Three days after Oklahoma opened, Oscar Hammerstein was in a ground floor hotel room in NY. He had the window a little open to get air and he woke up to children singing "Oh, What A Beautiful Morning....." He says it was the most deeply satisfying moment of his professional life. The song had spread that fast, even children were singing it.
My grandmother also has dementia but this is one of the songs she remembers. We were singing it today and it made her happy, you could tell. Her mother was born in Oklahoma before it was a state, and that is one of the stories of our family she tells. I've never even been to the US but I want to go one day
My great granddaddy used to sing this song to my grandmother every morning while he was making them breakfast. My granddaddy passed away when I was 9 (4 years ago ) and I loved him with all my heart. This was his favorite song and we even sang it at his funeral, not a single person in the room needed the lyric sheet because they all knew him that well. He was a retired Air Force veteran in WW2 and my grandmother has the Flag that was given to him when he finished his duty as a pilot, still hanging in her room. RIP Granddaddy.
This is my mom's favorite song, and she wants it to be played at her funeral. But I do need to find a version that he doesn't scare Aunt Ellen to death! lol
My grandpa used to sing this every morning. I was blessed to have that man until my 40s . He passed at 93 yrs old. Army Veteran, chef and just all around amazing. I am so blessed for the time I had with him and grateful to hear the song anytime online ❤
I sing it to my baby boy every morning, too! He will be a year old next month, I can barely believe it. Congratulations to you and your wife on the new baby, btw! Take care of one another and best wishes on your new chapter as a family 🙏
The opening always makes me cry. It's so clean, so mid 20th century America. Joyous, boisterous and classically American. Out of all of the R&H musicals Oklahoma is a masterpiece.
I've never been to the US, but my grandmother is from St Louis, Missouri. She now has dementia and even though she's forgetting who we are, the songs from Oklahoma and other musicals from a similar era have still stuck with her. Me, my sister, my father and my stepmother were singing it with her today, and you could tell her smile lit up when we were singing it. I know it's a memory I will look back on fondly for a long time
My father used to sing it when he was making us all a first cup of tea which now I think how amazing he was..he placed the mugs on a tin tray and climbing 2 flights stairs to each bedroom that was in the 1950s. 1950s...no mobile ones then nor utube music. maybe a wireless set gramophone record player..how lucky we were! and the icing on the gingerbread "Daddy" ringing O what a beautiful morning! But am searching baffled thinking where did he first hear it?!
I need to add that this obviously doesn’t represent what America was really like, it’s a fantasy seen through the eyes of white, straight, Christian people. Still one of the best opening scenes of any film, ever.
You totally nailed it. I grew up on a spacious farm in Upstate NY, with cows, horses, cornfields, etc. This song rather encapsulates the emotions & feelings I had (and still have) about it. "Joyous", indeed.
I remember seeing the musical Oklahoma when I was 8 or 9 years old on the TV. And I dont know why but it scared me and gave me a very bad feeling. As a result I kind of blocked it from my memory. But I still remember the feeling of dread connected to it.
@@sirrykr1679 Maybe you were familiar with the impacts on the Native people who still live here in Oklahoma. What was good for the cowboys was devastating to the Native people already here.
Those were the days when Broadway was truly wonderful. When you say the names like Rodgers and Hammerstein, Cole Porter, Jerome Kern, Alan Jay Lerner and Loewe(who wrote and composed shows like An American in Paris and My Fair Lady), people still smile. Those were the days when the New York Broadway stage attracted talent from around the world and people lined up to see the latest Broadway plays and musical theater, as compared to today.
The singing for this scene is not recorded live. Gordon would have sang this first in a recording studio, with a microphone close for best audio quality. Than filmed this scene outdoors, the production crew playing this song on speakers and Gordon either sings along to his own voice or perhaps not, just lip-syncing himself.
@@haweater1555 they sing along to the recording - lip synching would look fake and would not show the natural motions of the throat, etc. which are quite different when someone is actually singing. I have bought some 'soundtrack' recordings over the years that are clearly different than the version actually on the soundtrack, so they must make several versions
No matter how challenging the day or how much pain I'm in (I have fibro) -- I play this song and make a beautiful morning! Then I have a dawn walk to listen to the birds, and the rest of the day goes spectacularly. Music can change your life and turn your mood right around.
I appreciate how Oklahome and other Rodgers & Hammerstein'a works were based on reality, yet still could be so positive and inspiring, and they were also not "preachy".
