1.Ac-cent-tchu-ate The Positive
Music by: Harold Arlen
Lyrics by: Johnny Mercer
Homefront: The theme song to Homefront, as performed by
Jack Sheldon. Also featured in "SNAFU" when Linda turns on
the radio as she looks in the mirror.
The Song: Written by Johnny Mercer and Harold Arlen in 1944,
the song was a worldwide hit. It was introduced by Bing Crosby
in the 1944 motion picture "Here Come the Waves" and nominated
for an Academy Award in 1945 as Best Song (losing to Rodgers and Hammerstein's
"It Might as Well Be Spring" from "State Fair").
The song has been recorded by many artists and is available on several
40s-era compilation CDs. It was featured in the stage musical "Hot Shoe Shuffle"
in the early 90s, a car ad (I can't remember which one)
performed by Dr. John and recently in the movies "LA Confidential" and "Blast From the Past".
Lyrics: (as performed by Jack Sheldon in "Homefront")
You got to ac-cent-tchu-ate the positive,
Eliminate the negative,
And latch on to the affirmative,
Don't mess with Mr In-Between.
You gotta spread joy up to the maximum,
Bring gloom down to a mimimum,
Have faith, or pandemonium
Liable to walk upon the scene.
To illustrate my last remark,
Jonah in the whale,
Noah in the ark,
What did they do,
Just when everything looked so down?
Mammy said you gotta ac-cent-tchu-ate the positive,
Eliminate the negative, and
Latch on to the affirmative,
Don't mess with Mr In-Between,
No, don't mess with Mr In-Between,
No, don't mess with Mr In-Between.
First Verse: (Not used in Homefront)
Gather 'round me, everybody
Gather 'round me while I'm preachin'
Feel a sermon comin' on me
The topic will be sin and that's what I'm ag'in'
If you wanna hear my story
The settle back and just sit tight
While I start reviewin'
The attitude of doin' right
Homefront: Playing over the radio in the Metcalf home as Anne worries over Hank,
in "SNAFU"
When I'm not playing solitaire
Missed the Saturday dance
Oh, darling, I guess
Been invited all day
Oh, darling, I guess
Been invited on dates
Midi file for this Song
Words and Music by Thomas A. Dorsey
Homefront: Sung acapella by Gloria (Hattie Winston) when Hank and Charlie
brought the body of Mike Slaon Jr to her church, so his final wish of her
singing at his funeral could be fulfilled.
The Song: " The son of a country Baptist preacher from rural Georgia, Dorsey was
intent on learning to play the piano, walking more than 30 miles a week to take
lessons from the only teacher around who would teach Black children. He became
a child prodigy on the instrument.
Gospel music was entering more and more into Black worship, representing
younger churchgoers who had been open to popular blues growing up as well as
the more Afrocentric traditions of the Sanctified or Holiness churches. But it was
also being staunchly resisted by the old guard Black churches: the Baptists,
Methodists and Methodist Episcopals who stood by the hymns and spirituals as
purer music, untainted by secular and "lewd" elements.
At the National Baptist Convention in Chicago in 1932 Dorsey got the musical
directors to agree to let him sell his music. Immediately afterwards he organized
a Gospel choir at the Ebenezer Baptist Church, which then became the city-wide
Mecca for the music. It was there that Sallie Martin, a singer who had grown up
in the Holiness Church in Georgia near Dorsey's point of origin (without knowing
him) joined forces with him and spread the word. Although not a great singer,
Martin had a flare for promotion and was crucial in the spread of the music to
other churches in other cities. While on the road with Martin, however, Dorsey
received word that his wife Nettie had died in childbirth. He rushed home and after
a week of grieving composed "Precious Lord," which many to be his most
powerful composition."
Lyrics:
When my way grows drear,
Homefront: The music used for the circle dance that warmed everyone up for
the dance contest in "Man, this Joint is Jumping". Dancing in the dark,
'Til the tune ends,
Loking for the light,
What though love is old?
