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Aba Daba Honeymoon, The

"Aba, Daba, Daba, Daba, Daba, Daba, Dab,
Said the Chimpee to the Monk.
Baba, Daba, Daba, Daba, Daba, Daba, Dab,
Said the Monkey to the Chimp.
All night long they'd chatter away,
All day long they were happy and gay,
Swinging and Singing in their honky-tonky way!"

Words and music by Arthur Fields and Walter Donovan, 1914
Diamond Horseshoe (sung by Willie Solar), 1945
Two Weeks with Love (Debbie Reynolds and Carleton Carpenter), 1950

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Abraham

Words and music by Irving Berlin, 1942
Holiday Inn (sung by Bing Crosby, Louise Beavers, Martha Mears dubbing for Marjorie Reynolds and Chorus), 1942

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About a Quarter to Nine

Words by Al Dubin, music by Harry Warren, 1935
Go into Your Dance (sung by Al Jolson), 1935
The Singing Kid (part of medley sung by Al Jolson), 1936
The Jolson Story (sung and danced by Larry Parks and Evelyn Keyes, Al Jolson dubbing for Larry Parks), 1946
Jolson Sings Again (sung by Al Jolson dubbing for Larry Parks), 1949
Recorded by Ozzie Nelson and His Orchestra

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Acapulco

Words by Neil Diamond, music by Neil Diamond and Doug Rhone
The Jazz Singer (sung by Neil Diamond), 1980

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Ac-cent-tchu-ate the Positive (Mr. in Between)

Words by Johnny Mercer, music by Harold Arlen, 1944
Here Come the WAVES (performed by Bing Crosby and Sonny Tufts), 1945
Nominated for Best Song Academy Award for 1945
Popularized by Bing Crosby with the Andrews Sisters

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Accidents Will Happen

Words by Johnny Burke, music by James Van Heusen, 1950
Mr. Music (excerpt sung by Bing Crosby; later sung by Bing Crosby and Dorothy Kirsten), 1950

According to the Moonlight

Words by Jack Yellen and Herb Magidson, music by Joseph Meyer
George White's 1935 Scandals (performed by Alice Faye and James Dunn), 1935

Acercate Mas

Words and music by Osvaldo Farres
Easy to Wed (sung by Carlos Ramirez, reprised by Esther Williams), 1946

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Acid Queen

Written by Pete Townshend, 1969
Tommy (performed by Kenny Jones, Ron Wood, John Entwistle, Nicky Hopkins and Tina Turner), 1975

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Adam and Eve

Music by Cole Porter
Can-Can (instrumental arrangement of "I Love Paris" danced by Shirley MacLaine, Marc Wilder and Chorus), 1960

Adam and Evil

Words and music by Fred Wise and Randy Starr, ~1966
Spinout (sung by Elvis Presley and The Jordanaires), 1966

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Addio

From the opera RIGOLETTO by Giuseppe Verdi, first performed in Venice, 1851
Because You're Mine (performed by Mario Lanza, Peggy Bonini and Kathryn Chapman), 1952

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Addio alla alla
(finale from "Cavalleria Rusticana")

From the opera CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA by Pietro Mascagni, first performed in Rome, 1890
Because You're Mine (performed by Mario Lanza, Peggy Bonini and Kathryn Chapman), 1952

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Adelaide

Words and music by Frank Loesser, 1955
Introduced in the film Guys and Dolls by Frank Sinatra and Mens Chorus, 1955

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Adelaide's Lament

Words and music by Frank Loesser, 1950
Introduced in the stage musical, "Guys and Dolls," by Vivian Blaine, 1950
Guys and Dolls (performed by Vivian Blaine), 1955

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Adeste Fidelis
(English version titled "Oh Come All Ye Faithful")

Origin unknown
Traditional Christmas Song
Christmas Holiday (sung by Church Choir), 1944
The Greatest Show on Earth (instrumental used in Circus Parade, 1952)

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Adon Olom

(traditional)
The Jazz Singer (sung by Neil Diamond and Choir), 1980

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Adoration

Music by Bronislau Kaper, 1953
Lili (dream sequence danced by Leslie Caron with Magician, then by by Zsa Zsa Gabor, Dorothy Jarnac, Leslie Caron and Jean Pierre Aumont), 1953

Adored One

Words by Mack Gordon, music by Alfred Newman, 1940
Lillian Russell (sung by Don Ameche, then sung by Alice Faye), 1940

