- Andrew Sewell: Good evening and welcome
to Concerts on the Square 2020.
In this re-broadcast concert from 2015 of "'S Wonderful,"
a program featuring soprano Amanda Hudson
and her husband Andrew Clark Tanner
singing Broadway hits,
as well as the "1812 Overture" by Tchaikovsky.
We're very excited to be bringing you this concert,
especially during these pandemic times.
So, sit back and relax and enjoy
Concerts on the Square!
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- Production and presentation of Concerts on the Square
is made possible in part by the contributing members
of Friends of Wisconsin Public Television.
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- Sarah Jacobs: The blankets are out, the weather is perfect,
and that wonderful Fourth of July spirit is in the air,
here on the Capitol lawn in downtown Madison.
Hello, and welcome to Concerts on the Square,
holiday style!
I'm Sarah Jacobs.
"S'Wonderful" is the title of tonight's concert,
which features selections from the Great American Songbook.
Guest vocalists Andrew Clark and
Amanda Huddleston join Andrew Sewell and
the Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra in tonight's tribute
to the likes of Gershwin, Lerner & Loewe, and Jerome Kern.
Of course, it wouldn't be a proper Fourth of July concert
without Tchaikovsky's "1812 Overture"
and John Phillip Sousa's "Stars and Stripes Forever."
It's time to celebrate here tonight,
at Concerts on the Square.
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[applause]
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- Andrew Clark: ♪ Life has just begun ♪
♪ Jack has found his Jill ♪ ♪ Don't know what you've done ♪
♪ But I'm all a-thrill ♪ ♪ How can words confess ♪
♪ Your divine appeal? ♪ ♪ You could never guess ♪
♪ All the love I feel ♪
♪ From now on, lady, I insist ♪
♪ For me no other girls exist ♪
♪ ♪ ♪ 'S Wonderful! ♪
♪ 'S Marvelous! ♪ ♪ You should care for me! ♪
♪ ♪ ♪ 'S Awful nice! ♪
♪ 'S Paradise! ♪ ♪ 'S What I long to see! ♪
♪ ♪ ♪ You've made my life so ♪
♪ glamorous, ♪ ♪You can't blame me for feeling♪
♪ amorous ♪ ♪ ♪
♪ Oh, 'S Wonderful! ♪ ♪ 'S Marvelous! ♪
♪ That you should care for me ♪
- Amanda Huddleston: ♪ Don't mind telling you, ♪
♪ In my humble fash, ♪
♪ That you thrill me through ♪ ♪ With a tender pash ♪
♪ When you said you care ♪ ♪ Imagine my emosh ♪
♪ I swore, then and there, ♪ ♪ Permanent devosh ♪
♪ You made all the other boys ♪ ♪ seem blah ♪
♪ Just you alone filled me with♪ ♪ "Aaaaahh" ♪
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♪ 'S Wonderful! ♪ ♪ 'S Marvelous! ♪
♪ You should care for me! ♪ ♪ ♪
♪ 'S Awful nice! ♪ ♪ 'S Paradise! ♪
♪ 'S What I love to see! ♪ ♪ ♪
♪My dear, it's four-leaf clover♪ ♪ time, ♪
♪From now on my heart's working♪ ♪ overtime ♪
♪ ♪ ♪ Oh, 'S Wonderful! ♪
♪ 'S Marvelous! ♪ ♪ That you should care for me ♪
♪ ♪ [Musical interlude & dance]
- Amanda Huddleston: ♪ You've made my life so ♪
♪ glamorous ♪ - Andrew Clark:
♪You can't blame me for feeling♪ ♪ amorous ♪
- Andrew and Amanda both sing: ♪ Oh, 'S Wonderful! ♪
♪ 'S Marvelous! ♪ ♪ That you should care for me ♪
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[applause]
[ "Fanfare" ]
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- Andrew Clark: ♪ Maybe the sun gave me the power ♪
♪ For I could swim Loch Lomond ♪ ♪ And be home in half an hour ♪
♪ Maybe the air ♪ ♪ gave me the drive ♪
♪ For I'm all aglow and alive ♪ ♪ ♪
♪ What a day this has been ♪ ♪ What a rare mood I'm in ♪
♪ Why it's almost like ♪ ♪ being in love ♪