Bésame, bésame mucho
Bésame, bésame mucho
Link to midi for "Besame Mucho"
Marie, you'll soon be waking
First I held him lightly and we started to dance
In the mood, that's what he told me
In the mood for all his kissin'
So, I said politely "Darlin' may I intrude"
"Well" he answered "Baby, don't-cha know that it's rude
Who's the lovin' daddy with the beautiful eyes
First I held him lightly and we started to dance
Midi for "In the Mood"
I’m with you once more under the stars,
To live it again is past all endeavor,
What moments divine, what rapture serene,
So don’t let them begin the beguine
Oh yes, let them begin the beguine, make them play
Midi for "Begin the Beguine"
You made me happy sometimes
You made me cry for
Gimmie, gimmie, gimmie, gimmie what I cry for
You made me cry for
Gimmie, gimmie, gimmie, gimmie what I cry for
Midi for "You Made Me Love You"
The stars are aglow and tonight how their light sets me dreaming.
Let us stray till break of day
So don't let me wait, come to me tenderly in the June night.
Lemo tomato juice is the best,
We know you'll think,
So, always reach for that Lemo,
I'll be seeing you in every lovely summer's day
------ instrumental break ------
I'll find you in the morning sun
I'll be loving you Always
Days may not be fair Always,
You must remember this
And when two lovers woo
Moonlight and love songs
Well, it's still the same old story
The sun is shinin', c'mon get happy
We're headin' 'cross the river
Forget your troubles, come on get happy
Don't Get Around Much Anymore
I take a book down from the shelf
And what with programs on the air
I keep pretty much to myself
Heard they crowded the floor
Couldn't bare it without you
Don't get around much anymore
My minds more at ease
But never the less
Why stir up memories
Might have gone, but what for
Awfully different without you
Don't get around much anymore
My minds more at ease
But never the less
Why stir up memories
Might have gone, but what for
Awfully different without you
Don't get around much anymore
Another midi for this song
Precious Lord, Take My Hand
Written in 1938.
Precious Lord, take my hand,
Lead me on, help me stand;
I am tired, I am weak, I am worn;
Thru the storm, thru the night,
Lead me on to the Light,
Take my hand, Precious Lord, Lead me home.
Precious Lord, linger near;
When my life is almost gone,
Hear my cry, hear my call, Hold my hand, lest I fall;
Take my hand, precious Lord, lead me home.
Sing, Sing, Sing
Homefront: Playing over the radio in the Metcalf home when Sarah is putting
the groceries in the cupboard in the episode "Man,
This Joint Is Jumping".
Written by Louis Prima
Dancing in the Dark
Words and Music by: Arthur Schwartz and Howard Dietz.
The Song: "Dancing in the Dark" is probably Schwartz and Dietz's most famous song.
Fred Astaire and Cyd Charisse danced to it in the 1953 musical, "The Band Wagon" and
it has been recorded by many other artists.
The Lyrics:
We're dancing in the dark,
And it soon ends,
We're waltzing in the wonder,
Of why we're here,
Time hurries by,
We're here and gone.
Of a new love,
To brighten up the night,
I have you, love,
And we can face,
The music together,
Dancing in the dark.
What though song is old?
Through them we can be young.
Hear this heart of mine
Make yours part of mine.
Dear one, tell me that we’re one!
Dancing in the dark!
Besame Mucho
Words and Music by Consuelo Valazquez
English Lyric by Sunny Skylar
Homefront: This song appeared in "Man, This Joint Is Jumping"
as the rhumba part of the dance contest.
The Song: A popular latin song of the forties, performed most notably by Frank Sinatra
and by Jimmy Dorsey's band.
Lyrics:
Each time I cling to your kiss, I hear music divine
Bésame mucho
Hold me my darling and say that you'll always be mine
This joy is something new
My arms enfolding you
Never knew this thrill before
Whoever thought I'd be
Holding you close to me
Whispering "It's you I adore"
Dearest one
If you should leave me
Each little dream would take wing, and my life would be through
Bésame mucho
Love me forever and make all my dreams come true
Como si fuera esta noche la última vez
Bésame mucho
Que tengo miedo perderte, perderte otra vez
Quiero tenerte muy
Cerca, mirarme en tus
Ojos, verte junto a mí
Piensa que tal vez
Mañana yo ya estaré
Lejos, muy lejos de ti
Bésame, bésame mucho
Como si fuera esta noche la última vez
Bésame mucho
Que tengo miedo perderte, perderte después
Marie
Words and music by Irving Berlin
Homefront: The fox-trot part of the dance contest was danced to this song in
"Man, this Joint is Jumping".
