Judy Holliday - Trouble Is A Man video free download
Due to the success of her portrayal of Billie Dawn in "Born Yesterday," for which she won the 1950 Academy Award for Best Actress, Judy Holliday was forever type-cast as a dumb blonde in all her movie roles, this, despite the fact that she had an I.Q. of 172. She only made a few films, and during the last years of her life, she divided her time between recording and appearing on stage. Her last movie "Bells Are Ringing" (1960) was the film adapation of the stage play for which she won the 1957 Tony Award for Best Leading Actress in a Musical. During the last five years of her life, she battled breast cancer and finally succumbed to the disease on June 7, 1965 at the age of 43.
In 1958 at the age of 37, she recorded a solo album entitled "Trouble Is A Man." Though not a great singer, she proved herself to be a great stylist. A reviewer of the album remarked that there was more to singing than just hitting the right notes - there was also technique and style. Miss Holliday's performances of the various songs on the album proved that she had plenty of both.
An excellent site for learning more about Judy Holliday can be found here:
http://www.wtv-zone.com/lumina/judy/main.html
For the video treatment of this song, I've used stills featuring several of her leading men - Aldo Ray, William Holden, Jack Lemmon, and Dean Martin, as well as video clips from her last film, "Bells Are Ringing." Hope you like it...
TROUBLE IS A MAN
(Words and music by Alec Wilder)
A woman gets all the blame
For everything that happens under the sun
But when it comes to being bad
A woman's not the only one
Trouble is a man
A man who loves me no more, no more
Trouble is a man
A man I'll always adore
Nothing good to say about him
Still I hate a day without him
Why should he have to be
The one?
My only trouble is a man
A man who's handsome and tall, so tall
Trouble is a man
Who never loved me at all
After all we planned, he didn't mean it
Now I understand, I should have seen it
Trouble is a man
Trouble is a man I love
Comments
9 years ago
Jeff Lipinski
Judy was a Wonderful singer .. actressand dancerand on top of that a Beautiful Woman..Dino and Judy were MARVELOUS in BELLS ARE RINGING..It is a shame not many people remember her today.I do..Wonderful song here by Judy..I loved Judy Judy could sing dance and actJudy did it allon top of her I. Q. of 172 in real lifeThat is a genius I. Q. Saddens me so that she only had 43 years on this earth..9 years ago
Susie Squillions
She was a wonderful vocalist. Comden & Green would agree. What a trio they were.10 years ago
rooshyboo
Wonderful. I got a lot of stuff on her in an auction recently.amazing woman10 years ago
bruce martin
Great, thanks for uploading. A treat to hear JH singing this wonderful Alec Wilder song.11 years ago
Erkan Gokturk
I really like your comment, wish more people could think like you.11 years ago
Jeff Lipinski
That's right Judy.. Friends don't.. But they do bigtime !!!!12 years ago
Stuart Ellison
I, too, was shocked at how good a voice Judy Holliday had. Definitely unrecognizable from the one you hear in her movies. Sad that she died so young. She had brains, beauty, comic acting skill, and a great singing voice. You'd never know she was an alto from the ditzy characters she played onscreen.12 years ago
pureb
I don't know how you can say she wasn't a great singer. She has a fantastic voice.12 years ago
Lilly Lu
@NedNickerson2010 not reese, no way not petty enough and talentless when compared to Miss Holiday.12 years ago
tobetta
Brilliant! She was multitalented! No one can replace her!12 years ago
JubalCalif
@NedNickerson2010 What an excellent idea, Ned! I love Reese...she's not only very beautiful but a very good actress. I think she'd make for an outstanding Judy Holliday! THANKS for your comment! :-)12 years ago
NedNickerson2010
@JubalCalif I wish they would do a movie about her life. I've always thought Reese Witherspoon would be a good choice to play the role of Judy...12 years ago
JubalCalif
Heavens to Murgatroid! Listening to this, one would never know it's Judy, since we're so used to that "Born Yesterday" voice! What a talented vocalist. Her early death from cancer deprived us of one of the most gifted performers America ever produced. THANKS for posting this gem! CHEERS! :-)13 years ago
jjrod50
one of the greatest- loved every movie she was in.14 years ago
ClarityinWonderland
A beautiful and intelligent soul, thank you for posting this.Related Videos
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