Gilda

Uno de los momentos estelares del cine, escogidos recientemente por la prensa, ha sido la escena de Gilda en la que se saca un largo guante, mientras canta una canción: "Put the Blame on Mame". Hay dos pedazos de esa canción en la película Gilda, una en esa escena, y otra anterior, cuando Gilda le canta a Tío Pío con su guitarra. Yo pongo aquí ambos pedazos.
Sé que hay mucha gente que aún cree que la inolvidable Rita Hayworth (Carmen Margarita Cansino era su nombre real) cantaba sus canciones, ya que también bailaba increíblemente bien, pero no, queridos, ella no cantaba. Lo hacía una mujer sin rostro llamada Anita Ellis, y su voz, desde luego, forma parte de ese momento inolvidable.

"Put the Blame on Mame"- Versión 1, cantada a Uncle Pio (Rita Hayworth doblada por Anita Ellis)
When Mrs. O'Leary's cow kicked the lantern - in Chicago town,
They say that started the fire - that burned Chicago down.
That's the story that went around, but here's the real lowdown,
Put the blame on mame boys, put the blame on mame
Mame kissed a buyer from out of town,that kissed burned Chicago down.
So you can, Put the blame on mame boys,
put the blame on mame.
Remember the blizzard - back in Manhattan, in 1886
They say that traffic was tied up - and folks - were in a fix.
That's the story that went around, but here's the real lowdown,
Put the blame on mame boys,
put the blame on mame
Mame gave a chump such and ice cold no-
for seven days they shoveled snow.
So you can, Put the blame on mame boys,
put the...

"Put the Blame on Mame"- Version 2 cantada ante el público (voz doblada porAnita Ellis)
When they had the earthquake - in San Francisco-back in 1906
They said that old mother nature - was up to her old tricks.
That's the story that went around, but here's the real lowdown-
Put the blame on mame boys, put the blame on mame
One night she started to - shim and shake-
that brought on the `Frisco quake
So you can, Put the blame on mame boys,
put the blame on mame.
They once had a shootin' -up in the Klondike when they got Dan McGrew
Folks were puttin' the blame on - the lady known as Lew
that's the story that went around, but here's the real lowdown-
Put the blame on mame boys,
put the blame on mame
Mame did a dance called the Hichy-koo,
that's the thing that slew McGrew
So you can, Put the blame on mame boys
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