The Song: A number 1 hit for Tommy Dorsey in 1937 and went to number 2 for Rudy
Vallee in 1929. Other recordings of this durable song that charted were by The Bachelors,
Nat Shilkrat, Franklin Bauer and The Four Tunes.
The Lyrics:
To find you heart is aching
And tears will fall as you recall
The moon in all its splendor
A kiss so very tender
The words, "Will you surrender
To me, Marie, Marie, Marie?"
In The Mood
Music by Joe Garland
Lyrics by Andy Razaf
Homefront: The song used for the jitterbug part of the dance contest
in "Man, this Joint is Jumping".
The Song: The biggest hit of the Glenn Miller band, his instrumental version
went to No.1 in 1940. The lyrics were used when the song was released by the
Andrews Sisters.
Lyrics:
Who's the lovin' daddy with the beautiful eyes
What a pair o' lips, I'd like to try 'em for size
I'll just tell him, "Baby, won't you swing it with me"
Hope he tells me maybe, what a wing it will be
So, I said politely "Darlin' may I intrude"
He said "Don't keep me waitin' when I'm in the mood"
Then I held him tightly what a dreamy romance
And I said "Hey, baby, it's a quarter to three
There's a mess of moonlight, won't-cha share it with me"
"Well" he answered "Baby, don't-cha know that it's rude
To keep my two lips waitin' when they're in the mood"
In the mood, and when he told me
In the mood, my heart was skippin'
It didn't take me long to say "I'm in the mood now"
In the mood his crazy lovin'
In the mood what I was missin'
It didn't take me long to say "I'm in the mood now"
He said "Don't keep me waitin' when I'm in the mood"
To keep my two lips waitin' when they're in the mood"
What a pair o' lips, I'd like to try 'em for size
I'll just tell him, "Baby, won't you swing it with me"
Hope he tells me maybe, what a wing it will be
So, I said politely "Darlin' may I intrude"
He said "Don't keep me waitin' when I'm in the mood"
Then I held him tightly what a dreamy romance
And I said "Hey, baby, it's a quarter to three
It's a mess of moonlight, won't-cha share it with me"
"Well" he answered "Baby, don't-cha know that it's rude
To keep my two lips waitin' when they're in the mood"
Another midi for "In the Mood"
Begin the Beguine
Words and Music by Cole Porter
Homefront: Al has just found out the union won't be providing money to pay
the striking workers at the Sloan Factory. He sits in his office and smokes
as this song plays, in "Obstinacy or Constancy?"
The Song: Originally written by Cole Porter for the Broadway show Jubilee,
Artie Shaw went to No.1 with this song in 1938.
Lyrics:
When they begin the beguine
It brings back the sound of music so tender,
It brings back a night of tropical splendor,
It brings back a memory ever green.
And down by the shore an orchestra’s playing
And even the palms seem to be swaying
When they begin the beguine.
Except when that tune clutches my heart,
And there we are, swearing to love forever,
And promising never, never to part.
Till clouds came along to disperse the joys we had tasted,
And now when I hear people curse the chance that was wasted,
I know but too well what they mean;
Let the love that was once a fire remain an ember;
Let it sleep like the dead desire I only remember
When they begin the beguine.
Till the stars that were there before return above you,
Till you whisper to me once more,
"Darling, I love you!"
And we suddenly know, what heaven we’re in,
When they begin the beguine
You Made Me Love You
Music by James V. Monaco
Lyrics by Joseph McCarthy
Homefront: In "If You Want It Done Right", the song that accompanies the
black and white montage of Union scenes.
The Song: A hit for Al Jolson in 1913, one of the most famous recordings
was Judy Garland singing to a scrapbook of Clark Gable pictures in the movie Broadway
Melody of 1938.
The Lyrics:
You made me love you
I didn't wanna do it
I didn't wanna do it
You made me want you
And all the time you knew it
I guess you always knew it
You made me glad
But there were times
You made me feel so bad
I didn't wanna tell you
I didn't wanna tell you
I want some love that's true
Yes, I do, 'deed I do
You know I do
You know you've got the brand of kisses
That I'd die for
You know you made me love you
I didn't wanna tell you
I didn't wanna tell you
I want some love that's true
Yes, I do, 'deed I do
You know I do
You know you've got the brand of kisses
That I'd die for
You know you made me love you
Moonlight Serenade
Music by Glenn Miller
Lyrics by Mitchell Parish
Homefront: Played several times in Homefront, all in scenes with Anne and Al. (Their theme, perhaps?)
