{"id":49728,"date":"2025-09-22T08:00:29","date_gmt":"2025-09-22T12:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/?p=49728"},"modified":"2025-09-20T19:36:57","modified_gmt":"2025-09-20T23:36:57","slug":"10-more-of-the-best-musical-numbers-you-may-not-have-seen-but-need-to-see","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/2025\/09\/22\/10-more-of-the-best-musical-numbers-you-may-not-have-seen-but-need-to-see\/","title":{"rendered":"10 More of the Best Musical Numbers You May Not Have Seen (But Need to See)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/2025\/09\/19\/the-10-best-musical-numbers-you-may-not-have-seen-but-need-to-see\/\" target=\"_blank\">Last Friday\u2019s feature<\/a> on 10 great musical numbers from films that never quite achieved classic status but are too much fun was so well received that we\u2019re serving up another 10 under-the radar numbers that deserve some extra attention.<br \/>\n<!--more--><br \/>\n<strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cEverything I&#8217;ve Got Belongs to You\u201d from \u201cPie Pie Blackbird\u201d (1932)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The vivacious Nina Mae McKinney never found her full potential in Hollywood, but here she enjoyed a chance to shine in a Vitaphone short. <\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/f5BFhOWvBCM?si=BZB8DNiyKsdRsqLd\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cOn the Boulevard\u201d from \u201cDiplomaniacs\u201d (1933) <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The comedy team of Bert Wheeler and Robert Woolsey rarely get the level of respect they deserve, which is a shame since they brought a refreshing sense of zaniness to their Pre-Code comedies, as witnessed in this elaborate jamboree.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3c06k-OtsKo?si=3-N6AQBiXUA98T9y\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cI Ain&#8217;t Hep to That Step But I&#8217;ll Dig It\u201d from \u201cSecond Chorus\u201d (1940)<\/strong> <\/p>\n<p>Paulette Goddard was not a dancer, but weeks of intense rehearsal made her an entertaining hoofer who was able to partner with Fred Astaire in this lively number.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MCe9DPLr3lM?si=P82kVKxxBwlJYmIe\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cTaking a Chance on Love \/ Jericho\u201d from \u201cI Dood It\u201d (1944) <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This extended sequence featured two of the most glamorous Black musical stars of the 1940s, Hazel Scott and Lena Horne, in a stylish and swinging interlude plunked in the middle of an otherwise forgettable Red Skelton comedy.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MS-bJsnmdlM?si=j7ELKu3RV3l8kfTI\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cEvery Baby Needs a Da Da Daddy\u201d from \u201cLadies of the Chorus\u201d (1949) <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Marilyn Monroe\u2019s first leading role as a burlesque performer in this Columbia B-picture included this playful number that showed her voluptuousness and sense of mischievous playfulness.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/78FVQkws8IU?si=YUqcs2MCHbIAr8BN\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<strong><br \/>\n\u201cWell, I&#8217;ll Be Switched\u201d from \u201cThe French Line\u201d (1953) <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Jane Russell brought her va-va-voom charms to this delightful number, with an unbilled Theresa Harris bringing an extra degree of merriment to Russell\u2019s musical insouciance.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Xj2jT-WuIaI?si=0Zlq1f4eLOwXjHWt\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cLizzie Borden Hoedown\u201d from \u201cNew Faces\u201d (1954) <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The notorious axe murder case involving Lizzie Borden is the unlikely inspiration of this wild song-and-dance segment with Ronnie Graham as the melodic district attorney and Virginia De Luce as a not entirely remorseful Lizzie.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/54VQKEgCZHE?si=hLF9YfPIBkNjS5Hl\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cThe Wind! The Wind!\u201d from \u201cPardners\u201d (1956)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>With the exception of \u201cThat\u2019s Amore\u201d from \u201cThe Caddy,\u201d none of the songs in the Martin &#038; Lewis features ever became hit tunes. Arguably, this Western-themed ballad from the team\u2019s penultimate flick showed Dean Martin\u2019s vocal styling at its finest. <\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lj_nFv4Eoac?si=Fh8kUDMf52yfIdCb\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<strong><br \/>\n\u201cWhere&#8217;s the Birdie?\u201d from \u201cTommy the Toreador\u201d (1959)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This bouncy number from a low-budget British musical features Tommy Steele getting prepared for a photo shoot, with funnymen Sid James and Bernard Cribbins joining in the happy shenanigans.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aiNvHc9d3Yw?si=bEo3jtTlBLZIFD6A\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cLost in the Stars\u201d from \u201cLost in the Stars\u201d (1974)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Kurt Weill-Maxwell Anderson musical version of \u201cCry, the Beloved Country\u201d was adapted for the screen as part of the American Film Theatre series. And while this production was terribly uneven, it offered one genuinely thrilling segment with the title song beautifully performed by Brock Peters as a rural reverend who determinedly searches Johannesburg for his missing son.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/O5hnRmQ1Y-4?si=gMdDICN9OVFwoG6K\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last Friday\u2019s feature on 10 great musical numbers from films that never quite achieved classic status but are too much fun was so well received that we\u2019re serving up another 10 under-the radar numbers that deserve some extra attention.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":49729,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1369],"tags":[3842,3843,270,3203,3837,2146,1868,626,2000,2609,1802,3838,3841,3840,3839,2170],"class_list":["post-49728","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-retro-cinema","tag-bernard-cribbins","tag-brock-peters","tag-dean-martin","tag-fred-astaire","tag-hazel-scott","tag-jane-russell","tag-lena-horne","tag-marilyn-monroe","tag-musicals","tag-nina-mae-mckinney","tag-paulette-goddard","tag-ronnie-graham","tag-sid-james","tag-tommy-steele","tag-virginia-de-luce","tag-wheeler-and-woolsey"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49728","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/19"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=49728"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49728\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":49730,"href":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49728\/revisions\/49730"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/49729"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49728"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=49728"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=49728"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}