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Bing Crosby recorded it for his radio show in 1951 and it was later included in the deluxe, 22-track version of the album Songs I Wish I Had Sung the First Time Around. Sung by Richard Chamberlain, the song gained considerable exposure due to it being on the B-side of his 1962 hit, "Theme from Dr. Kildare (Three Stars Will Shine Tonight)".
Crosby recorded a solo version of the song, with different lyrics, on June 10, 1942, accompanied by Vic Schoen and his orchestra. [1] Later, on December 8, 1944, Crosby and Hope recorded a duet version [1] that briefly reached the No. 21 position in the Billboard in July 1945. [2] The song was included as #95 in AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs. [3]
The man was listening to Bing Crosby sing, "Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate The Positive". I stopped and smiled in grateful acknowledgment. The Hindu nodded and smiled back. The whole world knew and loved Bing Crosby." [77] His popularity in India led many Hindu singers to imitate and emulate him, notably Kishore Kumar, considered the "Bing Crosby of India". [78]
The song was nominated for "Best Song" in 1946 but lost out to "On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe". [2] Dinah Shore's version was biggest in the US reaching the No. 5 spot, while Crosby's version (recorded July 18, 1946) [3] peaked at No. 12. Jo Stafford also had chart success with it and her version achieved the No.11 position. [4]
An instrumental version is used in the 1934 Popeye cartoon A Dream Walking. The Bing Crosby version of the song was used as a plot point in the 1988 film Lady in White. The Bing Crosby version of the song was used in the end credits of A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge. The Bing Crosby version of the song was used in Pennies from ...
"Africa" is a song by American rock band Toto, the tenth and final track on their fourth studio album Toto IV (1982). It was the second single from the album released in Europe in June 1982 and the third in the United States in October 1982 through Columbia Records .
"What a Perfect Combination" (1932), lyrics by Kalmar and Irving Caesar, music by Ruby and Harry Akst, written for the Broadway show The Kid, starring Eddie Cantor "A Kiss to Build a Dream On" (1935), their last hit "Show Me a Rose" (1952), Groucho Marx recording "The Real McCoys" (1957-1963), television theme [1] (words & music by Harry Ruby)
"As Time Goes By" is a jazz song written by Herman Hupfeld in 1931. It became famous when it was featured in the 1942 film Casablanca, performed by Dooley Wilson as Sam. The song was voted No. 2 on the AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs special, commemorating the best songs in film [1] (surpassed only by "Over the Rainbow" sung by Judy Garland).