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SWINGING ON A STAR

Created on 26/04/2003
Latest update on 22/04/2024

Artist: Bing Crosby
Author: Jimmy Van Heusen/Johnny Burke
Label: Decca
Year: 1944

In film Going My Way. Harmony vocals: The Williams Brothers including 16 year old Andy.

Covers:

1944:: Freddie Slack
1945:: Oscar Aleman [as Bailando En Una Estrella]
1960:: Dion & The Belmonts
1963:: Big Dee Irwin & Little Eva
1964:: Richard Anthony [n°2 Fr as A toi de choisir]
1964:: Frank Sinatra
1967:: Dave Van Ronk & The Hudson Dusters
1971:: Mac & Katie Kissoon
1974:: Spooky & Sue [n°2 NL]
1991:: Bruce Willis [with Danny Aiello]

Landed Jimmy Van Heusen his first Oscar (out of four). He also wrote Constantly, Moonlight Becomes You, Nancy (With The Laughing Face), Personality, Three Coins In A Fountain and Love And Marriage.

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Other originals by artist:

1931: I APOLOGIZE
1931: OUT OF NOWHERE
1932: HERE LIES LOVE
1933: TEMPTATION
1934: JUNE IN JANUARY
1935: IT'S EASY TO REMEMBER
1936: EMPTY SADDLES (IN THE OLD CORRAL)
1936: I'M AN OLD COWHAND (FROM THE RIO GRANDE)
1936: PENNIES FROM HEAVEN
1937: SAIL ALONG SILV'RY MOON
1939: DEVIL MAY CARE
1942: MOONLIGHT BECOMES YOU
1942: WHITE CHRISTMAS
1943: I'LL BE HOME FOR CHRISTMAS (IF ONLY IN MY DREAMS)
1943: POINCIANA
1945: ON THE ATCHISON, TOPEKA AND THE SANTA FE
1946: THEY SAY IT'S WONDERFUL
1947: BUT BEAUTIFUL
1950: IF I WERE A BELL
1954: COUNT YOUR BLESSINGS (INSTEAD OF SHEEP)
1960: SECOND TIME AROUND, The

Covers from artist:

