Cover of NIGHT AND DAY in 1942 - his first solo success, shortly after coming out of his contract with Tommy Dorsey (with a little help from the mob?); also in film Reveille With Beverly, triggering unseen excitement among his fast growing female fan crowd
Cover of HOUSE I LIVE IN, THE in 1945 - in film The House I Live In and not only there; he sang it throughout his whole career; Sinatra came to see and learn from Josh White performing this song, at the very house he lived in
Cover of SECOND TIME AROUND, The in 1960 - according to Frank "Bing was a once in a lifetime performer; but why did he have to be it during MY lifetime!"
Cover of IN OTHER WORDS in 1964 - with Count Basie and arranged by Quincy Jones, dropping the waltz time structure; version that literally got to the moon during the Apollo 11 mission
Cover of DEVANT LE GARAGE in 1966 - idem; B-side of Somethin' Stupid
Cover of BEDDY BYE in 1966 - idem; n°1 US, UK & B; according to baroness de Selys Longchamps, the mother of princess Delphine, the song that forged her relationship with prince Albert of Belgium; for a second link between Bert Kaempfert and the Saksen-Coburgs, see: New Year Rock
Cover of WORLD WE KNEW, THE in 1967 - as The World We Knew (Over And Over); title track lp and follow-up of Strangers In The Night, another Bert Kaempfert composition (see there)
Cover of PRETTY COLORS in 1968 - on Cycles; his daughter Nancy had covered the title track of that same Just Us lp (see: You Can't Grow Peaches On A Cherry Tree)
Cover of MY WAY OF LIFE in 1968 - on Cycles album (lyrics: Carl Sigman); Frank's third cover of an instrumental by Bert
Cover of MACARTHUR PARK in 1979 - skipping the four first stanzas; and so MacArthur Park is not even mentioned in his version
Cover of NEW YORK, NEW YORK (THEME FROM) in 1980 - first in a medley of New York songs, later recorded in full and used as his showstopper; Top 5 UK, NL & B