Me and My Shadow

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Sheet music cover, 1927

"Me and My Shadow" is a 1927 popular song published by Irving Berlin Inc. Al Jolson, Billy Rose, and Dave Dreyer are credited as the writers, with Jolson and Dreyer listed on the sheet music as responsible for the music and Rose the lyrics. Jolson was often given credits on sheet music so he could earn more by popularizing the tunes, but he played no part in writing this song. [1] Jolson never recorded "Shadow", but in 1927, he used it in the touring version of "Big Boy". [2]

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Popular recordings in 1927 were by "Whispering" Jack Smith, Nat Shilkret (vocal by Johnny Marvin) and the separate recording by Johnny Marvin for Columbia Records. [3] The song became especially associated with Ted Lewis, who used it to close his act. "Shadow" has since become a standard, with many artists performing it.

Some other recorded versions

Source: [4]

In film and television

Zelda Santley performing a mash-up of the song while impersonating Ted Lewis

In a 1929 Vitaphone Varieties short, singer Zelda Santley impersonates Lewis while singing a rendition of the song mashed-up with When My Baby Smiles at Me.

In 2010, DreamWorks began development on an animated film called Me and My Shadow. However, due to scheduling and management issues, the film was canceled. [5] [6]

On October 9, 2015, the song was performed on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert by host Stephen Colbert and guest James Corden. [7]

On the October 21, 2020 episode of AEW Dynamite , the song was performed by All Elite Wrestling's Chris Jericho and MJF during their "Le Dinner Debonair" segment, with modified lyrics. [8] Wesley Morris of The New York Times recognized the performance as one of the 'Best Performances of 2020'. [9] [10]

References

  1. ↑ Cohen, Mark (2018). Not Bad for Delancey Street: The Rise of Billy Rose. Waltham, MA: Brandeis University Press. p. 54. ISBN   978-1611688900.
  2. ↑ Goldman, Herbert G. (1988). Jolson - The Legend Comes to Life. New York: Oxford University Press. p. 148. ISBN   0-19-505505-5.
  3. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. p. 548. ISBN   0-89820-083-0.
  4. ↑ "secondhandsongs.com". secondhandsongs.com. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
  5. ↑ T. H. R. Staff (2013-02-05). "DreamWorks Animation Pushes Back Release for 'Mr. Peabody & Sherman'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2023-02-07.
  6. ↑ Stelter, Brian (2016-04-28). "Comcast buys DreamWorks Animation in $3.8 billion deal". CNNMoney. Retrieved 2023-02-07.
  7. ↑ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine : "Stephen & James Corden Sing 'Me & My Shadow'". YouTube . 10 October 2015.
  8. ↑ *Tony Award Nominee* Chris Jericho and MJF "Me and My Shadow" | AEW Dynamite, 10/21/20. All Elite Wrestling. October 21, 2020. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
  9. ↑ Morris, Wesley (December 4, 2020). "Best Performances of 2020". The New York Times . Retrieved December 13, 2020.
  10. ↑ Nason, Josh (December 4, 2020). "MJF 'Le Dinner Debonair' performance named NYT Best of '20". Figure Four Online . Retrieved December 13, 2020.
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