JULIE ANDREWS IS EIGHTY TODAY
Julie Andrews is eighty today
The ageless voice that sang "Doe ray"
A child talent they called precocious
And that other word ending in "docious".
She's given people so much pleasure
Not just a national...a GLOBAL treasure
Bright as the sun - nothing need persuade me
To say "Happy birthday - My Fair Lady"!
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M.C. Newberry
Sun 4th Oct 2015 16:18
JC - back in the 1960s, when "The Sound of Music" was
doing the rounds, my brother and I decided to see the
matinee showing at the (now demolished) Regent Cinema
in Paignton. We found ourselves surrounded by hordes
of kids, their voices squeakily raised in enthusiastic
accompaniment whenever Julie broke into song...most
notably in "Doe...a deer - a female deer..." etc.!!
A fond memory that still brings a smile.