1928: OL' MAN RIVER
1929: ICH KÜSSE IHRE HAND, MADAME
1931: I'M THRU WITH LOVE
1931: STARDUST
1931: JUST ONE MORE CHANCE
1931: SWEET AND LOVELY
1931: GOODNIGHT, SWEETHEART
1931: LOVE LETTERS IN THE SAND
1931: WERE YOU SINCERE
1931: I FOUND A MILLION DOLLAR BABY (IN A FIVE AND TEN CENT STORE)
1931: SCHÖNER GIGOLO, ARMER GIGOLO
1932: HOW DEEP IS THE OCEAN?
1932: SWEET GEORGIA BROWN
1932: SWEET SUE JUST YOU
1932: TIT-WILLOW
1932: LET'S PUT OUT THE LIGHT (AND GO TO SLEEP)
1932: BROTHER CAN YOU SPARE A DIME
1932: SOME OF THESE DAYS
1933: TRY A LITTLE TENDERNESS
1933: I'VE GOT THE WORLD ON A STRING
1933: YOU'RE GETTING TO BE A HABIT WITH ME
1933: HOME ON THE RANGE, A
1933: LAST ROUND-UP, THE
1933: BLUE PRELUDE
1933: DID YOU EVER SEE A DREAM WALKING?
1934: LET ME CALL YOU SWEETHEART
1934: SOMEDAY SWEETHEART (YOU'LL BE SORRY)
1934: VERY THOUGHT OF YOU, The
1935: ADESTE FIDELES
1935: TAKE ME BACK TO MY BOOTS AND SADDLE
1935: RED SAILS IN THE SUNSET
1936: ALOHA OE
1936: CORRINE CORRINA
1936: IT AIN'T NECESSARILY SO
1936: I WISHED ON THE MOON
1936: WOULD YOU?
1937: ONE ROSE (THAT'S LEFT IN MY HEART), The
1937: WHEN MY DREAMBOAT COMES HOME
1937: I CAN DREAM, CAN'T I
1937: TOO MARVELOUS FOR WORDS
1937: FOLKS WHO LIVE ON THE HILL, THE
1937: IF IT'S THE LAST THING I DO
1937: LEILANI (WREATH OF HEAVEN)
1937: BLUE HAWAII
1938: MEXICALI ROSE
1938: SEPTEMBER IN THE RAIN
1938: SUMMERTIME
1938: ONCE IN A WHILE
1938: OLD FOLKS
1938: YOU MUST HAVE BEEN A BEAUTIFUL BABY
1938: RÊVERIE
1938: DON'T BE THAT WAY
1938: THERE'S A GOLD MINE IN THE SKY
1939: DEEP PURPLE
1939: MY MELANCHOLY BABY
1939: GOD BLESS AMERICA
1939: DOWN BY THE OLD MILL STREAM
1939: STAR SPANGLED BANNER, THE
1939: LONESOME ROAD, THE
1939: GIRL OF MY DREAMS
1939: IN MY MERRY OLDSMOBILE
1939: IDA! SWEET AS APPLE CIDER
1939: AH! SWEET MYSTERY OF LIFE
1939: I'M FREE
1939: STILLER BULGARISH, DER
1939: ALLA EN EL RANCHO GRANDE
1940: MY BUDDY
1940: TUMBLING TUMBLEWEEDS
1940: YOU MADE ME LOVE YOU
1940: MEMPHIS BLUES, THE
1940: MY OLD KENTUCKY HOME (GOOD NIGHT)
1940: DO YOU EVER THINK OF ME
1940: I DREAM OF JEANIE WITH THE LIGHT BROWN HAIR
1940: CAMPTOWN RACES, DE
1940: DEIN IST MEIN GANZES HERZ
1940: TRADE WINDS
1940: SAN ANTONIO ROSE
1940: MADONNA, DU BIST SCHÖNER ALS DER SONNENSCHEIN
1941: BE HONEST WITH ME
1941: BY THE LIGHT OF THE SILVERY MOON
1941: DARLING, JE VOUS AIME BEAUCOUP
1941: DOLORES
1941: IT MAKES NO DIFFERENCE NOW
1941: YOU ARE MY SUNSHINE
1941: WAIT 'TILL THE SUN SHINES, NELLIE
1941: OH, HOW I MISS YOU TONIGHT
1941: GOODBYE, LITTLE DARLIN', GOODBYE
1941: I AIN'T GOT NOBODY
1941: RIDIN' DOWN THE CANYON
1941: OH MY DARLING CLEMENTINE
1941: WIEGENLIED (GUTEN ABEND, GUTE NACHT) OP. 49, N°4
1942: SKYLARK
1942: SMILE AND SHOW YOUR DIMPLE
