Stranger In Paradise - Ann Blyth & Vic Damone

Kismet - 1955 MGM Musical Movie

[kathystammen]

This song makes me weep. My mom is 84 and has dementia. This was my parents song. He (my dad) was abusive at times. He passed in 2005. They were married 25 years, Before their divorce. Bless her heart. ❤

[maureenray]

This song from Kismet means so much to me. I found my love in 1956 at RAF Hereford. He sent me this song over the Tannoy and it was our song. We married and had two kids but in the end he simply did not want me or his kids and I was left fractured and he went off to "experience a rich pageant of life". So now all these years later I have my memories. Now 82 married to a new love I regret the truth that we were, as he himself said, too young, too selfish but the memories remain and this song, I really should not listen. I gave my sheet music away only a short while ago. Beautifully sung and deeply moving.

[nbenefiel]

My husband to be and I saw this in London 45 years ago afterwards we ate and went for a walk. While we were sitting in Regent’s Park at 3 am, he proposed.

[blodwen]

I always liked Ann Blyth. Its nice to know that she is still with us at the age of 94.

[stankimer]

This song is gorgeous and so cool that the melody came from a Russian opera piece written in the 1800s.

[williampaz]

I’m 66 years old and I have loved this song since the first time I heard it.

[kathification]

It's interesting to me that some comments about this video make a joke out of it, and some comments show a deep appreciation and love for this video and this music. I think the comments say more about the person than anything. Some of us aren't ashamed to express our love for beauty and romance. And this video certainly is beautiful, visually, and definitely musically.

[gwtwvivien]

This is my fav song from a musical. I know its from Borodin but both actors are splendid. I love Ann Blyth as she..at 92 is still beautiful and a lovely..humble person. Her voice is pure gold.

[CappuccinoLBM]

This movie is about a father and his daughter and how he would do just about anything to give her a happy life. I’m in tears because my dad used to sing me “stranger in paradise” as my goodnight song growing up and I recently discovered the song came from a movie called Kismet, after watching the movie I cried because it’s exactly my relationship with my father.

[dianaaljadeff]

Happy 96 birthday Ann Blyth born on August 16 1928.Her Strangers in paradise duet with the marveleus Vic Damone is very beautiful

[lindamcintyre]

I herd this as a little girl . I used to sing it . I loved it . Now as a women of 57 I’ve found this song again 😢😢😢😢😢 it’s bringing back the memory’s of the inoccent little girl who loved to sing . Sending 🥰🥰love to all who have memory’s of this song

[lunastarr]

My grandfather taught me this song on keyboard when I was only 7/8 in 1998 he passed 2 years later in 99 he was my best friend. Still to this day at 31 I can remember the whole tune. This made me cry.

[WillScarlet]

I have a tradition of playing this soundtrack every Valentine's Day.

[jonmt]

Wonderful movie filled with great adaptation of Alexander Borodin's music. Thanks for the post.

[geoffm]

Beautiful duet! Vic Danone & Ann Blyth had such wonderful voices.

[julianmarsh]

At 72, this remains my favorite song....spellbinding....

[Musicmanleeds]

When I was about 4 years old, I heard this 'tune' on a radio and was impressed! I later became a professional musician and of course, learned that it was based on a section from Prince Igor by Borodin. I've performed it several times in both 'forms'. But I will always be grateful that this version (and my radio) switched me on to beautiful music.

[chevyboy]

Love is a garden only the purest and innocent souls can enter...

[DebbieCoran]

This is such a beautiful beautiful song.

[janicemurphy]

These two actors singers are as beautiful and as talented as it gets wow how do we even hope to find some like that today