<P> According to sound man Earl Bellamy: "When Judy sang to playback, you could never hear anything...She wanted me to start off at a full blast and then she topped that...her huge voice carrying out over the rafters . You could hear Judy clear as a bell, and she sang right with it ..." </P> <P> Garland did 27 takes of the number over three days, both partial and complete, but according to Allen, "Cukor had her doing all sorts of different bits of business before the song . All of that action didn't really fit the song though--it was just too busy . Plus, she didn't look good--her costume was wrinkled, and didn't fit right ..." If that weren't enough, the color was too brown for her complexion as well . </P> <P> Four months later it was filmed for a third time in February 1954, with new hairstyle and costume and a totally brand new set . Cukor felt this time they had finally got it right: "I think we've generated a lot of sex...She looks perfectly charming in a new Jean - Louis dress, and I know that this too is an enormous improvement over the way we first did it--it has fun and spirit ." </P> <P> Main principal photography for the film began in earnest around the first week of February, 1954 . Ten days later, the number was filmed in both widescreen Technicolor and in CinemaScope as well . As a result of the fabulous color renditions and faithful representations of the sweeping views, Jack L. Warner and Producer Sid Luft agreed to scrap nearly two weeks of footage to date and began the film again in CinemaScope . The original takes are added as a special feature on the currently available DVD . </P>

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