H is for the hundred things she gave me
May 8, 2016 12:42 PM Subscribe
For those who celebrate today, a tribute from Madeleine Kahn. For those who want more schmaltz, Henry Burr's 1916 recording.
I love her so much! My favourite Madeline Kahn line ever - which I used for many unmarried years - was that her plan was to skip over the first two marriages that didn't work and go straight into the the third one that did.
posted by ThatCanadianGirl at 1:25 PM on May 8, 2016 [1 favorite]
posted by ThatCanadianGirl at 1:25 PM on May 8, 2016 [1 favorite]
The world is definitely a less funny place without her.
posted by briank at 2:05 PM on May 8, 2016 [1 favorite]
posted by briank at 2:05 PM on May 8, 2016 [1 favorite]
It's possible that I'd only ever heard her version of the song before. As I was watching, I was struggling to remember whether those were anything like the actual lyrics.
posted by gusandrews at 2:09 PM on May 8, 2016
posted by gusandrews at 2:09 PM on May 8, 2016
I could sing a version of that song just for Madeleine:
M is for the maudlin things she gave me,
A is for the asses in History of the World...
posted by gusandrews at 2:11 PM on May 8, 2016
M is for the maudlin things she gave me,
A is for the asses in History of the World...
posted by gusandrews at 2:11 PM on May 8, 2016
... put them all together, they spell MOTHRA...
thanks for the earworm, you jerks
posted by gusandrews at 2:20 PM on May 8, 2016 [3 favorites]
thanks for the earworm, you jerks
posted by gusandrews at 2:20 PM on May 8, 2016 [3 favorites]
In case you aren't a theater geek, Madeline Kahn's first appearance on B'way was November 10, 1968 at Philharmonic Hall, NYC as Cunegonde in the one-off performance in honor of Bernstein's 50th birthday.
Someone taped it, and it's been circulating for years, here's Madeline Kahn performing Glitter and Be Gay
( oh, and Alan Arkin was Pangloss... )
posted by mikelieman at 2:30 PM on May 8, 2016 [5 favorites]
Someone taped it, and it's been circulating for years, here's Madeline Kahn performing Glitter and Be Gay
( oh, and Alan Arkin was Pangloss... )
posted by mikelieman at 2:30 PM on May 8, 2016 [5 favorites]
Madeline Kahn: gone to damn soon. Same for my Mom.
posted by james33 at 3:28 AM on May 9, 2016 [4 favorites]
posted by james33 at 3:28 AM on May 9, 2016 [4 favorites]
Thanks for this, and yeah, she left too damn soon.
Madeline Kahn on her opera career.
posted by languagehat at 6:25 AM on May 9, 2016 [1 favorite]
Madeline Kahn on her opera career.
posted by languagehat at 6:25 AM on May 9, 2016 [1 favorite]
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Damn, Madeline Kahn was charming.
posted by the sobsister at 12:51 PM on May 8, 2016 [4 favorites]