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(We're Off on the) Road to Morocco
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Wikipedia article
"'(We're Off on the) Road to Morocco'" is a song composed in 1942 by Jimmy Van Heusen, with lyrics by Johnny Burke, for the film 'Road to Morocco', in which it was performed by Bing Crosby and Bob Hope. Crosby recorded a solo version of the song, with different lyrics, on June 10, 1942 with Vic Schoen and his orchestra. Subsequently, on December 8, 1944, Crosby and Hope recorded a duet version which reached the No. 21 position in the Billboard charts briefly in July 1945.
The song was included as #95 in AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs.
The song was also recorded by Rosemary Clooney and Jack Sheldon for Clooney's 1994 album 'Still on the Road'.
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Category:Film theme songs
Category:Songs about Africa
Category:Bob Hope songs
Category:Bing Crosby songs
Category:Songs with music by Jimmy Van Heusen
Category:Songs with lyrics by Johnny Burke (lyricist)
Category:Songs written for films
Category:1942 songs
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