georgemackays:[Gene] Kelly wanted the title song to reflect “my moment of greatest exhilaration” and

georgemackays:[Gene] Kelly wanted the title song to reflect “my moment of greatest exhilaration” and to have a child-like playfulness. “I thought of the fun children have slashing about in rain puddles and decided to become a kid myself during the number”. He had taught so many kids to dance, he had an idea of their lack of self-consciousness and joy. Singin’ in the Rain (1952), dir. Gene Kelly, Stanley Donen -- source link

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