Anthony Strong on his 2013 album Stepping Out.Stacey Kent - for her album The Boy Next Door (2003).Erasure for the Red Hot + Blue compilation (album and video versions) in 1990.Mel Torme - included in Mel Tormé Swings Shubert Alley 1960).Petula Clark recorded it for her album Petula Clark in Hollywood (1959).Ella Fitzgerald recorded the song for her 1956 album " Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Cole Porter Songbook" and at her 1960 album " Ella in Berlin - Mack the Knife".įrom the album Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Cole Porter Songbook.The song has also been covered by many artists. The line 'According to the Kinsey report' (in the original stage production) was changed in the film version to 'According to the latest report'. The song does not contribute to the plot in either the stage or film versions (according to general opinion) in the stage version, the song represents the company of The Taming of the Shrew taking a break offstage during the intermission of their play in the film version it allowed the audience to see Lois's fun-loving, risk-taking nature, and gave Ann Miller a chance to show off her dancing skills, specifically tap. In the 1953 MGM Hollywood film version, it is moved to a much earlier point, and it is sung by Ann Miller (as Lois Lane, Fred's new girlfriend, who is cast as Bianca).
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In the stage version, it is sung at the start of Act 2, and in the 1948 original Broadway production, it was sung by Lorenzo Fuller (as Paul) and Eddie Sledge and Fred Davis (as the specialty dancers), leading the full company. " Too Darn Hot" is a song written by Cole Porter for his musical Kiss Me, Kate (1948). JSTOR ( September 2014) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message).Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. This article needs additional citations for verification.