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O don fatale

From Act IV of the opera DON CARLOS by Giuseppe Verdi, first performed in Paris, 1867
Interrupted Melody (Eileen Farrell dubbing for Eleanor Parker), 1955

O luce di quest'anima

From the opera LINDA DI CHAMOUNIX by Gaetano Donizetti, first performed in Vienna, 1842
The Toast of New Orleans (sung by Kathryn Grayson), 1950

O, Mon Amour
(Je nen connais pas la fin)

Written by Marguerite Monnot and Raymond Asso
For the First Time (excerpt sung by Mario Lanza), 1959

O paradiso, sorti de l'onde
("O paradise, risen from the waves")

From the opera L'AFRICAINE by Giacomo Meyerbeer, first performed in Paris, 1865
The Toast of New Orleans (Mario Lanza), 1950
Because You're Mine (Mario Lanza), 1952
Serenade (Mario Lanza), 1956

O Promise Me

From the comic opera "Robin Hood"
Words by Clement Scott, music by Reginald DeKoven, 1902
Rosalie (part of finale medley sung by Nelson Eddy and Chorus), 1937

O soave fanciulla

From the opera LA BOHÉME by Giacomo Puccini, first performed in Turin, Italy, 1896
Serenade (Mario Lanza and Jean Fenn), 1956

O Sole Mio

Words by Giovanni Capurro, music by Eduardo Di Capua, 1899
Popularized by Enrico Caruso
Carnegie Hall (sung by Jan Peerce), 1947
For the First Time (sung by Mario Lanza), 1959

O Tamarack

Music and lyrics by Lenny Adelson
Marjorie Morningstar (sung by Girls at Camp Tamarack), 1958

O'Brien Has Gone Hawaiian

Words and music by Mack Gordon and Harry Owens
Song of the Islands (Betty Grable), 1942

O'Brien to Ryan to Goldberg

Written by Betty Comden, Adolph Green and Roger Edens, 1949
Take Me Out to the Ball Game (sung and danced by Gene Kelly, Frank Sinatra and Jules Munshin), 1949

Obéissons quand leur voix appelle

Gavotte from the opera MANON by Jules Massenet, first performed in Paris, 1884
Luxury Liner (Jane Powell), 1948

(Dance to the Music of) The Ocarina

Words and music by Irving Berlin, 1951
Call Me Madam (production number sung and danced by Vera-Ellen and Chorus, Carole Richards dubbing for Vera-Ellen), 1953

Oceana Roll

Words by Roger Lewis, music by Lucien Denni, 1914
Two Weeks with Love (Jane Powell and Ensemble), 1950

Ochi Tchornya
Odyssey, The

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

Oedipus Bridge

Words by Howard Dietz, music by Arthur Schwartz
The Band Wagon (Jack Buchanan and MGM Studio Chorus), 1953

Of All Things

Written by Al Rinker and Floyd Huddleston
Duchess of Idaho (Connie Haines and Chorus), 1950

Off and Running

Words by Toni Wine, music by Carole Bayer, 1967
To Sir, with Love (sung by The Mindbenders on record player, danced by kids), 1967

Off the Record

Words by Lorenz Hart, music by Richard Rodgers
Introduced in the stage play "I'd Rather Be Right"
Yankee Doodle Dandy (performed by James Cagney), 1942

Oh, Benjamin Harrison

Written by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman, 1968
The One and Only, Genuine Original Family Band (sung by John Davidson and Mens Chorus), 1968

Oh, Better for to Live and Die

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 Kevin Kline and Pirates), 1983

Oh! Boys, Carry Me 'Long

Words and music by Stephen Foster, 1851
I Dream of Jeanie (sung by Chorus), 1952

Oh Boy

Words and music by Sunny West, Bill Tilghman and Norman Petty, 1957
Popularized by Buddy Holly and The Crickets
The Buddy Holly Story (sung by Gary Busey, Don Stroud and Charles Martin Smith as Buddy Holly and The Crickets at the Apollo Theatre; sung by Gary Busey as Buddy Holly at the Clearlake concert), 1978
La Bamba (Los Lobos dubbing for Lou Diamond Phillips), 1987

music sheet cover Oh, But I Do

Words by Leo Robin, music by Arthur Schwartz, 1946
The Time, the Place and the Girl (Dennis Morgan), 1946

Oh, But I'm Happy

Words by Mack Gordon, music by Harry Revel, 1937
Wake Up and Live (sung by Alice Faye), 1937

Oh! Darling

Written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, 1969
Popularized by The Beatles
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (sung by Robin Gibb), 1978

Oh Dem Golden Slippers

Words and music by James Bland, 1879
Way Down South (excerpt sung by Clarence Muse, Bobby Breen and Ralph Morgan), 1939
Mammy (part of medley sung by Al Jolson and Meadows' Merry Minstrels), 1930

Oh, Dry the Glist'ning Tear

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 Linda Ronstadt and Daughters), 1983

Oh, False One, You Have Deceived Me!

