lived and grew up to remember these great stars and the music that transended up to the early 1980's and to the person rhinnawi95 who also made a comment about being fifteen during the 1940's i agree with you either the 1940's or 1950's would have been fine for me. and then pass on by the end of the 1990's , Not missing anything after that.

[kennkong]

A beautiful and sentimental song. Love it and the performance of Bob and Shirley.

[guilfordcigarman]

Okay. Brought a tear to my eye...

[GOP71]

A wonderful scene, nothing like that today in music or in simple dramatic acting...

[rhinnawi95]

I wish I could stil be fifteen, but in the 1940s.

[jmccracken1963]

This is a GREAT song - so bittersweet but also moving. So good to see it in context in the movie and with the correct title, too. Thank you VERY much for sharing this clip with us!!!!!

[pianoboomer]

This scene is so touching; I love old Hollywood!

[AJNorth]

The version against which all are are measured - and come up short.

This was the introduction of the song, which was written for "The Big Broadcast of 1938," with music by Ralph Rainger, and Leo Robin's lyrics custom-tailored for Bob Hope & Shirley Ross. Shep Fields and His Orchestra provided the accompaniment.

[msfyn]

Thanks for the memory

[44032]

Bob's theme song. It's rather similar to Fred Asatire's, "They Can't Take That Away From Me", both classics

[royko22]

What a magnificent performance and what a lovely song. Thank you, so much.

[joeelipo]

Thanks so much for the Memory.

[Timothycalvert]

Entertaining was only one of Bob's hobbies... This man was first a gangster, politician, and abuser of mind controlled sex slaves. "Thanks for the Memories" by Bryce Taylor, his personal 'asset', goes deeper into such topics. This man secretly led an explicit, extraordinary, and downright evil lifestyle.

[royko22]

@Timothycalvert I see the Scientology classes let out early today.

[mkworkman]

4:48 video: "Thanks for the Memory" (1938) is a popular song, with music composed by Ralph Rainger and lyrics by Leo Robin. It was introduced in the 1938 film The Big Broadcast of 1938 by Shep Fields and His Orchestra with vocals by Bob Hope and Shirley Ross.

Leo Robin (April 6, 1900 – December 29, 1984) was an American composer, lyricist and songwriter. He is probably best known for collaborating with Ralph Rainger on the 1938 Oscar-winning song "Thanks for the Memory."

[Chafezi]

I'm only 20 years old and have known this song for years now. Every time I hear it I can't help but tearing up. The emotion that these two legends convey is unbelievable. Its impossible not to believe their characters' feelings.

[lalisdru]

marvellous song

[Juliaflo]

Thanks for the Memory was the Best Original Song for 1938. Get on your thinking caps and name the winner of the following year.

Good luck.

[jmccracken1963]

@Juliaflo The Academy Award for Best Original Song for 1939 went to "Over The Rainbow" (music by Harold Arlen; lyrics by E.Y. Harburg), from THE WIZARD OF OZ. And well it should have - just as well as this song winning the same Oscar in 1938.

[Juliaflo]

@jmccracken1963 Seems they don't have such gems as these anymore. Get it?

[jmccracken1963]

@Juliaflo Not anywhere near as copiously, anyway - although I really did like the Randy Newman song from TOY STORY 3 which won the Oscar for Best Original Song this year.

[Juliaflo]

@jmccracken1963 Lest you forget, Randy Newman has 'movie music' in his blood; his relatives are Alfred and Lionel Newman.

[lukeiamurfather1]

Bob Hope is truly a person that can never be replaced. And was the last of his kind.

[Kallmedoc]

I just read someones comment about Bob as a coward. No way. He and his compatriots had to stop many a show until the firing stopped and they could go on again. Many of his troup over the years were wounded. Martha Raye comes to mind, she was wounded in Africa, somewhere in the Pacific, and slightly in Korea, and nearly got killed in Viet Nam. And they didn't have to be there. Now the torch is passed to those like Toby Kieth, thank God someone has taken up the torch that Bob lit and carried.

[Kallmedoc]

I got to see Bob's show in the Namin 69. And I will tell you this, Bob Hope is my hero. Thanks for the Memory Bob/

[baghend]

Thanks for this. A treasure for sure. Gosh we miss people of this quality and class today. This song and clip-believe it or not- brings a tear to me, thinking of my own memories.

Thanks. Hooray for us.

-Bill

[drbelitz]

agreed

[aknowneemus]

he's already in his mid 30s here!

what a long career! And a great one.

thanks Bob.

[zipper179]

He may not have always been my favorite; but, there's no taking away what he gave our boys, during, and, after, WWII; Korea; Vietnam, and many, many more.. I never got to see him when I was in.. But, I thought of him, when I saw a cheesy little over-the-hill vaudeville show, and realized how hard they worked to entertain us guys in uniform.. I say, thanks.. Thanks for the memories..I'll stop right here, because my eyes and my heart is so filled with tearful gratitude..

[OhSankYouDoktor]

Genuine class. This kind of entertainment will never be seen again. Shows you what no-talents we have today that pass for stars.

[davidlangzelli]

BOB HOPE WAS A GREAT ENTERTAINER, A FUNNY MAN WHO  MADE US ALL LAUGH, THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES MR. BOB HOPE REST IN PEACE

[92af]

I wish that Bob Hope still lived

[dolcevitalux]

numero uno comedian. great guy! wish he could have lived longer. thank you for the memories

[RaymondTeller]

This is just sooooo romantic -- love it.

[6silhouette5]

Thank you Bob, for all that great clean entertainment. I introduced my children to you, and someday I hope, to my grandchildren. A gentleman to the very end.

[DougFerrari]

Thanks to all of of you on YT who keep alive Bryan Ferry, Dan Hicks, Harry Nilsson, the Bonzo Dog Band, and all the rest. I hope when I go someone remembers me that way...

Doug Ferrari

Comedian

[nbelsky]

As nice as it is you only appreciate it when you get divorced.

[nashtndawg]

Glad you all can reminisce about your exs. Mine can go jump off a cliff! :)

[5678simon]

@BullRun1861 your right it does bring up the past i thought of my ex too. its funny you always miss the good things in a marriage ....

[Vicmarstar]

Long Live Bob Hope!! Thanks for the memories Bob. Hope Forever!!

[CaneFu]

@Vicmarstar

"Long Live Bob Hope"

Uh, you're a bit late with this wish as Bob Hope died in 2003 - were you away from the planet for awhile?

[Vicmarstar]

@CaneFu Yes I know DUH! That is just an expression meaning even though he's gone he lives on forever in memory and legacy.

[romani008]

This song sure does bring ya back to the good ol days, huh.

[spokeshole]

Bob Hope is a National Treasure!

[theshadow1932]

@spokeshole He is all that and more. What I love is that he never played a macho guy. He was always the chicken livered dude..........who spent THREE DECADES with the USO, in harms way, entertaining our troops. Some coward, huh?

Norm