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Edie Adams - That's All (I Love Lucy Series Finale)
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- Опубликовано: 7 июн 2008
- From the episode, "Lucy Meets the Moustache" of the Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour. The song meant so much more since it was the last episode of the popular I Love Lucy series. Lucy and Desi were also divorcing after a long tumultuous marriage. They still loved each other very much, but the problems that plagued the marriage couldn't keep them together. However, they remained friends even after they married other people, and when Desi died, Lucy was devastated. So in a sense, this song was meaningful for them both. All that they could give each other was love....that's all.
The last lines of the show....
Lucy: "Honey, honey, I just wanted to help."
Ricky: "From now on, you can help me by not trying to help me. But thanks, anyway."
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That's All
Lyrics & Music by Alan Brandt and Bob Haymes, 1952
[brackets indicate Edie Adams' variation on the song]
I can only give you love that lasts forever
And a [the] promise to be near each time you call
And the only heart I own for you and you alone
That's all, that's all
I can only give you country walks in springtime
And a hand to hold when leaves begin to fall
And a love whose burning light will warm the winter night
That's all, that's all
There are those I am sure [who] have told you
They would give you the world for a toy
All I have are these arms to enfold you
And a love even time can't destroy
[And a love time can never destroy]
If you're wondering what I'm asking in return, dear
You'll be glad to know that my demands are small
Say it's me that you'll adore for now and evermore
That's all, that's all
[the following are not part of the original composition and what makes Edie Adams' version so special and unique]
I love you
Yes, I love you
That's all....
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Im actually the grandson of Alan Brandt. The songwriter of this song. He was a great man. Sadly he passed on in 2002. My grandmother recently passed on this week. But both of them have inspired me to continue the artist tradition in the family. And both will be deeply missed
Dane Brandt Lubart
Grandson of Alan Brandt
Sorry for your loss!!! I lost my grandmother a little over a year ago, and still miss hearing her play the piano and sing! This is one of my very favourite songs to sing, and this is my favourite arrangement!
+danarooneo Wow to have such a legacy must be interesting! I'm sorry for your loss. My Dad, who died two years ago, LOVED I Love Lucy and would watch it with us, and he also loved the Luci Desi Comedy hour. I don't know if we ever saw this final episode, but even still your grandfather was part of something incredible. Thank you for sharing.
VohnExel Thank you for the wonderful comment. Sadly my grand parents never told me anything about I love Lucy. But I do know that my Grandfather's song "That's All" is very famous. The famous artists that have used it include Frank Sinatra, Nat King Cole, Peggy Lee, Bobby Darin, Michael Bubl'e, and more. My grandfather would be really proud of me because I am the star of a one man show of mine called "On the Spectrum a Tuneful Rally". It is a show that stands up for people with special needs. Anyway Thank you so much for the wonderful comment. :)
Dane
It is a very beautiful song. You grandfather was a true romantic. Congratulations on coming from such a talented family!
danarooneo….your grandfather wrote one of the most beautiful, romantic songs of all time. It is a favorite of mine and millions of others. May God bless you and my deepest sympathies are with you in the passing of both your grandparents.
Edie talked about this in interview. It was a song that was very special to her and Ernie, but she learned at the taping that it was probably the very worst choice for that episode, because by this time, Lucy and Desi were no longer speaking. Lucy filed for divorce the day after it wrapped. It was a very difficult shoot, and terribly sad. She said she looked around the room after finishing singing, and everyone was crying.
I could look at Edie Adams singing this song forever. She conveys the message of a true Love.
In an interview she said that most if the cast was crying during the song. I think Lucy was thinking about her marriage ending.
A beautiful performance from Adams but lets not forget the killer accompaniment from Vivian Vance.
I loved Edie Adams as the Fairy Godmother in Rogers and Hammerstein's Cinderella starring Julie Andrews.
i know - Ethel was a knock out on the piano - all of these years I just thought she was goofing around when a piano was in an episode. Glad someone else listened to HER as well as Mrs. Kovacs.
Women are great.
@@freedomfyodor WHAT?! Im a man & while there are TONS of differences between men & women, a woman is not less than any man. The fastest pianist in the world up until recently & for 10 years before that was a woman, Anna Guzman.
