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Too Darn Hot

From the musical

Kiss Me Kate

Music by Cole Porter

Originally Performed by Ella Fitzgerald

"Too Darn Hot" is a song written by Cole Porter for his musical Kiss Me, Kate (1948). In the stage version, it is sung at the start of Act 2, and in the 1948 original Broadway production, it was sung by Lorenzo Fuller (as Paul) and Eddie Sledge and Fred Davis (as the specialty dancers), leading the full company. In the 1953 MGM Hollywood film version, it is moved to a much earlier point, and it is sung by Ann Miller (as Lois Lane, Fred's new girlfriend, who is cast as Bianca). The song does not contribute to the plot in either the stage or film versions (according to general opinion); in the stage version, the song represents the company of The Taming of the Shrew taking a break offstage during the intermission of their play; in the film version it allowed the audience to see Lois's fun-loving, risk-taking nature, and gave Ann Miller a chance to show off her dancing skills, specifically tap.

    Release Date: 1948


Songbooks, Arrangements and/or Media

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Cole Porter : The Cole Porter Song Collection - Volume 2 - 1937-1958 : Solo : Songbook : 884088687472 : 073906231X : 00322237

Cole Porter : The Cole Porter Song Collection - Volume 2 - 1937-1958

This is the second of a two-volume series presenting highlights from the career of Cole Porter. Volume two documents 50 songs from the later years of his career, from 1937 until 1958. The book Includes a song-by-song analysis, rare images of original sheet music, informal shots from Porter's scrapbooks, and publicity stills from motion pictures and Broadway. Titles: All of You - Be a Clown - C'est Magnifique - Don't Fence Me In - From This Moment On - I Love Paris - I Concentrate on You - It's All Right with Me - In the Still of the Night - My Heart Belongs to Daddy - So in Love - Too Darn Hot - True Love - You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To - You're Sensational - and more.

Songlist: Ace In The Hole, True Love, I Love You, All Of You, Allez-Vous-En, Go Away, Always True To You In My Fashion, From This Moment On, Come To The Supermarket (In Old Peking), At Long Last Love, So In Love, Be A Clown, Friendship, Brush Up Your Shakespeare, C'est Magnifique, Ca, C'est L'amour, I Love You Samantha, Do I Love You, Don't Fence Me In, Rosalie, Dream Dancing, Ev'rything I Love, What Am I To Do, Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye, Get Out Of Town, I Am In Love, I Concentrate On You, I Love Paris, I've Got My Eyes On You, In The Still Of The Night, It's All Right With Me, and more

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Voicing: Solo | 20321b | Songbook | $27.95 ON SALE $24.95 | PVG


Cole Porter : Kiss Me, Kate : Solo : Songbook : 884088688622 : 0739073125 : 00322352

Cole Porter : Kiss Me, Kate

This songbook contains all of the classic songs from Cole Porter's greatest success, the hilarious and tuneful Broadway production Kiss Me, Kate. A total of 19 songs are featured in the book, which includes two that were never used. The book also includes an essay about the history of the show, illustrations and memorabilia from its various productions, and a personal remembrance from Patricia Morison, who played Kate in the original Broadway run. Titles: Another Op'nin', Another Show - Why Can't You Behave? - Wunderbar - So in Love - We Open in Venice - Tom, Dick or Harry - I've Come to Wive It Wealthily in Padua - I Hate Men - Were Thine That Special Face - I Sing of Love - Too Darn Hot - Where Is the Life That Late I Led? - Always True to You in My Fashion - Bianca - Brush Up Your Shakespeare - From This Moment On - I Am Ashamed That Women Are So Simple - We Shall Never Be Younger - What Does Your Servant Dream Bout.

Songlist: Always True To You In My Fashion, From This Moment On, Another Op'nin', Another Show, So In Love, Brush Up Your Shakespeare, What Does Your Servant Dream About?, We Shall Never Be Younger, I Hate Men, I Sing Of Love, I've Come To Wive It Wealthily In Padua, Tom, Dick Or Harry, Too Darn Hot, Were Thine That Special Face, Where Is The Life That Late I Led?, Why Can't You Behave?, Wunderbar, I Am Ashamed That Women Are So Simple, We Open In Venice, Bianca

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Voicing: Solo | 20323b | Songbook | $16.95 | PVG


Cole Porter : The Singer's Jazz Anthology - Cole Porter : Solo : Songbook : 888680901868 : 1540041980 : 00287136

Cole Porter : The Singer's Jazz Anthology - Cole Porter

The Singer's Jazz Anthology is an exciting new series providing aspiring jazz vocalists and pianists with staples of the jazz repertoire. The singer's portion, matching the original sheet music, is paired with fresh, unique accompaniments arranged in an authentic jazz style and designed to enable the singer to sound like they're being backed by an accomplished jazz pianist. The accompaniments can be performed as written but include chord labels for pianists who are comfortable playing their own chord voicings. This book also includes access to recordings of the series arranger, Brent Edstrom, playing the piano accompaniments for use in rehearsal or performance. This edition features 25 songs by Cole Porter, including: Anything Goes - Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye - I Get a Kick Out of You - Let's Do It (Let's Fall in Love) - Night and Day - Too Darn Hot - What Is This Thing Called Love? - You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To - and more.