Musicals these days are nothing compared to Golden Hollywood. People can’t even sing like that anymore. Today it’s all about whining, yelling, screaming. Singers sound like the need put out of their misery.
I had a dream last night I started singing this song and everywhere I went everyone joined in. I woke up and turned this on and I’m crying with joy. It’s a sign folks, God wins.💕
My father would sing this some mornings to wake us to ready for school. My father’s other morning song was “ you are my sunshine. When visiting my grandchildren, I sing to them to wake for school. It’s a wonderful way to start the day. Gordon MacRae’s Oh, What a Beautiful Morning IS my wake-up song on my iPhone.
My father always sang this to me when I was very small. He was in a school production of Oklahoma back in the early 60s, and he never forgot this song.
I've never seen Oklahoma (the musical that is), & I might never get around to it. But this song... it transcends generations. It promotes positivity & optimism that every day is a fresh start. Above grey skies is a bright & sunny day.
I attended an Easter Sunday mass several years ago. The priest leading the mass started it - without comment- by singing this song. He got the whole congregation to sing along w/ him. It was a very memorable, joyous moment.
My father used to sing this song when he was driving me to school. He passed away and I miss him a lot, I remembered him because yesterdar it was his birthday
Same here, I only just discovered the connection recently. Nothing like solving solving a heartfelt mystery via TH-cam:) His Birthday was February 11th....
I’m sorry your dad is gone. My parents are gone too. My mother loved musicals. This was one of them. This always takes me back to my innocent times as a small child in the early 1960’s😊
@@hephzbah1130 happy memories for a time long ago. Time is a three fold present: the present as we experience it, the past as present memories and the future as present expectations. In a way loving memories of times past and loved ones gone take us back to those times.
I want to publicly thank my mother for raising us on Broadway musicals. First it was listening to the cast recording records, then actually seeing them on stage (when we could afford it), and then watching when they came on television. It gave us an appreciation of music from an early age which blossomed into classical music all the way through punk.
I just turned 43 April fool's Day and I lost both my parents last year and when I was growing up, I watched so many Broadway musicals because it's what my mother loved and I grew up to appreciate it and I'm so glad she shared all the movies she loved with me because I had a different child than most kids. I grew up watching the old black and white movies and the Tom and Jerry and Esther William movies and I will treasure that forever and one day I will show them to my children. ❤️❤️❤️
My dear mother did the same for me. The radiogramme played the vinyl records of all these wonderful musicals constantly. We sang along and were word perfect. Thank you, mum, great happy memories!
MY god. I so so so LOVE old classical musical tunes. What a beautiful deep voice. How come our society today doesn't appreciate this types of vocal voices anymore?
Gordon McRae had one of the most beautiful voices ever. When Hollywood still had talented actors, and they made something besides sequels and re-makes.😒
There has never been a feel good opening song to a musical as powerful as this one.A celebration of summer,earth's bounty and the love we have for our planet.
There was just something so magical about musicals and music back then. Its way b4 I was born but it always puts butterflies in my stomach and a smile on my face.
So true. There is indeed something quite magical and timeless about musicals from that era. When I listen to the Wonderful Gordon Macrae's rendition of Oh what a beautiful morning from Oklahoma it lifts my spirits for the day ahead. Take care now.
Rest in peace and birthday greetings to Gordon McRae. Your voice touches the heart. It is a treat for the female ear. Thank you for putting yourself in every note
My grandmother has dementia and forgets who we are but she still remembers the words to this song (and also other songs from Oklahoma and other American musicals of the same era), and we sang them today and you could see her face lighting up. My great grandmother was born in Oklahoma before it was a state and my grandmother was born in St Louis, Missouri. I've never been to the USA before though I want to go there one day (my grandmother has lived in the UK for 61 years). Music just has such personal meaning and associations
Thank you for sharing this ultimately uplifting story about your Grandmother. Dementia is indeed a cruel disease, yet it does not take away the childhood musical memories from one's loved ones. Take care now.
my mom used to sing this to me to wake me up and i usually just groaned and told her to husb, but one time after she hadnt done it for a while, I harmonized with her while not quite awake and it brought her to tears
Oh my gosh… The most handsome.. wholesome, lovable character here in Oklahoma. I’m 70… and have loved this musical most of my life. I fall in love with him again….. every time I see this. Thanks Gordon ❤🥰
Lucky you, every morning my kindergarten teacher made us sing "good morning to you, we're all in our places with sunshiny faces, for this is the way to start a good day", and my first grade teacher didn't have us sing anything.
