An unanswered question on Jeopardy last week was "What is Whatever Happened to Baby Jane??" and it got me to thinking, as we former colonials say. How many other films that contain a question mark in the title can you come up with?
Here's my list:
Whatever Happened To Baby Jane?
What's Up, Doc?
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
What About Bob?
There is the 1966 song "What's It All About, Alfie?" but the film was just Alfie, not a question.
One film title that was definitely a question did not include a question mark. Quo Vadis is a Latin phrase meaning "Where are you going?" but the 1951 film starring Robert Taylor and Deborah Kerr had no question mark.
There must be dozens of songs that are questions. Here are some:
How Much Is That Doggie In The Window?
When Will I Be Loved?
Will The Circle Be Unbroken?
What Now, My Love?
What Kind Of Fool Am I?
Is That All There Is?
Where Is Love?
Do You Know The Way To San José?
Are You Lonesome Tonight?
Why Do Fools Fall In Love?
What's New, Pussycat?
What's Love Got To Do With It?
If I Said You Have A Beautiful Body Would You Hold It Against Me?
Have I Told You Lately That I Love You?
Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavor On The Bedpost Overnight?
and on and on and on.
Extra credit if you can match songs with artists.
Elvis Presley, Lonnie Donegan, Anthony Newley are three that spring to mind and I shall have some of their songs whizzing round my head all day, thank you!
ReplyDeleteMission accomplished! Thank you, Janice.
DeleteWell to be specific the title of that movie is What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? Haaahaha. Also one of my favorite movies that ALWAYS gets a question mark that does NOT belong in the tile is What's Eating Gilbert Grape.
ReplyDeleteYou are, of course, correct. I must have blacked out there for a minute. How unlike me. I don't think I have ever seen What's Eating Gilbert Grape. Thank you, Jenny.
Delete"If I Said You Have A Beautiful Body Would You Hold It Against Me?"
ReplyDeleteNo I would not Bob! Sorry.
I'm fairly sure that you came over here tiday because you had mentioned Mansfield in your post and so you also thought of Mansifled, Texas. Am I right or am I right? Thank you, Neil.
DeleteP.S. - I wouldn't want you to hold it against me, and it's probably not that beautiful to begin with.
I was about half-way through and the computer ate my answers. I'm not going to continue because it is still difficult for me. Sorry. This was fun.
ReplyDeleteI'm so sorry your computer ate your answers. I bet your list included Patti Page, Johnny Cash, Peggy Lee, Dionne Warwick, and would certainly have eventually included Tom Jones, Tina Turner, and the Bellamy Brothers, and a few others. Thank you, Emma.
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