Adventure

Words by Michael Korie, music by Stephen Lawrence, 1987
The Emperor's New Clothes (performed by Robert Morse), 1987

Afraid to Dream

Words by Mack Gordon, music by Harry Revel, 1937
You Can't Have Everything (performed by Don Ameche; reprised by Alice Faye, Tony Martin and Chorus), 1937

Afraid to Fall in Love

Written by Ralph Blane and Harry Warren, 1948
Summer Holiday (sung and danced by Mickey Rooney and Gloria DeHaven), 1948

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A'Frangesa

Words and music by D. Costa
Road to Zanzibar (sung by "native" Chorus), 1941


L'AFRICAINE
L'AFRICAINE
("The African")

Opera by Giacomo Meyerbeer, first performed in Paris, 1865

Arias and excerpts used in films on Class Act:
O paradiso, sorti de l'onde

Films on Class Act:
Because You're Mine (Mario Lanza), 1952
Serenade (Mario Lanza), 1956
The Toast of New Orleans (Mario Lanza), 1950

L'Africaine
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African Dance

Written by Clarence Muse and Connie Bemis
Stormy Weather (sung by Babe Wallace, danced by Babe Wallace and Bill Robinson), 1943

African Etude

Words by Johnny Burke, music by Jimmy Van Heusen, 1941
Road to Zanzibar (sung by Bing Crosby and Chorus), 1941

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After Sundown

Words by Arthur Freed, music by Nacio Herb Brown, 1933
Going Hollywood (sung by Bing Crosby), 1933
Popularized by Bing Crosby

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After the Ball

After the ball is over,
After the break of morn,
After the dancers leaving,
After the stars are gone;
Many a heart is aching,
If you could read them all;
Many the hopes that have vanished,
After the ball.

Words and music by Charles K. Harris, 1892
Introduced in the stage musical "A Trip to Chinatown"
Popularized by George J. Gaskin
Show Boat (sung by Irene Dunne and audience at the Trocadero), 1936
San Francisco (played by Orchestra at The Paradise), 1936
Strike Up the Band (excerpt played by the MGM Studio Orchestra), 1940
Lillian Russell (Alice Faye with Chorus sings to President Cleveland over the phone; also used in "Waltz Is King" production number), 1940
Birth of the Blues (sung by Bing Crosby), 1941
The Jolson Story (sung by Rudy Wissler dubbing for Scotty Beckett as young Al Jolson), 1946)
Show Boat (sung by Kathryn Grayson and audience at the Trocadero), 1951

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After the Party

Words and music by Guy Hemric and Jerry Styner, ~1965
How to Stuff a Wild Bikini (sung by the Beach Boys and the Beach Girls), 1965

After the Show

Written by Ralph Freed and Sammy Fain, ~1946
Two Sisters from Boston (performed by June Allyson and Chorus Girls), 1946

After Today

Words and music by Leslie Bricusse, 1967
Doctor Dolittle (sung by Anthony Newley), 1967

After You Get What You Want, You Don't Want It

Words and music by Irving Berlin, 1920
Popularized by Van and Schenck
There's No Business Like Show Business (performed by Marilyn Monroe), 1954

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After You've Gone

After you've gone, and left me cryin'
After you've gone, there's no denyin'
You'll feel blue
You'll feel sad
You'll miss the dearest pal that you've ever had.

Words and music by Henry Creamer and Turner Layton, 1918
Introduced by Marion Harris
For Me and My Gal (sung by Judy Garland), 1942
Make Mine Music (played by the Goodman Quartet [Cozy Cole, Sid Weiss, Teddy Wilson and Benny Goodman]), 1946
Jolson Sings Again (sung by Al Jolson dubbing for Larry Parks), 1949

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Age of Not Believing, The

Words and music by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman, ~1971
Bedknobs and Broomsticks (Angela Lansbury), 1971
Nominated for Best Song Academy Award for 1971

Ah! Che a voi perdoni Iddio
(Ah! May Heaven to you grant pardon)

From the opera MARTHA by Friedrich von Flotow, first performed in Vienna, 1847
A Damsel in Distress (sung by Mario Berini dubbing for Reginald Gardiner), 1937

Ah, Sweet Mystery of Life

Ah! sweet mystery of life, at last I've found thee!
Ah! I know at last the secret of it all!
All the longing, seeking, striving, waiting, yearning,
The burning hopes, the joy and idle tears that fall!