First time was at their wedding in "Songs Unsung are Sweetest", then with the
polio montage in "Life Is Short", and also in "On the Rebound" as Al watches
Anne struggle through her therapy session.
The Song: One of the most famous songs of the big-band era. (Following description
taken from the liner notes of the Readers Digest CDs "Sentimental Journey".)
Glenn Miller originally wrote this tune as a warm-up exercise when playing his
trombone. Later, however, he decided to complete the piece, but it was only after
Miller was asked to take over some engagements for a sick Artie Shaw that the
composition finally gained its name. He was asked to record "Sunrise Serenade",
and decided to use his own tune on the B side. The title "Moonlight Serenade" was
chosen to complement the one on the other side. It proved such a popular recording
that the song became on of Miller's theme tunes. Words were added by Mitchell Parish.
(Miller rejected another earlier lyric called "Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep" as
being too sad-sounding.
The Lyrics:
I stand at your gate and the song that I sing is of moonlight.
I stand and I wait for the touch of your hand in the June night.
The roses are sighing a Moonlight Serenade.
My love, do you know that your eyes are like stars brightly beaming?
I bring you and sing you a Moonlight Serenade.
in love's valley of dreams.
Just you and I, a summer sky,
a heavenly breeze kissing the trees.
I stand at your gate and I sing you a song in the moonlight,
a love song, my darling, a Moonlight Serenade.
The Lemo Tomato Juice Jingle
Lyrics by Richard Whiteley
Music by ? (Possibly Stewart Levin, as he did the music for Homefront.)
Homefront: This song was sung at the end of the Lemo Tomato Juice Radio Hour, performed
by Tammy Lauren as Ginger Szabo and accompanied by female back-up singers.
The song appeared in many of the second series episodes and was the only record
that Al and Anne's baby Michael would go to sleep to.
The Lyrics:
Lemo tomato juice is all the rage,
Because it is what we crave,
Tastes so swell,
Goes down well,
It'll ring you bell,
And it's good for you too.
And that's no jest,
We're poopin' our vest.
That it's the best drink,
To stay in the pink.
Thats the M.O.
Don't be a schmo,
Be in the know,
And buy Lemo.
L-E-M-O, Lemo-ooooooooo.
I'll Be Seeing You
Music by Sammy Fain
Lyrics by Irving Kahal
Homefront: Ginger sang this over the radio on WREQ after she
has just broken up with Jeff in "Appleknocker to Wed Tomatohawker". The song accompanies scenes of Robert
and Perrette Davis about to depart for college, and Abe and Gloria
saying goodbye to them. At the end of the song Ginger is in tears and Jeff drives
away.
The Song: Liberace's theme song (!). Most famous recordings by Bing Crosby (No.1 for 4 weeks) and
by Frank Sinatra.
The Lyrics:
I'll be seeing you in all the old familiar places
That this heart of mine embraces all day through
In that small café, the park across the way
The children's carousel, the chestnut trees, the wishing well
In everything that's light and gay
I'll always think of you that way
I'll find you in the mornin' sun
And when the night is new
I'll be looking at the moon
But I'll be seeing you
And when the night is new
I'll be looking at the moon
But I'll be seeing you
When the Stars Begin to Fall
Traditional Gospel Song
Homefront: Used in the episode "When the Stars Begin to
fall, in which Anne gives birth.
Always
Words and Music by: Irving Berlin
Homefront: Judy Owen and Mike Sloan danced to this
song in the episode "Life is Short".
The Song: Legend has it that Berlin wrote this song, one
of his most famous and enduring, as a love song to his
new wife, Ellin MacKay. While this romantic story may or
may not be true, "Always" has been a hit for several
performers including Patsy Cline, Guy Lomabardo and
The Ink Spots. Steven Spielberg once asked Berlin if he
could include the song in one of his films- Berlin replied
that he had plans for the song in the future. He was 98
years old at the time. Spielberg's movie, "Always" used
"Smoke Gets In Your Eyes" as it's theme instead.
