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"'What's the Use of Dreaming?'" is a popular song written and sung by Joe Howard. It appeared in shows in 1906 and 1907,[Donald J. Stubblebine, 'Early Broadway Sheet Music'] and was a hit song in 1938.[Billboard - Jan 18, 1947 "JOE HOWARD'S GAY NINETIES REVUE (De Luxe 18) A name to reckon with since the gas-lit days of the gay nineties, ... Other everlastings include Saturday Night, Goodbye My 'Lady Love, Honeymoon, Hello Ma Baby, What's the Use of Dreaming..."][The Complete Entertainment Discography, from the Mid-1890s to 1942 Brian A. L. Rust, Allen G. Debus - 1973] The song was revived for the 1947 biopic 'I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now'.[James Robert Parish, Michael R. Pitts 'Hollywood Songsters: Garland to O'Connor' 0415943337- - 2003 Page 369 "(1947), the fictional biography of 1890s' composer Joseph E. "Joe" Howard (played by Mark Stevens). June portrays an entertainer who performs many of Howard's tunes (the title song, "Honeymoon," and "What's the Use of Dreaming")"]
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Category:1938 songs
Category:Songs written by Joseph E. Howard
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