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 Rex Smith and Angela Lansbury), 1983

music sheet cover Oh Frenchy
(aka "Oh! Frenchy")

Words by Sam Ehrlich, music by Con Conrad, 1918
For Me and My Gal (excerpt sung and danced by Gene Kelly and Ben Blue), 1942
The Dolly Sisters (sung by Mens Chorus), 1945

Oh! How I Hate to Get Up in the Morning
(aka "Irving Berlin's Bugle Song")

Words and music by Irving Berlin, 1918
Introduced in the WWI stage revue "Yip Yip Yaphank"
Alexander's Ragtime Band (Jack Haley), 1938
This Is the Army (Irving Berlin, George Murphy, Geore Tobias, Charles Butterworth and Chorus), 1943

Oh, I Didn't Know

Words by Jack Yellen and Herb Magidson, music by Joseph Meyer
George White's 1935 Scandals (production number, Alice Faye and Chorus Girls), 1935

Oh, Is There Not One Maiden Breast

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 Rex Smith and Daughters), 1983

Oh Lady Be Good
(aka "Lady Be Good")

Words by Ira Gershwin, music by George Gershwin, 1924
Introduced by Walter Catlett in the stage musical "Lady, Be Good!" 1924
Popularized by Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra
Lady Be Good (sung by Ann Sothern and Robert Young, danced by Eleanor Powell and a dog, reprised by all principals in finale), 1941
Rhapsody in Blue (medley / montage, sung by Chorus, danced by Joan Leslie and Chorus), 1945

Oh Marie

We Marie, we Marie
You were all in this world to me
Here by the window
The sweet melody I sing to thee
Oh Marie, we Marie
All the stars in the sky shine for thee
Please listen to me
Oh marie, we Marie

Written by Vincenzo Russo (1876-1904) and Eduardo Di Capua (1865-1917)
Let's Sing Again (one verse sung by Bobby Breen in English), 1936

Oh Me, Oh Mi-Ami

Words by Leo Robin, music by Ralph Rainger, 1941
Moon over Miami (sung by Chorus behind montage of scenes of Miami; later sung by Betty Grable, Carole Landis and Charlotte Greenwood; sung by Chorus behind end credits), 1941

Oh Me! Oh My!
(aka "Oh Me, Oh My, Oh You")

Words by Ira Gershwin (as Arthur Francis), music by Vincent Youmans, 1921
Introduced in the stage musical "Two Little Girls in Blue," 1921
Tea for Two (sung by Gene Nelson, danced by Gene Nelson, Doris Day and Chorus), 1950
So This Is Love (sung by Kathryn Grayson and Chorus), 1953

Oh, Men of Dark and Dismal Fate

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 George Rose, Kevin Kline, Pirates and Daughters), 1983

Oh Moon

Words by Jerry Seelen, music by Sammy Fain, ~1953
The Jazz Singer (sung by Danny Thomas), 1953

Oh My Goodness

Words by Mack Gordon, music by Harry Revel, 1936
Poor Little Rich Girl (Shirley Temple), 1936
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (part of Au Revoir sequence sung by Shirley Temple), 1938

Oh My Love

Words by Mack Gordon, music by Josef Myrow, 1946
Three Little Girls in Blue (unidentified vocal group), 1946

Oh! Say Can You See

Words by Dorothy Fields, music by Sigmund Romberg
Up in Central Park (Deanna Durbin), 1948

Oh, Sing Sweet Nightingale

Words and music by Mack David, Al Hoffman and Jerry Livingston
Cinderella (Ilene Woods with Rhoda Williams), 1950

Bill Robinson and Shirley Temple dance to "Oh! Susanna" Oh! Susanna

Words and music by Stephen Collins Foster, 1851
The Little Colonel (danced by Shirley Temple and Bill Robinson), 1935
Our Little Girl (excerpt played on piano by Shirley Temple), 1935
Babes in Arms (part of medley / montage sung and danced by Mickey Rooney, Judy Garland and the Crinoline Choir), 1939
Swanee River (sung by Al Jolson), 1939
I Married an Angel (used instrumentally), 1942
I Dream of Jeanie (excerpt sung by Chorus, reprised often throughout film), 1952

Oh That Mitzi

Words by Leo Robin, music by Richard A. Whiting, ~1932
One Hour with You (sung by Maurice Chevalier), 1932

Oh, Them Dudes

Words and music by Frank Loesser, 1950
Let's Dance (sung and danced by Fred Astaire and Betty Hutton), 1950

music sheet cover Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin'

