TIL that only 1 song used in the film Singin' in the Rain was entirely new. All of the other songs, including Singin' in the Rain, had already been used in previous films in one form or another.

realitista@lemm.ee · 2 months ago

TIL that only 1 song used in the film Singin' in the Rain was entirely new. All of the other songs, including Singin' in the Rain, had already been used in previous films in one form or another.

pruwyben@discuss.tchncs.de · 2 months ago

“Moses Supposes” was the original song, for anyone curious.

Flying Squid@lemmy.world · 2 months ago

Thank you. I avoided saying that because I am a font of useless trivia on that film and had to restrain myself.

Rolando@lemmy.world · 2 months ago

You thought you had to restrain yourself, but you… supposed erroneously.

Flying Squid@lemmy.world · edit-2 2 months ago

Don’t make me come over there with my “Gene Kelley had a high fever when performing the famous Singin’ in the Rain scene and the rain was made visible by adding milk, making the whole place stink for days” facts. Because I’ll do it.

ripcord@lemmy.world · 2 months ago

No trivia about that film is useless!

TIL that only 1 song used in the film Singin' in the Rain was entirely new. All of the other songs, including Singin' in the Rain, had already been used in previous films in one form or another.

TIL that only 1 song used in the film Singin' in the Rain was entirely new. All of the other songs, including Singin' in the Rain, had already been used in previous films in one form or another.

Singin' in the Rain - Wikipedia

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