FANNY BRICE"IF YOU WANT THE RAINBOW"1930

FULL TITLE"IF YOU WANT THE RAINBOW YOU MUST HAVE THE RAIN".A LOVELY TUNE THAT CAME FROM THE FILM"MY MAN".I HAVE SEEN THIS 1920S AMERICAN SINGERS NAME OFTEN BUT NEVER HEARD HER SING.APOLOGIES FOR THE LACK OF INTEREST VIEWING WISE BUT I FIND HMV 78S ARE VERY "CRACKLY",EVEN WHEN IN GOOD CONDITION AND THIS IS REDUCED BY CLOSING THE LID.IT ACTUALLY STATES ON THE INSIDE LID OF THE GRAMOPHONE THAT IT SHOULD BE CLOSED WHEN PLAYING.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• FANNY
• BRICE
• 1930
• 78RPM

[leroyosmon]

Do you post much on YouTube? I am having a hard time postin some of my DVD's of my music. I've read everything but it just does not work.

[mic33george]

I save the film clip and then send to something that converts the clip to a lower MB,then it can be uploaded.I never knew to convert before and the clips were mostly too large for loading as they cant be over 100MB.Sometimes the upload system is slow aswell.

[Beelzebird]

Heaven on earth. Thanks for the great moment.

[mic33george]

Dont know if i responded before,but am so glad you liked this so!!It is a truly beautiful tune and SUCH a great singer!

[leroyosmon]

What a wonderful song. Thanks for posting it.

[mic33george]

Many thanks,and i am glad you enjoyed this.I agree it is wonderful!

[Shashan1977]

I wonder why the lgblt coalition never "picked up" Fanny Brice.

[archie977]

very nice these are our roots and heritage may this beauty live forever

[luvebug21]

I like it

[ntvamrn]

How weird! I watched the same episode of "American Experience" just now (10/31) and did the same search! I Googled the song and wound up here! Clever lyrics =)

[yogisuperman]

Fanny was a better singer than a comedienne. That was not to be as "Baby Snooks" captured the radio audience need for ethnic humor more than her beautiful singing voice. I especially like this song...

[Superbook4Eva]

My first exposure to this song was, of all things, a clip that was played on an "American Experience" (PBS) episode about the stock market crash of 1929. I did a search for "if you want the rainbow you must have the rain" and came upon this! And all I knew about Fanny Brice was that Barbra Streisand played her in "Funny Girl."

Seriously, great song. Did Barbra ever record this?

[crooner62]

Thank you for this! Fanny Brice's gift shines thru the very spare recording techniques of the 1920s & early 30s. She can capture my heart with the purity and simplicity of her plaintive voice. This song demonstrates (to me) what made her so special & kept her popular for 30 years. It wasn't just her comedy; it was also her pathos.

[ipmoic]

This song was written by Oscar Levant (the great pianist and raconteur)--with lyrics by Billy Rose.

[ziegfeldgirl12]

I'm pretty sure that Billy Rose wrote this, her third husband.

[leroyosmon]

Did Fanny write this? Who is the composer?