"Conchita Marquita Lolita Pepita Rosita Juanita Lopez" is a 1942 novelty song recorded by the

Glenn Miller Orchestra Glenn Miller and His Orchestra was an American swing dance band formed by Glenn Miller in 1938. Arranged around a clarinet and tenor saxophone playing melody, and three other saxophones playing harmony, the band became the most popular and com ...

;

Bing Crosby Harry Lillis "Bing" Crosby Jr. (May 3, 1903 – October 14, 1977) was an American singer, musician and actor. The first multimedia star, he was one of the most popular and influential musical artists of the 20th century worldwide. He was a ...

with the Vic Schoen Orchestra; Dinah Shore; The Four King Sisters; Tommy Tucker and his Orchestra; and the Royal Air Force Dance Orchestra. Crosby recorded the song on June 10, 1942 closely followed by the Glenn Miller Orchestra who recorded it on June 17 of that year on Victor Records (catalog 27943A) with vocals by Tex Beneke, Marion Hutton and

The Modernaires The Modernaires was an American vocal group, best known for performing in the 1940s alongside Glenn Miller. Career The Modernaires began in 1934 as "Don Juan, Two and Three," a trio of schoolmates from Lafayette High School in Buffalo, New Y ...

. The song, written by

Jule Styne Jule Styne (; born Julius Kerwin Stein; December 31, 1905 – September 20, 1994) was an English-American songwriter and composer best known for a series of Broadway musicals, including several famous frequently-revived shows that also became s ...

with lyrics by Herbert Magidson, tells of the culturally improbable love affair between a "handsome young Irish lad" and his "

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beauty." It was featured in the movie ''

Priorities on Parade ''Priorities on Parade'' is a 1942 American musical film directed by Albert S. Rogell and written by Art Arthur. The film stars Ann Miller, Johnny Johnston, Jerry Colonna (entertainer), Jerry Colonna, Betty Jane Rhodes, Barbara Jo Allen, Harry Ba ...

'' (1942) when it was performed by Jerry Colonna and

Johnnie Johnston Johnny Johnston (December 1, 1915 – January 6, 1996) was an American actor and singer who was popular in the 1940s. Early years He was born John Clifford Johnston in St. Louis, Missouri, United States. Radio In the late 1930s, Johnston had hi ...

. The Irish lad fell in love with the "rose of Juarez" during a moonlight dance. His first thought during their first kiss was, "

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was never like this!" In a play on the accent prevalent in the northeastern United States, Crosby's version has him humorously pronouncing the name as "New Joisey." Their marriage and eventual settlement in Hoboken would be a happy one, resulting in thirteen children with both Irish and Spanish names. It also resulted in the unlikely married name of the woman in the title: Conchita Marquita Lolita Pepita Rosita Juanita O'Toole.https://archive.org/details/ConchitaMarquitaLolitaPepitaRositaJuanitaLopez1942 Link to streaming and mp3 of the Bing Crosby version of the song at Archive.org

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