Alex's personality is a match for Laurie Tuttle (Doris Day), as both she and Alex are seemingly made for each other. He drops Bob off at the store, and after dropping Alex at the train, he decides to kill himself, feeling that Laurie would be better off with Alex, as he would be a better provider. "Young at Heart" is a pop standard, a ballad with music by Johnny Richards and lyrics by Carolyn Leigh. Barney's bleak outlook on life couldn't be any more contradictory to Alex's, and Laurie tries to change his negative attitude. The song's popularity led to its being used not only for the title, but also for music over the opening and closing credits. When Laurie goes to see Barney about attending the wedding, he tells her he loves her, and that Amy loves Alex, but Laurie doesn't believe him until she goes home and sees Amy crying.

Barney drives into oncoming traffic during a snowstorm, with his windshield wipers off. Its supporting cast includes Gig Young, Ethel Barrymore, Alan Hale Jr., and Dorothy Malone. 2 spot in the Billboardcharts. Sing Great Country Favorites, Happiness – Connie Francis On Broadway Today, Connie Francis Sings the Songs of Les Reed, When the Boy in Your Arms (Is the Boy in Your Heart), https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Young_at_Heart_(Frank_Sinatra_song)&oldid=984434346, Articles needing additional references from December 2016, All articles needing additional references, Articles needing additional references from October 2008, Articles with multiple maintenance issues, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Connie Francis Sings "Second Hand Love" And Other Hits, The Very Best Of Connie Francis (Connie's 15 Biggest Hits! At Christmas, Laurie and Barney go home for the holiday. Aunt Jessie is the only one who knows Amy loves Alex. The family lives in the fictional town of Strafford, Connecticut. When a friend of Alex's, Barney Sloan (Frank Sinatra), comes to the Tuttle home to help with some musical arrangements, complications arise. So popular was the song "Young at Heart" that the film was also titled Young at Heart, having had no title until the song's success. Young at Heart is a 1955 musical film directed by Gordon Douglas and starring Doris Day and Frank Sinatra. The Cure incorporated verses from "Young At Heart" during concert performances of "Why Can't I Be You?" Songs from the soundtrack were released as an album by Frank Sinatra and Doris Day, also titled Young at Heart. The song was written and published in 1953, with Leigh contributing the lyrics to what was originally a Richards instrumental called "Moonbeam". The picture was the first of five films that Douglas directed involving Sinatra and was a remake of the 1938 film Four Daughters. Alex is also there for the holiday, and has found success. Avec la musique en streaming sur Deezer, découvrez plus de 56 millions de titres, créez gratuitement vos propres playlists, explorez des genres différents et partagez vos titres préférés avec vos amis. [10] Van Dyke was recorded using Frank Sinatra's microphone.

Wild Man Fischer recorded an eccentric version that was included on The Rhino Brothers Present the World's Worst Records. When this film was released, the conductor Ray Heindorf was not given credit, because of the new ruling at that time that stated that he had to be credited as a "Music Supervisor and conducted by" policy, which he disliked. The character of the self-destructive Barney Sloan was originally written to die at the end of the film when he drives into on-coming traffic during a snow-storm (as happened with the character in the original film, Four Daughters, played by John Garfield). Frank Sinatra was the first performer to record the song, which became a million-selling hit in 1953 (and spilling over with popularity into 1954) where it reached the No. The song was such a hit that a movie that Sinatra was filming at the same ti… She then leaves Alex at the altar, and elopes with Barney.

Meanwhile, Laurie's two other sisters, Fran (Dorothy Malone), who is engaged to Bob, and Amy (Elisabeth Fraser), have feelings for Alex. The album peaked at #11 on Billboard while the single reached #2 and was considered as Sinatra's comeback single after several years away from the top of the pop singles chart. [1] The song was written and published in 1953, with Leigh contributing the lyrics to what was originally a Richards instrumental called "Moonbeam". Barney lives, and, with a newfound affirmation of life, finally writes the song he had been working on, finding his self-esteem in the arms of Laurie and their new baby.

