Learn where the lyrics to My Favorite Things came from

In this video, pianist Michael Feinstein explains where the words to My Favorite Things came from. He notes that the original scene had a different context than the one in the famous movie. Sorting through the original lyrics sheet reveals a few more interesting tidbits too.

The most interesting trivia? Oscar Hammerstein originally called the song Good Things and later switched to the more emphatic Favorite.

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