The music always complemented the lyrics which is why he's one of the greatest song writers in the 20th century. For example in Night and Day the line ''In the roaring traffic's boom'' the first words ''in the roaring traffic's '' are in a minor key but then to emphasise the word ''boom'' it goes down half a tone to a major which adds so much to the dynamics.
FYI, the excellent New York documentary was directed by Ric Burns, Ken's brother. They're both great filmmakers. Check out Ric's doc on the Donner Party!
@@samanthab1923 I've met them both. My wife is a doc editor who worked with Ken on "Baseball" and a few others. Ric is less well known but is a terrific talent - he deserves more recognition.
He also loved Merman because of her impeccable diction. But Astaire simply doesn’t get the credit for being a marvelous interpreter of the greats of that era that he deserves. However, when you can dance and move like he did...
@@jaypeemalenab9648 that lp was recorded in 1956..Cole Porter was already an "immortal"...his songs having been featured in motion pictures and sung by then 30 years...there is no denying that Ella and Sinatra were the 2 greatest proponents of Porter...while coincidently they were the 2 greatest pop singers to have ever lived...listening to them sing..and sing Porter is a thrill of being alive..but......"There comes a time that a piano realizes that it has not written a concerto"......L. Richards from...AAE
do have nothing against the other celebs that were on this show but is this channel ever going to show the Dick Cavett shows where he interviews Jackie Gleason or Art Carney? How about any Honeymooners actors that were part of the main cast? These are rarities much like all the other Dick Cavett shows on TH-cam.
2:33: Ironic to hear Gill speak of the censorship that constrained Porter in his day, when neither he (Gill) nor Cavett speak of Porter’s homosexuality due to the censorship of their own time.
Cole Porter’s lyrics were my inspiration for writing poetry. Thanks for posting this interview.
The music always complemented the lyrics which is why he's one of the greatest song writers in the 20th century. For example in Night and Day the line ''In the roaring traffic's boom'' the first words ''in the roaring traffic's '' are in a minor key but then to emphasise the word ''boom'' it goes down half a tone to a major which adds so much to the dynamics.
The best American songwriter of all times!
Fascinating portrait of one of my very favorite musical places to be .
I love his lyrics for "Love For Sale" and "I Got a Kick Out of You"
all great lyricists are poets...and Cole Porter was the finest SONG writer this country has ever produced
COLE PORTER WAS THE GREATEST SONG WRITER IN KNOWN HISTORY
I enjoy Brendon Gill. Came upon him during Ken Burn's New York.
FYI, the excellent New York documentary was directed by Ric Burns, Ken's brother. They're both great filmmakers. Check out Ric's doc on the Donner Party!
Dean Sluyter Omg how did I not know about him? After all these years, crazy. Will definitely check out the Donner doc. Thank you so much 😀
@@samanthab1923 I've met them both. My wife is a doc editor who worked with Ken on "Baseball" and a few others. Ric is less well known but is a terrific talent - he deserves more recognition.
Dean Sluyter How cool is that?
I've been to Cole Porter's gravesite in Peru, IN, it is not fancy, to say the least.
Who said that the poetry of American popular music lyrics began with Bob Dylan??
Cole Porter was brilliant. Bob Dylan is (was) interesting . I think Robert Zimmerman might agree.
Is this channel ever going to show Dick Cavett shows where he interviews Jackie Gleason and/or Art Carney? I don’t have the Decades channel at all.
btw....Porter like most songwriters of his period wanted one specific person to sing their songs...and that person was...Fred Astaire......
He also loved Merman because of her impeccable diction. But Astaire simply doesn’t get the credit for being a marvelous interpreter of the greats of that era that he deserves. However, when you can dance and move like he did...
I bet it was Ella Fitzgerald who made Cole Porter songs immortal. I discovered Porter through Ella’s first LP of the Great American Songbook.
@@jaypeemalenab9648 that lp was recorded in 1956..Cole Porter was already an "immortal"...his songs having been featured in motion pictures and sung by then 30 years...there is no denying that Ella and Sinatra were the 2 greatest proponents of Porter...while coincidently they were the 2 greatest pop singers to have ever lived...listening to them sing..and sing Porter is a thrill of being alive..but......"There comes a time that a piano realizes that it has not written a concerto"......L. Richards from...AAE
I think it was Gershein who while admitting Astaire's limited voice, said that there was no one else who could put over a song like him.
do have nothing against the other celebs that were on this show but is this channel ever going to show the Dick Cavett shows where he interviews Jackie Gleason or Art Carney? How about any Honeymooners actors that were part of the main cast? These are rarities much like all the other Dick Cavett shows on TH-cam.
Wow, I'd really rather watch a bunch of Dick Cavett interviews than smoke my weed. My guy got me sober, not on purpose, damn!
now i gotta do five way rhymes in my poetry
2:33: Ironic to hear Gill speak of the censorship that constrained Porter in his day, when neither he (Gill) nor Cavett speak of Porter’s homosexuality due to the censorship of their own time.