Words by Rida Johnson Young, music by Victor Herbert, 1910
Introduced in the stage musical, "Naughty Marietta," by Emma Trentini and Orville Harold, 1910
Naughty Marietta (Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy, reprised by Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy at end of movie), 1935
Thoroughly Modern Millie (sung by unidentified singers dubbing for Mary Tyler Moore and John Gavin on-screen), 1967

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Ah! Marie
(aka " Maria, Marí ")

Written by V. Russo and Eduardo Di Capua, ca. 1890
Fisherman's Wharf (part of Songs of Italy medley sung by Bobby Breen and Ensemble), 1939

Ah, the Moon Is Here

Words by Irvin Kahal, music by Sammy Fain, 1933
Introduced in the film Footlight Parade (Dick Powell, Frank McHugh and Girls), 1933



AÏDA

Opera by Giuseppe Verdi, first performed in Cairo, 1871

Excerpts and arias in films on Class Act:
Celeste Aïda
Finale from ACT III

Films on Class Act:
Great Caruso, The (Mario Lanza, Dorothy Kirsten), 1951
Luxury Liner (Lauritz Melchior), 1948
That Midnight Kiss (Mario Lanza), 1949

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Ain't a Hankerin'

Words and music by Bud Burtson and Arthur Altman, ~1959
Alias Jesse James (sung by Rhonda Fleming and Bob Hope), 1959

Ain't Got a Dime to My Name (Ho Ho Hum)

Words by Johnny Burke, music by Jimmy Van Heusen, 1942
Road to Morocco (sung by Bing Crosby), 1942

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Ain't It a Shame About Mame

Words by Johnny Burke, music by James V. Monaco, 1940
Rhythm on the River (sung by Mary Martin), 1940

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Ain't It de Truth

Words by E. Y. Harburg, music by Harold Arlen, 1942
Cabin in the Sky (sung by Lena Horne, but cut from the final print), 1943
"Jamaica" (Broadway Musical, sung by Lena Horne)
Studio Visit (short subject, sung by Lena Horne), 1946

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Ain't Misbehavin'

Words by Andy Razaf, music by Fats Waller and Harry Brooks, 1929
Introduced in the revue "Connie's Hot Chocolates" by Louis Armstrong
Stormy Weather (Fats Waller), 1943

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Ain't Nature Grand

Words by Johnny Mercer, music by Arthur Schwartz, 1953
Dangerous When Wet (Fernando Lamas and Esther Williams, Barbara Whiting, Denise Darcel and Jack Carson, Charlotte Greenwood and William Demarest), 1953

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Ain't She Sweet

Words by Jack Yellen, music by Milton Ager, 1927
The Eddy Duchin Story (Chorus dubbing for young people in car driving through Central Park), 1956

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Ain't There Anyone Here for Love

Words by Harold Adamson, music by Hoagy Carmichael, ~1953
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (performed by Jane Russell), 1953

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Ain't We Got Fun

Words by Gus Kahn and Raymond B. Egan, music by Richard A. Whiting, 1921
Popularized by Van and Schenck
By the Light of the Silvery Moon (sung by Doris Day and Gordon MacRae with Mary Wickes), 1953

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Alabama Swing

Words and music by James P. Johnson
Dancing Lady (danced by Joan Crawford), 1933

Alabamy Bound

I'm Alabamy bound.
There'll be no heebie jeebies hanging round.
Just gave the meanest ticket man on earth all I'm worth.
To put my tootsies in an upper berth.
Just hear that choo-choo sound.
I know that soon we're gonna cover ground.
And then I'll holler so the world will know,
"Here I go!" I'm Alabamy bound.

Words by B.G. De Sylva and Bud Green, music by Ray Henderson, 1925
Introduced by Al Jolson
Performed in the stage musical "Kid Boots" by Eddie Cantor
The Great American Broadcast (sung by the Four Ink Spots), 1941
Babes on Broadway (played by Mickey Rooney on banjo [on-screen], dubbed by Eddie Peabody), 1941
Show Business (sung by Eddie Cantor, danced by Cantor, George Murphy and Connie Moore), 1944
With a Song in My Heart (part of finale medley sung by Jane Froman dubbing for Susan Hayward with the Modernaires), 1952

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Alas for You

Written by Stephen Schwartz, 1971
Godspell (sung by Victor Garber), 1973

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Aldonza

Words by Joe Darion, music by Mitch Leigh, 1965
Introduced in the stage musical "Man of La Mancha," 1965
Man of La Mancha (sung by Sophia Loren), 1972

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Alexander's Ragtime Band Sheet Music Cover

Come on and hear,
Come on and hear
Alexander's Ragtime Band,
Come on and hear,
Come on and hear,
It's the best band in the land,
They can play a bugle call like you never heard before,
So natural that you want to go to war;
That's just the bestest band what am, honey lamb...

