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| ⚫ | With words by Max Miller, Sam Kern & James Walsh and music by Sam Kern, it became Miller's signature tune, played by the orchestra when he walked on and left the stage. It was a mildly risqué song about Max Miller falling for Mary from the dairy and includes the lines "I don't do things by halves / I'll let you see my calves / and they're not the same shaped calves as Nellie Dean's." |
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Sam Kern, the composer, said that the idea for the song came to him as he was sitting in the [[Express Dairies]] in [[Charing Cross Road]]. The waitress was called Mary. He started writing the song on a cigarette packet, took it to an orchestrator Arthur Parry and rushed to the Mile End Empire where he met Miller. He said to him that this song will do for you what [[Sally (Gracie Fields song)|"Sally"]] did for [[Gracie Fields]].<ref>Gracie Fields's signature tune</ref> Miller told him that he would meet him the next day outside the Express Dairies. They agreed a price and Miller bought the song for £4.<ref>’’Applause Applause!’’ [[Thames Television]] documentary shown on 10 April 1969</ref> |
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Miller's version of the story was somewhat different. He recollected how it came into being. He said that he was offered dozens of numbers by songwriters but hardly any suited his style. He was talking to Sam Kern in the Express Dairies one day and he told him he had an idea for a song, "Mary from the Milk Bar". Kern said it did not sound quite right and suggested "Mary from the Dairy".<ref>Max Miller the Cheeky Chappie by John M East, 1977, W.H. Allen, London {{ISBN|0491 02260 3}}, p. 90</ref> |
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It was written by Max Miller, Sam Kern & Jerome Walsh. |
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Miller recorded the song in 1936 which was released on an [[His Master's Voice|HMV]] 10-inch [[gramophone record]].<ref>‘’Mary from the Dairy’’ &: ‘’The Woman Improver’’: HMV BD385 (Dec 1936)</ref> He recorded it again in March 1954 on the [[Philips Records|Philips]] label.<ref>‘’Mary from the Dairy’’ & ‘’Voulez Vous Promenade?’’: Philips PB236 (Mar 1954)</ref> The [[sheet music]] was published in 1950.<ref>Sheet music: copyright 1950 by The Peter Maurice Music Co. Ltd., Maurice Building Denmark St. London WC2 for the entire world except USA and Canada. Copyright 1950 by The Maurice Music Co Ltd. , New York, for USA and Canada</ref> |
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Miller sang the song playing the character ‘’Harry Hawkins’’ in the feature film ''[[Hoots Mon! (1940 film)|Hoots Mon!]]'' released in 1940.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090116190136/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/36847 British Film Institute's website]</ref> |
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== Notes == |
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== External links == |
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Official Max Miller website : [http://www.maxmiller.org] |
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Latest revision as of 18:23, 13 December 2020
Mary From the Dairy is a comic song made famous by British comedian Max Miller, The Cheeky Chappie, in the 1930s and 1940s. With words by Max Miller, Sam Kern & James Walsh and music by Sam Kern, it became Miller's signature tune, played by the orchestra when he walked on and left the stage. It was a mildly risqué song about Max Miller falling for Mary from the dairy and includes the lines "I don't do things by halves / I'll let you see my calves / and they're not the same shaped calves as Nellie Dean's."
Sam Kern, the composer, said that the idea for the song came to him as he was sitting in the Express Dairies in Charing Cross Road. The waitress was called Mary. He started writing the song on a cigarette packet, took it to an orchestrator Arthur Parry and rushed to the Mile End Empire where he met Miller. He said to him that this song will do for you what "Sally" did for Gracie Fields.[1] Miller told him that he would meet him the next day outside the Express Dairies. They agreed a price and Miller bought the song for £4.[2]
Miller's version of the story was somewhat different. He recollected how it came into being. He said that he was offered dozens of numbers by songwriters but hardly any suited his style. He was talking to Sam Kern in the Express Dairies one day and he told him he had an idea for a song, "Mary from the Milk Bar". Kern said it did not sound quite right and suggested "Mary from the Dairy".[3]
Miller recorded the song in 1936 which was released on an HMV 10-inch gramophone record.[4] He recorded it again in March 1954 on the Philips label.[5] The sheet music was published in 1950.[6]
Miller sang the song playing the character ‘’Harry Hawkins’’ in the feature film Hoots Mon! released in 1940.[7]
Notes
[edit]- ^ Gracie Fields's signature tune
- ^ ’’Applause Applause!’’ Thames Television documentary shown on 10 April 1969
- ^ Max Miller the Cheeky Chappie by John M East, 1977, W.H. Allen, London ISBN 0491 02260 3, p. 90
- ^ ‘’Mary from the Dairy’’ &: ‘’The Woman Improver’’: HMV BD385 (Dec 1936)
- ^ ‘’Mary from the Dairy’’ & ‘’Voulez Vous Promenade?’’: Philips PB236 (Mar 1954)
- ^ Sheet music: copyright 1950 by The Peter Maurice Music Co. Ltd., Maurice Building Denmark St. London WC2 for the entire world except USA and Canada. Copyright 1950 by The Maurice Music Co Ltd. , New York, for USA and Canada
- ^ British Film Institute's website
External links
[edit]Official Max Miller website : [1]