A Little Brains
Damn Yankees [Original Broadway Cast] Lyrics

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Gwen Verdon Applegate: There's not a homewrecker on my staff better than…

We have lyrics for these tracks by Damn Yankees [Original Broadway Cast]:

A Man Doesn't Know [JOE] A man doesn't know what he has until he loses…
Heart [VAN BUREN] You've gotta have heart All you really need is…
Near to You [JOE] He's near to you Near to you Though you think he's far…
Shoeless Joe from Hannibal Mo [GLORIA] Who came along in a puff of smoke [ALL] Shoeless J…
The Game [ROCKY] We've got to think about the game! [ALL] The game, …
Two Lost Souls [JOE & LOLA] Two lost souls on the highway of life We…

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@silky0439

35w↑8

This woman was my inspiration for dancing! I’m 64 and still at it! Thank you Gwen! Love and miss that amazing talent!❤❤❤

@moonbread2334

2y↑45

The way she moves her body is just incredible. She somehow makes the tiniest, subtlest movements feel so grand and meaningful.

@scotpens

41w↑5

This song would make a fabulous drag number.

@TheTeacher1020

4y↑25

The incomparable Miss Verdon! Talent, wit, art, playfulness, and an incredible dancer!

@beachchaos1863

19w↑1

“Ask me why! Weak men'll die for me, strong men simply shatter” is such a good line

@ladyj3474

3y↑10

"I took the starch out of the sails of the Prince of Wales". Classic, thank you

@patriciaalley1562

50w↑5

When I was a kid I dreamed of being a dancer because of Gwen Verdin and I ended up doing just that, once dancing in the chorus of a production of Damn Yankees, where this is from, with Dick Van Dyke as the devil, Donnie most as Joe Hardy and Ken Page as the baseball coach. The role of Lola was played by a wonderful Fossi dancer named Vicky Frederick. Do not know whatever happened to her but those who trained under Fossi were extraordinary performers.

@liesljones5987

6y↑164

Absolutely criminal that Gwen Verdon wasn't allowed to do the movie of SWEET CHARITY. A unique talent!

@chrisn7259

6y↑7

She was always great on stage, but Gwen was 44 when Sweet Charity was made. They would never have risked a multi-million dollar movie on her at that point. She didn't have the looks for movie stardom and away from Broadway, most moviegoers didn't know her.

@renan.csmaia

5y↑19

@@chrisn7259 But the movie was really a flop...

@jamie1044

5y↑20

Chris N Gwen Verdon was an established theatre AND movie star by the time Sweet Charity was in production. In the beginning of their marriage, Gwen was a bigger star and more well known in Hollywood than Fosse. He got a lot of opportunities to grow his name and career because of her connections. Regarding Shirley, it was a studio decision to cast her because she had come to be known for her comedic roles, she was a studio darling, and yes her looks. Her looks, not because she was thought of as a bombshell. Her looks because she had the Gwen Verdon look. You may not think Gwen is attractive but she was thought to be quite beautiful in a quirky way and Shirley Maclaine was seen as a quirky beauty back then too. Ultimately, the movie flopped and was a stain on the careers of all associated. What the studio probably should have considered was first, making the movie sooner and second, using the woman who already had a huge built in fan base associated with her originating that character much like Damn Yankees. And Shirley was no spring chicken, she was something like 35.

@hemtonys

5y↑11

@@jamie1044 I agree. I admire Shirley MacLaine, but Gwen Verdon embodied the character so deeply, it would have been really fantastic to see what Fosse and Verdon could create together for the movie, and who cares about her age.

@deerheart87

5y↑6

@@jamie1044 wow is 35 old in your book ???

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@balletartsNYC

3y↑15

Perfection. Concise, detailed, easy, and in complete control.

@ernieb6680

4y↑18

No one can top Gwen Verdon! She was a true force of nature.

@janwintz7240

5y↑36

How adorable she is in this, my favorite from Damn Yankees 😃

@reginalevy9832

3y↑15

what a performance. i remember watching this religiously to practice for my role of lola back in my highschool days. damn yankees was my favorite

@fredgregatl

4y↑6

She’s fabulous!

@hildabambiriggsbeesmith6588

3y↑5

This May be one of her best ever, and that's saying something

@michellewilliams2476

4y↑13

Gwen is gold💜

@shannonbloom4133

5y↑84

Maybe if Verdon had played Charity the movie wouldn't have bombed at the box office.