I have a very distinct memory of this song. I was pushing my then toddler son through the main waiting room in Grand Central Station NYC. It was Xmas time and they would often have live music playing during the holiday season. This wonderful HS band was playing this song and I just had to stop and listen. Such a beautiful song, with amazing young talented musicians, for me it was a magical moment I will never forget. I'm sure they haven't either! Every day we are alive is beautiful!
When my friend Michael began to sing this song, I just couldn’t believe my ears, I was just surprised at how beautiful his voice sounded, because he sounded just like him, my mom couldn’t believe it either, I love how much he put into this song, love it so much Gordon McRae, thank you for making this song a great one for me and my friends!
Here I am in 2024! One of my favorite opening numbers of all time. I maybe a millennial but I find it hard to believe Oklahoma literally invented the “story musical”!
My grandfather had apparently loved this musical, and sang it quite often while my father was growing up. My father would blast it during some mornings as well for me and my sister too while we were growing up. My grandfather just passed yesterday, he had dementia for years now and he was slowly shutting down completely. but while in the hospital yesterday, he sang a long with my grandmother and sister when they started singing this song. i cannot wait to continue his and my fathers tradition of singing this song during the morning, and maybe one day, singing it to my own children as well. I am sure he will be singing it with me.
Andrew, thank you for sharing your story about your late grandfather singing this wonderful song and you continuing in the family tradition. Kind regards from an unusually sunny morning in London, UK.
In 1958 when I was 4 my mom, dad and grandma moved from Texas to California. Dad sang this song as he drove and I loved the feeling of adventure and hope. The idea of something being as high as an elephant’s eye impressed me too. Dad also sang Cuanta Le Gusta, which Is a fun song to sing, and a great song to sing when starting a trip. When we can travel again!
Yeah, I grew up with a singing dad who told corny dad jokes, enlisted the day after Pearl Harbor and later worked like hell to make a life for his family.
This is the greatest musical opening ever. Awesome. Magnificent. Fantastic. Inspirational. Calming. Gets you ready for anything that comes next. Inspires everyday philosophy. Thanks R&H.
Came back to this after listening to clips from the new Broadway revival. It has its virtues, but... This singing from Gordon MacRae is just gorgeous. This is the voice (or those like it) that I want to hear singing every Broadway musical.
What a lovely story. I know this song makes me feel better when I sing it. I learned all the words and I sing it out in my yard. “All the sounds of the earth are like music”
I grew up watching all of these old movies this song has always stayed with me and I would sing it to my daughter in the morning as she was getting ready for school ❤ when I awoke today I had to hear it for myself! This is a timeless classic!!!
My family were settlers in Oklahoma in those “Wild West” days, and my ancestor Jacob Cline was a very popular livestock auctioneer. All of his kids would play music for the crowds and they would all make merry. I’m blessed enough to have had these stories passed down to me to know… I find great comfort in this song and the thought of having come from a place of steadfast adventure, music, and love.
Why does watching that bring tears to my eyes? The melody of this song seems to reach very deep into the heart. What absolutely wonderful music. Mr. MacRae sang so beautifully, his horse was so beautiful, it's like watching a dream. He's what they now call an archetype: the good guy on a horse, like the embodiment of the American Dream, the cowboy knight that represented all the best of us and in us. I want it back, that America, and men like that. And needless to say, music like that.
What a grand moment in American film history! All the forces of songwriting, performance, directing and technical achievement seem to have coalesced to produce this never forgotten performance.
Woke up with THIS song in my head.... don’t recall EVER hearing it before...🤯 woke up with those words in my head, searched them on YT and this mans voice was exactly what I heard in my head! 😏☺️
Memory is an odd thing, eh? ;} -Say, I just noticed someone in the comments said that "The 'zoom meeting' Coors commercial uses MacRae's version of this song." Perhaps that's where you heard it, then forgot about it since it was just an advert. :]
This song is very special to me. My nana use to sing this to me every morning when she called. I’d do the same. It’s been 3 years today since her passing and I always tear up trying to sing this song. Cherish yur family. I miss my nana.
The “zoom meeting” Coors commercial uses MacRae’s version of This song. It reminded me of how much I loved watching his old musicals and what a fantastic singer he was!
Three days after Oklahoma opened, Oscar Hammerstein was in a ground floor hotel room in NY. He had the window a little open to get air and he woke up to children singing "Oh, What A Beautiful Morning....." He says it was the most deeply satisfying moment of his professional life. The song had spread that fast, even children were singing it.
