On How To Be Lovely (from the movie Funny Face, lyrics at the description)

from one of my favorite movies

performed by Kay Thompson and Audrey Hepburn

I own none of these :)

Lyrics:

MAGGIE.
Just listen and repeat after me:

MAGGIE / (--JO--) / BOTH.
On how to be lovely
(--On how to be lovely--)
You got to be happy
(--You got to be happy--)
When you can feel
light and gay
Then you'll be lovely
as a holiday.

On how to be charming
(--On how to be charming--)
You got to be merry
(--You got to be merry--)
If only to weave a spell
And you'll be lovely
As a carousel too.

I (--I know you can--) show how.
It's (--it's all in the--) know-how.
And (--and once you know--) oh how
The world looks good to you
As it should to you.

On how to be lovely
(--On how to be lovely--)
You got to be jolly
(--You got to be jolly--)
When you can be fancy-free
And flash a smile that
Folks come flocking to see.

You'll be as lovely
As can be.

Do-wee-oo
Do-wee-oo-ee
Do-wee-oo
Do-wee-oo-ee
Do-wee-oo
Do-wee-oo
Boo-diddly-ba-bau! Ee-

Do-wee-oo
Do-wee-oo-ee
Do-wee-oo
Do-wee-oo-ee
Do-wee-oo
Do-wee-oo
Boo-diddly-ba-bau!
(--Boo-diddly-ba-bau!--)
Boo-diddly-ba-baa-pa-daa!

Can't (--can't do it with--) make-up
You (--you've just got to--) wake up
And (--and startin' to--) take up
A life delirious
Nothing serious.

On how to be lovely
(--On how to be lovely--)
You got to be cheery
(--You got to be cheery--)
I'll give you a guarantee
You don't need dough
You don't need a college degree.

Make sorrow incidental
(--Let joy be monumental--)
And you'll be lovely
Do-wee-oo
Do-wee-oo(---ee--)
Do-wee-oo
Do-wee-oo(---ee--)
You'll be as lovely
As can be
A-do-ee-oo-ee-oo-ee-oo!

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• audrey
• hepburn
• kay
• thompson
• maggie
• jo

[Jezele1312]

Kay Thompson totally made this number however I think Audrey didn't do a good job with this.

[nrtql8]

@Jezele1312 kay thompson is awesome. i watched her earlier work. so much (as she would say it) pizazz!

[xenatorres]

So the best Audrey movie there - and one of the best movies EVER!

[cuthbertim01]

@Jezele1312 you taking crazy pills!!!

[CEckel]

Audrey Hepburn is awful - off course. I wonder, how can someone who cannot sing a note be in so many musicals? Guess she must have had some very strong supporters (Fill in the blanks...).

Anywas - She tries very hard though and succeeds in not getting into the way of Thompsons performance too much.

The star in this clearly is Thompson. Why didn't she do more movies? Maybe too much cocaine (but then, if it helps to let your artistic side gain the upper hand :) ?

In short: Great!

[missbeatrix1]

@SuperFunkyfreshh

It's on iTunes, believe it or not! In the search, type in "Funny Face Audrey Hepburn" not necessarily in that order and you'll see it!

[SuperFunkyfreshh]

Does any one know where I can get a karaoke version of this track?? I need it bad!!

[paulisia930]

I love this movie <3

[killerchipmunkattack]

@aspottedrabbit good point. i personally think being lovely (i.e. being beautiful and charming) is a much higher art than being sexy. It's a lot easier 2 be sexy, it's too common

[cuthbertim01]

@Jezele1312 Kay thompson was also very good and i dont think that number could have been done with just one person.

[cuthbertim01]

@Jezele1312 well we can most certianly agree to disagree on this.

[Jezele1312]

@cuthbertim01 No seriously, she did ok in this number but in my opinion she wasn't polished.