I've always adored this tune, one of my favorite early Harry Warren numbers. The theme of Mort Dixon's lyrics, the coy small talk from which _sump'n_ good is bound to come, could have turned out disastrously enough to make us wince, but he puts the clumsy chatter together in such an adroit manner that the finished product is irresistible, inducing only smiles. Extra points for "sarsaparilla," that popular youthful elixir of the period. Ms Rowland and the Selvin crew deliver a very charming interpretation of this gem!
While I am sure Rose's credits on some songs were mostly cut-ins, I read somewhere that sometimes he would provide a title or an idea to a writer, as well as "encouragement" to get the song finished. Somehow, he might have thought that was worth having his name on it.
Courtesy of Carl Stalling, anyone watching Warner Bros. cartoons from this period got a complete musical education, in all genres, whether they realized it or not.
@@wygtam Speaking of Warmer Brothers, I come from a musical family and soaked up music like a sponge.. My 15-year-old cousin taught me "Lullaby of Broadway" in 1956 when I was six.. I sang it that year for Show and Tell in the first grade...
I've always adored this tune, one of my favorite early Harry Warren numbers. The theme of Mort Dixon's lyrics, the coy small talk from which _sump'n_ good is bound to come, could have turned out disastrously enough to make us wince, but he puts the clumsy chatter together in such an adroit manner that the finished product is irresistible, inducing only smiles. Extra points for "sarsaparilla," that popular youthful elixir of the period. Ms Rowland and the Selvin crew deliver a very charming interpretation of this gem!
I have this one on the Canadian "Aurora" label by Billy blue and his orch. Lovely song!
GREAT stuff! Thanks for posting.
While I am sure Rose's credits on some songs were mostly cut-ins, I read somewhere that sometimes he would provide a title or an idea to a writer, as well as "encouragement" to get the song finished. Somehow, he might have thought that was worth having his name on it.
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Nice Helen Rowland vocal, not her normal key.
Do I remember Porky and Petunia Pig singing this in a cartoon?.. on TV when I was a kid..
YES! "Naughty Neighbors" 1939, www.dailymotion.com/video/x3o6r0e You're welcome.
Courtesy of Carl Stalling, anyone watching Warner Bros. cartoons from this period got a complete musical education, in all genres, whether they realized it or not.
@@novatodave Well, Thank You!.. I can't hear this without thinking of Porky and Petunia.... on TV in the mid 1950s (I'm 70)
@@wygtam Speaking of Warmer Brothers, I come from a musical family and soaked up music like a sponge.. My 15-year-old cousin taught me "Lullaby of Broadway" in 1956 when I was six.. I sang it that year for Show and Tell in the first grade...
Nobody sang it better than Porky......