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'''"Ten Cents a Dance"''' is a [[popular music|popular]] song |
'''"Ten Cents a Dance"''' is a [[popular music|popular]] song with music by [[Richard Rodgers]] and lyrics by [[Lorenz Hart]].<ref>{{cite web|title=www.cafesongbook.com|url=http://www.cafesongbook.com/pages/songs/t/ten_cents_a_dance.html|website=cafesongbook.com|accessdate=January 6, 2021}}</ref> The song was published in 1930. |
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==Background== |
==Background== |
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The song lyrics tell of a [[taxi dancer]] lamenting the hardships of her job. The song was originally written for [[Lee Morse]] who was acting in the [[Musical theatre|musical]] ''[[Simple Simon (musical)|Simple Simon]],'' but when Morse showed up intoxicated at the [[Boston, Massachusetts|Boston]] opening of the musical, [[Florenz Ziegfeld]] fired her. She was replaced by [[Ruth Etting]] in the show, and Etting popularized the song as well in a [[Columbia Records|Columbia]] recording made in 1930. This recording was inducted into the [[Grammy Hall of Fame]] in [[1999 in music|1999]]. In 2012 it was added to the [[Library of Congress]]'s [[National Recording Registry]] list of "culturally, historically, or aesthetically important" American sound recordings.<ref>{{cite web|title=The National Recording Registry 2011|url=https://www.loc.gov/rr/record/nrpb/registry/nrpb-2011reg.html|work=National Recording Preservation Board of the Library of Congress|publisher=[[Library of Congress]]|date=May 24, 2012}}</ref> |
The song lyrics tell of a [[taxi dancer]] lamenting the hardships of her job. The song was originally written for [[Lee Morse]] who was acting in the [[Musical theatre|musical]] ''[[Simple Simon (musical)|Simple Simon]],'' but when Morse showed up intoxicated at the [[Boston, Massachusetts|Boston]] opening of the musical, [[Florenz Ziegfeld]] fired her. She was replaced by [[Ruth Etting]] in the show, and Etting popularized the song as well in a [[Columbia Records|Columbia]] recording made in 1930. This recording was inducted into the [[Grammy Hall of Fame]] in [[1999 in music|1999]]. In 2012, it was added to the [[Library of Congress]]'s [[National Recording Registry]] list of "culturally, historically, or aesthetically important" American sound recordings.<ref>{{cite web|title=The National Recording Registry 2011|url=https://www.loc.gov/rr/record/nrpb/registry/nrpb-2011reg.html|work=National Recording Preservation Board of the Library of Congress|publisher=[[Library of Congress]]|date=May 24, 2012}}</ref> |
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== Reprises == |
== Reprises == |
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*[[Ella Fitzgerald]] recorded this song in 1956 on her [[Verve Records|Verve]] double-album ''[[Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Rodgers and Hart Songbook]]''. |
*[[Ella Fitzgerald]] recorded this song in 1956 on her [[Verve Records|Verve]] double-album ''[[Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Rodgers and Hart Songbook]]''. |
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*[[Cass Elliot]] on the "[[Andy Williams]] Show", circa 1970.<ref> |
*[[Cass Elliot]] on the "[[Andy Williams]] Show", circa 1970.<ref>{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZY5l9x1R25s |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/ZY5l9x1R25s |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|website=YouTube|title=Cass Elliot on The Andy Williams Show, performing "Ten Cents A Dance", circa 1970}}{{cbignore}}</ref> |
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* [[Joan Morris]] and [[William Bolcom]] recorded it for their 1981 LP, "The Rodgers and Hart Album," and later included the track on "The Rodgers and Hart CD." |
* [[Joan Morris]] and [[William Bolcom]] recorded it for their 1981 LP, "The Rodgers and Hart Album," and later included the track on "The Rodgers and Hart CD." |
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* In 1985, the song was recorded by the British folk band [[Pyewackett]] on their LP 7 To Midnight <ref>{{cite web|title= 7 To Midnight|website= [[Discogs]]|date= 1985|url= https://www.discogs.com/master/996410-Pyewackett-7-To-Midnight}}</ref> |
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==Popular culture== |
==Popular culture== |
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{{in popular culture|date=February 2023}} |
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*[[Barbara Stanwyck]] starred in the film ''[[Ten Cents a Dance (1931 film)|Ten Cents a Dance]]'' (1931), which was inspired by the song. |
*[[Barbara Stanwyck]] starred in the film ''[[Ten Cents a Dance (1931 film)|Ten Cents a Dance]]'' (1931), which was inspired by the song. |
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*In the [[MGM]] biographical film about Etting, ''[[Love Me or Leave Me (film)|Love Me or Leave Me]]'' (1955), the song is performed by [[Doris Day]]. The Day recording was also released by Columbia. |
*In the [[MGM]] biographical film about Etting, ''[[Love Me or Leave Me (film)|Love Me or Leave Me]]'' (1955), the song is performed by [[Doris Day]]. The Day recording was also released by Columbia. |
