"Song of India" is a popular song adapted from the

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"Pesni︠a︡ indiĭskogo gosti︠a︡" (Song of the Indian Guest) from

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's 1896 opera ''Sadko''. The melody was also used for the 1918 song "

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", which became the official song of the U.S. State of

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Tommy Dorsey recording

In January 1937,

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recorded an instrumental jazz arrangement featuring

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, which became a jazz standard. Coupled with "

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", the 78 rpm disc ''(

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#25523)'' was a major hit for Dorsey, containing two of his most enduring recordings on one record, and which helped make him and his band into a household name as a popular music artist in the United States.

Other recordings

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also recorded a

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arrangement of the song in 1921. *Another recording was

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's Redneck Jazz Explosion in 1978. *

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, on her 2013 album ''

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References

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