@@freedomfyodor Ever heard of Hazel Scott? She could play two pianos at once. And a very fast pace at that. You're so damn sexist...
I honestly think Lucy was doing her best not to shed a tear real life here.
Aleta Hudson I saw an interview with Edie and she said in rehearsal after she finished the song Lucy and Ricky were in tears, she thought it was her or the song. But was told it was because they knew their marriage was coming to an end and Lucy said keep the song in the show. A hard decision I'm sure but the right one, Edie nailed it!
Hmmm, I didn't know Lucy insisted they keep it. She was giving Edie a hard time during rehearsals though, like Lucy wasn't happy with her blocking, or Edie's hairstyle and kept making her change it. but it was just because of the drama she and Desi were going through and she took it out on everybody.
she was so beautiful and so strong, it's why i've always admired her
you're right
Damn your right i almost forgot about her and desi
I am 25 but was raised on I Love Lucy... a new VHS every month in the mail. So thankful my mom did that. Seeing this... major lump in my throat.
You had a cool mom
Noah Hughes - Thank God for our parents! My Mom exposed me to so much amazing classic TV! SO thankful.
Marry me.
Edie Adams performing "That's All" is quite poetic and a bit ironic since this was the last of the Lucy/Desi shows. Lucy filed for divorce literally the next day.
Yes, I had read, too, it was a tear-filled moment. Lucy did file for divorce the next day.
So sad. They loved each other until the end.. 💔
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Here's a bit of info most may not know: Lucille Ball actually requested Edie Adams to sing this particular song on her behalf. The reason: it was Lucy's way of expressing a final appeal to Desi in order to ward off the coming divorce filing. Lucy still loved Desi. She didn't want the divorce; however, she felt she had no choice because she had had enough of Desi's infidelities. After this episode wrapped, they walked out of their studio together for the final time. She filed for divorce the next day.
Yes! And everyone pretty much knew their marriage was over. That day of filming…it brought a lot of people on set to tears.
I remember reading this long ago as a teen and then finally seeing this episode for myself for the first time.... I cried.... I still listen to this and cry, it's my favorite love song. Edie brings this song to life, I hope I find a love like this one day, I love lucy, yesterday, today and tomorrow, I know she hated going thru the divorce but it was for the better, I understand loving someone so much but having to let them go... its one of the worst pains to go thru....
He didn't want the divorce either.She was the one who filed.
@@Anna-vl8qc He just wanted to continue playing around while married. She wasn't having any of it anymore. She had every reason to file for it.
@@Anna-vl8qc CAN YOU BLAME HER ?? It was HIS INFIDELITY that FORCED HER HAND !
It's so sad that behind the scenes Lucy and Desi were not speaking to each other, only like "would you tell Miss Ball to stand over there?" and Lucy would say "Would you kindly tell Mr. Arnaz that . . ." I read this in her autobiography. The next day she filed for divorce. Poor Edie didn't know what was going on and mistakenly chose this song to sing and it made everybody cry. And everybody was having a rough time on the set. In a way the song was fitting though. In a sad way. :( The very end of this episode was so difficult for Lucy and Desi because they were supposed to kiss, but they kept crying and had to do it over again. It was a kiss that wrapped up 20 years of marriage.
sadly by this time the desilu marriage relationship had run its course....there is a cable network (decades) that aired a documentary on the cpl a few wks ago...it told how they were constantly arguing n decided to go on a European family vacation...by the time they returned they were not speaking n lucille filed for divorce 8 wks later....lucy remarried gary a few yrs later...gary was lucille's trophy husband..tall dark handsome n 13yrs yngr(eat ur hearts out girls) and i do believe that she grew to love him dearly....but there is a major difference btwn love vs inlove n i believe lucille was in love with desi untill the day she died..
Chase Jackson They were very much still in love with each other until the day they both died.
i wld agree 100%...there is an interview o utube done with Lucille n Gary by B.walters in 1977....this is the most candid lucille has ever spoken about desi but it was clear that she sill loved him n was resentful because desi through their love away....i have read mny stories where Desi heavy drinking and gambling were credited to the stress of running desilu while filimng i love lucy....i am sure that those were major contributors...but i am sure the demands of married life was also a major contributor..
