My Blue Heaven Print

When Whip-poor-wills call And ev'ning is nigh I hurry to My blue heaven I turn to the right A little white light Will lead you to My blue heaven You'll see a smiling face, A fireplace, A cozy room A little nest That's nestled where The roses bloom Just Mollie and me And baby makes three; We're happy in My blue heaven When Whip-poor-wills call And ev'ning is nigh I hurry to My blue heaven I turn to the right A little white light Will lead you to My blue heaven You'll see a smiling face A fireplace, A cozy room A little nest that's nestled where the roses bloom Just Mollie and me And baby makes three; We're happy in My blue heaven We're happy in my blue heaven ‘My Blue Heaven’ by Fats Domino Songwriters: Walter Donaldson / George Whiting "My Blue Heaven" is a popular song written by Walter Donaldson with lyrics by George A. Whiting. The song was used in the Ziegfeld Follies of 1927. It has become part of various fake book collections. In 1928, "My Blue Heaven" became a huge hit on Victor 20964-A for crooner Gene Austin, accompanied by the Victor Orchestra as directed by Nat Shilkret. It charted for 26 weeks, stayed at number one for 13, and sold over five million copies worldwide. Victor 20964-A was recorded on September 14, 1927 and was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1978. The recording was reissued as Victor 24573 and has been reissued on several commercially available CDs. The music for "My Blue Heaven" was written in 1924: "Donaldson wrote it one afternoon at the Friars Club in New York while waiting for his turn at the billiard table." The song was written while Donaldson was under contract to Irving Berlin, working for Berlin's publishing company, Irving Berlin Inc. George A. Whiting wrote lyrics adapted for Donaldson's music, and for a while, performed it in his vaudevilleact; three years later, Tommy Lyman started singing it on the radio as his theme song. Austin, unhappy with the Victor Company and "convinced that the best material which he brought to the company’s attention was going to other artists", "gave Nat Shilkret an ultimatum that he wouldn’t do another session unless his interpretation [of "My Blue Heaven"] was commercially released. According to Austin, an agreement was reached for "My Blue Heaven" to be coupled with "Are You Thinking of Me Tonight?", the most highly regarded song among those he was planning to record at that time." On the day "My Blue Heaven" was to be recorded, after takes of the other songs had been completed, to Austin's surprise the musicians packed up and left the studio; Shilkret told Austin they had a conflict, but in a scene documented by H. Allen Smith in his A Short History of Fingers, Austin "grabbed an old guy with a cello and talked him into standing by. Then [he] grabbed a song plugger who could play pretty fair piano. And the third fellow [he] got was an agent who could whistle – bird calls and that sort of thing." Austin recorded "My Blue Heaven" with that hastily assembled trio. Antoine Dominique Domino Jr. (February 26, 1928 – October 24, 2017), known as Fats Domino, was an American pianist and singer-songwriter. One of the pioneers of rock and roll music, Domino sold more than 65 million records. Between 1955 and 1960, he had eleven Top 10 US pop hits. By 1955 five of his records had sold more than a million copies, being certified gold. The Associated Press estimates that during his career, the artist "sold more than 110 million records and the Grammyorganization states that Domino landed 37 songs in the Top 40 on the Billboard Hot 100 throughout his career, including 11 that peaked inside the Top 10". His humility and shyness may be one reason his contribution to the genre has been overlooked. The significance of his work was great however; Elvis Presley declared Domino to be "the real king of rock ‘n’ roll" and once announced that Domino "was a huge influence on me when I started out". Four of Domino's records were named to the Grammy Hall of Fame for their significance: "Blueberry Hill", "Ain't That A Shame", "Walking to New Orleans" and "The Fat Man". "The Fat Man" "is cited by some historians as the first rock and roll single and the first to sell more than 1 million copies”. Source: Wikipedia Vincent 'Vinnie' Antonelli: It's not tipping I believe in. It's overtipping. Barney: Would you care to bet on that? Hannah Stubbs: I never bet when I'm sure and right. Barney: Presumably you haven't done a lot of betting considering you've only been wrong once in your life. Hannah Stubbs: [glaring at Barney] Twice. Vincent 'Vinnie' Antonelli: The shoes, right? The shoes are tragic. Vincent 'Vinnie' Antonelli: You dirty rat! Billy Sparrow: Snitch! Vincent 'Vinnie' Antonelli: Stool pigeon! Billy Sparrow: Informer! Vincent 'Vinnie' Antonelli: Squealer! Billy Sparrow: You dirty rat! Vincent 'Vinnie' Antonelli: I already said you dirty rat! Billy Sparrow: Yeah, but I say it better. Vincent 'Vinnie' Antonelli: 5 o'clock Christmas morning, I run downstairs and look under the tree and what do I find? Uncle Alfresco, dead on the floor, shot through the back of the head. Plus no bicycle. It was a disappointing Christmas on many levels. Defense Attorney: