Anything Goes (song)

"Anything Goes" is a popular song written by Cole Porter for his musical "Anything Goes" (1934).

Notable recordings

*Tony Bennett (w/ Count Basie and his Orchestra): "Basie Swings Bennett Sings" (1958)
*Ella Fitzgerald: "Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Cole Porter Songbook" (1956)

*Recorded as a top 1967 Billboard pop hit by Harpers Bizarre, (#43 pop, #6 easy listening.)

In popular culture

* The song achieved a minor revival when it was used in the "Monty Python's Flying Circus" "Courtroom sketch". The Pythons also introduced a completely different song called "Anything Goes" by "the "other" Cole Porter". ("Anything goes in, anything goes out, fish, bananas, old pyjamas, mutton, beef and trout ...").
* In the opening scene of "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom", Indiana Jones (Harrison Ford) visits a Shanghai club where Willie Scott (Kate Capshaw) sings "Anything Goes" in Mandarin. The first part of the Mandarin lyrics is: :"Yi wang si-i wa ye kan dao":"Xin li bian yao la jing bao jin tian zhi Dao":"Anything goes." cite book
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* In Brian Friel's play "Dancing at Lughnasa", "Anything Goes" plays on the radio in Act 2 and is then sung by Gerry Evans while dancing about in the back yard and lane. "In old times a glimpse of stocking, was looked on as something shocking... Now, Anything goes..." The song summarizes the theme of the play — times changing and the new world having an influence.
* In the "Family Guy" episode , Lois sings the first lines of the song. "
* "Anything Goes" is used prominently in the 1972 film "Sleuth", with main character Andrew Wyke (Laurence Olivier) complaining that they "don't write songs like that anymore".
* Betsy Randle sang "Anything Goes" on a Boy Meets World episode, "As Time Goes By".
* In the Torchwood DVD extras, John Barrowman reprises the song "Anything Goes" live on the set of Episode 12: Captain Jack Harkness, adding Torchwood-specific references.
* "Anything Goes" is featured as a song on the radio of the upcoming video game "Fallout 3".

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