"Someone's Rocking My Dreamboat" is a song written by Leon René,

Otis René Otis Joseph René Jr. was an American songwriter and record label owner. As a songwriter, he is notable as the co-author of "When It's Sleepy Time Down South", which became a signature song for Louis Armstrong. Biography Otis René was born in Ne ...

and Emerson Scott in 1941. It was recorded in 1941 by

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(Decca 4045),

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(Bluebird B-11277), "Hutch" Leslie Hutchinson with Orchestra (HMV B.D.1006), and The Four Tones &

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Trio (Make Believe Ballroom AM 02357-E). It was first heard in a feature film in '' Bullet Scars'' (1942). It was also heard in 1942 in ''

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'' and '' Wings for the Eagle''. 1942 also saw versions of the song released by bandleaders

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, and

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Cultural influence

The song was a favorite of

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animators, appearing in at least eight WB cartoons, between 1942 and 1952. They included '' Crazy Cruise'' (1942), ''

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'' (1942), ''

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'' (1942), '' Bugs Bunny Nips the Nips'' (1944), '' The Big Snooze'' (1946), ''Roughly Squeaking'' (1946), '' Gorilla My Dreams'' (1948), and ''Kiddin' the Kitten'' (1952).https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0720001/reference retrieved 2/28/16 Experimental filmmaker

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made a juvenile film in 1941 titled ''Who Has Been Rocking My Dreamboat''.

References

{{Reflist 1941 songs Songs written by Leon René Songs about dreams Songs about boats