The Continental (song)

"The Continental" is a dance to a song written by Con Conrad with lyrics by Herb Magidson, ^[1] and was introduced by Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire in the 1934 film The Gay Divorcee . "The Continental" was the first song to win the Academy Award for Best Original Song. In the film it was sung by Ginger Rogers, Erik Rhodes and Lillian Miles. ^{[1] [2]}

Other recordings

• Lud Gluskin, Jolly Coburn, and Leo Reisman had major hit records with The Continental at the time of introduction.
• Frank Sinatra recorded it, first in 1950, and again on his Sinatra Sings Days of Wine and Roses, Moon River, and Other Academy Award Winners in 1964.
• Blossom Dearie recorded a piano version in 1955. It appears on her first album Jazz-Sweet on the Barclay (record label) label. ^[3]
• Harry James released a recording on the album Hollywood's Best (Columbia B-319 and CL-6224) with Rosemary Clooney on vocals in 1952.
• Maureen McGovern recorded a version that reached number 16 on the UK Singles Chart in 1976. ^[4]
• Steve Howe and Graham Preskett recorded it as a duet on The Steve Howe Album in 1979.

References

1. "The Continental 1934". secondhandsongs.com. Retrieved November 28, 2020.
2. "The Continental". musicbrainz.com. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
3. url=https://www.discogs.com/release/28769020-Miss-Blossom-Dearie-Jazz-Sweet
4. "Maureen McGovern". officialcharts.com. Retrieved November 28, 2020.

External links

• The Gay Divorcee full film in YouTube