"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 (sung by Debbie Reynolds and Carleton Carpenter), 1950

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Words by Janice Torre, music by Fred Spielman, 1958
Tom Thumb (sung by Norma Zimmer dubbing for Jessie Matthews), 1958

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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, 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 (sung by 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 (played by Fats Waller and the Beale Street Boys, vocal by Fats), 1943

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 (sung by Alice Faye), 1938

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

(Traditional)
New lyric by Ken Darby, 1946
Song of the South (sung by the Hall Johnson Choir), 1946

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 (sung by Gene Kelly), 1954

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

Words by Arthur Freed, music by Nacio Herb Brown, 1935
A Night at the Opera (introduced 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

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

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

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

(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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 (sung by Virginia Bruce, Nelson Eddy, Victor McLaglen and Chorus), 1939
Yankee Doodle Dandy (part of "George Washington Jr." sequence sung by Chorus), 1942

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 (sung by Shirley Temple), 1935
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (part of Au Revoir sequence sung by Shirley Temple), 1938
Recorded by Don Bestor and His Orchestra

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Words and music by Irving Berlin, 1941
Blue Skies (sung by Bing Crosby), 1946

Words by Thomas J. Gray, music by Thomas J. Gray and Fred Fisher
Tin Pan Alley (excerpt sung in overture), 1940

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

Words by E. Y. Harburg, music by Jerome Kern, 1944
Introduced in the film Can't Help Singing (sung by Deanna Durbin), 1944

Words by By Dunham, music by Marilyn Hooven and Joseph Hooven, 1959
Please Don't Eat the Daisies (sung and danced by Doris Day and Chorus), 1960

Words by E. Y. Harburg, music by Burton Lane, 1941
Babes on Broadway (sung and danced by Mickey Rooney, Ray McDonald and Richard Quine), 1941

Words and music by Cole Porter, 1934
Introduced by Ethel Merman in the stage musical "Anything Goes," 1934
Night and Day (played by Orchestra), 1946
Anything Goes (sung by Mitzi Gaynor, danced by Mitzi Gaynor and Chorus), 1956

Words by Clifford Grey, music by Victor Schertzinger, ~1929
Love Parade (sung by Jeanette MacDonald and Maurice Chevalier), 1929

Words and music by Irving Berlin, 1946
Introduced in the stage musical "Annie Get Your Gun" by Ethel Merman and Ray Middleton, 1946
Annie Get Your Gun (performed by Betty Hutton and Howard Keel), 1950

Words and music by Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey
Quadrophenia (performed by The Who on the TV show "Ready, Steady, Go!"), 1979

Words by Sammy Cahn, music by Jule Styne, 1945
Tonight and Every Night (sung by Janet Blair), 1945

Words and music by Frank Loesser, 1952
Hans Christian Andersen (sung by Danny Kaye), 1952

Words by Johnny Burke, music by James Van Heusen, 1947
Road to Rio (sung and danced by Bob Hope and Bing Crosby), 1947

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

Words by Ira Gershwin, music by Burton Lane, 1952
Give a Girl a Break (sung and danced by Debbie Reynolds and Gower Champion with Chorus), 1953

Words and music by Bernie Wayne and Marvin Moore, ~1964
Viva Las Vegas (sung by Ann-Margret, danced by Ann-Margret and Mens Chorus), 1964

Words by E.Y. Harburg, music by Vernon Duke, 1932
Introduced by Evelyn Hoey in the stage revue "Walk a Little Faster"
April in Paris (sung by Doris Day, reprised by Claude Dauphin in hilarious outdoor cafe scene, sung by Chorus at beginning and end of film), 1952
The Helen Morgan Story (part of medley sung by Gogi Grant dubbing for Ann Blyth), 1957

Words by Johnny Burke, music by James V. Monaco, 1940
If I Had My Way (sung by Bing Crosby, joined by Six Hits and a Miss), 1940

Words by B. G. De Sylva, music by Louis Silvers, 1921
Introduced in the stage musical "Bombo" by Al Jolson
The Singing Kid (part of medley sung by Al Jolson), 1936
The Jolson Story (sung by Al Jolson dubbing for Larry Parks), 1946
Jolson Sings Again (sung by Al Jolson dubbing for Larry Parks with Chorus), 1949

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

Words by Gerome Ragni and James Rado, music by Galt MacDermot, 1967
Introduced in the stage musical "Hair" by Ronald Dyson, 1967
Popularized by The Fifth Dimension as part of a medley: "Aquarius" / Let the Sunshine In, (No. 1 Chart record), 1969
Hair (sung by Ren Woods, danced by Ensemble), 1979

Are we dancing?
Are we really here?
Is this feeling something real?
Or will it disappear?

Are we dancing?
Does the music soar?
Was this lovely song I hear
Ever heard before?