Seriously? Seriously? You think Oscar Hammerstein was on the ground floor of a NY hotel? lol
@@manhattan123 WWII and NO ROOMS soldiers sleeping in doorways.
I love that. Thanks for sharing.
Great story. Thank you.
What a great song and what therefore a great man.
My dad with late stage dementia... had a rough day yesterday. He woke up humming this song today. I am glad he takes comfort in this song...
Such a uplifting message
My grandmother also has dementia but this is one of the songs she remembers. We were singing it today and it made her happy, you could tell. Her mother was born in Oklahoma before it was a state, and that is one of the stories of our family she tells. I've never even been to the US but I want to go one day
I hope you can come visit@@grassytramtracks
But we don't just forget the bad things...@@antwan3163
This was today w my dementia mom.
My great granddaddy used to sing this song to my grandmother every morning while he was making them breakfast. My granddaddy passed away when I was 9 (4 years ago ) and I loved him with all my heart. This was his favorite song and we even sang it at his funeral, not a single person in the room needed the lyric sheet because they all knew him that well. He was a retired Air Force veteran in WW2 and my grandmother has the Flag that was given to him when he finished his duty as a pilot, still hanging in her room. RIP Granddaddy.
I'm sorry for your loss.
Why has people has to sorry they will live a peacefully world in the sky
My dad came to pass and I still have his flG
Whzel, God bless our veterans. He sounds like he was a very sweet man. I hope you have fond memories.
May your Grandfather rest in peace. Thank you for his service 🙏❤️🇺🇸
This man had a glorious voice.
yep he dose have a glorious voice
@@jackierequa9234 does*
@ Noah De Carmo your annoying
@@elizabethwelsh7493 you’re*
@@noahdecarmo8668 You're correct and definitely not annoying.
My father turned on the radio on the morning of his wedding and this song was playing. My parents were happily married for over 60 years.
This is my mom's favorite song, and she wants it to be played at her funeral. But I do need to find a version that he doesn't scare Aunt Ellen to death! lol
lol... Have you found it?
What a beautiful thought...
Beautiful story
God bless 'em!
Still gives me chills to hear this song in 2023!
MacRae has one of the most spectacular voices of all time! Just glorious.
It really is amazing. I could listen to him sing all day. Plus he's nice to look at too. ;)
He was and I had a long time crush on him💕💕💕💕💕💕
agreed
I can't think of another singer that can match the resonance of his voice.
@@BillGreenAZ Mario Lanza had some of the qualities of Macrae's voice
I don't know what is more underrated, Gordon MacRae's voice or what a good boy this horse is
I am NOT a morning person, but this song will get me going every time. 😂
I've loved this movie all my life...I'm now 74 and still love it.....
My grandpa used to sing this every morning. I was blessed to have that man until my 40s . He passed at 93 yrs old. Army Veteran, chef and just all around amazing. I am so blessed for the time I had with him and grateful to hear the song anytime online ❤
What a BEAUTIFUL memory! bless him, forever!!!!!
MacRae is still one of the best singers who's ever lived!!!!
Absolutely. Love him still and always🙏❤️
Not forgetting Nelson Eddy!
How ironic -- the ad that played before this video happened to be the T-Mobile Home Internet commercial LOL 😂
And just before that, this was used to introduce Activision-Blizzard-King to the Xbox family 🟢
They won’t raise your rates at T-Mobile come get a great deal everyday
I could listen to Gordon McRae sing all day long.
Yes. It is a beautiful morning indeed. 🤍🙌
I’ve been singing this all morning, and not just because I live in OK! 😊
My wife sings this to our newborn nearly every morning, he wakes up with the biggest smile you ever saw
I sing it to my baby boy every morning, too! He will be a year old next month, I can barely believe it. Congratulations to you and your wife on the new baby, btw! Take care of one another and best wishes on your new chapter as a family 🙏
@@steffersonairplaneI Got A Beautiful Feeling Everything's Going My Way
The opening always makes me cry. It's so clean, so mid 20th century America. Joyous, boisterous and classically American. Out of all of the R&H musicals Oklahoma is a masterpiece.
