The Songs of Shirley Bassey
You And I
Written by Leslie Bricusse.
Released 1970 on the album Something.
Great live recordings have been released 1970 on Live at Talk of the Town, 1973 on Live At Carnegie Hall, and 1974 on Live In Japan.
The album has been re-released on CD, and additionally this song is avilable on the collection Bassey - The EMI/UA Years 1959 - 1979.
This song is originally from the soundtrack of the 1969 musical movie "Goodbye Mr. Chips".
The story is based on a novel from James Hilton 1934.
1939 a great movie had been made out of the story. Robert Donat played the teacher Mr. Chips (Charles Chipping) and won an Academy Award as best Actor. Additionally the movie received eight more Oscar nominations and other awards.
The 1969 movie was a remake as a musical with the soundtrack written by Leslie Bricusse.
This time Peter O'Toole plays Mr. Chips (now renamed to Arthur Chipping), and he won a Golden Globe for his performance.
(Additionally this movie was nominated three times for an Acedemy Award.)
"You And I" was sung by Petula Clark who plays Katherine Bridges in this movie (Katherine Ellis, in the original).
A plot summary from the net:
A young by-the-book schoolmaster at a 1920s British boys school who is humanized by the love of good-natured music-hall singer Katherine. Though Chips must endure the tragedy of Katherine's death during the 1940 London blitz, he is able to persevere by devoting himself to his young charges.
1982 the film has been adapted as a stage musical in the UK, also with Peter O'Toole and Petula Clark.
For more information on Leslie Bricusse, read at Can You Read My Mind.
Lyrics:
You and I will travel far together
We'll pursue our little star together
We'll be happy as we are together
We may never get to heaven
But it's heaven, at least to try
You and I are going on together
'Til the time we have is gone together
Watch the evening drawing on together
Growing older, growing closer
Making memories that light the sky
That only time can make
That only love can make
That only we can make
You and I
You and I are going on together
'Til the time we have is gone together
Watch the evening drawing on together
Growing older, growing closer
Making memories that light the sky
That only time can make
That only love can make
That only we can make
You and I
You and I, You and I, ...
(transcribed by Roman <scribbler@gmx.net>)
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