Words and music by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman, 1966
The Happiest Millionaire (sung by John Davidson and Lesley Ann Warren), 1967

Words by Leo Robin, music by Jule Styne
Two Tickets to Broadway (sung by Tony Martin, danced by Janet Leigh), 1951

Words and music by Peggy Lee, 1958
Tom Thumb (sung by Alan Young), 1958

Words by Mack Gordon, music by Harry Revel
Tail Spin (sung by Alice Faye), 1939

Words by Leo Robin, music by Ralph Rainger, ~1942
Footlight Serenade (sung and danced by Betty Grable), 1942

Words by Johnny Burke, music by Jimmy Van Heusen, 1945
The Bells of St. Mary's (sung by Bing Crosby), 1945
Nominated for Best Song Academy Award for 1945
Popularized by Bing Crosby
Recorded by Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra
Recorded by The Pied Pipers
Recorded by Les Brown and His Orchestra

(Posthumous) Music by George Gershwin reworked and lyrics added by Ira Gershwin, ~1947
The Shocking Miss Pilgrim (sung by Dick Haymes and Betty Grable), 1947

Opera by Francesco Cilea, first performed in Milan, 1897

Arias and excerpts from films on Class Act:
Lamento di Federico

Films on Class Act:
Serenade (sung by Mario Lanza), 1956

Written by Bert Grant, Sam M. Lewis and Joe Young
The Dolly Sisters (sung by Mens Chorus), 1945

Words by Carl Sigman, music by Renato Rascel, 1958
The Seven Hills of Rome (sung by Mario Lanza and [unknown] little girl), 1958

Words by Johnny Mercer, music by Victor Schertzinger, 1942
The Fleet's In (sung by Betty Hutton with Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra), 1942
For those who may not know... Arthur Murray was the name of a nation-wide dance studio chain aimed at everyday people who wanted to learn ballroom dancing. It was a very popular chain with studios in many cities across the U.S. in the 1940s, '50s and '60s.

Words and music by Peter Allen, Burt Bacharach, Christopher Cross and Carole Bayer Sager, 1981
Introduced in the film Arthur, 1981
Won Best Song Academy Award for 1981
Recorded and popularized by Christopher Cross

Words by Jack Brooks, music by Harry Warren
Artists and Models (sung by Dean Martin and Chorus behind titles; later sung by Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis and Chorus), 1955

Music by Johann Strauss II, 1867
The Great Waltz (played by Orchestra), 1938
Lillian Russell (played by Orchestra in background), 1940

Words and music by Lee Liberace
When the Boys Meet the Girls (played by Liberace at the piano with percussion accompaniment), 1965

Words by E. Y. Harburg, music by Harold Arlen, 1938
The Wizard of Oz (part of Munchkinland Sequence sung by Harry Stanton), 1939

Words and music by Bronislau Kaper and Gus Kahn, 1940
Go West (played on piano by Chico Marx), 1940

Words and music by Lionel Bart, 1960
Introduced in the London production of the stage musical "Oiver!" 1960
Oliver! (sung by Shani Wallis), 1968

Words and music by Fred Wise and Ben Weisman, ~1958
King Creole (sung by Elvis Presley with The Jordanaires), 1958

Written by Johnny Burke and James Van Heusen
Welcome Stranger (sung by Bing Crosby), 1947

Written by Sammy Cahn and Jule Styne, 1943
Step Lively (sung by Frank Sinatra, reprised by Frank Sinatra and Gloria DeHaven), 1944)

Words by E. Y. Harburg, music by Harold Arlen, 1938
The Wizard of Oz (part of Munchkinland Sequence sung by Billy Bletcher, Pinto Colveg and J. D. Jewkes), 1939

Words by Leo Robin, music by Jule Styne, ~1955
My Sister Eileen (sung by Betty Garrett), 1955

Words by Alan Jay Lerner, music by Frederick Loewe, 1956
Introduced in the stage musical "My Fair Lady," 1956
My Fair Lady (performed by the Ascot Ensemble), 1964

Music by Jerome Kern
Reckless (instrumental), 1935

Written by Sammy Cahn and Jule Styne, 1943
Step Lively (production number performed by George Murphy, Gloria DeHaven and Chorus), 1944

Words and music by Kerry Mills, 1897
San Francisco (danced by Minstrels), 1936
Birth of the Blues (sung by Bing Crosby), 1941
Yankee Doodle Dandy (instrumental danced by James Cagney, Walter Huston, Rosemary DeCamp and Jeanne Cagney), 1942
Stormy Weather (danced by Bill Robinson, Lena Horne and Chorus), 1943

Words by Mack Gordon, music by Harry Warren, 1942
Introduced in the film Orchestra Wives by Ray Eberle, Pat Friday dubbing for Lynn Bari, and the Glenn Miller Orchestra, 1942
Polularized by the Glenn Miller and His Orchestra

Words and music by Walter Donaldson, 1927
Popularized by George Olsen and His Orchestra
The Fabulous Dorseys (played by Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra), 1947
Love Me or Leave Me (excerpt sung by Doris Day), 1955

Written by Eric Maschwitz, Bob Wright, Chet Forrest, George Posford and Herbert Stothart
Balalaika (sung by Ilona Massey and Chorus, reprised by Nelson Eddy), 1939

Words by Sammy Cahn, music by Jule Styne, 1949
It's a Great Feeling (sung by Doris Day), 1949

Come along and follow me to the bottom of the sea,
We'll join in the jamboree at the Codfish Ball,
Lobsters dancing in a row, shuffle off to Buffalo,
Jellyfish sway to and fro at the Codfish Ball.