Words and music by Irving Berlin, 1911
Alexander's Ragtime Band (sung by Alice Faye), 1938
There's No Business Like Show Business (sung by The Company), 1954

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Ali Baba (Be My Baby)

Words and music by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans, ~1953
Here Come the Girls (sung by Rosemary Clooney, danced by Clooney and Chorus Girls), 1953

Alias Jesse James

Words by By Dunham, music by Marilyn Hooven and Joe Hooven, ~1959
Alias Jesse James (sung by Guy Mitchell and Mens Chorus behind titles), 1959

Alive and Kicking

Written by Hugh Martin and Ralph Blane, 1941
Introduced in the stage musical "Best Foot Forward," 1941
Best Foot Forward (Nancy Walker with Harry James and His Music Makers), 1943

All About Love

Words by Mack Gordon, music by Josef Myrow, ~1956
Bundle of Joy (sung and danced by Eddie Fisher and Chorus), 1956

All Aboard for Old Broadway

Written by M. K. Jerome and Jack Scholl, 1942
Part of "Little Johnny Jones" Sequence
Yankee Doodle Dandy (sung and danced by Chorus), 1942

All Alone

Words and music by Irving Berlin, 1924
Introduced in the stage revue "Music Box Revue of 1924" by Grace Moore and Oscar Shaw
Alexander's Ragtime Band (Alice Faye), 1938

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All Alone Monday

Words by Harry Ruby, music by Bert Kalmar
Three Little Words (sung by Gale Robbins), 1950

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All By Myself

Words and music by Irving Berlin, 1921
Blue Skies (performed by Bing Crosby with Betty Russell dubbing for Joan Caulfield), 1946

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All er Nothin'

Words by Oscar Hammerstein II, music by Richard Rodgers, 1943
Introduced in the stage musical "Oklahoma!" by Celeste Holm and Lee Dixon, 1943
Oklahoma! (sung by Gloria Grahame and Gene Nelson), 1955

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All for One and One for All

Words by Sammy Cahn, music by Jimmy Van Heusen, ~1964
Robin and the 7 Hoods (sung by Peter Falk), 1964

All for the Best

Written by Stephen Schwartz, 1971
Godspell (sung by Victor Garber, David Haskell and The Company), 1973

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All for You

Words and music by Saul Chaplin, 1950
Summer Stock (sung and danced by Gene Kelly, Judy Garland and Chorus), 1950

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All God's Chillun Got Rhythm

Words by Gus Kahn, music by Bronislau Kaper, 1937
A Day at the Races (sung by Ivie Anderson with the Crinoline Choir), 1937

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All Good Gifts

Written by Stephen Schwartz, 1971
Godspell (sung by Merrell Jackson and The Company), 1973

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All I Do Is Dream of You

All I do is dream of you the whole night through.
With the dawn I still go on and dream of you.
You're every thought, you're everything,
You're every song I ever sing,
Summer, winter, autumn and spring...

Words by Arthur Freed, music by Nacio Herb Brown, 1934
Introduced by Gene Raymond in the film "Sadie McKee," 1934
A Night at the Opera (played by Chico Marx at the piano), 1935
Singin' in the Rain (sung and danced by Debbie Reynolds and Girls Chorus), 1952
The Affairs of Dobie Gillis (sung by Debbie Reynolds and Bobby Van), 1953

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All I Need Is the Girl

Words by Stephen Sondheim, music by Jule Styne, 1959
Introduced in the stage musical "Gypsy" by Paul Wallace and Sandra Church, 1959
Gypsy (sung and danced by Paul Wallace with Natalie Wood), 1962

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All I Needed Was the Rain

Words and music by Ben Weisman and Sid Wayne, ~1968
Stay Away, Joe (sung by Elvis Presley with The Jordanaires), 1968

All I Owe Ioway

Words by Oscar Hammerstein II, music by Richard Rodgers, 1945
Introduced in the stage musical "State Fair," 1945
State Fair (William Marshall, Vivian Blaine and Company), 1945