Words by Oscar Hammerstein II, music by Richard Rodgers, 1943
Introduced by Alfred Drake in the stage musical "Oklahoma!" 1943
Oklahoma! (sung by Gordon MacRae), 1955

Oh, What a Day

Music by Engelbert Humperdinck, adapted by Michael Cohen, lyrics by Enid Futterman, 1987
Hansel and Gretel (sung by David Warner), 1988

Oh! What a Difference the Navy's Made to Me

Words by Ralph Stanley, music by Leslie Alleyn
Julia Misbehaves (sung and danced by Greer Garson), 1948

Oh What a Lovely Dream

Written by Robert Wright and Chet Forrest, 1940
Music in My Heart (sung by Tony Martin), 1940

Oh Why

Written by Arthur Freed, Herbert Stothart and Henry M. Woods
A Lady's Morals (Grace Moore), 1930

Oh You Beautiful Doll

Words by A. Seymour Brown, music by Nat D. Ayer, 1911
Popularized by The American Quartet
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle (sung by Chorus, later sung by Chorus and danced by Frances Mercer), 1939
Tin Pan Alley (excerpt sung in overture), 1940
For Me and My Gal (sung by George Murphy, danced by Murphy and Judy Garland), 1942
Broadway Rhythm (sung by Charles Winninger, danced by Charles Winninger and Chorus Girls), 1944
Shine On, Harvest Moon (part of medley / montage at music publisher's), 1944
The Eddie Cantor Story (Eddie Cantor dubbing for Keefe Brasselle), 1953

Oh, You Kid

Words by Johnny Mercer, music by Harry Warren, 1945
The Harvey Girls (sung by Virginia Reece dubbing for Angela Lansbury), 1946

Oh You Wonderful Girl

Words and music by George M. Cohan
Yankee Doodle Dandy (part of medley / montage sung by James Cagney, Jeanne Cagney, Walter Huston and Rosemary DeCamp), 1942

Ohio

Music by Jimmy McHugh, 1944
Four Jills in a Jeep (played by Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra, danced by Mitzi Mayfair and Soldiers), 1944

Okay, Toots

Words by Gus Kahn, music by Walter Donaldson
Kid Millions (sung by Eddie Cantor), 1934

Ok'l Baby Dok'l

Written by Inez James and Sidney Miller
Big City (sung by Betty Garrett, reprised by Margaret O'Brien), 1948

Oklahoma

Words by Oscar Hammerstein II, music by Richard Rodgers, 1943
Introduced in the stage musical "Oklahoma!" 1943
Oklahoma! (sung by Gordon MacRae, Charlotte Greenwood, James Whitmore, Shirley Jones, Jay C. Flippen and Chorus), 1955

Okolehao

Words and music by Leo Robin, Don Hartman and Ralph Rainger, 1937
Waikiki Wedding (sung and danced by Martha Raye), 1937

Ol' Man River

Words by Oscar Hammerstein II, music by Jerome Kern, 1927
Introduced by Jules Bledsoe in the stage musical "Show Boat," 1927
Show Boat (sung by Paul Robeson and Chorus), 1936
Till the Clouds Roll By (sung by Caleb Peterson and Chorus; crooned ( ! ) in the finale by Frank Sinatra), 1946
Show Boat (sung by William Warfield and Chorus), 1951

Ol' Spring Fever, The

Words by Leo Robin, music by Harry Warren, 1951
Just for You (whistled by Bing Crosby), 1952

Old Black Joe

Words and music by Stephen Foster, 1860
Hollywood Revue of 1929 (excerpt sung in "Minstrel Days" number by Charles King (?) and Chorus offscreen, and danced by Chorus), 1929
Swanee River (Hall Johnson Choir), 1939
I Dream of Jeanie (excerpt sung by fisherman), 1952

Old Chisolm Trail, The

(traditional)
Fancy Pants (sung by Lucille Ball and men in saloon), 1950

Old Devil Moon

Words by E. Y. Harburg, music by Burton Lane, 1947
Introduced in the stage musical "Finian's Rainbow," 1947
Finian's Rainbow (Petula Clark and Don Francks), 1968

Old Dog Tray

Words and music by Stephen Foster, 1853
("Tray" was Stephen Foster's pet dog)
I Dream of Jeanie (sung by Bill Shirley and Tray the Dog), 1952

Old Fashioned Garden

Words and music by Cole Porter, 1919
Introduced in the stage revue "Hitchy-Koo of 1919"
Night and Day (Cary Grant), 1946

Old Fashioned Melody

Words by Gerome Ragni and James Rado, music by Galt MacDermot, 1967
Hair (sung by Ron Young), 1979

Old-Fashioned Tune Always Is New, An

Words and music by Irving Berlin, 1939
Second Fiddle (sung by Rudy Vallee and Girls Chorus), 1939

Old Folks at Home

Way down upon the Swanee River,
Far, far away.
That's where my heart is turning ever.
That's where the old folks stay.
All up and down the whole creation,
Sadly I roam,
Still longing for the old plantation,
And for the old folks at home.