Songlist: Anything Goes, All Of You, From This Moment On, At Long Last Love, You Do Something To Me, Begin The Beguine, In The Still Of The Night, Easy To Love (You'd Be So Easy To Love), Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye, Get Out Of Town, I Concentrate On You, I Get A Kick Out Of You, I Love Paris, I've Got You Under My Skin, It's All Right With Me, It's De-Lovely, Just One Of Those Things, Let's Do It (Let's Fall In Love), Love For Sale, Night And Day, Ridin' High, Too Darn Hot, What Is This Thing Called Love?, You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To, You're The Top

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Voicing: Solo | 70720b | Songbook | $19.95 | With Piano


Cole Porter : The Singer's Jazz Anthology - Cole Porter : Solo : Songbook : 888680901875 : 1540041999 : 00287137

Cole Porter : The Singer's Jazz Anthology - Cole Porter

The Singer's Jazz Anthology is an exciting new series providing aspiring jazz vocalists and pianists with staples of the jazz repertoire. The singer's portion, matching the original sheet music, is paired with fresh, unique accompaniments arranged in an authentic jazz style and designed to enable the singer to sound like they're being backed by an accomplished jazz pianist. The accompaniments can be performed as written but include chord labels for pianists who are comfortable playing their own chord voicings. This book also includes access to recordings of the series arranger, Brent Edstrom, playing the piano accompaniments for use in rehearsal or performance. This edition features 25 songs by Cole Porter, including: Anything Goes - Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye - I Get a Kick Out of You - Let's Do It (Let's Fall in Love) - Night and Day - Too Darn Hot - What Is This Thing Called Love? - You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To - and more.

Songlist: Anything Goes, All Of You, From This Moment On, At Long Last Love, You Do Something To Me, Begin The Beguine, In The Still Of The Night, Easy To Love (You'd Be So Easy To Love), Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye, Get Out Of Town, I Concentrate On You, I Get A Kick Out Of You, I Love Paris, I've Got You Under My Skin, It's All Right With Me, It's De-Lovely, Just One Of Those Things, Let's Do It (Let's Fall In Love), Love For Sale, Night And Day, Ridin' High, Too Darn Hot, What Is This Thing Called Love?, You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To, You're The Top

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Voicing: Solo | 70721b | Songbook | $19.95 | With Piano


Stacey Kent : The Best of Stacey Kent : Solo : Songbook : 073999066098 : 0634078844 : 00306609

Stacey Kent : The Best of Stacey Kent

Since the release of Stacey's first album, Close Your Eyes (1997), she has achieved, without compromise, both critical and popular success, with her fresh and heart-felt interpretations of the finest love songs of the twentieth century. But it was a feature on CBS Sunday Morning in 1999 that gave Stacey national exposure in the USA and brought her to wider recognition. Since then, her career has become truly international and she has performed at major festivals and concert halls from Taipei's Chiang Kai-shek Concert Hall to Carnegie Hall to Paris' famed Olympia. 20 favorites and standards from this New York native jazz vocalist

Songlist: The Best Is Yet To Come, The Boy Next Door, Dreamsville, He Loves And She Loves, I Guess I'll Have To Change My Plan, I Won't Dance, I'm Putting All My Eggs In One Basket, I've Got A Crush On You, It Never Entered My Mind, People Will Say We're In Love, Say It Isn't So, Shall We Dance?, (Love Is) The Tender Trap, Thanks For The Memory, They Can't Take That Away From Me, They Say It's Wonderful, Too Darn Hot, The Trolley Song, Violets For Your Furs, When Your Lover Has Gone

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Voicing: Solo | Performed by Stacey Kent | 5323b | Songbook | $14.95 | PVG


Various : Singer's Library of Musical Theatre - Vol. 1 - Baritone : Solo : Songbook & 2 CDs : 884088687281 : 0739061003 : 00322218

Various : Singer's Library of Musical Theatre - Vol. 1 - Baritone

For aspiring and professional singers who love Broadway, Alfred's Singer's Library of Musical Theatre presents an elegant collection of the best-loved musical theatre songs in their original keys, authentically transcribed from their original vocal scores. Perfect for study, and equally suitable for the most important auditions and performances, each volume is dedicated to a specific vocal range, and contains dozens of songs from a variety of shows that span decades of theatre history. Multiple volumes are available for each of four vocal ranges: Soprano, Mezzo-Soprano/Alto, Tenor, and Baritone/Bass. Authoritative historical and contextual commentary, audition tips, and 16-bar cut suggestions for each song make it the most useful and relevant song library of its kind.

