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Wand'rin' Star by Lee Marvin
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- The 1969 musical Paint Your Wagon cost an estimated $20 million to produce but grossed less than $32 million at the American box office. That may have been disappointing, but the song "Wand'rin' Star" was anything but. Performed by Lee Marvin in a deep, soporific voice, it topped the UK chart for 3 weeks in 1970, and was also #1 in Ireland. The song finds Marvin singing about his peripatetic lifestyle that takes him to California for the Gold Rush.
- The song appeared too in the 1951 Broadway version; it was composed by Frederick Loewe and written by Alan Jay Lerner. The Marvin single version - which was performed with a male chorus - was arranged and orchestrated by Nelson Riddle.
- The B-side was another song from the same film, " I Still See Elisa ," which was performed by Clint Eastwood. >> Suggestion credit : Alexander Baron - London, England, for above 3
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Comments: 3
- Keith E Johnson from Olathe Ks My family and friends all absolutely loved the movie version of "Paint Your Wagon"!!
- Adrian Chan from Malaysia The spookiest song I've ever heard! Gives me goose pimples!
- Greg from Shelbyville, Ky Long one of my favorite movies. This song got a lot of airplay in the US, at least on what we would now call Adult Contemporary stations. Back then, they were Middle of the Road (MOR).
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