This song is referenced in the title song of the 2008 musical In the Heights by Usnavi.
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The first was the Porter biopic De-Lovely, and the second was the movie Kinsey, which used the tune because Porter mentioned the Kinsey report on American sexual attitudes in the song's bridge. The song gained new currency in 2004 because of two films that came out that year. This song was the soundtrack of a 2003 Adidas commercial. On FebruMitzi Gaynor performed the song on The Ed Sullivan Show broadcast live from the Deauville Hotel in Miami Beach in between the two sets of The Beatles for their second appearance on the show. 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).
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