Goodness Gracious Me !!

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Goodness Gracious Me is a comedy song recorded by Peter Sellers and Sophia Loren, and was a top 10 UK single in 1960. It features Sellers acting the role of an Indian doctor, and Loren of his wealthy Italian patient who fall in love.The Millionairess is a 1960 romantic comedy film set in London, directed by Anthony Asquith and starring Peter Sellers and Sophia Loren. It is a loose adaptation of George Bernard Shaws 1936 play of the same name. Sellers plays Ahmed Kabir, a socialist Indian doctor, who meets a willful and arrogant heiress (Loren) who has married to satisfy the conditions of her fathers will but whose marriage has not produced the hoped for happiness. Rather memorable performances are given by Alastair Sim, playing the head of the millionairesss business empire, Vittorio de Sica as the proprietor of a pasta production sweatshop, and Alfie Bass as a self employed Cockney fish curer. The film was a huge hit in Britain at the time of its release, but received mixed reviews. However, the film did not do well in the United States. In recent years, the reputation of The Millionairess has waned somewhat and it is no longer considered a classic, especially in light of earlier George Bernard Shaw films such as Pygmalion and Major Barbara, both films on which Shaw actually worked and on which he had final casting approval. In particular, the broad stereotyping of Sellers Indian character has been criticised, but fans note that he is also portrayed as intelligent, diligent and professional. George Martin, who was the producer at that time of Peter Sellers comedy recordings, conceived and instigated the writing and recording of a comedy duet Goodness Gracious Me, sung by Sellers and Loren in their film characters. Martin commissioned David Lee and Herbert Kretzmer to write the song. Martin himself produced the recording. Martin envisioned the song as a recording to be incorporated in the soundtrack of the film. The films producers did not agree to this, but the studio was happy to see the song released as a stand alone single to promote the film. The song became a UK chart hit in 1960 and succeeded in publicizing the film.

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