Treat_Me_Rough Knowpia

"Treat Me Rough" is a song composed by George Gershwin, with lyrics by Ira Gershwin. It was introduced by William Kent in the 1930 musical Girl Crazy.^[1] It was later sung by June Allyson in the 1943 film version.^[2]

As Larry Starr wrote in his 2010 book on Gershwin, "'Treat Me Rough,' essentially a throwaway comic number that in another composer's hands might have called forth a minimal effort, becomes through Gershwin's artistry a celebration of aggressive rhythmic virtuosity."^[3]. The song's lyrics ask a lover to dominate the singer, even to the point of violence ("Keep on beatin' me");^[4] writer Dan Dietz referred to it as "perhaps the first musical comedy ode to masochism."^[5]

Notable recordings edit

Ella Fitzgerald - Ella Fitzgerald Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Songbook (1959)

References edit

^ "Girl Crazy". IBDB. Retrieved March 7, 2022.
^ Dick, Bernard F. (2018). That Was Entertainment: The Golden Age of the MGM Musical. University Press of Mississippi. p. 37. ISBN 978-1496817365.
^ Starr, Larry (2010). George Gershwin. Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0300168624.
^ Kimball, Robert (1993). The Complete Lyrics Of Ira Gershwin. Knopf. ISBN 0394556518.
^ Dietz, Dan (2021). The Complete Book of 1910s Broadway Musicals. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. p. 426. ISBN 9781538150283.

[1] "Girl Crazy". IBDB. Retrieved March 7, 2022.

[2] Dick, Bernard F. (2018). That Was Entertainment: The Golden Age of the MGM Musical. University Press of Mississippi. p. 37. ISBN 978-1496817365.

[3] Starr, Larry (2010). George Gershwin. Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0300168624.

[4] Kimball, Robert (1993). The Complete Lyrics Of Ira Gershwin. Knopf. ISBN 0394556518.

[5] Dietz, Dan (2021). The Complete Book of 1910s Broadway Musicals. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. p. 426. ISBN 9781538150283.

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