I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Outta My Hair
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"I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Outta My Hair" is a song from the musical South Pacific
, sung by Nellie Forbush, the female lead, originally played by Mary Martin beginning in 1949. Her character, fed up with a man (Emil De Becque) and singing in the shower, claims she will forget about him. Her friends show her support by harmonizing.
"I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Outa My Hair" was adapted for a commercial jingle for Clairol
hair coloring in the 1970s.
The line "I'm gonna wash that man right out of my hair" is cited in P.J. Harvey's song Sheela-Na-Gig
on the album Dry
.
The song was written by Oscar and Hammerstein in response to Mary Martin's request. She had starred on broadway for years and "had never washed her hair on stage" and said she wanted to give it a try.
South Pacific (musical)
South Pacific is a musical with music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II and book by Hammerstein and Joshua Logan. The story draws from James A. Michener's Pulitzer Prize-winning 1947 book Tales of the South Pacific, weaving together characters and elements from several of its...
, sung by Nellie Forbush, the female lead, originally played by Mary Martin beginning in 1949. Her character, fed up with a man (Emil De Becque) and singing in the shower, claims she will forget about him. Her friends show her support by harmonizing.
"I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Outa My Hair" was adapted for a commercial jingle for Clairol
Clairol
Clairol is a personal care products division of Procter & Gamble. The Clairol company was started in 1931 by Lawrence M. Gelb and wife, Joan, who named their enterprise after a hair-coloring preparation they found while traveling in France....
hair coloring in the 1970s.
The line "I'm gonna wash that man right out of my hair" is cited in P.J. Harvey's song Sheela-Na-Gig
Sheela-Na-Gig (song)
"Sheela-Na-Gig" is a song by English alternative rock singer-songwriter PJ Harvey, written solely by Harvey. The song was released as the second single from her debut studio album, Dry, in February 1992. The single was the second, and final, single from Dry and only single from the album to enter...
on the album Dry
Dry (album)
Dry is the debut album by PJ Harvey. It was recorded at the Icehouse, Yeovil, UK, and released in the UK on Too Pure , and subsequently on Indigo Records in the US...
.
The song was written by Oscar and Hammerstein in response to Mary Martin's request. She had starred on broadway for years and "had never washed her hair on stage" and said she wanted to give it a try.
Recordings
- Diana Miller, Arne DomnérusArne DomnérusSven Arne Domnérus was a Swedish jazz alto saxophonist and clarinetist, popularly nicknamed Dompan....
and his orchestra. Recorded in StockholmStockholmStockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
on September 22, 1952. It was released on the 78rpm record His Master's Voice X 7829.