bostonmacguy
09-17-2007, 01:30 PM
Does anyone know the name of the beautiful song played on the piano at the very end of "I Do and Adieu," in which Shelly Long - and Diane - leave the show?
During the season finale of Season Five ("I Do and Adieu"), Diane gets an offer to polish up and publish a novel. She and Sam debate whether they should marry before she takes advantage of this opportunity. When Diane leaves the room for a moment, Sam imagines what his future might be like. He envisions sitting in the living room of his future home and chatting with elderly (and comically aged) versions of Diane, Cliff, and Norm. "I've had a great life," he says in the vision.
Once back in the present, of course, Sam and Diane do not marry, and Diane walks out of the bar and off to her writing career. As Sam watches her leave, he says "Have a good life." The last thirty seconds of the episode return to his vision of the future, which he now knows will not come to pass. He enters his house as an old man, sees Diane knitting on the couch, sets down his newspaper and extends his hand in invitation to dance. He and Diane dance slowly to the strains of a beautiful and simple waltz played on a piano for a few seconds before the episode fades to black and the credits roll. It's a heartbreaking vignette, not least because of the fact that it's entirely without dialog or sound except for the waltz.
Here's where you come in: What is the name of that piece of music? It doesn't sound like something written specifically for the show, but I don't recognize the melody, and of course there are no lyrics to research. Anyone have any ideas? Does anyone recognize the tune? It's season five - I KNOW some of you own this one on DVD! ;-)
During the season finale of Season Five ("I Do and Adieu"), Diane gets an offer to polish up and publish a novel. She and Sam debate whether they should marry before she takes advantage of this opportunity. When Diane leaves the room for a moment, Sam imagines what his future might be like. He envisions sitting in the living room of his future home and chatting with elderly (and comically aged) versions of Diane, Cliff, and Norm. "I've had a great life," he says in the vision.
Once back in the present, of course, Sam and Diane do not marry, and Diane walks out of the bar and off to her writing career. As Sam watches her leave, he says "Have a good life." The last thirty seconds of the episode return to his vision of the future, which he now knows will not come to pass. He enters his house as an old man, sees Diane knitting on the couch, sets down his newspaper and extends his hand in invitation to dance. He and Diane dance slowly to the strains of a beautiful and simple waltz played on a piano for a few seconds before the episode fades to black and the credits roll. It's a heartbreaking vignette, not least because of the fact that it's entirely without dialog or sound except for the waltz.
Here's where you come in: What is the name of that piece of music? It doesn't sound like something written specifically for the show, but I don't recognize the melody, and of course there are no lyrics to research. Anyone have any ideas? Does anyone recognize the tune? It's season five - I KNOW some of you own this one on DVD! ;-)