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(Přepsáno pomocí TurboScribe.ai. Upgradovat na Neomezený pro odstranění této zprávy.) Next comes the Best Song Award, and right

here we must thank the American Federation of

Musicians and its president, James C.

Petrillo, whose cooperation makes possible the presentation of

an original musical score with live musicians.

And now, ladies and gentlemen, it's a thrill

for me to present a personality who for

50 years has represented an eternal springtime, Maurice

Chevalier, right here.

Thank you very

much for the nice way you have been

talking about me.

I'm only sorry that I didn't think of

taking a white tie and my tails, you

know.

So I'm a bit ashamed and I'm sorry,

you know.

But you, you look very nice.

I don't know, you look very chic and

very young.

Well, you know how I've been able to

retain my youth.

I stayed out of France until last year.

But you've made a picture in France, no?

I did that, yes.

Yes, and I heard a lot of things

about it, you see.

I heard that you tried the best you

could, you tried to get Brigitte Bardot for

your leading lady.

Yes, I tried to get her, but she's

made so many French films, she was home

with a cold.

Maurice, it was so wonderful of you to

come all the way from Paris just to

join us here.

The stage is yours.

Thank you.

I am very happy because I have been

asked to come here and give the award

for the best song of the year.

And you know, ladies and gentlemen, songs have

been very important in my life.

Songs have meant a lot.

And it's extraordinary because I started to sing

as a pro when I was 11 years

old.

So you can see yourself, you know.

And all the singers who are kind of

specializing in songs, they create a lot of

songs during their career.

But only very few of those songs are

remembered, you see.

I don't know if some of them are

good or not good, but they remember just

two or three.

For instance, in Paris, they remember Valentin.

And here, Mimi.

Mimi.

You know, I'd like to have a little

son of Mimi by and by.

Every little breeze seems to whisper Louise.

Birds in the trees seem to tweet Louise.

Can it be true?

Someone like you could love me?

Louise!

The right song, in the right place, with

the right girl.

And Cucamonga can become Paris in the spring.

Now you've known and you've heard all the

nominated songs.

The winner is All The Way.

Ladies and gentlemen, ever so many people make

such an honor possible.

I'm sure they'll understand if I think the

really important man tonight is Jimmy Van Heusen,

the Yule Brinner of ASCAP.

He said it all.

I'm deeply grateful.

Thank you.