From which musical does the song 'If My Friends Could See Me Now' come?
If My Friends Could See Me Now If My Friends Could See Me Now "If My Friends Could See Me Now", with music by Cy Coleman and lyrics by Dorothy Fields, is a song from the 1966 Broadway musical "Sweet Charity". In the musical the character of Charity, played in the original New York cast by Gwen Verdon, reflects on her marvellous luck as she spends time with Vittorio. In the 1969 film adaptation of "Sweet Charity", "If My Friends Could See Me Now" is performed by Shirley MacLaine. Gwen Verdon's rendition of "If My Friends Could See Me Now" is featured on the cast recording for
If My Friends Could See Me Now so this [would be] a no-no. Then they recorded [the backing track] anyway and brought it to me, and I said, 'Ooh, I like that.' Once I heard the music I was like, 'It’s different but it’s the same.'" Clifford would recall how subsequent to her success with "If My Friends Could See Me Now" Cy Coleman would "[call] in to a radio station that I was being interviewed on and thanked me over the air for doing his song and bringing it to the masses." "If My Friends Could See Me Now" in tandem with two other album tracks: