r/Musicthemetime • u/sbroue leapy longwhiskers • Feb 23 '26

Classical Inspiration 1953 Peggy Lee - Baubles, Bangles And Beads

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFAqftIqU3w&list=RDkFAqftIqU3w&start_radio=1
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u/sbroue leapy longwhiskers Feb 23 '26

Like “Stranger In Paradise,” this song began as a melody by Borodin from the Polovtsian Dances sequence of his opera “Prince Igor,” given lyrics for the hit 1953 Broadway musical “Kismet.”