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All I Want to Do Do Do Is Dance

Written by Al Dubin and Joe Burke
Sally (sung and danced by Marilyn Miller), 1929

All in Fun

Written by Oscar Hammerstein II and Jerome Kern, 1939
Introduced in the stage musical "Very Warm for May," 1939
Broadway Rhythm (part of medley sung by George Murphy), 1944

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All My Loving

Written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, 1963
A Hard Day's Night (sung by The Beatles), 1964

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All of Me

Words and music by Seymour Simons and Gerald Marks, 1931
Introduced by Belle Baker
Lady Sings the Blues (Diana Ross with Richard Pryor at the piano on-screen), 1972

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All of You

Words and music by Cole Porter, 1955
Introduced by Don Ameche in the stage musical "Silk Stockings," 1955
Silk Stockings (sung by Fred Astaire and Cyd Charisse, danced by Cyd Charisse), 1957

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All Out for Freedom

Words by Ted Koehler, Music by Harold Arlen
Up in Arms (played by marching band, sung and marched by Soldiers), 1944
Popularized by Dinah Shore

All Over the World

Words and music by Jeff Lynne, 1980
Xanadu (Electric Light Orchestra), 1980

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All That I Am

Words and music by Sid Tepper and Roy C. Bennett, ~1966
Spinout (sung by Elvis Presley and The Jordanaires), 1966

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All the Cats Join In

Written by Alec Wilder, Eddie Sauter and Ray Gilbert
Make Mine Music (played by Benny Goodman and His Orchestra), 1946

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All the Colors of the Rainbow

Words and music by Hugh Martin and Ralph Blane, 1957
The Girl Most Likely (sung and danced by Jane Powell, Kaye Ballard, Keith Andes, Kelly Brown and Ensemble), 1957

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All the Things You Are

Words by Oscar Hammerstein II, music by Jerome Kern, 1939
Introduced in the stage musical "Very Warm for May," 1939
Broadway Rhythm (sung by Ginny Simms, reprised by Ginny Simms and danced by Chorus Girls), 1944
Till the Clouds Roll By (sung by Tony Martin), 1946
Because You're Mine (sung by Mario Lanza) [cut], 1952
The Seven Hills of Rome (excerpt sung by Mario Lanza), 1958

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music sheet cover All the Time

Written by Ralph Freed and Sammy Fain, 1945
No Leave, No Love (sung by Pat Kirkwood with Xavier Cugat and His Orchestra, later sung by Pat Kirkwood and Van Johnson while dancing, later sung by Pat Kirkwood with Guy Lombardo and His Orchestra), 1946

All the Way

Words by Sammy Cahn, music by Jimmy Van Heusen, 1957
Introduced by Frank Sinatra in the film The Joker Is Wild, 1957
Best Song Academy Award Won Best Song Academy Award for 1957

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All Through the Night

Words and music by Cole Porter, 1936
Introduced in the stage musical "Red, Hot and Blue," 1936
Anything Goes (sung by Bing Crosby), 1956

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All Together Now

Written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, 1967
Yellow Submarine (sung by The Beatles), 1968

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All You Need Is Love

Written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, 1967
Yellow Submarine (sung by The Beatles), 1968

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All You Want to Do Is Dance

Words by Johnny Burke, music by Arthur Johnston, 1937
Double or Nothing (sung by Bing Crosby while dancing with Mary Carlisle), 1937

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All's Fair in Love and War cover of music sheet

Words by Al Dubin, music by Harry Warren, 1936
Introduced in the film Gold Diggers of 1937 (sung and danced by Dick Powell, Joan Blondell, Lee Dixon, Rosalind Marquis and Chorus), 1936

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Allegro Appassionato

Music by Camille Saint-Saens, 1873
Three Daring Daughters (played by Jose Iturbi at the piano), 1948

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Alma Llanera

Words and music by Pedro Elias Gutierrez
Bathing Beauty (sung by Lina Romay with Xavier Cugat and His Orchestra), 1944

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Alma Mater

Written by George Stoll and Bill Katz
Three Daring Daughters (sung by Jane Powell and Ensemble), 1948

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Almost

Words and music by Buddy Kaye and Ben Weisman, ~1969
The Trouble with Girls (sung by Elvis Presley), 1969

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Almost Always True

Words and music by Fred Wise and Ben Weisman, ~1961
(adapted from the traditional French folk song "Alouette")
Blue Hawaii (sung by Elvis Presley and The Jordanaires with a little help from Joan Blackman), 1961

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Almost in Love

Words and music by Luiz Bonfa and Randy Starr, ~1968
Live a Little, Love a Little (sung by Elvis Presley), 1968

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Almost Like Being in Love

What a day this has been
What a rare mood I'm in
Why it's almost like being in love.

