| "Happy Talk (song)" | |
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| Song from South Pacific | |
| Published | 1949 |
| Writer | Oscar Hammerstein II |
| Composer | Richard Rodgers |
"Happy Talk" is a show tune from the 1949 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical South Pacific. It is sung by Bloody Mary to the American lieutenant Joe Cable, about having a happy life, after he begins romancing her daughter Liat. Liat performs the song with hand gestures as Mary sings.
Ella Fitzgerald recorded this song with Gordon Jenkins and his orchestra for Decca and it was included on her album "Miss Ella Fitzgerald and Mr. Gordon Jenkins Invite You to Listen and Relax".
"Happy Talk" is occasionally cut from productions of South Pacific on the grounds that the song is racist, citing the fake pidgin in which it is written.
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| "Happy Talk" | ||||
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| Single by Captain Sensible | ||||
| from the album Women and Captains First 1982 |
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| Released | 26 June 1982 | |||
| Format | 7", 12 | |||
| Recorded | 1982 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 3:24 | |||
| Label | Universal Music Group | |||
| Writer(s) | Richard Rodgers | |||
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In June 1982, The Damned's guitarist Captain Sensible scored an unlikely #1 single on the UK singles chart for two weeks with his version of the song, featuring backing vocals by the band Dolly Mixture.
| Preceded by "I've Never Been to Me" by Charlene |
UK number-one single 3 July 1982 - 10 July 1982 |
Succeeded by "Fame" by Irene Cara |