1942: STILLE NACHT, HEILIGE NACHT
1942: I DON'T WANT TO WALK WITHOUT YOU
1942: HIT THE ROAD TO DREAMLAND
1942: GOD REST YOU MERRY GENTLEMEN
1942: WALKING THE FLOOR OVER YOU
1942: PAPER DOLL
1942: BLUES IN THE NIGHT
1942: DEEP IN THE HEART OF TEXAS
1942: BIRTH OF THE BLUES, The
1943: WOULD I WERE THE TENDER APPLE BLOSSOM
1943: PEOPLE WILL SAY WE'RE IN LOVE
1943: OH, WHAT A BEAUTIFUL MORNING
1944: GLÜHWÜRMCHEN IDYLL
1944: IT COULD HAPPEN TO YOU
1944: THAT OLD BLACK MAGIC
1944: TOO-RA-LOO-RA-LOO-RAL (THAT'S AN IRISH LULLABY)
1944: SLIP OF THE LIP (CAN SINK A SHIP), A
1944: I'LL REMEMBER APRIL
1944: SCHÖNSTER HERR JESU
1944: I LOVE YOU
1944: LONG AGO (AND FAR AWAY)
1944: I'LL BE SEEING YOU
1944: AMOR
1944: NIGHT AND DAY
1944: THESE FOOLISH THINGS (REMIND ME OF YOU)
1944: BLESS 'EM ALL (THE LONG AND THE SHORT AND THE TALL)
1945: CANTO SIBONEY
1945: WHO THREW THE OVERALLS IN MRS. MURPHY'S CHOWDER?
1945: LIKE SOMEONE IN LOVE
1945: I'LL TAKE YOU HOME AGAIN KATHLEEN
1945: I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT YOU'RE IN LOVE WITH ME
1945: IT'S THE TALK OF THE TOWN
1945: IF I LOVED YOU
1945: IT'S BEEN A LONG LONG TIME
1945: SOLAMENTE UNA VEZ
1945: SYMPHONIE
1945: I'M PUTTING ALL MY EGGS IN ONE BASKET
1946: SEPTEMBER SONG
1946: ZIP-A-DEE-DOO-DAH
1946: PERSONALITY
1946: BEGIN THE BEGUINE
1946: OLD FOLKS AT HOME, THE (WAY DOWN UPON THE SWANEE RIVER)
1946: SOUVENIRS
1946: GIRL THAT I MARRY, THE
1946: SIOUX CITY SUE
1946: ALL BY MYSELF
1946: BLUE SKIES
1947: WHEN IRISH EYES ARE SMILING
1947: CHRISTMAS SONG, THE
1947: ANYTHING YOU CAN DO
1947: ONE I LOVE BELONGS TO SOMEBODY ELSE, THE
1947: WHIFFENPOOF SONG
1947: ROSE OF TRALEE, THE
1947: I REMEMBER YOU
1947: SWISS CRADLE SONG
1947: IMAGINATION
1947: LOVE WALKED IN
1948: YOU CAME A LONG WAY FROM ST. LOUIS
1948: BALLERINA
1948: GOLDEN EARRINGS
1948: PRETTY BABY
1948: GALWAY BAY
1948: HOW SOON (Will I Be Seeing You)
1949: FIRST NOWELL, THE
1949: YOU'RE ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS
1949: DEAR HEARTS AND GENTLE PEOPLE
1949: MULE TRAIN
1949: YOU CALL EVERYBODY DARLING
1949: SOME ENCHANTED EVENING
1949: GHOST RIDERS IN THE SKY (A COWBOY LEGEND)
1950: HARBOUR LIGHTS
1950: RUDOLPH THE RED NOSED REINDEER
1950: VIE EN ROSE, LA
1950: BEYOND THE REEF
1950: WE THREE KINGS OF ORIENT ARE
1950: CHATTANOOGIE SHOE SHINE BOY
1950: BEST THING FOR YOU, THE
1950: BOLERO
1950: FEUILLES MORTES, LES
1951: CHEVALIER DE PARIS, LE (LES POMMIERS DOUX)
1951: DOMINO
1951: LIED EINES JUNGEN WACHTPOSTENS (LILI MARLEEN)
1951: KE KALI NEI AU
1951: SO IN LOVE
1951: IT'S BEGINNING TO LOOK LIKE CHRISTMAS
1951: MORE I CANNOT WISH YOU
1951: GETTING TO KNOW YOU
1951: PERFECT DAY, A
1951: PAINTING THE CLOUDS WITH SUNSHINE
1951: HELLO YOUNG LOVERS
1951: GRANADA
