'Meglio Stasera' (From 1963 Pink Panther Movie) - Fran Jeffries

"Meglio Stasera" known in English as "It Had Better Be Tonight" is a 1963 song with music by Henry Mancini, Italian lyrics by Franco Migliacci and English lyrics by Johnny Mercer. It was composed for the 1963 film The Pink Panther where it was performed by Fran Jeffries.

[isamon]

What a woman! What a song! What a dance! What a moment! What a video! What a movie! What a time! What an atmosphere!

[veronicajay]

I'm 28 years old. My dad is 63. He introduced me to this movie when i was a child. The other night, I surprised him to a clean house, dinner, and this movie on the big screen downstairs.
The smile on his face was worth more than a million dollars.

[christiano]

Pure class. I bloody love this scene. The cow bells, the band. Sellers' interaction, the setting. Brilliant.

[jaccusefashion]

I love watching Claudia Cardinale's face enjoying Frans performance. This is 60 years old and its so fresh.

[Tomasso]

The smile, the moves, the melody, the samba shuffle, the best-placed cowbell in the history of scene is infectious.

[meredith]

The best panther movie without a doubt. Exotic locations, great music, effortless comedy.

[TheWatcherSupreme]

That little move that Peter Sellers did with his shoulders at the end of song GETS ME EVERY TIME!!! I love it!!! 🤣👍

[granthurlburt]

This was what I wanted adult life to be (like the stories in the Saint). Also wanted to ski in Cortina where the scenes are set (I love to ski). This scene has been in my mind since I saw as a kid. Rewatch the whole film every one or two years.

[JohnCashin]

You just couldn't top this, even after nearly five and half decades, you just couldn't top this masterpiece of a song and performance, RIP Fran Jeffries

[manueldpmingopereznavales]

A mega class and glamour that are impossible to find today in movies. Addictive.

[joebiz]

Even when I was a young man I was always more attracted to this kind of sophistication with this kind of music. Not into the pool parties with a bunch kids trying to outdrink each other or the disco's where the volume is so high you can't hear yourself think. Always the old soul.

[communicatingdoors]

Oh boy, this is so addictive. What if life were a never-ending party with good music and fantastic singers ...

[chumon]

I saw this first when I was a little kid. I was captivated, and this song to this day sticks in my head.

[swanvictor]

For me, not only one of the funniest films ever made, but also, one of the most beautiful. It is shot with such perfection: the women are lit like they should be; movie stars and they glow almost ethereally. Consider this scene was probably shot on a grey Tuesday morning in Shepperton, cold and drizzly, yet they managed to convey us to the glamorous Cortina resort in Italy and boy, didn't it look incredible?! Fabulous song performed by a stunning woman: what more could you want from a movie? Why aren't there films this good, made these days?

[harbscantina]

The Pink Panther and Shot in the Dark are 2 of my all time favourite films. Hearing this makes me smile and remember watching them with my folks as a kid. Miss you mum & dad ❤

[DariusSarrafi]

This entire scene is shot in one continuous take with not cuts in between. The set is filled with some of the most famous, talented and beautiful actors of the time and I hardly even see them. One can scarcely help taking his eyes off of her. She is well rehearsed yet spontaneous, musical, lovely to look at, and she has a well-trained, one-of-a-kind raspy voice to top it off. Mancini's well-crafted melody reminds us of his melodic genius. Love this scene!

[grtastesforya]

Phenomenal Haute caliber !!like all the classy movies of this era❤

[gothamus]

I’ve always felt like the actors have dropped character here and they’re basically just sitting around the set watching Fran Jeffries sing and dance

[gregbromberg]

Definitely infatuated with Fran Jeffries in this performance. Her eye contact with the camera lens gives the appearance that she is looking at me. That voice! Her beauty! Wonderful clip.

[MiJoMo]

it must have been wonderful to be young at that time