1941 was a fantastic year for songs. Here are some clips. (I’ve included different versions where possible if I already included the movie clip in my review.) You can pick your favorite!
“The Last Time I Saw Paris” by Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II from Lady Be Good – performed by Kate Smith (the Academy’s choice)
“Baby Mine” by Frank Churchill and Ned Washington from Dumbo – sung by Bette Midler and set to clips from the film
“Be Honest with Me” by Gene Autrey and Fred Rose from Ridin’ on a Rainbow
“Blues in the Night” by Harold Arlen and Johnny Mercer from Blues in the Night – sung by Dinah Washington
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2s8sqyiccLY
“Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy of Company B” by Hugh Prince and Don Ray from Buck Privates – as performed in the Oscar-nominated cartoon of that name
“Chatanooga Choo Choo” by Harry Warren and Mack Gordon from Sun Valley Serenade – as sung by Frances Langford in The Glen Miller Story
“Dolores” by Louis Alter and Frank Loesser from Las Vegas Nights – as performed by Frank Sinatra and the Tommy Dorsey orchestra in 1941
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azYpWgnt5OQ
“Out of the Silence” by Lloyd B. Norlin from All-American Co-Ed – as sung by Frances Langford in the film
“Since I Kissed My Baby Goodbye” by Cole Porter from You’ll Never Get Rich – as performed by The Four Tones in the film (with Fred Astaire tap dancing)
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