Livin' in the Sunlight, Lovin' in the Moonlight

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"Livin' in the Sunlight, Lovin' in the Moonlight"
Song
from the album God Bless Tiny Tim
LanguageEnglish
Published1930
Recorded1930
Genre Jazz
Songwriter(s) Al Sherman (music) and Al Lewis (lyrics)
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"Livin' in the Sunlight, Lovin' in the Moonlight"
Performed by Maurice Chevalier
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"Livin' in the Sunlight, Lovin' in the Moonlight" is a popular song that was written by Al Sherman and Al Lewis for the 1930 film The Big Pond starring Maurice Chevalier, who made it famous. In 1930, Bing Crosby and the Paul Whiteman Orchestra recorded a popular cover of this song as well. [1] This registered in the charts of the day at the No. 16 position. [2]

Bernie Cummins and his Orchestra also enjoyed success with the song in 1930 achieving a No. 20 spot. [3] Al Bowlly recorded the song with Les Allen in 1930 (see Al Bowlly Discography). Another British cover version was by the sibling duo Bob and Alf Pearson. [4]

In April of 1968, Tiny Tim sang a cover of this song live on The Johnny Carson Show and released it on his God Bless Tiny Tim album. [5] This unusual ukulele version of the song was used and repopularized in the SpongeBob SquarePants pilot episode, "Help Wanted" which aired during its first season in 1999. In January 2008, American Idol season 7 contestant Sarah Whitaker auditioned with the song. Valve originally considered using Tiny Tim's version of the song in the Meet the Pyro trailer for the class based multiplayer game Team Fortress 2 , though ultimately went with "Do You Believe in Magic" by The Lovin' Spoonful. Tiny Tim's version of the song was used in ABC television network show Speechless in season 3 episode 17 "S-p-Special B-Boy T-i-Time" in 2019. [ citation needed ]

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References

  1. ↑ "A Bing Crosby Discography". BING magazine. International Club Crosby. Retrieved April 10, 2017.
  2. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. Wisconsin, USA: Record Research Inc. p.  452. ISBN   0-89820-083-0.
  3. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. Wisconsin, USA: Record Research Inc. p.  117. ISBN   0-89820-083-0.
  4. ↑ "78 RPM - Bob And Alf Pearson - Livin' In The Sunlight - Lovin' In The Moonlight / You Brought A New Kind Of Love To Me - Broadcast - UK - 641". 45worlds. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  5. ↑ Johnny Carson (2022-10-02). Tiny Tim Makes a Very Odd First Appearance | Carson Tonight Show . Retrieved 2024-07-17– via YouTube.
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