They agreed to do I Love Lucy to keep their marriage steady but unfortunately like you said, the stresses of running a major TV studio and being on a hugely successful sitcom didn't help, plus they had 2 young children. I think he also cheated on her with a lot of women in Hollywood on top of drinking and gambling. yes Desi had a drinking problem around this time.
as the years have passed and my life experiences have allowed the way i view ppl,places,situations...i see things very differently related to lucillle and desi...all the comments i read appear to fault desi with the failure of the marriage because of his mny infidelities....everyones opinions are shaped based on what they have read...in Lucille's 1977 interview.. my take away was that lucille still loved desi deeply and resented him for throwing their love away...i also got the impression that she faulted desi with the dissolution marriage and felt her culpability has minimal if any at all...and that just plain bullshit and impossible...it takes two to tango...if any relationship fails both parties [played a role....it's not really about establishing a weighted value of culpability...80/20..50/50..70/30....because that is simply a matter of opinion not fact...s...when she met and started a relationship with desi he was a band leader that earned his primary income by touring(someone that mentally adapts to a frequent tour schedule...becomes use to not being in any one place for a lng period of time....once the tour is over and they return to thier home base...in a very short period they begin to get restless...when desi was on the road...lucille was back at home base and the entire time desi was on the road...her mind running rampant worrying about what he was doing and with whom..if his show ended at 1130pm...in her mind..it takes him x minutes to get back to his hotel...and if she called him until 4am and got no answer she auto assumed he was out sexing another women....everyone that comments about desi's drinking,gambling, constant infidelities...have made those comments based on what they have a read...no female has ever come fwd to discuss her wild nite with desi anaz....once i love became a super hit...desi wld have had curtail his infidelities because in the 50's any sex scandle wld have caused cbs to cancel i love lucy and the show was the crown jewel of desilu....if desi was out of lucille site for more than 10.5 seconds she auto assumed he was with another women....she wnted to keep him close to her so she came up with i love lucy...desi agreed bcause he really did love lucille....however, he agreed absent of realizing the outlet touring gave him and when he no lngr toured that outlet wld no longer be met....in all the stories i have read they all attributed desi's drinking & gambing to the stress of overseeing i love lucy and desiu....i now believe that to be bullshit...i will concede that they may been contributing factors...but i no longer believe they were the main factors...when lucille divorced desi shortly after..she brought him out and she took over his duties all while raising the the two kids and starring in and exec producing the lucy show....lucille cld do it but desi cld not...BULLSHIT...this was not brain surgery...the most challenging period wld have been getting the show and studio up & running...but once they were up and running...over a shrt period of time we are talking repetitive challenges that got easier day by day......desi agreed to i love lucy becuase he wanted his marriage to work...he and lucy travled to the studio together in the morning and after a 10hr day...they traveled home together in the eve...this is 5days aweek..on the wknds...lucille had an expectation that desi wld be spending his time with her and the kides...EVERYWEEKEND...that just to damn much togetherness...he wanted/needed sometime to himself.....lucille needed/wanted desi tethered to her side 24/7 n if he was out of her site more than 19.5 mins her mind wld go crazy worring about what he was doing and with whom...the drinking & gambling had little to do with the stress of the siticom & desilu and more to do with stress of the day to marriage.....no i am not psychic,desi or lucille were no friends of mine....i am not saying that ,y opinion is the gospel...my opinion is just that...my opinion...i will not cry or loose sleep because someone disagrees..
Edie is so lovely
A most beautiful voice. That song was made for her.
She's better than that 😍
When Edie adams chose this song, she was referring to their journey. She admitted when she learned bout the trouble going on backstage, she would’ve chosen a different song. But I’m glad she did this one. Made it more powerful to have our cast together one last time.
Beyoncé and Taylor fans take note. This is pure, beautiful singing. Edie Adam’s is very talented. No special effects, no loud clapping, no distracting dancers or backup singers are needed. One piano and one beautiful voice. This is talent.
Well said. I feel sad for many young people today who have no idea what actual singing is.
Anyone who doesn't tear up when listening to this jewel of a song, sung by such an exquisite talent, needs oxygen, a nurse, and a pint of blood.
Thomas DiMaggio , more likely, a quart, as well as a soul.
