You Are Love
| "You Are Love" | |
|---|---|
| Song | |
| Published | 1927 |
| Composer(s) | Jerome Kern |
| Lyricist(s) | Oscar Hammerstein II |
"You Are Love" is a song by Jerome Kern[1] and Oscar Hammerstein II from their classic 1927 musical play Show Boat.[2] It is sung twice in the show - first, by Magnolia Hawks,[3] the heroine, and riverboat gambler Gaylord Ravenal[4] when they agree to marry near the end of Act I, and again in the penultimate scene of Act II by Ravenal when he returns to Magnolia after having deserted her for 23 years.[5]
Some productions—notably the 1936 film version of the show—shift the song's Act II reprise to the show's final scene. (Both Magnolia and Ravenal sing the reprise in the film.) In the 1951 film version of the musical, the song is sung only once (by Howard Keel and Kathryn Grayson), and reprised instrumentally as background music in the final scene.[6]
Reportedly, Jerome Kern hated the song even though he wrote the music for it, believing it too "operetta-ish", and unsuccessfully sought to have it deleted from the 1936 film.
References[edit]
- ^ "YOU ARE LOVE (Jerome Kern SHEET MUSIC pristine condition) from the 1927 musical show SHOW BOAT". www.amazon.com. Retrieved 2023-03-04.
- ^ "You Are Love Lyrics - Show Boat musical". www.allmusicals.com. Retrieved 2019-08-04.
- ^ "Show Boat (Goodspeed Version) - The Guide to Musical Theatre - Shows S". www.guidetomusicaltheatre.com. Retrieved 2019-08-04.
- ^ "Show Boat". www.theatrehistory.com. Retrieved 2019-08-04.
- ^ "Showboat - Kern/Hammerstein". www.guidetomusicaltheatre.com. Retrieved 2019-08-04.
- ^ Block, Geoffrey (2009-10-30). Enchanted Evenings: The Broadway Musical from 'Show Boat' to Sondheim and Lloyd Webber. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780199741502.
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