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Go West Young Man (Groucho Marx song)
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'Go West Young Man' was a 1940 song by Bert Kalmar and Harry Ruby written for the MGM film 'Go West', originally sung by Groucho Marx, backed by a chorus, who performed solo for the first time in the song. Unfortunately the song was cut from the film.Philip Furia, Laurie Patterson 'The Songs of Hollywood '2010 p115 "But with Go West, their songs were all cut, including a delightful title song, Go West, Young Man. With its flippant sentiments A cowboy and his missus went to court for a divorce/ The cowboy got the children and the missus got the horsethe song became part of Groucho's party repertory." The song was eventually used in the 1947 United Artists film 'Copacabana' when it was sung again by Groucho. He and Bing Crosby dueted on the song on Crosby's Philco Radio Time show on February 12, 1947.
The song was recorded by Bing Crosby and The Andrews Sisters on March 26, 1947 and was the lead track for Bing Crosby's album 'Go West Young Man'. The B-side of the single was "Along the Navajo Trail" by Larry Markes, Dick Charles, and Eddie DeLange.
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Category:1940 songs
Category:Songs with lyrics by Bert Kalmar
Category:Songs with music by Harry Ruby
Category:Bing Crosby songs
Category:Songs written for films
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