The Lyrics:
Everything went wrong,
And the whole day long
I'd feel so blue.
For the longest while
I'd forget to smile,
Then I met you.
Now that my blue days have passed,
Now that I've found you at last -
With a love that's true Always.
When the things you've planned
Need a helping hand,
I will understand Always.
That's when I'll be there Always.
Not for just an hour,
Not for just a day,
Not for just a year,
But Always.
Also Sprach Zarathustra
By Richard Strauss
Homefront: Played in "Like Being
There When You're Not" as the television camera was
wheeled in to the WREQ studios, to the awe of onlookers.
The Song: Best known as the theme from Stanley
Kubrick's film "2001: A Space Odyssey". It went into the
Top 40 when that movie was released in 1968.
Midi for "Also Sprach Zarathustra" (aka Theme from 2110: A Space Odyssey)
As Time Goes By
Music and Lyrics by Herman Hupfeld.
Homefront: Ruth played this song on the piana in "Like
Being There When You're Not". It was also playing at the
Pearl Roadhouse as Ruth spied on Judy in that episode.
The Song: (desciption taken from Readers Digest
"Sentimental Journey" CDs.) Herman Hupfeld's "As Time
Goes By" first appeared in the Broadway Revue
"Everybody's Welcome" in 1931. It was also recorded by
Rudy Vallee. But it was Dooley Wilson's performance of
the song in the classic 1942 film "Casablanca" which
really brought it into the limelight. More than 30 years
later, over the December 1977/January 1978 period, "As
Time Goes By" enjoyed renewed popularity when Dooley
Wilson took it to No.15 on the British chart- with the
voices of "Casablanca" stars Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid
Bergman included on the recording.
Lyrics:
This day and age we're living in
Gives cause for apprehension
With speed and new invention
And things like fourth dimension
Yet we get a trifle weary
With Mr. Einstein's theory
So we must get down to earth at times
Relax relieve the tension
And no matter what the progress
Or what may yet be proved
The simple facts of life are such
They cannot be removed
A kiss is still a kiss
A sigh is just a sigh
The fundamental things apply
As time goes by
They still say, "I love you"
On that you can rely
No matter what the future brings
As time goes by
Never out of date
Hearts full of passion
Jealousy and hate
Woman needs man
And man must have his mate
That no one can deny
A fight for love and glory
A case of do or die
The world will always welcome lovers
As time goes by
Oh yes, the world will always welcome lovers
As time goes by
Get Happy
Music by Harold Arlen
Lyrics by Ted Koehler
Homefront: In "Shabbat Shalom", showing Al in his new job as kitchen hand
at the Pearl Roadhouse, and Abe and Gloria in Rupert's Cafe as the cop
that had earlier scared away the customers, enters with his wife and two small
boys.
The Song: Written in 1930, it was Harold Arlen's first published song.
One of the most famous performances of this song was by Judy Garland in the
1950 musical "Summer Stock".
The Lyrics:
Pack up your troubles, come on get happy
Ya better chase all your cares away
Sing Hallelujah, c'mon get happy
Get ready for the judgment day
The Lord is waiting to take your hand
Shout Hallelujah, c'mon get happy
We're goin' to the Promised Land
Gonna wash our sins in the tide
It's all so peaceful
On the other side
Ya better chase all your cares away
Sing Hallelujah, c'mon get happy
Get ready for the judgment day
Says My Heart
Words and Music by Frank Loesser and Burton Lane
Homefront: In "Bad Connection", Ginger plays this song over the radio
as a dedication to Linda and Bill. It is also playing in the bar in
Florida when Judy propositions Jeff.
The Song: Written for the 1938 musical film "Cocoanut Grove", the song was
a hit for The Andrews Sisters in 1938.
The Lyrics:
"Fall in love, fall in love" says my heart,
"It's romance, take a chance" says my heart.
But each time that I'm almost in your arms
This old school-teacher brain of mine
Keeps ringing in false alarms.
Then my head rules instead and I'm wise
To the schemes of that gleam in your eyes
so I kiss and run
But the moment we're apart
"Oh! You fool that was love!"
Says my heart
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