Words by Alan Jay Lerner, music by Frederick Loewe, 1947
Introduced in the stage musical "Brigadoon," 1947
Popularized by Frank Sinatra
Brigadoon (Gene Kelly), 1954

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music sheet cover Aloha Oe
(Hawaiian Farewell Song)

Words and music by Queen Lydia Lili'uokalani, 1878
Flirtation Walk (sung and danced by Hawaiians at luau, later sung by Dick Powell and Chorus), 1934
Hawaii Calls (sung by Bobby Breen and Chorus), 1938
It's a Date (used instrumentally), 1940
I Married an Angel (sung by Jeanette MacDonald), 1942
Blue Hawaii (sung by Elvis Presley with The Jordanaires and Beach Friends), 1961

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music sheet cover Alone

Words by Arthur Freed, music by Nacio Herb Brown, 1935
Introduced in the film A Night at the Opera (sung by Allan Jones and Kitty Carlisle, later played on harp by Harpo Marx), 1935
Andy Hardy Meets Debutante (sung by Judy Garland), 1940
Born to Sing (short excerpt sung by Doug McPhail), 1942

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Alone at a Drive-In Movie

Music by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey, 1972
Introduced in the stage musical "Grease," 1972
Grease (instrumental played in background), 1978

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Alone Together on an Island under a Tropical Moon with You (Oh By Jingo)

Written by Harry Warren and Ralph Blane, 1952
Skirts Ahoy (comedy number sung and danced by Debbie Reynolds and Bobby Van), 1952

Alone with You

Written by Lew Pollack and Sidney D. Mitchell
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (Phyllis Brooks and Jack Haley), 1938

Alouette

(traditional French song)
People Are Funny ("New Musical Version and English Translation" by Rudy Vallee: sung by Rudy Vallee, Ozzie Nelson and Ensemble), 1946
Luxury Liner (performed by Jane Powell and Kitchen Staff), 1948
New Faces (sung by Robert Clary and Chorus Girls), 1954

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Als die Alte Mutter
("Songs My Mother Taught Me")

Written by Anton Dvorak
Original German lyric by Adolf Heyduck
English lyric by Natalie MacFarren
The Sun Comes Up (sung by Jeanette MacDonald), 1949

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Alter-Ego Dance

Music by Jerome Kern, 1944
Cover Girl (instrumental danced by Gene Kelly and his reflection in a store window), 1944

Always

Words and music by Irving Berlin, 1925
Introduced in vaudeville
Christmas Holiday (sung by Deanna Durbin), 1944
Blue Skies (sung by Chorus), 1946

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Always in All Ways

Words by Leo Robin, music by Richard Whiting and W. Franke Harling
Monte Carlo (Jack Buchanan and Jeanette MacDonald), 1930

Always the Lady

Words by Mack Gordon, music by Josef Myrow
Three Little Girls in Blue (Celeste Holm), 1946

Always True to You in My Fashion

Words and music by Cole Porter, 1948
Introduced in the stage musical "Kiss Me Kate," 1948
Kiss Me Kate (sung by Ann Miller with Tommy Rall), 1953

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Am I Blue

Words by Grant Clarke, music by Harry Akst, 1929
Introduced in the film On With the Show by Ethel Waters, 1929
Funny Lady (Barbra Streisand), 1975

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Am I in Love?