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*[[Michelle Pfeiffer]] also performs the song in the film ''[[The Fabulous Baker Boys]]'' (1989). |
*[[Michelle Pfeiffer]] also performs the song in the film ''[[The Fabulous Baker Boys]]'' (1989). |
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*The [[Ruth Etting]] version of the song is part of the official soundtrack of the videogame ''[[BioShock 2]]'' (2010). |
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==Parodies== |
==Parodies== |
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*In the cartoon show ''[[Cow & Chicken]]'' episode "Supermodel Cow", Cow becomes a celebrity. After she loses popularity, she is found by her brother in a milk bar singing "10 Cents a Glass."<ref>Video: {{cite web |url=http://community.knowitallvideo.com/_Cow-Chicken-Supermodel-Cow/video/27471/1663.html |title= |
*In the cartoon show ''[[Cow & Chicken]]'' episode "Supermodel Cow", Cow becomes a celebrity. After she loses popularity, she is found by her brother in a milk bar singing "10 Cents a Glass."<ref>Video: {{cite web |url=http://community.knowitallvideo.com/_Cow-Chicken-Supermodel-Cow/video/27471/1663.html |title=Cow & Chicken "Supermodel Cow" - KnowItAllVideo Video - Are you sick of the same old places? |accessdate=2009-11-12 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713162257/http://community.knowitallvideo.com/_Cow-Chicken-Supermodel-Cow/video/27471/1663.html |archivedate=2011-07-13 }}</ref> |
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*In the cartoon ''[[DuckTales]]'', the story of how [[Scrooge McDuck]] met personal pilot [[Launchpad McQuack]] involves them dickering over McQuack's rate of pay, with McQuack confusingly suggesting "ten cents a dance" instead of "ten cents a mile." |
*In the cartoon ''[[DuckTales]]'', the story of how [[Scrooge McDuck]] met personal pilot [[Launchpad McQuack]] involves them dickering over McQuack's rate of pay, with McQuack confusingly suggesting "ten cents a dance" instead of "ten cents a mile." |
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==References== |
==References== |
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''''Notes''' |
''''Notes''' |
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"Ten Cents a Dance" | |
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Song | |
Published | 1930 |
Genre | Tin Pan Alley, Vocal jazz |
Composer(s) | Richard Rodgers |
Lyricist(s) | Lorenz Hart |
"Ten Cents a Dance" is a popular song with music by Richard Rodgers and lyrics by Lorenz Hart.[1] The song was published in 1930.
Background
The song lyrics tell of a taxi dancer lamenting the hardships of her job. The song was originally written for Lee Morse who was acting in the musical Simple Simon, but when Morse showed up intoxicated at the Boston opening of the musical, Florenz Ziegfeld fired her. She was replaced by Ruth Etting in the show, and Etting popularized the song as well in a Columbia recording made in 1930. This recording was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999. In 2012, it was added to the Library of Congress's National Recording Registry list of "culturally, historically, or aesthetically important" American sound recordings.[2]
Reprises
- Ella Fitzgerald recorded this song in 1956 on her Verve double-album Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Rodgers and Hart Songbook.
- Cass Elliot on the "Andy Williams Show", circa 1970.[3]
- Joan Morris and William Bolcom recorded it for their 1981 LP, "The Rodgers and Hart Album," and later included the track on "The Rodgers and Hart CD."
- In 1985, the song was recorded by the British folk band Pyewackett on their LP 7 To Midnight [4]
Popular culture
- Barbara Stanwyck starred in the film Ten Cents a Dance (1931), which was inspired by the song.
- In the MGM biographical film about Etting, Love Me or Leave Me (1955), the song is performed by Doris Day. The Day recording was also released by Columbia.
- Michelle Pfeiffer also performs the song in the film The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989).
- The Ruth Etting version of the song is part of the official soundtrack of the videogame BioShock 2 (2010).
Parodies
- In the cartoon show Cow & Chicken episode "Supermodel Cow", Cow becomes a celebrity. After she loses popularity, she is found by her brother in a milk bar singing "10 Cents a Glass."[5]
- In the cartoon DuckTales, the story of how Scrooge McDuck met personal pilot Launchpad McQuack involves them dickering over McQuack's rate of pay, with McQuack confusingly suggesting "ten cents a dance" instead of "ten cents a mile."
References
'Notes
- ^ "www.cafesongbook.com". cafesongbook.com. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
- ^ "The National Recording Registry 2011". National Recording Preservation Board of the Library of Congress. Library of Congress. May 24, 2012.
- ^ Cass Elliot on The Andy Williams Show, performing "Ten Cents A Dance", circa 1970. YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21.
- ^ "7 To Midnight". Discogs. 1985.
- ^ Video: "Cow & Chicken "Supermodel Cow" - KnowItAllVideo Video - Are you sick of the same old places?". Archived from the original on 2011-07-13. Retrieved 2009-11-12.