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Someone's Rocking My Dreamboat
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Wikipedia article
"'Someone's Rocking My Dreamboat'" is a song written by Leon Ren,The ASCAP Biographical Dictionary, 2nd Ed, Edited by Daniel I. McNamara, Thomas Y Crowell Co, New York Otis RenThe ASCAP Biographical Dictionary, 2nd Ed, Edited by Daniel I. McNamara, Thomas Y Crowell Co, New York and Emerson Scott in 1941.
It was recorded in 1941 by The Ink Spots (Decca 4045), Erskine Hawkins (Bluebird B-11277), "Hutch" Leslie Hutchinson with Orchestra (HMV B.D.1006), and The Four Tones & Eddie Beal Trio (Make Believe Ballroom AM 02357-E).
It was first heard in a feature film in 'Bullet Scars' (1942).https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0034555/soundtrack retrieved 2/28/16 It was also heard in 1942 in 'Juke Girl' and 'Wings for the Eagle'.https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0720001/reference retrieved 2/28/16 1942 also saw versions of the song released by bandleaders Shep Fields, Benny Goodman, Woody Herman, and Artie Shaw.
Dinah Washington released a cover of the song on her 1957 album 'Dinah Washington Sings Fats Waller'.
More modernly, the song was covered by Murray Head on his 1975 album 'Say It Ain't So' (and released in 1976 as a single) and by Natalie Cole on her 1989 album 'Good to Be Back'. Sally Timms covered the song on a 1988 album of that title. It also appears on the 1989 album '1812' by The Swingle Singers.
Cultural influence
The song was a favorite of Warner Bros. animators, appearing in at least eight WB cartoons, between 1942 and 1952. They included 'Crazy Cruise' (1942), 'The Squawkin' Hawk' (1942), 'A Tale of Two Kitties' (1942), 'Bugs Bunny Nips the Nips' (1944), 'The Big Snooze' (1946), 'Roughly Squeaking' (1946), 'Gorilla My Dreams' (1948), and 'Kiddin' the Kitten' (1952).https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0720001/reference retrieved 2/28/16
Experimental filmmaker Kenneth Anger made a juvenile film in 1941 titled 'Who Has Been Rocking My Dreamboat'.
Jazzman Elvin Jones released a track named "Someone's Rocking My Jazzboat" on his 1975 'New Agenda' album. The song was written by saxophonist Frank Foster.
References
Category:1941 songs
Category:Songs written by Leon Ren
Category:Songs about dreams
Category:Songs about boats
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