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The Continental (song)

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Wikipedia article




'"The Continental"' is a dance to a song written by Con Conrad with lyrics by Herb Magidson, and was introduced by Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire in the 1934 film 'The Gay Divorcee'. "The Continental" was the first song to win the Academy Award for Best Original Song. It was performed by Lillian Miles.

Other recordings



*Major record hits at the time of introduction included Lud Gluskin, Jolly Coburn, and Leo Reisman.

*In 1952 Harry James released a recording on the album 'Hollywood's Best' (Columbia B-319 and CL-6224) with Rosemary Clooney on vocals.

*A later version by Maureen McGovern reached number 16 on the UK Singles Chart in 1976.

*Steve Howe recorded it as a duet with on 'The Steve Howe Album' in 1979.

References



Category:Best Original Song Academy Award-winning songs

Category:Fred Astaire songs

Category:Songs with lyrics by Herb Magidson

Category:Songs with music by Con Conrad

Category:1934 songs

Category:Maureen McGovern songs

Category:Songs written for films


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