Especially if you know what was happening behind the scenes
I am 36 years old..as far back as I remember I would sit down and watch I love Lucy every Sunday with my mom.. I have much respect for I love Lucy..
Sadly, Lucy was about to file for divorce that very day. It was the worst possible song to sing, because it made Lucy and Desi realize how sad it was that their marriage was over.
But then she got to meet the love of her life, Gary Morton and he found happiness as well
Alicia Coburg Love her life? That was Desi; Lucy herself later said, that she should have stuck with him.
Ciaran Ryan I disagree
Alicia Coburg You disagree with Lucille Ball who said that she should have stuck it out with Desi?
Ciaran Ryan When did she say that? Because I watched an interview where she talked about how she had nothing with Desi and valued the love and respect she had with Gary
Wow Edie sings so beautifully....I love the way Ernie looks at her as she sings. What a wonderful couple...truly made for each other..i only wish things had worked out the same for Desi and Lucy. What a great era in television history, with true talent. Things today are just not the same.....
And in a couple of years Ernie would be gone.
After Ernie passed, Edie married 2 other times but when she passed, she was buried next to Ernie. A beautiful couple indeed and may they R.I.P.
I love Viv's hair in this episode! It really compliments her. :)
@Chadlton .. funny you mention hair .. there used to be a chain of beauty shops called “ Edie Adams Cut and Curl” .. old school grandma beauty shops.. I remember at one point they went unisex .. probably because the geriatric clientele was dying off . The first unisex shop I tried was one of these ..it hit me after I walked in they just changed the name but the decor was still the same so it was like I was in a beauty shop .. I reluctantly stayed and when my name was called an elderly old school beautician in uniform was going to be cutting my hair .. never had a beautician cut my hair before so I got a bit nervous.. she was going to wash my hair first which I never had done in a shop before so I guess this was a beauty shop process included in the price .. I was a bit antsy in the chair as she was shampooing my hair , kept telling me not to life my head , relax and keep my head all the way back. She really shampooed me thoroughly.. after that .. she cut my hair extremely well , I was very pleased .. all for 7.95 . I just wish I would of relaxed more during the shampoo and haircut..
Wish I was born that era.
My parents were born in the 60's. Actually my mom 59 and my Dad 1960 and their birthdays are very close to each other
Manuel Orozco Ahh, that's so sweet.
Hanif Muslim Thank you. I Love Lucy was my first glimpse into the Golden Age of TV
my parents were (i wish i was too) but it makes me grateful for the one i was born
I was born in 1951, and it was the best of times in America. Sad how our country has fallen.
Makes me sad knowing that Desi and Lucy's marriage was falling apart :(
Edie is so darling here.
To me it always felt like this song was their goodbye to the audience... "I love you, I love you thats all"
I could not bare to watch the entire final Lucy Desi Comedy Hour but this is such a bittersweet performance with Edie performing this classic. A poignant reminder of all that hard work coming to an end that Lucy and Desi put into creating the early glory days of television.
yeah it's sad what was happening behind the scenes too, with Lucy and Desi's marriage crumbling and their constant arguing. Ball would spend a lot of time in her dressing room crying and her eyes got really red and puffy. in the episode where they go to Japan and she disguises herself as a Geisha with white makeup, and it didn't help that she had red puffy eyes from crying.
Stephen R I did notice that. And that episode was hilarious
Wow! Makes me cry every time I see and hear this. Edie Adams is so beautiful.
Did you catch how Ernie Kovacs stared at her?
ART IMITATING LIFE SOMETIMES SAYS IT BEST ; EVEN WHEN IT'S HEARTBREAKING. It must have been for both LUCY & DESI . Don't forget it would only be about a year later, Jan. 1962 when EDIE ADAMS would go thru the devastating loss of ERNIE KOVACS in a car crash. He was just 42. GOD BLESS THEM ALL.
Yes, when I saw Ernie Kovacs in this clip, it was heartbreaking knowing what would happen in the future for Edie and Ernie.
He was driving a Corvair. "Unsafe at any speed."
I added this to my favs last week and wondered how Edie was doing. Sad to hear of her passing. She's reunited with Ernie, Mia, and Kippee. This clip is just beautful.
OMG! This has to be one of the most beautiful voices of all time. Her voice just sweeps me away.