I've never been to the US, but my grandmother is from St Louis, Missouri. She now has dementia and even though she's forgetting who we are, the songs from Oklahoma and other musicals from a similar era have still stuck with her. Me, my sister, my father and my stepmother were singing it with her today, and you could tell her smile lit up when we were singing it. I know it's a memory I will look back on fondly for a long time
My father used to sing it when he was making us all a first cup of tea which now I think how amazing he was..he placed the mugs on a tin tray and climbing 2 flights stairs to each bedroom that was in the 1950s. 1950s...no mobile ones then nor utube music. maybe a wireless set gramophone record player..how lucky we were! and the icing on the gingerbread "Daddy" ringing O what a beautiful morning! But am searching baffled thinking where did he first hear it?!
I need to add that this obviously doesn’t represent what America was really like, it’s a fantasy seen through the eyes of white, straight, Christian people. Still one of the best opening scenes of any film, ever.
You totally nailed it. I grew up on a spacious farm in Upstate NY, with cows, horses, cornfields, etc. This song rather encapsulates the emotions & feelings I had (and still have) about it. "Joyous", indeed.
What a great singer. And “Oklahoma” is one of the best musicals ever written!
Jackie Mcmeekin Well........... some beg to differ.
@@InsertStephenHere I agree 100%
I remember seeing the musical Oklahoma when I was 8 or 9 years old on the TV. And I dont know why but it scared me and gave me a very bad feeling. As a result I kind of blocked it from my memory. But I still remember the feeling of dread connected to it.
@@sirrykr1679 Maybe you were familiar with the impacts on the Native people who still live here in Oklahoma. What was good for the cowboys was devastating to the Native people already here.
Those were the days when Broadway was truly wonderful. When you say the names like Rodgers and Hammerstein, Cole Porter, Jerome Kern, Alan Jay Lerner and Loewe(who wrote and composed shows like An American in Paris and My Fair Lady), people still smile. Those were the days when the New York Broadway stage attracted talent from around the world and people lined up to see the latest Broadway plays and musical theater, as compared to today.
Beautiful dapple grey horse. I love those markings. See how it's listening to him sing? Watch the ears.
I’m glad I’m not the only one who thought the horse was really pretty too.
grey is okay, but one like snow or maybe like milk would be really something to dream about!
He is listening 💕
The singing for this scene is not recorded live. Gordon would have sang this first in a recording studio, with a microphone close for best audio quality. Than filmed this scene outdoors, the production crew playing this song on speakers and Gordon either sings along to his own voice or perhaps not, just lip-syncing himself.
@@haweater1555 they sing along to the recording - lip synching would look fake and would not show the natural motions of the throat, etc. which are quite different when someone is actually singing.
I have bought some 'soundtrack' recordings over the years that are clearly different than the version actually on the soundtrack, so they must make several versions
No matter how challenging the day or how much pain I'm in (I have fibro) -- I play this song and make a beautiful morning! Then I have a dawn walk to listen to the birds, and the rest of the day goes spectacularly. Music can change your life and turn your mood right around.
Something very good about these musicals...we need more of the positivity.
I appreciate how Oklahome and other Rodgers & Hammerstein'a works were based on reality, yet still could be so positive and inspiring, and they were also not "preachy".
@@atheodorasurname6936 yeah nothing religious.
@@atheodorasurname6936 But perhaps for "When You Walk Through a Storm (Hold Your Head Up High)."
@@mrsinister8978 But for the abbey nuns' opening Gregorian chants in The Sound of Music. But yes, e.g., "It Ain't Necessarily So" in Porgy and Bess.
Musicals these days are nothing compared to Golden Hollywood. People can’t even sing like that anymore. Today it’s all about whining, yelling, screaming. Singers sound like the need put out of their misery.
I had a dream last night I started singing this song and everywhere I went everyone joined in. I woke up and turned this on and I’m crying with joy. It’s a sign folks, God wins.💕
My father would sing this some mornings to wake us to ready for school. My father’s other morning song was “ you are my sunshine. When visiting my grandchildren, I sing to them to wake for school. It’s a wonderful way to start the day. Gordon MacRae’s Oh, What a Beautiful Morning IS my wake-up song on my iPhone.
My father always sang this to me when I was very small. He was in a school production of Oklahoma back in the early 60s, and he never forgot this song.
Can we talk about the wonderful music and Gordon Macrae’s perfect voice and his basic perfection in every way? And soooo easy on the eyes. God.
I've never seen Oklahoma (the musical that is), & I might never get around to it. But this song... it transcends generations. It promotes positivity & optimism that every day is a fresh start. Above grey skies is a bright & sunny day.
