Need help identifying a song...

[Pinkie]

I wanted to know if anyone could identify the song that Katharine Hepburn and Jimmy Stewart were dancing to on the edge of the fountain in Philadelphia Story? They had just come back from her engagement party and they are both a little tipsy and are dancing around the edge of a fountain and listening to the radio. Its a short clip but I love the song that is playing. Any help appreciated!

 

[Kevind1956]

I wanted to know if anyone could identify the song that Katharine Hepburn and Jimmy Stewart were dancing to on the edge of the fountain in Philadelphia Story? They had just come back from her engagement party and they are both a little tipsy and are dancing around the edge of a fountain and listening to the radio. Its a short clip but I love the song that is playing. Any help appreciated!

Hello Pinkie. I just watched the Philadelphia story for the first time. I to loved that song but cant find any info about it. Did you ever find out what it is? Thanks, Kevin

 

[Fading Fast]

I don't know, but this is a link to the soundtrack, which might help if you are close / can't quite remember it / etc.

soundtrack

Based on the color provided, perhaps it is "I Got My Eyes on You."

 

[Kevind1956]

I don't know, but this is a link to the soundtrack, which might help if you are close / can't quite remember it / etc.

soundtrack

Based on the color provided, perhaps it is "I Got My Eyes on You."

Thanks for your help. That song is on the soundtrack and played at the wedding party. What I'm looking for is after the party while they are dancing on the edge of a fountain. It plays on a radio.

 

[BobHufford]

Have you tried using a phone app like Shazam to identify the song while it is playing?

 

[Fading Fast]

Thanks for your help. That song is on the soundtrack and played at the wedding party. What I'm looking for is after the party while they are dancing on the edge of a fountain. It plays on a radio.

Understood, I now know the exact moment you are talking about (I think the radio even sounds a bit tinny - maybe). I tried to find a clip of that exact moment on Youtube but couldn't. Next time the movie is on, I look for it and see what I can come up with.

 

[Kevind1956]

Understood, I now know the exact moment you are talking about (I think the radio even sounds a bit tinny - maybe). I tried to find a clip of that exact moment on Youtube but couldn't. Next time the movie is on, I look for it and see what I can come up with.

I've tried every music I'd app I could find but no luck. I cant find it identified anywhere.

 

[Fading Fast]

I've tried every music I'd app I could find but no luck. I cant find it identified anywhere.

I'm hoping I have some luck the next time I see the movie.

 

[Bamaboots]

I've tried every music I'd app I could find but no luck. I cant find it identified anywhere.

Johann Strauss II, Vienna Blood Waltz?

 

[Fading Fast]

Johann Strauss II, Vienna Blood Waltz?

I can't even find a clip of it and have just a vague memory of it from the movie, so I'm more than happy to say you're right, but do ask, is that something you just knew (which would be super impressive) or something you looked up (which would still be impressive as @Kevind1956 and I couldn't find it anywhere)?

 

[Bamaboots]

I can't even find a clip of it and have just a vague memory of it from the movie, so I'm more than happy to say you're right, but do ask, is that something you just knew (which would be super impressive) or something you looked up (which would still be impressive as @Kevind1956 and I couldn't find it anywhere)?

FF, I’m well acquainted with the movie and have heard the music outside of it but no way in hell did I know the answer to the question and I’m still not sure it’s right, hence the ? mark. I did make the query several different times changing a few words around and ran across some vague IMBD like trivia site where someone had asked the same question and that was the answer provided. If nothing else, 25 years in LE taught me there are always different ways of asking the same thing.

 

[Fading Fast]

FF, I’m well acquainted with the movie and have heard the music outside of it but no way in hell did I know the answer to the question and I’m still not sure it’s right, hence the ? mark. I did make the query several different times changing a few words around and ran across some vague IMBD like trivia site where someone had asked the same question and that was answer provided. If nothing else, 25 years in LE taught me there are always different ways of asking the same thing.

"but no way in hell." LOL

I'm tempted now to watch the movie just to get to that scene, but even if I heard it, there's little to no chance I could identify it.

 

[Kevind1956]

Johann Strauss II, Vienna Blood Waltz?

Ill check that out. Sounds more modern but. How did you find out?

 

[Kevind1956]

"but no way in hell." LOL

I'm tempted now to watch the movie just to get to that scene, but even if I heard it, there's little to no chance I could identify it.

It's a catchy little tune, and a mystery!

 

[Kevind1956]

Johann Strauss II, Vienna Blood Waltz?

No, that is not it. It is not a waltz. It's more like a Cole Porter.

 

[LizzieMaine]

That bit with the snazzy clarinet solo? I believe that's an original cue by Franz Waxman pastiching a Gershwin-type melody rather than a pre-existing popular song. "I've Got My Eyes On You", a Porter song written for "Broadway Melody of 1940," turns up when Stewart and Hepburn dance at the party earlier on, but that song is not what's playing at the fountain.

 

[Kevind1956]

That bit with the snazzy clarinet solo? I believe that's an original cue by Franz Waxman pastiching a Gershwin-type melody rather than a pre-existing popular song. "I've Got My Eyes On You", a Porter song written for "Broadway Melody of 1940," turns up when Stewart and Hepburn dance at the party earlier on, but that song is not what's playing at the fountain.

So what is playing at the fountain? I dont think I have heard that tune anywhere else in the movie?

 

[LizzieMaine]

It's not an actual published song -- just a bit of film music used to create a mood.

 

[Kevind1956]

It's not an actual published song -- just a bit of film music used to create a mood.

I'm beginning to agree with that! I've tried probably 8 different song id apps.

 

[MisterCairo]

Hello Pinkie. I just watched the Philadelphia story for the first time. I to loved that song but cant find any info about it. Did you ever find out what it is? Thanks, Kevin

Pinkie has not been back since 2010, I suspect she has not seen this thread!