With a Little Bit of Luck
This article is about the 1956 song sung by Stanley Holloway. For the 1999 song by DJ Luck & MC Neat, see A Little Bit of Luck.
| "With a Little Bit of Luck" | |
|---|---|
| Musical number from My Fair Lady | |
| Released | 1956 |
| Genre | Musical theatre |
| Writer |
Alan Jay Lerner Frederick Loewe |
"With a Little Bit of Luck" is a popular song by Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe, written for the 1956 Broadway play My Fair Lady.[1]
It was sung by Stanley Holloway in both the original stage and film versions.[2]
It is sung by Eliza's bin man father, Alfred. P Doolittle and is about a list of everyday situations which one finds themselves in, and a desire to take the easy way out as "With a Little Bit of Luck" one's fate might change, thus avoiding any responsibility. The song is traditionally sung in a deep Cockney accent.
References
- ↑ ""With a Little Bit of Luck" from 'My Fair Lady' Sheet Music". Musicnotes.com. Retrieved 2012-01-12.
- ↑ My Fair LadyThe British Film Institute, accessed 12 January 2012
External links
- With a little bit of luck 1964 film "My fair lady" on YouTube The British Film Institute
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