Anyone who can hear Edie Adams sing this without tearing up should be declared legally dead.
Omg its 4am and you just cracked me up lmaoo
It's used by blade runners to find androids.
It's nice to know I'm not dead!
You could see the pain in Lucy's face. It was heart-breaking!
you're never too young or too old to love this show lol. I've loved it since i was 10. it's amazing how it still holds up today
Actors back then were so talented .....as we move forward into the future this kind of acting and singing will be a lost art and under appreciate it.
This is such a perfect song for the end of the best comedy show ever. It makes me sad to know that there will never be this kinda of tv ever again.
First time I heard this song was on this episode... Luv this version... Makes me emotional 😢😢😢😢😢😌😌
+Dat81boi 825 Me too
First time I heard this was an edited version in the wedding singer movie...but this rendition is truly sublime😆
one of my friends sung this song at our school talent show everyone in the audience was crying that's how strong this song is emotionally
God how can you hear this and not cry 😢 😭 its so beautiful and to think its the finale to one of the greatest shows to ever exist
Edie Adams said in a Interview on Entertainment Tonight when Lucy Died that when she Finished Filming this Scene that Lucille Ball was in Tears and her Eyes where Red and Even Desi as Tuff as he was Teary Eyed but No One Knew Why they where Except Vivienne Vance who Lucy had Told of her Intention to Divorce Desi and the Next Day after Filming She Filed for Divorce from Desi Arnes there is a Great Documentary on PBS Television on Both them and There Careers and Marriage and Divorce.
I just read that Lucy and Desi's divorce was finalized the day after this final episode. Kinda makes you want to give your significant other a big hug...
While this is sad because it was at the time when Lucy and Desi were ending their marriage, it was also sad because Edie and Ernie loved each other dearly until his early death. I will never forget the look on Edie's face in a video as she was leaving Ernie's funeral. Total devastation. :(
The passing of an era and a marriage. The Fabulous 50s were over.
It's sad how things were so bad between Desi and Lucy at this point. Edie said everyone was so quiet after this. I think Lucy did cry too because she worked so hard to make her marriage work
The kind of direct, simple singing that is almost unheard of these days. Someone actually paying attention to the lyrics and the phrasing. No screaming, no wailing and trying to show us all how long she can hold a note or how loudly she can sing, which is what passes for talent on shows like American Idol. Beautiful. Edie was also very good in a small role as the nasty secretary in the film classic The Apartment, with Shirley MacLaine and Jack Lemmon.
It's the simplest of melodies and when Edie Adams sings it, it really tugs on your heart strings.
I Love Lucy was the Classic of all times!!!!!!
This song is beautiful sad song and the lady who's singing it has a beautiful angelic voice.
To be honest artists and singers in the century before were much better than contemporary artists who can't sing as beautifully as that of the past
Well I prefer music from the 80's 90's and past decade. But I do music from the 60's once in a while.
wow, just wow. One of the most beautiful songs ever written sung by a gorgeous woman with a fabulous voice and style - I wanna climb into this video...
This is the best rendition of “that’s all” I’ve ever heard.
saddest episode heard this song for the first time and fell in love with it beautiful song
this gives me chills everytime i listen to it...i could only imagine what the viewers felt in 1959 when this episode 1st aired...must be nice that lucie n desi jr...can go back and watch their parents on tv...i guess both a great gift and a great curse...
This was my introduction to Edie Adams. I was about four and saw this rerun and just became obsessed with everything about this. It still slaps.
Oh the way she sang it..
You probably adored Edie, a lovely lady.
Best version by farrr!! This is sooo pleasant to my ears
I agree didnt like michael buble nor adam sandler
Flawless. She makes this performance one of the greatest love songs ever.
I love Lucy! This is one of my favorite moments! Beautiful singing ❤️
When she sings I love you..my heart literally melts
She was adorable and the most delicate voice.
Back when TV and music were great, not all this reality crap today
I Love Lucy was my first glimpse into the Golden Age of TV as a kid 15 years ago. I don't even follow reality TV although I do like America's Got Talent.
Isn't that the truth!!!
"That guy on the couch next to Lucille Ball" is none other than the great comedic and television innovator, Ernie Kovacs.
