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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.
"It's Always You", performed by Bing Crosby "Birds of a Feather" was written to be sung by Crosby but ultimately it was only included in background music. All lyrics by Johnny Burke, and music by Jimmy Van Heusen. Bing Crosby recorded a number of the songs for Decca Records. [4] Crosby's songs were also included in the Bing's Hollywood series.
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]
David Bowie and Bing Crosby, "Little Drummer Boy/Peace on Earth "Traditionally, "Little Drummer Boy" is known as one of the most interminable Christmas carols. But then came David Bowie and Bing ...
The song's greatest commercial success came in 1938, due to the airing and recording of a version by Bing Crosby. One report said, "Mexicali was around 10th among the best sellers and the recording was among the first four or five on the Decca sales list."
Published in 1935, the song was written for the 1935 film Mississippi starring Bing Crosby and W.C. Fields.Crosby introduced the song in the film and his recording for Decca Records made on February 21, 1935 with Georgie Stoll and his Orchestra and Rhythmettes and Three Shades of Blue [1] topped the charts of the day. [2]
Crosby recorded the song with Lennie Hayton's orchestra on October 22, 1933, [2] and it reached the No. 3 spot in the charts of the day during a 12-week stay. [3] He recorded it again with John Scott Trotter 's Orchestra on March 3, 1945 [ 4 ] and also for his 1954 album Bing: A Musical Autobiography .
Street of Dreams" is a song and foxtrot composed in 1932 by Victor Young, with lyrics by Sam M. Lewis. There were three successful recordings of the song in 1933 by Guy Lombardo, Ben Selvin and Bing Crosby. [1]