♪ There's a smile on my face ♪ ♪ For the whole human race ♪
♪ Why it's almost like ♪ ♪ being in love ♪
♪ ♪ ♪ All the music of life ♪
♪ seems to be ♪ ♪ Like a bell that is ♪
♪ ringing for me ♪ ♪ And from the way that I feel ♪
♪ When that bell starts to peal♪ ♪ I could swear I was falling ♪
♪ I would swear I was falling ♪ ♪ Its almost like being in love♪
♪ ♪ ♪ When we walked up the brae ♪
♪ Not a word did we say ♪ ♪ It was almost like
being in love ♪ ♪ But your arm linked in mine ♪
♪ Made the world kind o' fine ♪ ♪ It was almost like
being in love ♪ ♪ All the music of life ♪
♪ seems to be ♪ ♪ Like a bell that is ♪
♪ ringing for me ♪ ♪ And from the way that I feel ♪
♪When that bell starts to peal ♪ ♪ I could swear I was falling ♪
♪ I would swear I was falling ♪ ♪ It's almost like being in love ♪
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[cheers and applause]
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- Amanda Huddleston: ♪ Away with the music ♪
♪ of Broadway ♪ ♪ Be off with your ♪
♪ Irving Berlin ♪ ♪ I'll give you no quarter for ♪
♪ Kern or Cole Porter ♪ ♪And Gershwin keeps pounding on♪
♪ tin ♪ ♪ How can I be civil ♪
♪ when hearing ♪ ♪ this drivel? ♪
♪ It's only for night-clubbing ♪ ♪ souses ♪
♪ Just give me the free N easy ♪ ♪ Waltz that is Viennessey ♪
♪ And go tell the band ♪ ♪ If they want a hand ♪
♪ The waltz must be Strauss's ♪ ♪ ♪
♪ Ya, ya, ya ♪ ♪ Give me oom, pah, pah! ♪
♪ ♪ ♪ When I want a melody ♪
♪ Lilting through the house, ♪ ♪ Then I want a melody ♪
♪ By Strauss ♪ ♪ It laughs, it sings! ♪
♪ The world is in rhyme ♪ ♪ Swinging in ♪
♪ three-quarter time ♪ ♪ Let the "Danube" flow along ♪
♪ And the "Fledermaus" ♪ ♪Keep the wine but give me song♪
♪ By Strauss ♪ ♪ By Jo! ♪
♪ By Jing! ♪ ♪ By Strauss is the thing! ♪
♪ So I say to ha-cha-cha ♪ ♪ Heraus! ♪
♪ Just give me an oom-pah-pah ♪ ♪ By Strauss ♪
♪ ♪ ♪ [musical interlude] ♪
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♪ Let the "Danube" flow along ♪ ♪ And the "Fledermaus" ♪
♪Keep the wine but give me song♪ ♪ By Strauss ♪
♪ By Jo! ♪ ♪ By Jing! ♪
♪ By Strauss is the thing! ♪ ♪ So I say to ha-cha-cha ♪
♪ Heraus! ♪ ♪ Just give me an oom-pah-pah ♪
♪ By Strauss ♪ [applause]
♪ ♪ - Andrew Clark:
♪ Dozens of girls would ♪ ♪ swarm up ♪
♪ I had to lock my door ♪ ♪ Somehow I couldn't warm up ♪
♪ To one before ♪ ♪ ♪
♪ What was it ♪ ♪ that controlled me? ♪
♪ What kept my love life lean? ♪ ♪ My intuition told me ♪
♪ You'd come on the scene! ♪ ♪ Baby, listen to the rhythm ♪
♪ of my heartbeat ♪ ♪ And you'll get ♪
♪ just what I mean! ♪ ♪ Embrace me, ♪
♪ my sweet embraceable ♪ ♪ you ♪
♪ Embrace me you irreplaceable ♪ ♪ you ♪
♪ Just one look at you ♪ ♪ My heart grew tipsy ♪
♪ in me ♪ ♪ You and you alone ♪
♪ Bring out the Gypsy in me! ♪ ♪ I love all the many charms ♪
♪ about you ♪ ♪ Above all, I want my arms ♪
♪ about you! ♪ ♪ Don't be a naughty baby, ♪
♪ Come to Papa, come to Papa ♪ ♪ do! ♪
♪ My sweet embraceable you! ♪ ♪ I went about reciting, ♪
♪ Here's one who'll never fall♪ ♪ But I can see the writing ♪
♪ Is on the wall ♪ ♪ My nose I used to turn up ♪
♪ When you'd besiege my heart ♪ ♪ Now I completely burn up ♪
♪ When you're slow to start! ♪ ♪I'm afraid you'll have to face♪
♪ the consequences ♪ ♪ You've upset the apple cart! ♪
♪ Embrace me, ♪ ♪ my sweet embraceable ♪
♪ you ♪ ♪ Embrace me, you irreplaceable♪
♪ you ♪ ♪ In your arms I find love ♪
♪ So delectable, dear ♪ ♪ I'm afraid it isn't quite ♪
♪ Respectable, dear! ♪ ♪ But hang it, come on let's ♪
♪ glorify love ♪ ♪ Ding, dang it! ♪
♪ You'll shout "Encore!" ♪ ♪ if I love! ♪
