Singin' in The Rain - Songs

Songs

Singin' in the Rain was originally conceived by MGM producer Arthur Freed, the head of the "Freed Unit" responsible for turning out MGM's lavish musicals, as a vehicle for his catalog of songs written with Nacio Herb Brown for previous MGM musical films of the 1929-39 period. Screenwriters Betty Comden and Adolph Green contributed lyrics to one new song.

All songs have lyrics by Freed and music by Brown, unless otherwise indicated. Some of the songs, such as "Broadway Rhythm", "Should I?", and most notably "Singin' in the Rain," were featured in numerous films. The films listed below mark the first time each song was presented on screen.

  • "Fit as a Fiddle (And Ready for Love)" from College Coach (1933) (music by Al Hoffman and Al Goodhart)
  • "Temptation" (instrumental only) from Going Hollywood (1933)
  • "All I Do Is Dream of You" from Sadie McKee (1934)
  • "Singin' in the Rain" from Hollywood Revue of 1929 (1929)
  • "Make 'Em Laugh" considered an original song, but bearing close relation to Cole Porter's "Be a Clown", used in another Freed musical, The Pirate (1948).
  • "Beautiful Girl Montage" comprising "I Got a Feelin' You're Foolin'" from Broadway Melody of 1936 (1935), "The Wedding of the Painted Doll" from The Broadway Melody (1929), and "Should I?" from Lord Byron of Broadway (1930)
  • "Beautiful Girl" from Going Hollywood (1933) or from Stage Mother (1933)
  • "You Were Meant for Me" from The Broadway Melody (1929)
  • "You Are My Lucky Star" from Broadway Melody of 1936 (1935)
  • "Moses Supposes" (music by Roger Edens, lyrics by Comden and Green)
  • "Good Morning" from Babes In Arms (1939)
  • "Would You?" from San Francisco (1936)
  • "Broadway Melody Ballet" composed of "The Broadway Melody" from The Broadway Melody (1929) and "Broadway Rhythm" from Broadway Melody of 1936 (1935) (music by Nacio Herb Brown and Lennie Hayton)

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