Cole Porter’s song “Anything goes” was also used in the Francis Schaeffer film WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THE HUMAN RACE?
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Anything Goes (song)
“Anything Goes” is a popular song written by Cole Porter for his musical Anything Goes (1934). Many of the lyrics feature humorous (but dated)[1] references to various figures of scandal and gossip in Depression-era high society. For example, one couplet refers to Sam Goldwyn’s notorious box-office failure Nana, which featured a star, Anna Sten, whose English was incomprehensible except to Goldwyn, who came from the same part of Europe.[2] Other 1930s society references include film producer Max Gordon, socialite Evalyn Walsh McLean and her highly promoted trip to the Soviet Union, interior design pioneer Lady Mendl‘s scandalous predilection for performing hand stands and cartwheels in public at the age of 70, and the financial woes common to “old money” families during the Depression, such as the Vanderbilts, Rockefellers and Whitneys. Most modern versions omit these lyrics, replacing them instead with generic examples of social upheaval.[3]
Notable recordings
- John Barrowman Anything Goes (2003 National Theatre’s London Cast Recording) (2003)
- Tony Bennett (with Count Basie and his Orchestra): Basie Swings, Bennett Sings (1958)
- The Dave Brubeck Quartet: Anything Goes: Plays Cole Porter (1966)
- Kate Capshaw: Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) (performed in Mandarin)
- Chris Connor – Chris Connor (1956)
- Ella Fitzgerald: Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Cole Porter Songbook (1956) and Ella Loves Cole (1972).
- Sutton Foster and Company: Anything Goes Sondheim Theatre Broadway Cast Recording (2011).
- Stan Getz and Gerry Mulligan: Getz Meets Mulligan in Hi-Fi (1957)
- Recorded as a top 1967 Billboard single hit by Harpers Bizarre, (#43 pop, #6 easy listening.).[4] It became namesake for the group’s album Anything Goes. This version was heard in the opening of the 1970 film “The Boys in the Band“
- Susannah McCorkle: Ballad Essentials (2002), Easy to Love—The Songs of Cole Porter (1996)
- In 2012 Melanie C recorded the song for her musical theatre-inspired album Stages
- Lindsay Pearce: Glee – “The Purple Piano Project” (2011) (mashed up with Anything You Can Do)
- Frank Sinatra: Songs For Swingin’ Lovers (1956)
In popular culture
- Cole Porter‘s rendition of “Anything Goes” is featured in the 2008 video game Fallout 3, on the in-game radio station of Galaxy News Radio.
- The melody can be heard in Club Obi Wan during the beginning of Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom.
- Laurence Olivier‘s character listens to the song while relaxing in the film Sleuth (1972)
References
- ^ website with original lyrics
- ^ G.D. Black, Hollywood Censored, p. 204
- ^ see e.g.1987 Broadway revival version, sung by Patti LuPone
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 111.
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Dr. Francis Schaeffer also influenced me through his books and film series. Schaeffer is seen in this film “With God on our side.”Francis Schaeffer’s voice can be heard while his film WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THE RACE? is playing in Part 2 at the 7:54 mark and it is a take off on the song “Anything goes.”
In the film series “WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THE HUMAN RACE?” the arguments are presented against abortion (Episode 1), infanticide (Episode 2), euthanasia (Episode 3), and then there is a discussion of the Christian versus Humanist worldview concerning the issue of “the basis for human dignity” in Episode 4 and then in the last episode a close look at the truth claims of the Bible.
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I truly believe that many of the problems we have today in the USA are due to the advancement of humanism in the last few decades in our society. Ronald Reagan appointed the evangelical Dr. C. Everett Koop to the position of Surgeon General in his administration. He partnered with Dr. Francis Schaeffer in making the video below. It is very valuable information for Christians to have. Actually I have included a video below that includes comments from him on this subject.
Francis Schaeffer
Francis Schaeffer: “Whatever Happened to the Human Race” (Episode 4) THE BASIS FOR HUMAN DIGNITY
Published on Oct 14, 2012
more of the insightful Drs. Schaeffer & C. Everett Koop
There is a difference between believing the Bible is true and the Bible contains truth. (The 3:31 mark from this episode is actually the clip used above in the film “With God on our side.”)
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