I Can Hear the Bells I Can Hear the Bells "I Can Hear the Bells" is a song from the musical "Hairspray". It is sung by the protagonist Tracy Turnblad. Nikki Blonsky, who plays Tracy Turnblad in the 2007 film, was sick the day the vocals were recorded. After brushing past Link, the main lead on the Corny Collins Show, Tracy Turnblad starts to dream about what her life would be like if she pursued a relationship with him. These thoughts of a future wedding and perfect romance are idealized. Orlando Sentinel notes "the chorus members produce bells whose tinkling emphasizes the dream setting of
William Tracy William Tracy William Tracy (December 1, 1917 – July 18, 1967) was an American character actor. Tracy was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He is perhaps best known for the role of Pepi Katona, the delivery boy, in "The Shop Around the Corner" (1940). He starred in the John Ford film "Tobacco Road" (1941), and appeared in "Brother Rat" (1938) and Alfred Hitchcock's "Mr. and Mrs. Smith" (1941). In 1940, Tracy began a recurring role as Sgt. Dorian "Dodo" Doubleday in a string of Hal Roach's Streamliners service comedies, the first of which was "Tanks a Million". Surprisingly, this B-movie comedy