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oldhollywood:

Ginger Rogers - We’re in the Money (via Gold Diggers of 1933 soundtrack)

(At a certain point, Rogers seems to be singing gibberish - she is actually singing in Pig Latin. She had sung the song so many times during rehearsal that she began singing it in Pig Latin to vary the monotony & amuse herself. Director Mervyn LeRoy liked the sound of it, so he had Rogers sing the last part of the song in Pig Latin)

Old Man Depression you are through, you done us wrong.

We never see a headline about breadlines today.

And when we see the landlord we can look that guy right in the eye

We’re in the money, come on, my honey,

Let’s lend it, spend it, send it rolling along!

I’ve never heard the story behind this, but have always loved this song.