♪ Don't be a naughty baby, ♪ ♪Come to Papa, come to Papa,do!♪
♪ My sweet embraceable you! ♪ ♪ ♪
[musical interlude] ♪ ♪
♪ I need you ♪ ♪ my sweet embraceable ♪
♪ you ♪ ♪ I need you you irreplaceable ♪
♪ you ♪ ♪ You're the only one I love ♪
♪ Yes, verily so ♪ ♪ But you're much too shy ♪
♪ Unnecessarily so! ♪ ♪ So try not to be so formal ♪
♪ my dear ♪ ♪ Are you not a girl ♪
♪ who's normal ♪ ♪ my dear ♪
♪ There's just one way to cheer♪ ♪ me, ♪
♪ Come to Papa, come to Papa, ♪ ♪ do! ♪
♪ My sweet embraceable you! ♪ ♪ ♪
[applause]
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- Amanda Huddleston: ♪ When the mellow moon ♪
♪ begins to beam ♪ ♪ Ev'ry night I dream ♪
♪ a little dream ♪ ♪ And of course Prince Charming♪
♪ is the theme ♪ ♪ The he for me ♪
♪ Although I realize ♪ ♪ as well as you ♪
♪ It is seldom that a dream ♪ ♪ comes true ♪
♪ To me it's clear ♪ ♪ That he'll appear ♪
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♪ Someday he'll come along ♪ ♪ The man I love ♪
♪ And he'll be big and strong ♪ ♪ The man I love ♪
♪ And when he comes my way ♪ ♪ I'll do my best to make him ♪
♪ stay ♪ ♪ ♪
♪ He'll look at me and smile ♪ ♪ I'll understand ♪
♪ And in a little while ♪ ♪ He'll take my hand ♪
♪ And though it seems absurd ♪ ♪ I know we both ♪
♪ won't say a word ♪ ♪ ♪
♪ Maybe I will meet him Sunday ♪ ♪ Maybe Monday, maybe not ♪
♪ Still I'm sure to meet him ♪ ♪ one day ♪
♪ Maybe Tuesday will be ♪ ♪ my good news day ♪
♪ ♪ ♪ He'll build a little home ♪
♪ Just meant for two ♪ ♪ From which I'll never roam ♪
♪ What would you do? ♪ ♪ And so all else above ♪
♪I'm waiting for the man I love♪ ♪ ♪
♪ Maybe I will meet him Sunday ♪ ♪ Maybe Monday, maybe not ♪
♪ Still I'm sure to meet him ♪ ♪ one day ♪
♪ Maybe Tuesday will be ♪ ♪ my good news day ♪
♪ He'll build a little home ♪ ♪ Just meant for two, ♪
♪ From which I'll never roam ♪ ♪ What would you do? ♪
♪ And so all else above ♪ ♪I'm waiting for the man I love♪
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[applause]
- Andrew Sewall: It has been a tradition at
every Independence Day-themed concert that we salute the
members of the Armed Forces.
And remember those who have given their lives in the line of
duty for our country.
I'd also like to take this opportunity to thank and
recognize all those who work and serve both at home and abroad in
the United States Peace Corps.
If you, or any of your family members have served, or are
presently serving in the Peace Corps, please stand and
be recognized with our thanks.
[applause]
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The Army.
[applause]
The Coast Guard [applause]
The Marines.
[applause]
- The Air Force.
[applause]
- The Navy.
[applause]
[audience clapping along]
[cheers and applause] - May all the Veterans,
one more time, everyone, all the branches,
please stand and be recognized for your service.
Thank you all very, very much and happy Fourth of July
to you all!
Thank you!
[applause]
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[patriotic melody]
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[cheers and applause]
- Sarah Jacobs: We hope you enjoyed tonight's
Independence Day tribute at Concerts on the Square.
I'm Sarah Jacobs.
For all of us at Wisconsin Public Television,
thank you for joining us.
Good night.
♪ ♪ [audience claps along]
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[applause]
- Production and presentation of Concerts on the Square
is made possible in part by the contributing members
of Friends of Wisconsin Public Television.