Amen❤
The stage version is better than the movie. I’m telling for future reference
The horse is really enjoying the music. See his ears and head bobbing. I only just noticed this.
Don't wanna burst your bubble, but horses' ears pinned back are usually a sign of agitation
I attended an Easter Sunday mass several years ago. The priest leading the mass started it - without comment- by singing this song. He got the whole congregation to sing along w/ him. It was a very memorable, joyous moment.
My dad and his family are from Oklahoma so it always makes me have a tear when I hear it
My father used to sing this song when he was driving me to school. He passed away and I miss him a lot, I remembered him because yesterdar it was his birthday
happy memories :)
Bless you R - Our wonderful David used to sing this every morning and we had our son Aarun he used to sing it every morning to him. Sending much love
Same here, I only just discovered the connection recently. Nothing like solving solving a heartfelt mystery via TH-cam:) His Birthday was February 11th....
I’m sorry your dad is gone. My parents are gone too. My mother loved musicals. This was one of them. This always takes me back to my innocent times as a small child in the early 1960’s😊
@@hephzbah1130 happy memories for a time long ago. Time is a three fold present: the present as we experience it, the past as present memories and the future as present expectations. In a way loving memories of times past and loved ones gone take us back to those times.
Gordon Macrae was an exceptionally talented Man. Not only was he an accomplished actor and singer, but also played the Saxophone, clarinet & piano.
Much as I love both Gordon MacRae and this glorious song, he must rank as the cleanest, most beautifully presented farmer ever!
I want to publicly thank my mother for raising us on Broadway musicals. First it was listening to the cast recording records, then actually seeing them on stage (when we could afford it), and then watching when they came on television. It gave us an appreciation of music from an early age which blossomed into classical music all the way through punk.
I am high on all these wonderful, beautiful comments! Perfect positivity!
My brother, Roger did the same for me! He loved musicals. and theater and passed that along to others in our family!!
I just turned 43 April fool's Day and I lost both my parents last year and when I was growing up, I watched so many Broadway musicals because it's what my mother loved and I grew up to appreciate it and I'm so glad she shared all the movies she loved with me because I had a different child than most kids. I grew up watching the old black and white movies and the Tom and Jerry and Esther William movies and I will treasure that forever and one day I will show them to my children. ❤️❤️❤️
My dear mother did the same for me. The radiogramme played the vinyl records of all these wonderful musicals constantly. We sang along and were word perfect. Thank you, mum, great happy memories!
I'll take Broadway any day compared to today's noise
MY god. I so so so LOVE old classical musical tunes. What a beautiful deep voice. How come our society today doesn't appreciate this types of vocal voices anymore?
It's probably "too masculine"
People these days have no taste.
Check out Julian Ovendon, he is very good!
@@ryanbrown4053 LOL HAHAHA
@Sunny Quackers then why?
What a glorious voice!
Yes! And what a glorious, upbeat song!!
Why are we really looking at this?
mines is better
Gordon McRae had one of the most beautiful voices ever. When Hollywood still had talented actors, and they made something besides sequels and re-makes.😒
Yep, and beside shut, vulgarities and unspeakable images of perverted violence
There has never been a feel good opening song to a musical as powerful as this one.A celebration of summer,earth's bounty and the love we have for our planet.
I have a long line of favorite opening numbers. And yet I know what you mean
There was just something so magical about musicals and music back then. Its way b4 I was born but it always puts butterflies in my stomach and a smile on my face.
So true. There is indeed something quite magical and timeless about musicals from that era. When I listen to the Wonderful Gordon Macrae's rendition of Oh what a beautiful morning from Oklahoma it lifts my spirits for the day ahead. Take care now.
Wicked sparked my love of musical theatre! And yet I am almost torn between modern works and the classics
Such a lovely song with such gd childhood memories .
When Gordon sang with that Golden voice, you couldn't help but be happy.
Rest in peace and birthday greetings to Gordon McRae. Your voice touches the heart. It is a treat for the female ear. Thank you for putting yourself in every note
This is a song for forever! And the movie Oklahoma is a classic. Love it! and I am 86 years old. . . .
Gorgeous Gordon McRae. I wish you were still around, you had such a golden voice.
Tony Bennett recorded a video this week!
One of the greatest opening scenes in cinematic history!