Lovely song ... ty Miss Edie
An extraordinary entertainer. A lot of todays singers would do well to watch, marvel, and learn, from such an artist. Just wonderful. She really reminded me of how much I miss the entertainers of those times. This brought back wonderful memories. Thank you for the posting.
Two years later, Ernie Kovacs was killed in a car accident while trying to light a cigar. Sid Caesar’s role in It’s a Mad Mad Mad Mad World was originally for Kovacs.
This song brought me to tears. Even though it's been so long since Lucille and Desi died. I still can't get over it. I feel like their divorce was a great American tragedy. Truly it was
Well, Desi cheated on her all the time. THAT's the tragedy
woman with " THE GOLDEN VOICE".
Nobody ever sang it better than this.
This is of the most beautiful sights that I have ever beheld in my entire life, one of the most wonderful things that has ever happened on earth
Wow...
That lady has raw talent!!
Think about it...no mixing...editing....just all laid out there, and beautiful to the tee
Didn't miss a note...
Wow...
Easily the best scene by a guest star in the Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour era. Edie was perfect. What a fantastic performance.
Edie was very pretty for that time! And such a beautiful voice! Wish music was still like that now! Sounds so much better than most of the junk playing on the radio.
One of the most long sought after video episodes where this beautiful singer sang for I Love Lucy Show when it repeated itself so many times before youtube and we only had three channels.Many listened to this singer and we all knew we were looking at a star on the rising .That's All ,now has been song so many times now by different singers male and female that Edie Adams remains the best version.
I’ve often wondered why I love Lucy was filmed in black and white when it was possible to film in color since 1939. It was the first TV show that was filmed rather than broadcasted live. It revolutionized the entire industry.
It was a chicken/egg situation. Color TV sets were approved in 1953, but still expensive and rare. It took a few more years before shows started converting to color.
I come back to this every once in awhile.. still as good as the first time I heard it.
You guys also need to learn that life is not a garden of roses. I understand all of the issues the actors had off the stage and problems with their personal lives, but to me, that's not important. What's important is that we have I Love Lucy with us here today. It is a treasure trove that contains to entertain us, even if we seen each episode a hundred times. Kids, young adults, middle aged, and seniors enjoy I Love Lucy. It has stood the test of time, and is the work of real talent.
that song made me cry, after all u seen desi and lucy go through u can understand how much that song must of meant 2 them!!!!:)
I remember watching I love Lucy and I dream of Jeannie re-runs when I was younger and I love both shows..my grandparents were quite puzzled how can an 8 year old me enjoy watching both sitcom which are as old as them LOL..born with an old soul..
Beautiful song ! I love my T thats all
I love how classically beautiful Edie is.
Have heard many "Love Songs" throughout my life. " Old and Modern". This will Always be my Favorite! Hands Down!! By the Same Artist. She's Amazing!
The beauty and simplicity of this song and her interpretation is just mesmerizing!
Wow, she is stunning. I can't believe I've never seen this rendition of the song.
Love this style. So pretty.
i saw the PBS show about the behind the scenes of i love lucy -and they said on set after they filmed this scene everyone was in tears. it was an end of an era.
It brings tears to my eyes every time I watch this. thank you for posting
simply beautiful..! this song makes you want to be a better man/woman...
Really, Edie Adams chose this song by chance? I'm so glad she did!
Her version of this song is amazing and (I've said this countless time before) the most beautiful I've *ever* heard. I can never grow tired of this song and wanted other people who never heard her sing it (the last episode is rarely aired) to enjoy it as much as I do. That's why I uploaded it.
If anything, this song always reminds me of Edie Adams, not Frank Sinatra or any of the others who sang this song!
I watched a video of Judy Garland singing this song. And as much as I love Judy, I feel Edie sings it better. It perfectly fits her voice.
Perfect song for the last show. I'm sure Lucy wanted it that way ❤ she divorced him, but loving him all the same
It's so beautiful and sad in the same time.
I'm glad you enjoyed it!
The fact that it had a sad story attached to it makes this version so emotionally powerful.
I heard her sing when I was little. Never forgot her singing La Boheme
So so so so so so so hard to watch. Honestly I burst into tears right away. Lucy and Desi :( oh they were such heroes. I wish I was around during their time...
