Nobody

10 Something's Gotta Give.m4a

Ladies of Burlesque, LP
Sandy Hook Records, CT
S.H. 2019, 1979

This bawdy little record I found—a bit out of place, at a Goodwill store. A compilation of Hollywood's Burlesque variety show songs from the thirties through the sixties. B Movie outtakes by some of Hollywood's great actresses and some of the forgotten ones as well. "'There's Rita Hayworth', "No it isn't", 'Kim Novak', "No it isn't", "then who is it?" 'It's nobody!'" Joanne Woodward is our nobody, the song is called Something's Gotta Give from the film The Stripper (1963), easily the most exciting track on this bizarre collection of Americana. The atmosphere reminds me of Bollywood, just a sitar is missing. It was the debut of the prolific film music composer Jerry Goldsmith who went on the do the music for Planet of the Apes and The Boys from Brazil, among many others. The film also featured the legendary Burlesque striptease dancer Gypsy Rose Lee.