he was sufficiently well-known as a dramatic character actor that the reviews he got were all along the lines of “wow, he can do musical comedy too? Cool!”

I just want to be able to hear him sing!

(Honestly, I kind of assume Dwight Frye could do anything, but most of it wasn't on film. Like seeing Elisha Cook Jr. in his cute fresh-faced dork phase.)

None were, and I have to assume that “When Vienna and I Were Young” is not a song that exists in our waking world.

. . . It may not be, but it chimes really closely with something I have heard, which I will try to remember well enough to run down for you.