Happy Valetine's Day: Getting Near the End
Feb 14, 2021
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Yes, pun intended.
Okay, we're near the end of our Valentine's Day festival of lesser-known songs -- one more after this. And this is the only number in the pack that really isn't unknown. But it's not wildly popular, and a fun performance of it, and so it deserves to be included. The number is "When I'm Not Near the Girl I Love" from Finian's Rainbow, that had a score by Burton Lane and lyricist E.Y. "Yip" Harburg (who wrote the lyrics to the songs from The Wizard of Oz.)
This particular comes from the 2009 Broadway revival of the show and was done at a press event rehearsal, which is why there are no costumes or sets. The performers are Christopher Fitzgerald and Alina Faye.
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