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
Swan Turnblad his wife, and their daughter. Built on a combination of six city lots, the home cost $1.5 million ($ million in ) and took four years to complete. The family moved into their new home in 1908. While it was their official residence, they spent most of their time living in an apartment across the street after 1915. After Turnblad's wife died in 1929, he and his daughter moved into the apartment full-time and turned their former home into a museum. Turnblad created the American Institute for Swedish Art, Literature and Science (later renamed to the American Swedish Institute), which