A Little White Lie
Mel Brooks had to do a little fibbing in order to get Frankie Laine, the composer of the score of ‘Blazing Saddles,’ to do the job. Laine was a singer and songwriter for more years than most people have lived – 75 years.
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When Laine agreed to take on the project, he believed that the Western was a dramatic film, rather than a parody. Mel chose not to reveal to Laine that it was a comedy, for he was worried Laine would change the song completely if he knew it was meant to be funny.
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