Bette Midler

Songwriter: Harold Arlen Johnny Mercer Bette Midler Marc Shaiman

Johnny: "Okay. And once again, here's Bette Midler."

Bette: "Well, you know, when they asked me to come on and . .
I can't believe it! The last, the last guest. The last fool
Mr. Carson will have to suffer gladly. You are the wind beneath
My wings. Oh, well he is."

Quarter to three. There's no one in the place
Except you and me
So set 'em up, Joe. Got a little story
I think you should know

We're drinkin', my friend, to the end
Of a sweet episode
Make it one for my baby
And one more for the road

Got the routine. So drop another nickel
In the machine
Oh, gee, I'm feelin' so bad. Wish you'd make the music
So dreamy and sad

You could tell me a lot. But it's not
In a gentleman's code
Let's make it one for my baby
And one more for the road

You may not know it
But buddy you're a kind of poet
And you've had a lot of things to say
And when I'm gloomy
You always listen to me
Until it's talked away

Well, that's how it goes
And John I know you're getting
Anxious to close
So, thanks for the cheer
I hope you didn't mind me
Bending your ear

For all of the years
For the laughs, for the tears
For the class that you showed
Make it one for my baby
And one more for the road
That long long road

Johnny: "Thank you, Bette. Ah."

Bette Midler is a Grammy-winning singer, songwriter, comedienne and actress. Named in honor of Bette Davis, Midler’s career began performing off-broadway until she developed the stage persona The Divine Miss M while singing at the world-famous Continental Baths gay bathhouse. A pre-fame Barry Manilow, the venue’s in-house piano player, produced her Grammy-nominated debut album which scored three US top 40 singles including the Grammy-nominated “Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy”. Midler took home the Best New Artist Grammy that year, her first of three career wins.

Throughout the 1970s, Midler found further success with music, Broadway, television and film. The Rose, Midler’s 1979 acting debut, earned her both Oscar and Academy Award nominations, and its namesake song won her a Golden Globe and another Grammy – also giving Midler her first success overseas.

The early 1980s proved less successful for Midler with four under-performing singles and a box office flop with the film Jinxed. However, the second half of the decade would prove far more fruitful with a handful of very successful films including Down and Out in Beverly Hills, Ruthless People, Outrageous Fortune and Beaches, the latter featuring a chart-topping cover of “Wind Beneath My Wings” that won Midler her third Grammy and is considered one of the greatest songs in American film history.

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One for My Baby (And One More for the Road)Bette Midler

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