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composed by

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, with lyrics by Johnny Mercer. First recording of the song was by Ted Wallace and His Swing Kings (vocal refrain by male trio) luebird, B-6252-B, 1936 The song is referenced several times in the 1936 Kaufman and Hart play " You Can't Take It With You". Popular recordings in 1936 were by Benny Goodman and his Orchestra (with vocalist Helen Ward),

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& His Orchestra (vocal by Terry Shand), and by

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& His Orchestra.

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performed it live on television on several occasions, including twice in 1957 on ''The Ed Sullivan Show''. He also had a hit with his recording of the song in the United States, reaching #20 that year, as well as #24 in the UK. It was released as a recording with his group

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, but was, in fact, a solo recording.

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's character in

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's 1971 thriller ''

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'' plays the song at the end of the movie. The song was performed by 'Wayne & Wanda' in an episode of ''

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''. A recording by the BBC Dance Orchestra was featured in the film '' The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep'' (2007). Bobby Rydell performed the song at his live shows (Las Vegas, 2015).

Other notable recordings

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& the Original Teddies (1936) * Mel Torme (1954) * Peggy Lee, early 1950s *

– Single - 1957-07: Gee 1039 (1957) *

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– '' Ella at the Opera House'' (1957), '' Get Happy!'' (1959) * Julie London – ''

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'' (1958) *

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– ''Della'' (1960) * Frank Sinatra – ''

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'' (1962) * Robert "Goodie" Whitfield - Call Me Goodie (1982) * Rosemary Clooney – ''Sings The Lyrics Of Johnny Mercer'' (1987) *

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'' (1995) *

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– performed the song, with

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, in the 2005

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- and Golden Globe-nominated film '' Mrs. Henderson Presents'' starring Dame

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, Bob Hoskins and

. The movie's

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was nominated for the

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. * Marina Xavier – ''Where Do You Start?'' (2010) *

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and

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– ''

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'' (2014) *

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– ''Cooking with Pagans'' (2014) * Beau Monga – ''X-Factor NZ'' (2015)

References

1936 songs Benny Goodman songs Songs with music by Matty Malneck Songs with lyrics by Johnny Mercer {{pop-song-stub