My grandmother has dementia and forgets who we are but she still remembers the words to this song (and also other songs from Oklahoma and other American musicals of the same era), and we sang them today and you could see her face lighting up. My great grandmother was born in Oklahoma before it was a state and my grandmother was born in St Louis, Missouri. I've never been to the USA before though I want to go there one day (my grandmother has lived in the UK for 61 years). Music just has such personal meaning and associations
Thank you for sharing this ultimately uplifting story about your Grandmother. Dementia is indeed a cruel disease, yet it does not take away the childhood musical memories from one's loved ones. Take care now.
my mom used to sing this to me to wake me up and i usually just groaned and told her to husb, but one time after she hadnt done it for a while, I harmonized with her while not quite awake and it brought her to tears
Great movie...
Still watch it from time to time!
Oh my gosh…
The most handsome.. wholesome, lovable character here in Oklahoma. I’m 70… and have loved this musical most of my life. I fall in love with him again…..
every time I see this. Thanks Gordon ❤🥰
He is gorgeous!
Listening to this song NEVER gets old!!! Thank you Gordon! Your voice lives on....
My first grade teacher always had us sing this as part of our morning circle. I've always loved it for that reason. Thank you Mrs. Klessig!
Lucky you, every morning my kindergarten teacher made us sing "good morning to you, we're all in our places with sunshiny faces, for this is the way to start a good day", and my first grade teacher didn't have us sing anything.
I always get chills when I listen to this😳
I have a very distinct memory of this song. I was pushing my then toddler son through the main waiting room in Grand Central Station NYC. It was Xmas time and they would often have live music playing during the holiday season. This wonderful HS band was playing this song and I just had to stop and listen. Such a beautiful song, with amazing young talented musicians, for me it was a magical moment I will never forget. I'm sure they haven't either! Every day we are alive is beautiful!
When my friend Michael began to sing this song, I just couldn’t believe my ears, I was just surprised at how beautiful his voice sounded, because he sounded just like him, my mom couldn’t believe it either, I love how much he put into this song, love it so much Gordon McRae, thank you for making this song a great one for me and my friends!
Here I am in 2024! One of my favorite opening numbers of all time. I maybe a millennial but I find it hard to believe Oklahoma literally invented the “story musical”!
My grandfather had apparently loved this musical, and sang it quite often while my father was growing up. My father would blast it during some mornings as well for me and my sister too while we were growing up. My grandfather just passed yesterday, he had dementia for years now and he was slowly shutting down completely. but while in the hospital yesterday, he sang a long with my grandmother and sister when they started singing this song. i cannot wait to continue his and my fathers tradition of singing this song during the morning, and maybe one day, singing it to my own children as well. I am sure he will be singing it with me.
Andrew, thank you for sharing your story about your late grandfather singing this wonderful song and you continuing in the family tradition.
Kind regards from an unusually sunny morning in London, UK.
just hearing these songs again brings a tear to the eye, i was brought up and taught to sing on these musicals :)
However, what really led us to this song?
Absolutely.. sung from memory as a kid.... lots of these songs
So was I and I was actually in a production of Oklahoma in high school in 1964.
In 1958 when I was 4 my mom, dad and grandma moved from Texas to California. Dad sang this song as he drove and I loved the feeling of adventure and hope. The idea of something being as high as an elephant’s eye impressed me too. Dad also sang Cuanta Le Gusta, which Is a fun song to sing, and a great song to sing when starting a trip. When we can travel again!
Yeah, I grew up with a singing dad who told corny dad jokes, enlisted the day after Pearl Harbor and later worked like hell to make a life for his family.
Beautiful I love how he's smiling the whole time
hes not
This is the greatest musical opening ever. Awesome. Magnificent. Fantastic. Inspirational. Calming. Gets you ready for anything that comes next. Inspires everyday philosophy. Thanks R&H.
My favorite musical.
Came back to this after listening to clips from the new Broadway revival. It has its virtues, but... This singing from Gordon MacRae is just gorgeous. This is the voice (or those like it) that I want to hear singing every Broadway musical.
Love the music in this movie❤
Love Gordon MacRae!! So handsome and beautiful voice.
They don't make em like they used to
@@lifethroughcoraslenses36 Copy that.
What a lovely story. I know this song makes me feel better when I sing it. I learned all the words and I sing it out in my yard. “All the sounds of the earth are like music”
No Man could sing like Gordon McRae...
I can.
@josephcollins6033 let's hear you.
@@pamelayoung6191 I just sang it, beautifully. You will have to trust me. Or get a copy of my resume.