This totally just made me cry. It's incredibly bittersweet that such a beautiful song could sum up their relationship...and they divorce the very next day..
I read Edie's autobiography, Sing a Pretty Song.What a fantastic life,but not without great tragedy. She was so beautiful,sexy and talented.She and her beloved Ernie were such a fantastic couple.Early t.v.pioneers.Ernie,a spendthrift and gambler,was killed in a tragic auto crash in '62 leaving Edie bereaved and with crushing debts to the IRS among others.Edie worked for years to pay it off.Then their daughter died in another crash 20 years later! Edie Adams,1927-2008. Wonderful Lady.
It's true what you say, viclagoon. The song itself is beautiful, but when Edie Adams sang it.... What words to describe it? Her version was the best I have ever heard! I saw this episode when I was a young kid and because she sang it so beautifully, I just never forgot it. So you can imagine my anticipation when LDCH finally came out and I can listen to Edie sing all over again. I know this was the saddest episode, but it is also the most moving and the most special.
i just saw the movie on netflix cried, laughed and got mad at desi. what a great pair!!! I LOVE LUCY!!!
Wow 😳 hauntingly beautiful
The type of stunning that stands your hair up
tears and prayers..
God Bless you, dear lady
What a beautiful voice on Edie Adams I remember this episode on The Lucy Desi Comedy Hour it was a very good one
i learned about this scene in a documentary. it was so sad!
There are a lot of Desi-Lucy fans who literally still cannot bring themselves to watch this segment from the 'last episode'. Let alone the entire 'Lucy Meets the Moustache' hour-long episode.
This was episode 13, season 3 of the 'Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour'. In this season, #3, Ball and Arnaz barely got thru all 3 of that seasons episodes. Arnaz reneged on his contract with CBS and Westinghouse to produce 5 season #3 episodes failing to get out the last two. Ball moved to divorce Arnaz right after this episode aired. That was the end of their partnership, both on and off screen.
Arnaz actually didn't want to do this episode. He was strung out emotionally trying to keep Desilu Productions from failing (it came very close in 1960) and, most of all, the Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse going. Arnaz had staked his professional reputation on the series, an anthology offering for which he had promised Westinghouse top episodes with major stars and big productions. And, he'd throw in 5 Lucy specials a season. Much to his dismay he was unable to line up big stars (he was after the likes of Jimmy Stewart, John Wayne, etc. That didn't work out. Although the series was where 'The Untouchables' and 'Twilight Zone' got their start it wasn't enough. After a good start, rating dropped off, only being decent when a Lucy special aired.
Then there was the failure of the 'marriage'. Rumors were running wild in Hollywood in 1959 that the two were headed for a divorce. Arnaz was often seen, drunk and rowdy, on the streets of Beverly Hills and coming out of whore houses in LA or Las Vegas. His public behavior was embarrassing Lucy and stockholders in their company. Trying to fix things, Arnaz doubled down on his work load, doing such things as directing the Lucy specials. Ball and Arnaz had stopped living together a couple of years prior to their divorce, but had tried to maintain their image by taking family vacations together and, when asked, denying divorce rumors. However, the trips turned out to be disasters. And, the public was beginning to doubt their marriage.
The fans were loyal to the end. Can't say that about Arnaz. After they formally split up he went out on a bender that didn't end until he wound up in a hospital dry dock. Arnaz saw the mess he had made and tried to behave. But, in a matter of weeks he was back to the drinking and chasing hookers. Desilu's stock dropped to all time lows and now the management team was turning against him. They appealed to Ball to talk to Arnaz, which she did to no avail. Arnaz did manage to get Ball her own series, 'The Lucy Show' which went on the air in September, 1962. and turned out to be a top hit. Arnaz, on the other hand, didn't. Although he was the series executive producer he was thrown out as President of Desilu Productions and sent home with a $3,150,000 buyout check. Arnaz was, for all practical purposes, finished in show business. Lucy went on to run her new series for 6 seasons, the started a new series in 1968 which also ran for 6 seasons. Arnaz, thru his production company, managed to get one series on tv, 'The Mothers In Law', which ran for two very average seasons.
What of Judd for the Defense? Wasn't that from Desi too?
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What a beautiful relationship. Nothing lasts forever. Thats all