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Let's Take a Walk Around the Block
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Wikipedia article
"'Let's Take a Walk Around the Block'" is a popular song composed by Harold Arlen, with lyrics written by Ira Gershwin and E.Y. Harburg.
It was introduced in the musical 'Life Begins at 8:40.' The original Broadway production opened at the Winter Garden Theatre on August 27, 1934 and closed on March 16, 1935 after a run of 237 performances
Notable recordings
*Jackie and Roy - 'Storyville Presents Jackie and Roy' (Storyville Records, 1955)
*Doris Day - included in her album 'Cuttin' Capers' (1959)
*Bing Crosby and Rosemary Clooney recorded the song for their radio show in 1960 and it was subsequently released on the CD 'Bing & Rosie - The Crosby-Clooney Radio Sessions' (2010).
*Ella Fitzgerald - 'Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Harold Arlen Songbook' (Verve Records, 1961)
*Mel Torm - 'Mel Torm & George Shearing - The Complete Concord Recordings' (2002).
References
Category:Songs with music by Harold Arlen
Category:Songs with lyrics by Ira Gershwin
Category:Songs with lyrics by Yip Harburg
Category:1934 songs
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