Changes: For Me and My Gal

Music by	George W. Meyer
Lyrics by	E. Ray Goetz and Edgar Leslie
Date	1917
Source	vaudeville
Publisher	EMI Mills Music Inc.; George W. Meyer Publishing

Revision as of 19:21, 27 July 2015

"For Me and My Gal" was first popularized by the vaudeville team of Van and Schenck, and became a standard in vaudeville acts. It gained renewed popularity as the title song of a 1942 movie starring Judy Garland and Gene Kelly.

Kelly sang the song on The Muppet Show as part of the closing medley on episode 501. Rowlf at the piano is trying to convince Gene to sing "Singin' in the Rain", but Gene keeps turning the familiar intro into different well-known songs, such as this one.

A parody of this song, "For Me and My Goyle", was performed on episode 509. Wayne performed the first opening lines true to the original song, while the remainder was performed as a love duet with Mulch and The Gargoyle.

References

In the Elmo's World episode "Friends," the Friends Channel advises viewers to stay tuned for "For Me and My Pal."

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-{{song|writer=|composer= George W. Meyer|lyricist= E. Ray Goetz and Edgar Leslie|date= 1917|source= vaudeville|publisher= EMI Mills Music Inc.; George W. Meyer Publishing}}
+{{song|image=Gargoyle.jpg|writer=|composer= George W. Meyer|lyricist= E. Ray Goetz and Edgar Leslie|date= 1917|source= vaudeville|publisher= EMI Mills Music Inc.; George W. Meyer Publishing}}
+'''"For Me and My Gal"''' was first popularized by the [[vaudeville]] team of Van and Schenck, and became a standard in vaudeville acts. It gained renewed popularity as the title song of a 1942 movie starring Judy Garland and [[Gene Kelly]].
-'''For Me and My Gal''' was sung by [[Gene Kelly]] as part of the closing medley on [[Episode 501: Gene Kelly|episode 509]] of ''[[The Muppet Show]]''.  [[Rowlf the Dog|Rowlf]] at the piano is trying to convince Gene to sing "[[Singin' in the Rain]]," but Gene keeps turning the familiar intro into different well-known, songs, such as this one.
+Kelly sang the song on ''[[The Muppet Show]]'' as part of the closing medley on [[Episode 501: Gene Kelly|episode 501]]. [[Rowlf the Dog|Rowlf]] at the piano is trying to convince Gene to sing "[[Singin' in the Rain]]", but Gene keeps turning the familiar intro into different well-known songs, such as this one.
-[[Mulch]], as the Hunchback of Notre Dame, sang a parody of this song, "For Me and My Goyle" to his [[gargoyle]] bride in the opening number of [[Episode 509: Debbie Harry|episode 501]] of ''The Muppet Show''.
+A parody of this song, "For Me and My Goyle", was performed on [[Episode 509: Debbie Harry|episode 509]]. Wayne performed the first opening lines true to the original song, while the remainder was performed as a love duet with [[Mulch]] and [[The Gargoyle]].
-This classic song was first popularized by the vaudeville team of Van and Schenck, and became a standard in vaudeville acts.  It gained renewed popularity as the title song of a 1942 movie starring Judy Garland and Gene Kelly.
+==References==
+* In the ''[[Elmo's World]]'' episode "[[Elmo's World: Friends|Friends]]," the Friends Channel advises viewers to stay tuned for "For Me and My Pal."
+<gallery perrow=3 widths=200 heights=200>
+Image:Gene-kelly-medley2.jpg|Gene Kelly and the Muppets medley
+</gallery>
 [[Category:Muppet Songs]]
 [[Category:Muppet Show Songs]]


Music by	George W. Meyer
Lyrics by	E. Ray Goetz and Edgar Leslie
Date	1917
Source	vaudeville
Publisher	EMI Mills Music Inc.; George W. Meyer Publishing