steiny@scc.UUCP (Don Steiny) (01/26/85)
*** Does anyone know who recorded "Swinging on a Star". Would you like to swing on a star carry moonbeams home in a jar. and be better off than you are or would you rathe be a Mule ... I have the words and music, but I would like to hear it. Dave Van Ronk did it when I saw him a few months ago. -- scc!steiny Don Steiny - Personetics @ (408) 425-0382 109 Torrey Pine Terr. Santa Cruz, Calif. 95060 ihnp4!pesnta -\ fortune!idsvax -> scc!steiny ucbvax!twg -/
sommers@topaz.ARPA (Liz Sommers) (01/27/85)
> *** > > Does anyone know who recorded "Swinging on a Star". > Would you believe Bing Crosby? I am serious, really. liz
keesan@bbncca.ARPA (Morris M. Keesan) (01/28/85)
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Slightly misposted, as the only connection the song has with folk music is
Dave Van Ronk. There was a "hit" recording of the song about 40 years ago
(give or take 10 years) by Bing Crosby. Needless to say, the presentation was
quite different from Van Ronk's (crooning vs. shouting).
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Morris M. Keesan
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keesan @ BBN-UNIX.ARPAglc@akgua.UUCP (G.L. Cleveland [Lindsay]) (02/12/85)
For those who are in the "over the hill" age range, we remember
"Swinging on a Star" as a very popular song in its day. It was
introduced by Bing Crosby in the movie "Going My Way" in which he
played a Catholic priest named Father O'Mally. Writer-directory Leo
McCarey won two Oscars. Academy Awards also went to Crosby and
co-star Barry Fitzgerald. The movie won Best Picture Oscar, and
"Swinging on a Star" won the Best Song award. (1944)
Words and Music by Johnny Blake and Jimmy Van Heusen
copyright 1944 by Bourne Co. and Dorsey Bros. Music, Inc.
The song was a big hit as a single (recorded by Bing Crosby). So
if you want to hear it by the "Ol' Groaner", just keep an eye on
your TV listings for the movie.
Cheers,
Lindsay
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