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Released 1 October 2004
De-Lovely
Filled with unforgettable songs, Robbie features alongside a host of other artistes who all have their part to play in bringing Porter's music to life in 2004’s De-Lovely.
Starring as the singer at the Porters' wedding, Robbie sings the classic track, It's De-Lovely.
"I'm happy with my performance," he says, "but you can't really fail with material like that. I grew up listening to this music; my dad's a big fan of Sinatra and Martina and Bing, so I know all the songs, but I never knew who wrote which one. Now I know many of them were Cole Porter. I feel at home when I hear and perform these songs. I hope the film brings another audience back to these songs because they should never die."
Highly stylized, visual and very musical, De-Lovely spans almost 40 years, jumping from Paris to Venice to New York to Hollywood, and includes over 30 of Porter's songs. It's a unique, timeles love story about a man who wrote some of the most endearing - and enduring - songs of the twentieth century.
Director: Irwin Winkler
First Shown: World Premiere 22 May 2004 Cannes Film Festival
Released: 01 October 2004
Lyrics
I feel a sudden urge to sing the kind of ditty that invokes the Spring
So, control your desire to curse while I crucify the verse
This verse I've started seems to me the "Tin Pan-tithesis" of melody
So to spare you all the pain, I'll skip the darn thing and sing the refrain
The night is young, the skies are clear
And if you want to go walkin', dear
It's delightful, it's delicious, it's de-lovely
I understand the reason why
You're sentimental, 'cause so am I
It's delightful, it's delicious, it's de-lovely
You can tell at a glance what a swell night this is for romance
You can hear, dear Mother Nature murmuring low "Let yourself go"
So please be sweet, my chickadee
And when I kiss ya, just say to me
"It's delightful, it's delicious, it's delectable, it's delirious,
It's dilemma, it's de limit, it's deluxe, it's de-lovely"
You can tell at a glance what a swell night this is for romance
You can hear dear Mother Nature murmuring low "Let yourself go"
So please be sweet, my chickadee
And when I kiss ya, just say to me
"It's delightful, it's delicious, it's delectable, it's delirious,
It's dilemma, it's de limit, it's deluxe, it's de-lovely"