Bye Bye Birdie – SOUNDTRACK***

Bye Bye Birdie (Medley)/How Lovely To Be A Woman/The Telephone Hour/Put On A Happy Face/Honestly Sincere/Hymn For A Sunday Evening/One Last Kiss/One Boy/Kids/A Lot Of Livin’ To Do/Rosie (Medley)

The musical film Bye Bye Birdie starred Dick Van Dyke, Janet Leigh and Ann-Margret and was based on the Broadway stage show, but with some song changes. Music by Charles Strouse, lyrics by Lee Adams. (US:2)

"For some, this early '60s Broadway musical turned Hollywood spectacle, epitomizes 'adult' culture's hatred of rock & roll."

"The original stage show didn't have the great title track that Ann-Margret sings in a way no one had ever sung a song before or since."

"The entire soundtrack is a collection of really enjoyable songs and music. The Telephone Hour is now a classic."

"My favourite tracks on the album, happen to be sung by Ann-Margret. Particularly great are the opening and closing renditions of her Bye Bye Birdie. Ann-Margret always had the knack of bringing real 'character' and 'personality' into her performances, and these tracks are no exception."

"Listening to this soundtrack took me back to my youth when Bye Bye Birdie was a hit movie. Great songs that are still as sing-able now as they were then."

"This has most of the songs from the Broadway soundtrack, but not all. Some of the performances on the album are not up to the Broadway version, either. If you have a choice, purchase the original Broadway cast version."

"Bye Bye Birdie is one of the most thoroughly entertaining and well-crafted of Broadway musical comedies, but you wouldn't know it from George Sidney's monstrously stupid film version, which drained all the satire and wit from the show."

“Bye Bye Birdie is one of the great film musical soundtracks of all time. It is one of those musical movies that outdo the play production. It brings you right back into the 1950s and the era of the great Elvis Presley. The music is all easy to listen to and one can hear and understand all of the words.”