In 2016, at the age of 90, Dick Van Dyke recorded a duet with his wife, Arlene, at Capitol Records Studio in Los Angeles, filmed for the HBO Special on aging If You're Not in the Obit, Eat Breakfast, starring Carl Reiner and featuring Mel Brooks, Norman Lear, Stan Lee, Betty White and others over 90 years old. "Young at Heart" is a pop standard, a ballad with music by Johnny Richards and lyrics by Carolyn Leigh. Tony Bennett Celebrates 90: The Best Is Yet to Come, Connie Francis Sings Fun Songs for Children, Connie Francis Sings Spanish and Latin American Favorites, Connie Francis Sings Award Winning Motion Picture Hits, Connie Francis and Hank Williams Jr. This is one of the Warner musicals that bears no credit to any composer or conductor. When songwriter Alex Burke (Gig Young) enters the lives of the musical Tuttle family, each of the three daughters falls for him. Laurie tells Amy how much she loves Barney, and that she is pregnant, though she hasn't told Barney yet. [2] The song was such a hit that a movie that Sinatra was filming at the same time with Doris Day was renamed to match the song title, and the song was included in the opening and closing credits of the movie. Young at Heart is a 1955 musical film directed by Gordon Douglas and starring Doris Day and Frank Sinatra. Its supporting cast includes Gig Young, Ethel Barrymore, Alan Hale Jr., and Dorothy Malone.

Sinatra's growing influence in Hollywood was enough to have the ending re-written to accommodate his wishes. The picture was the first of five films that Douglas directed involving Sinatra and was a remake of the 1938 film Four Daughters. With a black cloud perpetually hanging over his head, Barney decides to go with Bob to take Alex to the train. The family welcomes Barney into their lives, but a feeling of genuine self-worth escapes him, though he is falling in love with Laurie.

Sinatra, whose characters in his two previous films (From Here to Eternity [1953] and Suddenly [1954]) perished at the end, thought Sloan should live and find happiness. Learn how and when to remove these template messages, Learn how and when to remove this template message, The Rhino Brothers Present the World's Worst Records, The Best of Irving Berlin's Songs from Mr. President, Perry Como in Person at the International Hotel, Las Vegas, Chi-Baba, Chi-Baba (My Bambino Go to Sleep), Dream Along with Me (I'm on My Way to a Star), I Dream of You (More Than You Dream I Do), It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas, Bing Crosby Sings with Al Jolson, Bob Hope, Dick Haymes and the Andrews Sisters, Bing Crosby Sings with Judy Garland, Mary Martin, Johnny Mercer, Bing Crosby Sings with Lionel Hampton, Eddie Heywood, Louis Jordan, A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, Bing Crosby Sings Songs by George Gershwin, A Christmas Sing with Bing Around the World, Songs I Wish I Had Sung the First Time Around, Songs Bing Crosby recorded multiple times, If I Ruled the World: Songs for the Jet Set, Snowfall: The Tony Bennett Christmas Album, Playin' with My Friends: Bennett Sings the Blues, A Swingin' Christmas (Featuring The Count Basie Big Band), The Silver Lining: The Songs of Jerome Kern, Mr. Broadway: Tony's Greatest Broadway Hits. Écoutez Young at Heart par Frank Sinatra sur Deezer. Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga: Cheek to Cheek Live! The song has also been used on the soundtracks of other films, including The Front (1976),[7] Sweet Dreams (1985),[8] City Slickers (1991) (Jimmy Durante version),[9] It Could Happen to You (1994), Space Cowboys (2000) (in a rendition by Willie Nelson), and a 2016 Summer Olympics featurette from Gatorade. (widely available on bootlegs).

Amy has since fallen in love with Ernie. Frank Sinatra was the first performer to record the song, which became a million-selling hit in 1953 (and spilling over with popularity into 1954) where it reached the No. Learn how and when to remove this template message, Ethel Barrymore on stage, screen and radio, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Young_at_Heart_(1955_film)&oldid=960828101, Articles needing additional references from September 2017, All articles needing additional references, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 5 June 2020, at 03:42. Alex proposes to Laurie, and she accepts, which causes Fran to finally marry Bob, and devastates Amy. Other performers who have recorded versions of "Young at Heart" include Bing Crosby (charting briefly in 1954 at the #24 spot),[3] Rosemary Clooney (on her album "While we're Young"),[4] Perry Como (on his 1960 album For the Young at Heart), Connie Francis[5] (1961), Jimmy Durante[6] (1963), Tony Bennett, Shawn Colvin, Bobby Vinton, Tom Waits, Barry Manilow (on his album The Greatest Songs of the Fifties), Bob Dylan, Gloria Estefan, Landon Pigg, Mark Vincent and Vonda Shepard, James Darren, Monty Alexander, and Michael Bublé (on his album To Be Loved).