Modern Mother Goose-On The Loose # 919 (To Act In Lip Sync)

We’ve all had our say-

About that lip sync, in the modern day.

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Nothing new, as we are about to see-

For it happened back in the day, in many a movie.

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Another voice was used for Margaret O’Brien-

While starring, in The Secret Garden.

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And, yet there was another voice, to be-

When Natalie Wood sang in West Side Story.

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Diamonds Are A Girl’s Best Friend,  is for sure-

But, Marilyn Monroe, needed a bit of help, on

the high notes, for the world to endure.

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So did Deborah Kerr, in The King and I-

The art, to lip sync, was the tool, in order to get by.

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Amongst many others, to also take their turn-

Was the star in My Fair Lady, Audrey Hepburn.

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Of course, this was just the movies, and we could

not expect great acting, and bearable song-

So that is why Marni Nixon, was often brought along.

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Her singing voice carried many an actress, so that they could

pass the test-

A nickname was given to her, The Ghostest with the

Mostest.

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Thanks to her, we had both good acting, and

pleasant song-

Even if we didn’t realize that there was lip

sync involved, all along.

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We’ve all had our say-

About that lip sync, in the modern day.

 

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