The Good-Will Movement

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Welcome to a new Musical Theatre Monday! As you know, I like to celebrate Cole Porter here every June, so this month I’m sharing — with subscribers who comment below to alert me of their private, non-commercial interest — access to a songs-only live audio from the 2013 Musicals Tonight! production of Porter’s seldom-played Mexican Hayride (1944).

I sampled this audio when I first highlighted Mexican Hayride here back in 2014 — it’s a show that features a handful of underrated Cole Porter melodies but lacks both the thematic focus from some of his later scores and the right balance of era-specific social insight with universal humanity as heard in his earlier ones. Recordings from the original cast have kept numbers like “There Must Be Someone For Me” and, the show’s one hit, “I Love You,” in the hearts and minds of all Porter lovers everywhere, but many of the most interesting songs from Mexican Hayride were either cut from the Broadway production, or they made it in but basically died with it, as they were never officially recorded thereafter (and the 1948 film adaptation of the same name featured nothing of the stage show’s score). In the latter category, here’s a track I’ve shared before (from this audio) — the tone-setting “The Good-Will Movement.”

And in the former category — cut from the original production — is “It’s Just Yours,” which has an appealing simplicity, below. Enjoy — and be sure to let me know if you’re interested in a copy of the audio! (This offer will close at the end of June 2024!)

 

 

Come back next month for another musical rarity! And stay tuned tomorrow for more Curb!

30 thoughts on “The Good-Will Movement”

  2. Hi, Jackson! Thanks for celebrating Cole Porter. I would love to have a copy of the audio. –Scott in New Hope, PA

  3. Hi Jackson,

    Thanks so much for fing these recordings and making them available. I definitely Italy would like the link for this one, please.

    Lloyd S.

  4. It’s Just Yours reminds me very much of You Don’t Remind Me. There’s a bit of melodic resemblance, but it’s mostly in the lyrics and the way the singer lists what their lover isn’t in an expression of what they are.

  5. Hi Jackson, I would really appreciate it if you would send me the recording of Mexican Hayride, as I think Cole Porter is just the best. Many thanks, John Giles.

  10. Hi Jackson,

    I’d like to hear the songs from the Musicals Tonight! version of Mexican Hayride. Thx.

    Roland

  13. I would love to add more Cole Porter to my collection. I’ve heard full recordings of most of his major shows. I can never get enough Porter.

  14. Hi Jackson
    Almost missed seeing this email about Cole Porter’s “Mexican Hayride”. Love to have access to your audio about this musical. I love to hear music that are not available because the show did not have an audience (not critically acclaimed or have only a brief run so one never knew about the show) but still have some memorable songs. Please send.
    Thank you.
    Donna

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