Words and music by Jack Brooks
Son of Paleface (sung by Bob Hope and Jane Russell), 1952

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Am I Ready

Words and music by Sid Tepper and Roy C. Bennett, ~1966
Spinout (sung by Elvis Presley and The Jordanaires), 1966

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Amapola
(Pretty Little Poppy)

English lyric by Albert Gamse, music by Joseph M. Lacalle, 1924
Introduced by The Castillians
First Love (Deanna Durbin), 1939
Recorded by Helen O'Connell and Bob Eberly with Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra, 1940 (No. 1 chart record)

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Amargura
(Tango)

Written by Carlos Gardel and Alfredo Le Pera
The Big Broadcast of 1936 (Carlos Gardel), 1935

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Amazed and Confused

Words by Neil Diamond, music by Neil Diamond and Richard Bennett
The Jazz Singer (Neil Diamond), 1980

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Amazing Journey

Written by Pete Townshend, 1969
Tommy (performed by Tony Newman, Nicky Hopkins, Alan Ross, Phil Chen and Pete Townshend), 1975

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America

Words and music by Neil Diamond
The Jazz Singer (Neil Diamond), 1980

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America

Words by Stephen Sondheim, music by Leonard Bernstein, 1957
Introduced in the stage musical "West Side Story," 1957
West Side Story (Rita Moreno, George Chakiris, The Sharks and Girls), 1961

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America (My Country Tis of Thee)

My country, 'tis of thee,
Sweet land of liberty,
Of thee I sing;
Land where my fathers died,
Land of the pilgrims' pride,
From ev'ry mountain-side
Let freedom ring!

(popular American patriotic song)
Written by Henry Carey and Rev. Samuel Francis Smith
Let Freedom Ring (Virginia Bruce, Nelson Eddy, Victor McLaglen and Chorus), 1939
Yankee Doodle Dandy (part of "George Washington Jr." sequence sung by Chorus), 1942

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America, I Love You

(popular American patriotic song)
Words and music by Edgar Leslie and Archie Gottlier, 1915
Tin Pan Alley (Alice Faye, Roberts Brothers, Brian Sisters and Chorus), 1940

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America the Beautiful

O beautiful for spacious skies,
For amber waves of grain,
For purple mountain majesties
Above the fruited plain!
America! America!
God shed his grace on thee
And crown thy good with brotherhood
From sea to shining sea!

(popular American patriotic song)
Words by Katherine Lee Bates, music by Samuel A. Ward, 1895
With a Song in My Heart (part of finale medley sung by Jane Froman dubbing for Susan Hayward with Chorus), 1952
The Trouble with Girls (played on kazoos by children), 1969

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American Eagles / With My Head in the Clouds

Words and music by Irving Berlin, 1942
This Is the Army (Robert Shanley and Chorus), 1943

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American in Paris, An

Music by George Gershwin, 1929
First performed by The New York Philharmonic Society conducted by Walter Damrosch
Rhapsody in Blue (excerpt played by Orchestra), 1945
An American in Paris (ballet danced by Gene Kelly, Leslie Caron and Chorus), 1951

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American Patrol

(popular American patriotic melody)
Music by F. W. Meacham, 1891
First recorded by John Philip Sousa's Band
Thousands Cheer (Orchestra Conducted by Jose Iturbi), 1943
The Glenn Miller Story (Glenn Miller Orchestra), 1954

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Among the Young

Written by Guy Hemric and Jerry Styner, 1964
Pajama Party (sung by Donna Loren accompanied by The Nooney Rickett 4, danced by the Pajama Boys and the Pajama Girls), 1964

music sheet cover Amor

Written by Gabriel Ruiz and Ricardo Lopez Mendez, 1943
Broadway Rhythm (sung in Spanish by Ginny Simms, danced by Mens Chorus), 1944

Amor ti vieta
From the opera FEDORA by Umberto Giordano, first performed in Milan, 1898
Serenade (Mario Lanza), 1956

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Amour et Gloire

Words by George Waggner, music by Edward Ward (based on music by Frédéric Chopin)
Opera excerpts written specifically for the film Phantom of the Opera, 1943
Phantom of the Opera (sung by Nelson Eddy, Sally Sweetland dubbing for Jane Farrar, Susanna Foster and Ensemble), 1943

Anatevka

Words by Sheldon Harnick, music by Jerry Bock, 1964
Introduced in the stage musical "Fiddler on the Roof," 1964
Fiddler on the Roof (sung by Topol, Norma Crane, Paul Mann, Molly Picon, Barry Dennen, Shimen Ruskin and Chorus), 1971

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Anatole of Paris

Words and music by Sylvia Fine, 1947
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (performed by Danny Kaye), 1947

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Anchors Aweigh

Words by Alfred Hart Miles and R. Lovell, music by Charles A. Zimmerman, 1906
Official anthem of the US Naval Academy
Rosalie (excerpt sung by Nelson Eddy, Ray Bolger and Chorus), 1937
In the Navy (played by Orchestra behind titles), 1941
I Dood It (excerpt used in finale production number, sung by Chorus), 1943
Here Come the WAVES (played by Orchestra, marched by WAVES), 1944
Anchors Aweigh (played by Orchestra and Chorus led by Jose Iturbi), 1945
On an Island with You (excerpt played by Orchestra), 1948
Skirts Ahoy! (played numerous times througout the film), 1952