I grew up watching all of these old movies this song has always stayed with me and I would sing it to my daughter in the morning as she was getting ready for school ❤ when I awoke today I had to hear it for myself! This is a timeless classic!!!
My family were settlers in Oklahoma in those “Wild West” days, and my ancestor Jacob Cline was a very popular livestock auctioneer. All of his kids would play music for the crowds and they would all make merry. I’m blessed enough to have had these stories passed down to me to know… I find great comfort in this song and the thought of having come from a place of steadfast adventure, music, and love.
Why does watching that bring tears to my eyes? The melody of this song seems to reach very deep into the heart. What absolutely wonderful music.
Mr. MacRae sang so beautifully, his horse was so beautiful, it's like watching a dream. He's what they now call an archetype: the good guy on a horse, like the embodiment of the American Dream, the cowboy knight that represented all the best of us and in us. I want it back, that America, and men like that. And needless to say, music like that.
Probably cause you miss the innocent times 😅
Oh what a beautiful voice! 💗 Loved it! So gifted was he!
What a grand moment in American film history! All the forces of songwriting, performance, directing and technical achievement seem to have coalesced to produce this never forgotten performance.
That kind of music is classic and will always be around.
My teacher in grade school used to play this on the piano in her classroom in the mornings. Always loved it.
My daddy used to sing this song he used to sound like him brings back a lot of memories. I miss you Daddy.❤
Woke up with THIS song in my head.... don’t recall EVER hearing it before...🤯 woke up with those words in my head, searched them on YT and this mans voice was exactly what I heard in my head! 😏☺️
Memory is an odd thing, eh? ;}
-Say, I just noticed someone in the comments said that "The 'zoom meeting' Coors commercial uses MacRae's version of this song." Perhaps that's where you heard it, then forgot about it since it was just an advert. :]
Epic. I'm from a little place called Britain. I love this wide open tribute to America. Damn good.
LOVE THIS SONG NEVER GET OLD .... PLAY THIS SONG BACK TO BACK. A 1955 CLASSIC
😭 my Mother used to sing this song around the house when I was little !!! 💗💗💗💗💗
A fabulous classic movie. Gordon will be forever Curly. He had an amazing voice and great appearance.
Nobody has outdone Gordon in this song, an absolutely amazing performance!!
Except Hugh Jackman
Oh What A Beautiful Morning Gordon MacCrea perfection
Last night we had the most glorious sunset--reds and oranges and yellows lit up the sky. The sounds of the earth are truly like music!
Finally! I've been looking for this song forever cause of those T Mobile commercials!
glad i’m not the only one
glad i’m not the only one
thanks for introduce this beatiful song to an new generation Xbox, well done.
I love this Musical and Gordon has such a gorgeous voice. This is a DVD keeper!
This song is very special to me. My nana use to sing this to me every morning when she called. I’d do the same. It’s been 3 years today since her passing and I always tear up trying to sing this song. Cherish yur family. I miss my nana.
The “zoom meeting” Coors commercial uses MacRae’s version of
This song. It reminded me of how much I loved watching his old musicals and what a fantastic singer he was!
Ya know people could REALLY sing back in the day 😱❤️😂💪💪
Those were the days when music was music. I hope I liveto see it return and replace today's noise
No one could sing like Gordon McRae
That opening shot still never fails 👌
Gordon MacRae's voice is perfection with this song.
Just moved to Oklahoma. Every morning is sunny and beautiful ❤
This makes me feel absolutely wonderful!
But why are we really even looking at this????
The most amazing voice I’ve ever heard everything so effortless absolute Legend
When I sang this sings to my kids it was a combination of this song and Scurry with the fringe on top!
Gordon MacRae was my first huge crush. He was handsome and could sing like an angel. I liked this song and Poor Jud is Daid.
I can listen to and watch this endlessly and enjoy it as much as the first time I ever heard and saw this.
This is the song of my childhood0.I used to sing it every day when I was 10 years old.Immortal
Great to hear from an old sound much loved America at its best along with Jazz and larger than life grandeur
truly beautiful wake up america this was you so wonderful where are you now a diamond this is what this song is a true gem
Beautifully photographed, great horse riding, a handsome man with a gorgeous voice singing a Great Song!!
My Mother "staged" her service, this is what she chose as an opening tune, she was on her way to meet Dad again.
Robert O'Brien this is beautiful ❤️
Oh, how absolutely beautiful beyond words.
I have no idea what this means, but sounds nice!
@@TigerPrawn_ His mother died and she planned the funeral and chose this song I think