You're currently in the federal witness protection program, is that correct? Vincent 'Vinnie' Antonelli: Yes. Defense Attorney: So you're living somewhere in America, under the protection of the federal government. You agreed to testify against Mr. Gatzo, and in exchange for this testimony you've been given immunity, a nice house, and a weekly paycheck. Is that correct? Vincent 'Vinnie' Antonelli: [conspiritorialy] That's not all I get. Defense Attorney: Ah. Well, perhaps you'd like to enlighten the jury as to what else the government is giving you in exchange for this testimony? Vincent 'Vinnie' Antonelli: Sure. [turns to the jury, very earnestly] Vincent 'Vinnie' Antonelli: I get to never see my parents again. Or my loved ones. I get to live in a place... It's OK, don't get me wrong... The air is clean and the people are nice, but for a guy like me, who was raised on the sidewalks of the city that never sleeps, it's a living hell. There were times when I thought of giving it all up, particularly when my wife left me. They gave us a nice house, with flowers in front. It made us sick. But I made a deal with the government so I'm here to tell the truth. So if you think I'm saying what I'm saying about Mr. Gatzo killing Nicky Capelli only because of the deal, you got a point. But it's still the truth. Hannah Stubbs: Your honor, are we to believe that this man is in danger? That some cartoon character men in black suits with white on white ties armed with guns are going to walk through that door as we... Crystal: [two men enter the court, in black suits with white on white ties pulling out guns] DUCK! [Barney tells a joke. Everyone laughs, except Hannah] Hannah Stubbs: I see that it's funny. I have a sense of humor. Barney: Of course you have a sense of humor. Everyone thinks they do, even people who don’t. [Vinnie palms off a $100 bill to Barney] Barney Coopersmith: You don't tip FBI men! Vincent 'Vinnie' Antonelli: Sure you do! Barney: It's gonna be a lot easier if you two start calling each other Terry and Todd. Linda: It's a nice house, Terry, okay? Barney: No, you're Terry, he's Todd. Vincent 'Vinnie' Antonelli: When did your wife leave? Barney: October. Vince: That's when my wife left! What is it about the month of October? Barney: I dunno. The pressure of Halloween? You never know what to go as! [Vincent Antonelli is questioned about the stolen goods in the trunk of the car he stole] Hannah Stubbs: The books... Vincent 'Vinnie' Antonelli: You have something against books? Hannah Stubbs: I have nothing about books! I am curious about the books in your trunk. Vincent 'Vinnie' Antonelli: You see, I was thinking of writing my story, so I bought this one on how to do it. Hannah Stubbs: Why do you need 25 copies of it? Vincent 'Vinnie' Antonelli: In case I want to read it more than once… Supermarket Employee: Have a nice day. Vincent 'Vinnie' Antonelli: Fuck you! [The Boy from New York City] Vincent 'Vinnie' Antonelli: Are you trying to say capeesh? Barney: Yeah. Vincent 'Vinnie' Antonelli: Well don't do it, cause it hurts my ears when you do it. Vincent 'Vinnie' Antonelli: I thought you were dead. Billy Sparrow: That was the general idea. Vincent 'Vinnie' Antonelli: Ehh, she's not my type. I like 'em... I dunno, kinda dirty or something. Vincent 'Vinnie' Antonelli: Arugula. I haven't had arugula in six weeks. Supermarket Manager: What's that? Vincent 'Vinnie' Antonelli: It's a veggieTAble. Vincent 'Vinnie' Antonelli: Richie loved to use 22s because the bullets are small and they don't come out the other end like a 45, see, a 45 will blow a barn door out the back of your head and there's a lot of dry cleaning involved, but a 22 will just rattle around like Pac-Man until you're dead. Vincent 'Vinnie' Antonelli: What a day for a mow, eh? Vincent 'Vinnie' Antonelli: You know, sometimes I even amaze myself. from ‘My Blue Heaven’ Starring Joan Cusack (Hughes’ 16 Candles), Rick Moranis ("I knew it. I’m surrounded by assholes."), Jesse Bradford (Bring It On), Daniel Stern ("What're you doin', Marv?"), Bill Irwin (Hot Shots!), Ed Lauter (The X-Files: Space), William Hickey (Tales from the Darkside: The Movie), Colleen Camp (Tales from the Crypt: Korman’s Kalamity), Melanie Mayron (The Baby-Sitters Club), Raymond O’Connor (Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers), and Carol Kane ("Oh, what is this, Frank? Oh, oh look, Frank! It's a toaster!"). Written by Nora Ephron (When Harry Met Sally…). Directed by Herbert Ross (Parker’s Footloose). My Blue Heaven is a 1990 American crime black comedy film directed by Herbert Ross, written by Nora Ephron, and starring Steve Martin, Rick Moranis, and Joan Cusack. This is the third film in which Martin and Moranis starred together. It has been noted for its relationship to Goodfellas, which was released one month later. Both films are based on the life of Henry Hill, although the character is renamed "Vincent 'Vinnie' Antonelli" in My Blue Heaven. Goodfellas was based on the book Wiseguy by Nicholas Pileggi, while the screenplay for My Blue Heaven was written by Pileggi's wife Nora Ephron, and much of the research for both works was done in the same sessions with Hill. Source: Wikipedia