The song is sung by members of the street gang the jets, who poke fun at the. West side story 1961 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Digital sheet music for gee, officer krupke by stephen sondheim, leonard bernstein scored for pianovocalchords. Sheet music arranged for pianovocalguitar in c major transposable. Listen to and download the music, ost, score, list of songs and trailers. Action dear kindly sergeant krupke, you gotta understand, its just our bringin upke.
The song was composed by stephen sondheim lyrics and leonard. Buy fully licensed online digital, transposable, printable sheet. Lyrics by west side story on geeofficerkrupkelyrics soundtrack. Gee, officer krupke is a comedy number from the 1957 musical west side story. Gee, officer krupke is a comedy number from the musical west side story. West side story will always have a special place in my heart, its my grandparents. With a screenplay by ernest lehman, the film is an adaptation of the 1957 broadway musical of the same name, which in turn was inspired by william shakespeares play romeo and juliet. Westside story gee, officer krupke lyrics lyricsfreak. Music from the original motion picture west side story disclaimer. Lyrics by west side story cast on west side story soundtrack. All there is good, there is good, there is untapped good. I was in the car yesterday, and gee officer krupke from west side story started playing on my car stereo. Pianovocal sheet music book by leonard bernstein 19181990 and stephen sondheim 1930. Its a brilliant song about juvenile delinquency sums up the whole theory around what causes jd in a very tidy time of approximately 4 minutes.
Gee, officer krupke were very upset we never had the love that every child oughta get. Post jobs, find pros, and collaborate commissionfree in our professional marketplace. Gee officer krupke from west side story summer rep. Gee officer krupke from west side story summer rep 2017 directors james newman and anne mcalexander choreographer anne. Its the guy mystery from neil strausss the game, about which more later. Dear kindly sergeant krupke, you gotta understand, its just our bringin upke that gets us out of hand. Download on amazon gee officer krupke play on spotify gee officer krupke play on youtube gee officer krupke correct. Westside story gee, officer krupke lyrics metrolyrics.
Riff dear kindly sergeant krupke you gotta understand its just our bringin upke that gets us out of hand our mothers all are junkies our fathers all are drunks golly moses, naturally were punks jets gee. Riff dear kindly sergeant krupke, you gotta understand, its just our bringin upke that gets us out of hand. Sung by the jets gang in bernsteins west side story. All 38 songs from the west side story 1961 movie soundtrack, with scene descriptions. Released in 1961, the soundtrack spent 54 weeks at no. Coupled with bernsteins miraculous tunes, heres how the genius composer managed to bridge the gap between musical theatre and opera. Gee, officer krupke sheet music now download printable. Officer krupke is the local cop on whose beat the jets and sharks read more pro members only join the stageagent community to read our character analysis for officer krupke and unlock other amazing theatre resources. Print and download in pdf or midi gee, officer krupke. In september 1957 in the winter garden theatre, there was a premiere of broadways.
I do not own any rights to the music, i simply wish to share the amazing. Contributor names bernstein, leonard 19181990 composer subject headings. Check out gee, officer krupke accompaniment backing tracks by stage stars on amazon music. Many people believe west side story is the pinnacle of musical theatre achievement, thanks to the way it blurred the lines between musical and opera. West side story soundtrack lyrics gee, officer krupke. West side story the musical lyrics gee officer krupke lyrics from west side story the musical. West side story is the soundtrack to the 1961 film west side story.
They are probably most known for redoing the entire west side story soundtrack as punk side story, but they also redid fleetwood macs rumours as. Gee, officer krupke, were down on our knees, cause no one wants a fellow with a social disease. Dear kindly sergeant krupke you gotta understand its just our bringin upke that gets us out of hand our mothers all are junkies our fathers all are drunks. Yeah, you, give me one good reason for not draggin you down to the station house you punk dear, dear, dear.
Gee officer krupke west side story original broadway cast. Gee, officer krupkewip sheet music for trombone, trumpet. Leonard bernsteins music and stephen sondheims lyrics capture this. Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on youtube. It is an entirely different recording, it should be emphasized, from the original broadway cast. See more ideas about west side story, musicals and west side story 1961. One of the best songs that came from west side story greatly aided grant the nerds arrangement. Explore gee, officer krupke one of the pieces from west side story that best raises major questions about social issues is the song gee, officer krupke. The song was composed by stephen sondheim lyrics and leonard bernstein music, and was featured in both the broadway musical and subsequent 1961 motion picture. It stars natalie wood, richard beymer, russ tamblyn, rita moreno, and. Action and jets gee, officer krupke, were very upset.
Lyrics of gee, officer krupke movie by west side story. Score boosey and hawkes aus west side storysung by the jets gang in leonard bernsteins west side story this familiar song is filled with energy and rambunctious humor. Dear kindly sergeant krupke, you gotta understand, its just our bringin upke that gets. Print and download gee, officer krupke sheet music by leonard bernstein. Gee, officer krupke accompaniment backing tracks by.
Original broadway cast gee officer krupke west side story lyrics. The great thing is that you can download the pickup artist from itunes, so im not forced to tune in to vh1. Concert band sheet music book by leonard bernstein 19181990. Schlong was the brain child of brothers dave mello drummer, of operation ivy and downfall fame and pat mello bass, now of uncus, along with guitarist gavin mcauthur now of smuteye, three incredibly schooled musicians. Dear kindly sergeant krupke, you gotta understand, its just our bringin upke. Tiger, imitating krupke yeah you, gimme one good reason for not draggin ya down the station house, ya punk. Officer krupke a character in west side story by arthur laurents author, leonard bernstein composer, stephen sondheim lyricist, jerome robbins conceived by sex.
Click here to download the new philharmonic subscription form. West side story is a 1961 american musical romantic drama film directed by robert wise and jerome robbins. Shop and buy gee, officer krupke from west side story sheet music. Our mothers all are junkies, our fathers all are drunks.
A boy like that whod kill your brother, forget that boy and find another. Tryouts were held at the washington national theatre in philadelphias erlanger theatre. Gee, officer krupke from west side story by leonard. Our interpretation of west side story s gee officer krupke, probably one of the best numbers in the show, and definatley the best show at the college. Them cops believe everything they read, in the papers. In the song, the jets, who are highschool aged, impersonate different adults who have strong opinions about why young people today are in trouble.
Leonard bernstein gee, officer krupke sheet music in c. West side story balcony scene bbc proms 2012 duration. Gee officer krupke from the baldwin wallace music theatre production of west side story. Ok, admittedly this isnt the strongest point to start on, but. The soundtrack of the west side story film is deservedly one of the most popular soundtrack recordings of all time, and one of the relatively few to have attained longterm popularity beyond a specialized soundtracktheatrical musical audience.
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