Wednesday, May 14, 2008

Bing Crosby Crooned


I think popular music in this country is one of the few things in the twentieth century that have made giant strides in reverse.
Bing Crosby

If I made a mistake in singing a song or in the script, I could have some fun with it, then retain any of the fun that sounded amusing.
Bing Crosby

It gave us a chance to first try a recording of the songs in the afternoon without an audience, then another one in front of a studio audience.
Bing Crosby

My golf is woeful but I will never surrender.
Bing Crosby

That was a great game of golf, fellas.
Bing Crosby

There is nothing in the world I wouldn't do for Hope, and there is nothing he wouldn't do for me... We spend our lives doing nothing for each other.
Bing Crosby

Unless we make Christmas an occasion to share our blessings, all the snow in Alaska won't make it "white".
Bing Crosby

We'd dub the one that came off best into the final transcription. It gave us a chance to ad lib as much as we wanted, knowing that excess ad libbing could be sliced from the final product.
Bing Crosby

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