Ribbons Down My Back - Jerry Herman

[engelbach]

Ribbons Down My Back from Hello Dolly is perhaps a bit of an under-appreciated song.

The version from the movie sung by Melissa Stafford (and lip-sync'ed by Marianne McAndrews) is cheery and bland.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-pyaa3TQHE

Eileen Brennan in the original Broadway production is a bit heavy-handed, but her operatic handling of it is beautifully emotional.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftou-ZUTo9E

I don't know of any jazz versions of it. My arrangement is a slow swing.

Ribbons Down My Back-Rev JE - Jerry Herman

Cheers,
Jer