@carveylover

3y↑4

She encouraged Shirley McClain to go after the role. She was also assistant Choreographer so she did ok. But I do agree she is the best Charity!

@ah7910

3y↑5

@@carveylover She was given no chance. I really can’t disagree more with your comment, you give an impression that she wasn’t ROBBED. She didn’t “encourage” Shirley to “go after it”, she trained Shirley up for the role after Shirley was cast at the behest of Fosse and the studio execs. Hardly a case where anyone with a heart would say “so she she did ok”. She was deemed too old, too unattractive and too unknown to mainstream non-broadway audiences. It was unfair and the situation stunk.

@katieilin7413

7y↑19

Such a good actor

@raywhittington1368

5y↑14

In other words; Consider the job done! The Broadway Musical was brought to new life on the Silver Screen! They were such great entertainment. It would be great to see them return to the industry in today's world!

@hamrunfc1

The Hollywood musicals were wonderful but very much of their time. And as such, unrepeatable. I compare it to an innocent child who believes that fairy-tales are real. Once the child's mind is 'corrupted', fairy-tales will be seen as just that. The same can be said of songs/lyrics of the time. Yesterday neighbours next door were having a queen's Jubilee party in their garden. I could not start to describe the music that was being played. And this was supposed to be a gathering of people celebrating? TO THIS MUSIC?! Even double-glasing couldn't keep out the monotonous, repetitive beat.

@robertguttman1487

4y↑9

The 1953 Fred Astaire movie musical, "The Band Wagon", was about an unsuccessful attempt to stage a Broadway Musical Comedy based upon the story of "Faust". Ironically, in 1955 a Broadway Musical Comedy actually was staged based upon the story of "Faust" and, unlike the one in "The Band Wagon", it proved to be extremely successful. That was "Damn Yankees". It was such a big hit, in fact, that it was translated into a motion picture in 1958. The movie included some of the original Broadway cast members, including Ray Walson as Mephistopheles and Gwen Verdon as his temptress. The "Damn Yankees" of the title were the New York baseball team, the plot revolving around a frustrated middle-aged baseball fan selling his soul to the devil to become a young baseball star in order to win the championship for his beloved but losing team, the Washington Senators. Ironically, the real Senators were such a losing team that they literally ceased to exist after 1960, becoming the Minnesota Twins.

@thewarriorscodex8758

14w↑1

Best Movie Ever

@AndrewRudin

6y↑66

This is the wit, expertise, sexiness and down-right fun that I so miss in Today's BROADWAY. And Gwen.... one of those unique, iconic Broadway figures. So glad they didn't use someone else when they made this movie, like they usually did. (And like it was often their big mistake, as using Audrey in My Fair Lady).

@tombennett3827

5y↑2

Andrew Rudin I think that Agnes Moorehead would have been a better Lola in the movie version. 😉 But seriously folks, I agree that Gwen Verdon was ideal casting for this role.

@Rosedawn321

4y↑2

Andrew Rudin or using Shirley McLaine instead of Gwen in Sweet Charity!

@lasktdave

3y↑1

@@tombennett3827 I've never heard that Agnes could sing and dance well enough to star in a musical.

@roberthenleynola

50w↑1

@@lasktdave I think he was being facetious, or sarcastic, or something.

@lil.glimmers

6y↑9

Thank you! I couldn't find this for yearsss

@kennethdesmondmosley1075

3y↑3

Let’s not forget the incomparable Ray Waldron. Bring a center of truth to everything he does.

@Glinkaism1

6y↑10

Love this song.

@lemorab1

7y↑28

Thank you so much for this clip! Could you upload "Two Lost Souls" with Gwen and Tab Hunter?

@beachchaos1863

19w↑1

WITH AN EMPHASIS ON THE, ON THE LATTEERRRRRRRRRR

@CarlDuke

7y↑11

Great stuff.

@ibm650

5y↑7

Robert Johnson was before Gwen's time, but he might have had her in mind when he sang
"She's got Elgin movements from her head down to her toes
Breaks in on a dollar 'most anywhere she goes..."

@WytZox1

5y↑15

* In her later years she made memorable TV appearances on M*A*S*H and Walker, Texas Ranger. ☺

@tombennett3827

5y↑1

WytZox1 yes, and she was also in movies like "Cocoon" and "Cotton Club."

