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Artist: Henry Burr & Albert Campbell
Author: John Kellette/Jaan Kenbrovin
Label: Columbia
Year: 1919
N°1 US. Introduced by Nell Carrington in musical The Passing Show Of 1918 starring Adele & Fred Astaire. Jaan Kenbrovin is a collective alias for James Kendis, James Brockman & Nat Vincent. Same Albert Campbell also cut it with Irving Gillette.
Covers:
Ben Selvin [hit US]
Peter Dawson [as Walk Strong]
Willy Derby [as Het Leven Is Gelijk Een Zeepbel]
Lou Bandy [idem]
Dorothy Ward [British music hall hit]
West Ham United supporters [club anthem since the 1920s]
Artie Shaw [with Gordon Jenkins; top 10 US]
Crazy Otto [hit US]
Cockney Rejects [as a West Ham tribute]
If you noticed blunt omissions, mis-interpretations or even out-and-out errors,
please let me know:
Arnold Rypens
Rozenlaan 65
B-2840 Reet (Rumst)