Songlist: If I Can't Love Her, Razzle Dazzle, Make Them Hear You, Come Along With Me, Camelot, Clap Yo' Hands, Comedy Tonight, If I Had My Druthers, Closer Than Ever, At Night She Comes Home To Me, Easier To Love, Eating Myself Up Alive, Where's The Girl, Get Me To The Church On Time, How To Handle A Woman, I Could Write A Book, I Got Plenty O' Nuttin', I've Grown Accustomed To Her Face, If Ever I Would Leave You, In Praise Of Women, It's All Right With Me, Just One Of Those Things, Lullaby Of Broadway, On A Clear Day (You Can See Forever), Talk To The Animals, Thank Heaven For Little Girls, They Call The Wind Maria, This Can't Be Love, Too Darn Hot, Try To Remember, and more

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Voicing: Solo | 8382b | Songbook & 2 CDs | $29.95 | Voice and Piano


Various : Singer's Library of Musical Theatre - Vol. 1 - Baritone : Solo : Songbook : 884088685614 : 0739044710 : 00322051

Various : Singer's Library of Musical Theatre - Vol. 1 - Baritone

For aspiring and professional singers who love Broadway, Alfred's Singer's Library of Musical Theatre presents an elegant collection of the best-loved musical theatre songs in their original keys, authentically transcribed from their original vocal scores. Perfect for study, and equally suitable for the most important auditions and performances, each volume is dedicated to a specific vocal range, and contains dozens of songs from a variety of shows that span decades of theatre history. Multiple volumes are available for each of four vocal ranges: Soprano, Mezzo-Soprano/Alto, Tenor, and Baritone/Bass. Authoritative historical and contextual commentary, audition tips, and 16-bar cut suggestions for each song make it the most useful and relevant song library of its kind.

Songlist: If I Can't Love Her, Razzle Dazzle, Make Them Hear You, Come Along With Me, Camelot, Clap Yo' Hands, Comedy Tonight, If I Had My Druthers, Closer Than Ever, At Night She Comes Home To Me, Easier To Love, Eating Myself Up Alive, Where's The Girl, How Lucky You Are, Get Me To The Church On Time, How To Handle A Woman, I Could Write A Book, I Got Plenty O' Nuttin', I've Grown Accustomed To Her Face, If Ever I Would Leave You, In Praise Of Women, It's All Right With Me, Just One Of Those Things, Lullaby Of Broadway, On A Clear Day (You Can See Forever), Talk To The Animals, Thank Heaven For Little Girls, They Call The Wind Maria, This Can't Be Love, Too Darn Hot, and more

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Voicing: Solo | 10019b | Songbook | $14.95


Various Composers : Singer's Library of Musical Theatre - Baritone / Bass : Solo : Songbook : 00-322051

Various Composers : Singer's Library of Musical Theatre - Baritone / Bass

Alfred's Singer's Library of Musical Theatre features a treasury of the finest musical theatre songs. Presented in their original keys and authentically transcribed from the original vocal scores, the songs were selected for each voice type with careful attention to the vocal range of the song, as well as the voice of the character from the original Broadway cast. Each volume includes a variety of shows, spanning every important decade of musical theatre. This authoritative series features historical and contextual commentary, audition tips, and 16-bar cut suggestions for each song, making it the most useful and relevant collection of its kind. This is the Baritone / Bass Edition.

Songlist: Lullaby of Broadway, At Night She Comes Home To Me, Easier To Love, This Can't Be Love, You Have Cast Your Shadow on the Sea, Camelot, How To Handle a Woman, If Ever I Would Leave You, Come Along With Me, It's All Right With Me, Razzle Dazzle, Closer Than Ever, If I Can't Love Her, Talk To The Animals, Try To Remember, Comedy Tonight, Thank Heaven for Little Girls, Just One Of Those Things, Too Darn Hot, Where Is The Life That Late I Led?, In Praise of Women, If I Had My Drothers, Get me To The Church On Time, I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face, Eating Myself Up Alive, On A Clear Day, Clap Yo' Hands, They Call The Wind Maria, You Mustn't Kick It Around, I Could Write a Book, and more

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Voicing: Solo | 8593b | Songbook | $19.95 | Accompanied


Individual Folios

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Too Darn Hot : SATB : Cole Porter : Cole Porter : Kiss Me Kate : Songbook : 00-48365 : 038081551883

Cole Porter : Too Darn Hot

Originally written for Kiss Me Kate, this Cole Porter tune has become a treasured part of the Great American Songbook. A sultry bass line and finger snaps command attention right from the first sizzling measure. Clean jazz writing makes the harmonies jump right off the page. Add the optional SoundPax or SoundTrax to bring the sound of classic Broadway to your stage!

Composer: Cole Porter | Musical: Kiss Me Kate

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Voicing: SATB | Sheet Music | $2.25 |
(Minimum order 4 copies)
| 00-48365
Other Voicings: SAB, SSA, TTBB

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