@ellynmacgregor8210

5y↑3

WytZox1, not to mention that she played Thomas Magnum's mother in MAGNUM, P.I.--and did it charmingly. :-)

@MrPeterbs

6y↑58

The last bit about Samson and Deliah was added in for the movie replacing the racier lyrics in the stage version.

"You see the sign that said "George Washington once slept here"
Well though nobody spied him
Guess who was beside him?"

@AndrewRudin

6y↑6

Yeah, but ".... lamps on" rhyming with "Sampson" is pretty damn good, if not really still better.

@LeighMet

5y↑1

How is one racier then the other?

@DrAnnieErewhon

5y↑4

@@LeighMet likely a generational thing- wouldn't have been seemly during the 1950s to suggest anything racy about George Washington...'unAmerican' , I'm guesssing

@davidbonfiglio5163

@@LeighMet The father if the country vs. a mythological figure.

@bobbyfrancis8957

Racier lyrics? Richard Arlen didn't mention that in his autobiography, but he did say Gwen was complaining about this particular song, saying the lyrics don't rhyme, he said to her, "Yes, they do rhyme..."

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@leslieawest5062

3y↑1

Yes Gwen would have been great in Sweet Charity. She was one of my favorites. She was in a Walker, Texas Ranger, episode, with Robin Thomas as her murdered son. Maybe in 1996 to 2000, somewhere in that time span. She was in both Coccon movies . Not sure about spelling of title. I was pretty young when her dancing and acting was totally fantastic. It's so nice to be able to watch these now. So many talented dancers, great dance numbers. Boy do I miss those days, lots of musicals. With alot of actors and actress who made these movies so entertaining, and wonderful to watch. 🥰😍🤩

@hamrunfc1

As a kid I remember wathing Damn Yankees in the very late fifties(over sixty years ago). And over the last few weeks I returned to 'Whatever Lola Wants' number again and again. What would I(we) do without YouTube?!

@leslieawest5062

@@hamrunfc1 Hello. I'm kinda on UTUBE alot. Bob Fossie was also in that movie with Gwen. They were married. They did that number "Who's Got The Pain"...I liked that Dance number. I have the DVD Of Damn Yankees, I love that video. Always liked Gewn Verdon. You have the name I had before I was born. "Linda," then my mother changed it to Leslie. I hate my name. Rather been named Linda. I bought some books from Amazon, Gwen Verdon, Bob Fossie. Interesting reading. Bob F. does a fabulous dance number near the end of Kiss Me Kate movie. I've been enjoying UTUBE for awhile.

@arthurboehm

6y↑17

Verdon was the best. Superb even in this second-tier number,

@origamipein18

Yeah, she's got this, Chief. ^^

@Anamaria-qt8gm

¡¡¡Wowwwwwwww !!!!😍😍😍😍

@Helen-Ophion

4y↑1

I love such specious rooms

@consuellamccoy5217

25w

Well is this what Happened to Washington 😂😂😢😢🎉😂❤❤Shame on something so cute😂❤😮

@PlanetBabylon

3y↑4

She really said tawent uwu

@MerlinPrismriver100

a widdle bwains, a widdle taaawent <-- CUTE!!!

@moysesp.6372

6y↑3

thanks!!!!

@beachchaos1863

39w

❤❤❤

@rethinklifewithme2

Still watching in 2021

@lisawhite-pagano3455

Doctor Smith! Warning, Will Robinson!!

@thomasscott9654

4y↑2

Words ain't good enough

@cabronicusmaximuschingonic1062

4y↑5

They went with the insufferable Shirley MacLAME, instead of this talented goddess?!?!

@lumierenacht6528

Wut genre of music is this guys

@siobhanvictorian3669

Any other songs ray walston sings in this movie?

@sharonreine1612

6y↑1

good bad old days

@bigred8432

5y↑1

He sings 'Those Were The Good Old Days'

@jasonroseberry2324

7y↑4

Hey George!

@georgehowe8195

7y↑1

Hey Seavor!

@thebiscuitrose

3y↑2

Apoplexy

@thebiscuitrose

Those stripes***

@TheXmeimei

And he wants to go home to his wife！ THE NERVE！

@franward-jones7496

Gwen

@johnboy32064

3y↑1

She was great. She should have been in the movie version of “Sweet Charity”. This number is really cute. This set is hideous, though. HIDEOUS.

@deuxjournalistes2993

3y↑2

Yeah it is, but it’s supposed to be the Devil’s bedroom. So it seems fittingly garish

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