Artist: Dorothy Lamour
Author: Johnny Mercer/Victor Schertzinger
Label: Paramount
Year: 1941
With Helen O'Connell & Bob Eberly accompanied by the Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra in film The Fleet's In. Song cowritten by the director, who died shortly before opening night. Mercer wrote it hoping Judy Garland would take it.
Covers:
Jimmy Dorsey [first recording (Decca)]
Harry James [vocal: Helen Forrest]
Frank Ifield [n°1 UK]
Beatles [Live At The Star Club, Hamburg]
Lucky Blondo [as Vous souvenez-vous]
Bette Midler & James Caan [in film For The Boys]
Diane Schuur [title track LP]
Ada Jones (1909) remembered someone else. Her song was written by Harry Von Tilzer/Vincent Bryan and introduced in stage show The Girls Of Gottenberg.
If you noticed blunt omissions, mis-interpretations or even out-and-out errors,
please let me know:
Arnold Rypens
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