1951: QUIZAS, QUIZAS, QUIZAS
1952: SLEIGH RIDE
1952: HAPPY PAY-OFF DAY
1952: ADIOS MUCHACHOS
1953: KEEP IT A SECRET
1953: SOMEBODY LOVES ME
1953: MON COEUR EST UN VIOLON
1953: MY LOVE, MY LOVE
1954: WHITE CHRISTMAS
1954: YOUNG AT HEART
1954: IF THERE'S SOMEONE LOVELIER THAN YOU
1954: SECRET LOVE
1954: CHANGING PARTNERS
1954: AFTER YOU'VE GONE
1955: I LOVE PARIS
1955: NOBODY'S DARLING BUT MINE
1955: SUDDENLY THERE'S A VALLEY
1955: I SEE YOUR FACE BEFORE ME
1955: SOMETHING'S GOTTA GIVE
1955: JIM, JOHNNY AND JONAS
1955: POLOWETZER TÄNZE
1956: IN A LITTLE SPANISH TOWN
1956: JEEPERS CREEPERS
1956: HAVE YOU MET MISS JONES?
1956: CHEEK TO CHEEK
1956: SONG IS YOU, THE
1956: THEY ALL LAUGHED
1956: PRISONER OF LOVE
1956: DEED I DO
1956: APRIL SHOWERS
1956: QUE RESTE-T-IL DE NOS AMOURS
1957: I'M GONNA SIT RIGHT DOWN AND WRITE MYSELF A LETTER
1957: THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND
1957: WHEN I TAKE MY SUGAR TO TEA
1957: WHISPERING
1957: BETWEEN THE DEVIL AND THE DEEP BLUE SEA
1957: LAST NIGHT ON THE BACK PORCH (I LOVED HER BEST OF ALL)
1957: ALABAMY BOUND
1957: NOBODY'S SWEETHEART
1957: AROUND THE WORLD (IN 80 DAYS)
1958: HOW ABOUT YOU?
1958: GIGI
1958: MAGIC MOMENTS
1959: BELIEVE ME, IF ALL THOSE ENDEARING YOUNG CHARMS
1959: SHENANDOAH (ACROSS THE WIDE MISSOURI)
1959: ALICE BLUE GOWN
1960: WHEN YOU WORE A TULIP AND I WORE A BIG RED ROSE
1960: WHOOPIE TI YI YO (GIT ALONG LITTLE DOGIES)
1961: HAND ME DOWN MY WALKING CANE
1961: MINSTREL BOY, THE
1961: CARRY ME BACK TO OLE VIRGINNY
1961: COMIN' THRU THE RYE
1961: HELLO! MA BABY
1961: SCHNITZELBANK, DIE
1962: GREENSLEEVES
1962: HEARTACHES BY THE NUMBER
1962: HARK! THE HERALD ANGELS SING
1962: THIS CAN'T BE LOVE
1962: MINUIT CHRETIEN
1962: LET IT SNOW! LET IT SNOW! LET IT SNOW!
1962: OLD CAPE COD
1962: WINTER WONDERLAND
1962: SOBRE LAS OLAS
1962: OLD GREY MARE, THE
1962: IF I DIDN'T CARE
1962: PIGALLE
1963: DO YOU HEAR WHAT I HEAR
1963: YAAKA HULA HICKEY DULA (HAWAIIAN LOVESONG)
1966: IN DUBLIN'S FAIR CITY
1967: PARISIEN
1968: SONG IS ENDED (BUT THE MELODY LINGERS ON), THE
1968: BALLIN' THE JACK
1968: AMOUR EST BLEU, L'
1969: IT'S ALL IN THE GAME
1969: CLOUDS (BOTH SIDES NOW)
1969: STRAIGHT LIFE, THE
1969: HEY JUDE
1969: DOROGOI DLINNOYU
1972: SUNRISE SUNSET
1974: MY RESISTANCE IS LOW
1975: SEND IN THE CLOWNS
1976: RAZZLE DAZZLE
1976: THOU SWELL
1976: WITH A SONG IN MY HEART
1976: WHAT I DID FOR LOVE
1976: CABARET
1977: SPRING WILL BE A LITTLE LATE THIS YEAR
1977: AUTUMN IN NEW YORK
1977: WE'VE ONLY JUST BEGUN
1977: HIER ENCORE
1977: SOMMERWIND, DER

Some originals by author:

1942: MOONLIGHT BECOMES YOU
1944: IT COULD HAPPEN TO YOU
1944: LIKE SOMEONE IN LOVE
1944: SUDDENLY IT'S SPRING

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