Words by Sidney D. Mitchell, music by Lew Pollack, 1936
Captain January (sung and danced by Shirley Temple and Buddy Ebsen), 1936

Words and music by Leslie Bricusse, 1967
Doctor Dolittle (sung by Diana Lee dubbing for Samantha Eggar), 1967

Words by Harold Adamson, music by James McHugh, 1947
Calendar Girl (sung and danced by Kenny Baker, Janet Martin, William Marshall, Jane Frazee and Ensemble), 1947

Words and Music by Walter Donaldson, 1940
Panama Hattie (sung by Virginia O'Brien), 1942

Written by Hugh Martin and Ralph Blane, 1954
Athena (played by Orchestra behind titles, short vocal by Chorus), 1954

Words by Leo Robin, music by Jule Styne
My Sister Eileen (sung by Chorus behind titles), 1955

Written by Sidney D. Mitchell and Lew Pollack, 1938
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (sung by Shirley Temple), 1938

medley consisting of:
On the Good Ship Lollipop
When I'm with You
Animal Crackers in My Soup
Oh My Goodness

Words by Jack Meskill, music by Jack Stern, 1935
Folies Bergère (sung by Maurice Chevalier), 1935

Words by Herbert Reynolds, music by Sigmund Romberg, 1915
Introduced in the stage musical "The Blue Paradise"
Deep in My Heart (sung by Helen Traubel), 1954

(traditional Scottish folk song)
San Francisco (excerpt played by Orchestra as part of New Years celebration), 1936
Wee Willie Winkie (sung by Shirley Temple), 1937
Little Miss Broadway (sung by Orphan Girls), 1938
Sweethearts (sung by Nelson Eddy, Jeanette MacDonald and Audience), 1938
The Vanishing Virginian (sung by Cap'n Yancey's friends), 1942
Stage Door Canteen (sung by Chorus), 1943
Love Laughs at Andy Hardy (excerpt sung by students at train station), 1946
Bundle of Joy (sung by crowd in Times Square), 1956

English lyric by Harold Adamson, music by Mario Lago and Roberto Roberti, 1941
Introduced in the film Hold That Ghost by The Andrews Sisters, 1941
Popularized by The Andrews Sisters

Words and music by Al Jolson and Vincent Rose, 1920
Performed by Al Jolson in the stage musical, "Sinbad"
Popularized by Al Jolson
Cairo (excerpt part of medley sung by Jeanette MacDonald, The King's Men and Robert Young), 1942
The Jolson Story (sung by Al Jolson dubbing for Larry Parks), 1946
The Benny Goodman Story (instrumental played by Benny Goodman [Steve Allen on-screen] and His Orchestra), 1956
The Helen Morgan Story (sung by Gogi Grant dubbing for Ann Blyth), 1957

Words and music by Franz Schubert, 1826
Rainbow on the River (sung by Bobby Breen with Choir), 1936
It's a Date (sung by Deanna Durbin and Chorus), 1940
Stage Door Canteen (played by Yehudi Menuhin on violin), 1943
Going My Way (sung by Bing Crosby, Risë Stevens and Robert Mitchell Boychoir), 1944
The Jolson Story (sung by sung by Rudy Wissler dubbing for Scotty Beckett as young Al Jolson and Boys Choir), 1946
Holiday In Mexico (sung by Jane Powell and Chorus), 1946
Serenade (sung by Mario Lanza), 1956
For the First Time (sung by Mario Lanza), 1959

Words and music by Charles Gounod, 1859
(Based on Bach's First Prelude)
The Girl of the Golden West (sung by Jeanette MacDonald and Boys Choir), 1938
Mad About Music (sung by Deanna Durbin and The Vienna Boys Choir), 1938
The Great Caruso (sung by Mario Lanza and Boys Choir with Boy soloist), 1951

Words by William S. Gilbert, music by Sir Arthur Sullivan
From the light opera "The Pirates of Penzance (The Slave of Duty)" first performed in 1879
The Pirates of Penzance (performed by Angela Lansbury, Kevin Kline and Rex Smith), 1983

Words and music by Osman Parez Freire
The Seven Hills of Rome (sung by Mario Lanza), 1958

Music by Sigmund Romberg
The Desert Song (hummed and danced by Chorus Girls, danced by Allyn McLerie and Chorus Girls), 1953