I think I mentioned how much I love Queer as Folk last episode of season 1. In that one Brian is finally 30 and has an unusual way to celebrate something that really kills him... So he buys a lovely silk scarf and has a private party for himself at his loft.

The first time I watched it I fell in love with the music playing during that scene and luckily I've found it.

I think I haven't said that I love 20s, 30s and 40s music... The kind of music I've heard in movies like Memphis Belle, Swing Kids, The English Patient, etc...

Well, the song I mention is (for what I've read) from the twenties but in a curious and satisfactory mix. The title is Happy Feet and it's by Jack Hylton & His Orchestra (didn't know them, :S , what makes me feel a bit ashamed, probably I should). I would love to read what some other people think about it, so here it is if you want to give it a try.

And, now that I'm talking about this kind of music and songs, I remember that not long time ago koalathebear talked about Jeremy Northam in some post and in my head Jeremy Northam + music from the 20s = Gosford Park, where he plays Ivor Novello.

In that movie Jeremy Northam sings, quite nicely several Ivor Novello's songs, my favorite being 'And Her Mother Came Too'. It's one of those funny and witty songs and I simply adore it, apart from enjoying singing along every time I listen to it. You can check the song (and Jeremy's singing) here.



I seem to be the victim of a cruel jest
It dodges my footsteps with the girl I love the best
She is just the sweetest thing that I have ever known
Still we never get the chance to be alone

My car will meet her
And her mother comes too
It’s a two-seater
Still her mother comes too
At Ciro’s when I am free
At dinner, supper or tea
She likes to shimmy with me
And her mother does too

We buy her trousseau
And her mother comes too
Asked not to do so
Still her mother comes too
She simply can’t take a snub
I go and sulk at the club
Then have a bath and a rub
And her brother comes too

We lunch at Maxim’s
And her mother comes too
How large a nap seems
When her mother comes too
And when they’re visiting me
We finish afternoon tea
She loves to sit on my knee
And her mother does too

To golf we started
And her mother came too!
[Three] bags I carted
When her mother came too!
She fainted just off the tee,
My darling whispered to me
"Jack, dear, at last we are free!"
But her mother came too!

To get the lyrics wasn't easy. I found pieces in two different websites and transcripted the rest myself. I'm not totally sure about a couple of words, so if you listen to the song, following the lyrics and something doesn't match, tell me ;)





Ivor Novello was a real composer, actor and singer from Wales, quite famous during the twenties and during both World Wars. He wrote and appeared in musical shows and operettas in the West End and even in movies, like two of the earlier Alfred Hitchcock's movies. He even when to Hollywood with quite success.

He was homosexual and there were rumors about his love life and the men who (apparently) were with him, including some malicious ones about Winston Churchill.

More info about Ivor at Wikipedia, here

And here you can read a great review of Gosford Park soundtrack (ost that I truly recommend owning!)