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And I Love Her

Written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, 1964
A Hard Day's Night (sung by The Beatles), 1964

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And the Angels Sing

Words by Johnny Mercer, music by Ziggy Elman, 1939
The Benny Goodman Story (Benny Goodman and His Orchestra, Martha Tilton vocal, Ziggy Elman on trumpet), 1956

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And the Sky Smiled

Words and music by Leslie Bricusse, 1969
Goodbye Mr. Chips (sung by Petula Clark), 1969

And There You Are

Written by Mack Gordon and Josef Myrow, 1953
I Love Melvin (danced by Debbie Reynolds with three "Fred Astaires" and three "Gene Kellys"), 1953

And This Is My Beloved

Words and music by Robert Wright and George Forrest, 1953
Adapted from a theme by Borodin
Introduced in the stage musical "Kismet," 1953
Kismet (Ann Blyth and Vic Damone), 1955

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And You'll Be Home

Words by Johnny Burke, music by James Van Heusen, 1950
Mr. Music (sung by Bing Crosby and Chorus), 1950

Andiamo

Words by Dorothy Fields, music by Harold Arlen, 1950
Mr. Imperium (Ezio Pinza and Trudy Erwin dubbing for Lana Turner), 1951

Angel

Written by Arthur Freed and Harry Warren, 1945
Yolanda and the Thief (Lucille Bremer), 1945

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Angel

Words and music by Roy C. Bennett and Sid Tepper, ~1962
Follow That Dream (sung by Elvis Presley onscreen with The Jordanaires offscreen), 1962

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Angelina (The Waitress at the Pizzeria)

Written by Allan Roberts and Doris Fisher, 1944
Popularized by Louis Prima
People Are Funny (sung by The Vagabonds), 1946

Angels Sing, The

Written by Robert Emmett Dolan, 1947
The Perils of Pauline (sung by Chorus), 1947

Anges purs

From the opera FAUST by Charles Gounod, first performed in Paris, 1859
I Married an Angel (Jeanette MacDonald), 1942

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music sheet cover Animal Crackers in My Soup

Animal crackers in my soup,
Monkeys and rabbits loop the loop.
Gosh oh gee, but I have fun,
Swallowing animals one by one.

Words by Ted Koehler and Irving Caesar, music by Ray Henderson, 1935
Curly Top (Shirley Temple), 1935
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (part of Au Revoir sequence by Shirley Temple), 1938
Recorded by Don Bestor and His Orchestra

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Annie Laurie

Words by William Douglas, music by Lady John Scott, 1830
Interrupted Melody (Eileen Farrell dubbing for Eleanor Parker), 1955

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music sheet cover Anniversary Song

Words and music by Saul Chaplin and Al Jolson, 1946
The Jolson Story (sung by Al Jolson dubbing for Larry Parks), 1946
Popularized by Al Jolson
Jolson Sings Again (sung by Al Jolson dubbing for Larry Parks), 1949

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Another Girl

Written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, 1965
Help! (The Beatles), 1965

Another Little Dream Won't Do Us Any Harm

Words by Leo Robin, music by Ralph Rainger, 1941
A Yank in the R.A.F. (sung and danced by Betty Grable and Chorus Girls), 1942

Anthem

Words and music by Neil Diamond, 1973
Jonathan Livingston Seagull (Neil Diamond), 1973

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Antoinette and Anatole
Words by Gus Kahn, music by Victor Herbert
Naughty Marietta (Delos Jewkes and Chorus), 1935

Antonio

Words and music by Fabian Andre, Leo Huntley and John Blackburn
The Heat's On (sung by Lina Romay with Xavier Cugat and His Orchestra), 1943

Anvil Chorus
(aka "Gypsy Chorus")

From Act 2 of the Opera IL TROVATORE
Music by Giuseppe Verdi
Libretto by Leone Emanuele Bardare and Salvatore Cammarano
First performed in Rome, 1853
Animal Crackers (very short excerpt played by Harpo Marx on horseshoes, Chico Marx at the Piano), 1930

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Any Bonds Today?

Words and music by Irving Berlin