Tuesday, September 06, 2016

A Cup of Coffee, A Sandwich, and You

A Cup of Coffee, A Sandwich, and You:



sung here by Jack Buchanan and Gertrude Lawrence. Lawrence was a singer and dancer and actress, much active on the stage and perhaps best known for her Tony Award-winning performance opposite Yul Brynner in the initial 1951 Broadway run of The King and I. Her run was short because of rapidly deteriorating health, and she died of cancer on September 6 a year and a half after it opened.

Lyrics excerpt from her part in the video embedded above:
If it is because you can't afford more sandwiches and coffee, we will share.
But if it's to help you save and hoard more, I can stand to see how much you care.
Now if I were you flirting with me my advice would be:
I've got a thousand and nothing to do.
I'd like to lend it or spend it on you.
Join the fun at the weekly T Tuesday gathering at Bleubeard and Elizabeth's blog and share a drink with us.

17 comments:

  1. Great classic piece you shared.
    Happy T Day to you

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  2. Gosh i LOVE the movie The King and I...thanks so much for sharing this version....Happy Tday Divers!! Hugs! deb

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  3. happy t-day to you!
    (the Video can not be shown... i suppose because of Copyright issues in foreign countries...)

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    1. I hate when that happens and wish I knew somewhere else to point you to. Copyright issues are just too complicated :(

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  4. Your video was beautiful. I've never heard of Gertrude Lawrence until now, so thanks for sharing this with us for T this Tuesday. It's a genuinely lovely vintage piece.

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  5. Couldn't see the video, but the text you showed is good. Happy T Day, hugs, Valerie

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    1. I'm so sorry that video isn't working for some folks. Bummer :(

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  6. I couldn't see the video but I did listen to the music. Brings back a lot of childhood memories of what musicals used to be.....back then you really had to have some talent!
    Thanks for sharing
    Happy T-day

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    1. I wish I knew how to find videos hat would work for everybody and not just some people. I'm sorry this didn't work for you :(

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  7. I have never heard this song until now, but it is perfect for T day. I love the notion of sharing. How much more romantic and full of friendship it is. :) Happy T day. Hugs-Erika

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  8. I've never heard of Gertrude Lawrence yet, thanks a lot for sharing ! Happy T - Day.

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  9. classic song and movie, and a talent who left us too soon. Thanks for sharing and happy T day!

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  10. That's a classic song,thanks for sharing the words, sorry I couldn't get the video either.
    Happy T Day
    Yvonne x

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    1. I wish I understood why some videos aren't viewable some places. You'd think copyright issues wouldn't differ that much, but I guess they do :(

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  11. Great song, I love the old songs and this is so much fun! Thanks for sharing and wishing you a Happy T Day! J :-)

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  12. Sorry I couldn't watch the video - the lyrics made me smile though! Happy T day! Chrisx

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    1. I'm so sorry for the problem with the video. I get no indication that it's not playable some places, and I had no idea :(

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