"(We're Off on the) Road to Morocco" | |
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Song by Bing Crosby and Bob Hope | |
Released | 1942 |
Composer(s) | Jimmy Van Heusen |
Lyricist(s) | Johnny Burke |
"(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, accompanied by Vic Schoen and his orchestra. [1] Later, on December 8, 1944, Crosby and Hope recorded a duet version [1] that briefly reached the No. 21 position in the Billboard in July 1945. [2]
The song was included as #95 in AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs. [3]
The song was also recorded by Rosemary Clooney and Jack Sheldon for Clooney's 1994 album Still on the Road .