Put the Blame on Mame
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"Put the Blame on Mame" is a song by
In keeping with the film character Gilda being "the ultimate
The song was later reprised as an instrumental version in another quintessential noir film, 1953's The Big Heat, when Gilda star Glenn Ford first meets Lee Marvin's character in a bar. It is again played in 1954's Human Desire, also starring Glenn Ford. But even in 1946, the year it was released, the song was employed in the B-movie Columbia release The Secret of the Whistler when the protagonist (played by series lead Richard Dix) meets the femme fatale.
It was later also recorded by:
- Gypsy Rose Lee in the movie Screaming Mimi
- Gale Robbins in the movie The Fuller Brush Girl
- Nat Gonella & His Georgians[3]
- Barbara Hale in the movie The Houston Story
- Liane Foly
- John Williams and His Orchestra[4]
- Milt Herth Trio
- Somethin' Smith and the Redheads[2]
- Viktor Lazlo (for her debut album, She)
- Mark Murphy[5]
- Nancy Murphy[1]
- Lynda Carter performed the song while playing the title role in Rita Hayworth: The Love Goddess.
- Marjorie Lord in The Danny Thomas Show, season 5, episode 19
- Prince of Shadows
A clip of Hayworth singing the song in Gilda was to be included in Michael Jackson's performance of "Smooth Criminal" in the planned show This Is It; the song was included in the posthumously released film version.[6]
In 2004, "Put the Blame on Mame" finished #84 in AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs survey of the top tunes in American cinema.
References
- ^ a b Stephen Thomas Erlewine (1944-12-15). "Capitol Sings Hollywood, Vol. 20: Singin' in the Rain - Various Artists | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2014-05-03.
- ^ a b William Ruhlmann. "Put the Blame on Mame - Somethin' Smith & the Redheads | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2014-05-03.
- ^ "The Big Band Dance Hits: 1930-1940, Vol. 2 - Various Artists | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2014-05-03.
- ^ "Movie Memories - John Williams | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. 1996-10-16. Retrieved 2014-05-03.
- ^ Scott Yanow (2006-02-07). "Mark Murphy's Hip Parade/Playing the Field - Mark Murphy | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2014-05-03.
- ^ Singh, Anita (28 October 2009). "Michael Jackson This Is It: secrets behind O2 shows revealed". telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 2022-04-29.
