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"Swinging on a Star" is an American pop standard with music composed by Jimmy Van Heusen and lyrics by Johnny Burke. [1] It was introduced by Bing Crosby in the 1944 film Going My Way, winning an Academy Award for Best Original Song that year, [1] [2] and has been recorded by numerous artists since then.
Crosby charted again with the song in 1940, hitting #27 on charts with it in that year. The 1958 remake by Tommy Mara entered the Billboard and Cashbox Top 100s. The song was recorded by Russ Columbo, Will Rogers, [4] In 1969, country artist Hank Locklin had a charting single with his cover of the song.
The recording by Bing Crosby became a nostalgic wartime hit in 1944, reaching number one for the week of July 1. [5] Frank Sinatra's version with Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra from 1940 charted in 1944 and peaked at No. 4. [6] [7] A new recording of the song by Frank Sinatra was included in 1961's I Remember Tommy. [8]
The song became best known through recordings by Bing Crosby and Rudy Vallée that were released in late 1932. The song received positive reviews and was one of the most popular songs of 1932. As one of the few popular songs during the era to discuss the darker aspects of the collapse, it came to be viewed as an anthem of the Great Depression.
Love in Bloom" is a popular song with music by Ralph Rainger and lyrics by Leo Robin, published in 1934. It was introduced in the film She Loves Me Not by Bing Crosby and Kitty Carlisle. [1] It remained familiar for many years thereafter as the theme song of Jack Benny, played at the opening and closing of his radio and television programs.
1945 V-Disc release by the U.S. Army of "White Christmas" and "I'll Be Home for Christmas" by Bing Crosby as No. 441B. Despite the song's popularity with Americans at the front and at home, in the UK, the BBC banned the song from broadcast, as the Corporation's management felt the lyrics might lower morale among British troops. [12] [6]
"Around the World" is the theme tune from the 1956 movie Around the World in 80 Days. [1] In the film, only an instrumental version of the song appeared, although the vocal version has become the better known one. The song was written by Harold Adamson and Victor Young; Young died in 1956, several weeks after the film's release, and he received the Academy Award for Best Music, Scoring of a
The theme music of the television series, Medic, was written by Victor Young and copyright on February 17, 1955 under the title "The Medic Theme." A set of lyrics were written by Edward Heyman (who had a history of collaborating with Young) and with those lyrics and under the new title "Blue Star," a new copyright was issued on May 5, 1955.