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"Zing a Little Zong" is a popular song written by Harry Warren, the lyrics by Leo Robin. The song was published in 1952 and written for the 1952 movie Just for You where it was performed by Bing Crosby and Jane Wyman. [1] It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song of 1952 but lost out to "High Noon". [2]
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]
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]
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.
Eddie Fisher, Connie Francis, Rosemary Clooney Jane Morgan, Glenn Cross, Johnny Knight, Bob Crosby, Phillip Crosby, Bob and Alf Pearson, Robin Ward, Harold Van Emburgh, and also in 1969 by The Bachelors, a popular Irish band. The song "When the Deal Goes Down" by Bob Dylan is based on the melody of this song, although performed as a waltz.
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.
It first aired during the Kraft Music Hall radio show (yes, sponsored by the food company) on December 25, 1941. Then-host Bing Crosby crooned the carol, which is soulful, longing, and sad anyway ...
"I Wished on the Moon" is a song composed by Ralph Rainger, with lyrics by Dorothy Parker. Bing Crosby sang the song in The Big Broadcast of 1936 . Crosby recorded the song on August 14, 1935 [ 2 ] with The Dorsey Brothers Orchestra and it reached the charts of the day peaking at No. 2 during a seven-week stay. [ 3 ]