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I've Heard That Song Before
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Wikipedia article
"'I've Heard That Song Before'" is a 1942 American popular song about nostalgia with music by Jule Styne and lyrics by Sammy Cahn. It was introduced by Martha O'Driscoll (dubbed by Margaret Whiting) in the 1942 film 'Youth on Parade'. The song was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1942 but lost out to White Christmas.
It was recorded by Harry James and his Orchestra with Helen Forrest on vocal on July 31, 1942. This was the last day of recording before the Musician Union's ban. The recording was issued on Columbia 36668 and became a number one hit on both the pop charts and the Harlem Hit Parade in the US in early 1943. This version of the song can be heard in Woody Allen's 1986 movie 'Hannah and Her Sisters'.
Recorded versions
*Paul Anka
*Joe Battaglia
*Louie Bellson
*Sathima Bea Benjamin
*Pat Boone
*Sammy Cahn
*King Cole Trio
*Bing Crosby (for his album 'Bing Crosby's Treasury - The Songs I Love (1968 version)')
*Sammy Davis Jr.
*Michael Feinstein
*Benny Green
*Urbie Green
*Al Hirt[http://www.discogs.com/Al-Hes-The-King-Hirt-Theyre-Playing-Our-Song/release/2451132 Al Hirt, 'They're Playing Our Song'] at Discogs. Retrieved April 13, 2013.
*Dolores Hope
*Harry James and his orchestra (vocal: Helen Forrest)
*Steve Lawrence
*Hal Linden
*Vera Lynn
*Andrea Marcovicci
*Al Martino
*Audrey Morris
*Frank Sinatra
*Freddie Slack
*The Spitfire Band
*Starsound Orchestra
*Mel Torm
*Allison Lerer
*Wesla Whitfield
*Margaret Whiting
*Russ Williams
*Scott Wright
Sources
*Jacobs, Dick & Jacobs, Harriet: 'Who Wrote That Song?' Writer's Digest Books, 2nd Edition 1992
References
Category:Songs about nostalgia
Category:Songs about music
Category:1942 songs
Category:1943 singles
Category:Songs written for films
Category:Songs with music by Jule Styne
Category:Songs with lyrics by Sammy Cahn
Category:Number-one singles in the United States
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