This song is often referred to as "Way Down Upon the Swanee River," or simply "Swanee River," because the lyric begins with that phrase. It is probably Foster's best known and best loved song, having been translated into nearly every language on earth.

Words and music by Stephen Foster, 1851
First recording by Len Spencer, 1892
Hollywood Revue of 1929 (excerpt sung in Minstrel Days number by Charles King (?) and Chorus offscreen, danced by Chorus onscreen), 1929
Hallelujah! (sung a capella by cotton pickers), 1929
Mammy (sung by Al Jolson with "Meadows' Merry Minstrels"), 1930
The Littlest Rebel (sung by Chorus), 1935
Rainbow on the River (sung by Bobby Breen with the Hall Johnson Singers), 1936
Dimples (instrumental arrangement played by Orchestra), 1936
Babes in Arms (part of medley / montage sung and danced by Mickey Rooney, Judy Garland and the Crinoline Choir), 1939
Honolulu (danced by Eleanor Powell impersonating Bill Robinson), 1939
Swanee River (sung by Al Jolson), 1939
Nice Girl? (sung by Deanna Durbin), 1941
Babes on Broadway (played by Mickey Rooney on banjo [on-screen], dubbed by Eddie Peabody), 1941
Road to Rio (excerpt sung by Bob Hope and Bing Crosby), 1947
Love Happy (played by Harpo Marx), 1950
I Dream of Jeanie (sung and danced by Ray Middleton and Minstrels), 1952

Old Glory

Words by Johnny Mercer, music by Harold Arlen, 1942
Star Spangled Rhythm (performed by Bing Crosby, Chorus and Company), 1942

Old Home Guard, The

Words and music by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman, 1971
Bedknobs and Broomsticks (Mens Chorus), 1971

Old MacDonald

Words and music by Randy Starr, 1967
Double Trouble (sung by Elvis Presley with The Jordanaires), 1967

Old MacDonald (Had a Farm)

Traditional childrens' song
Special lyric by Johnny Burke, 1936
Pennies from Heaven (sung by Edith Fellows, Bing Crosby and Donald Meek), 1936

Old Man, The

Music and lyrics by Irving Berlin, 1948
White Christmas (sung by Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye and Mens Chorus), 1954

Old Man Rip

Music by Oscar Straus, Lyrics by Louis Alter and Paul F. Webster, 1937
Make a Wish (sung by Bobby Breen and Boys Chorus), 1937

Old Piano Roll Blues, The

Words and music by Cy Coben, 1949
Popularized by Lawrence Cook
Rich, Young and Pretty (Jane Powell, Vic Damone and Fernando Lamas), 1951

Old Refrain, The

Music by Fritz Kreisler
Poularized by Fritz Kreisler
Lyric added by ?
The Amazing Mrs. Holliday (Deanna Durbin), 1943

Old School Bell, The

Words by Frank Loesser, music by Manning Sherwin, ~1938
College Swing (sung by Bob Mitchell's St. Brendan's Choristers as School Children), 1938

Old Ship of Zion

(Traditional Negro Spiritual)
Cabin in the Sky (sung by Chorus), 1943

Old Squaredance is Back Again, The

Written by Don Reid and Henry Tobias
People Are Funny (sung by The Vagabonds), 1946

Old Straw Hat, An

Words by Mack Gordon, music by Harry Revel, 1938
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (sung by Shirley Temple, danced by Shirley and Bill Robinson), 1938

(Gimme Dat) Old Time Religion

Traditional Spiritual
Hallelujah! (sung a cappella by Church Congregation, reprised by Nina Mae McKinney), 1929

Oldest Established (Permanent Floating Crap Game), The

Words and music by Frank Loesser, 1950
Introduced by Sam Levene, Stubby Kaye, Johnny Silver and Ensemble in the stage musical "Guys and Dolls," 1950
Guys and Dolls (Frank Sinatra, Stubby Kaye, B.S. Pully and Ensemble), 1955

Ole Dan Patch

Words by Larry Morey, music by Eliot Daniel, 1948
So Dear to My Heart (excerpt sung by Burl Ives), 1949

Olive Tree, The

Words and music by Robert Wright and George Forrest, 1953
Introduced in the stage musical "Kismet," 1953
Kismet (Howard Keel), 1955

Oliver!

Words and music by Lionel Bart, 1960
Introduced in the London production of the stage musical "Oliver!" 1960
Oliver! (Harry Secombe, Peggy Mount and Boys), 1968

Ombra ma fù
(Largo from SERSE aka Xerxes)

From the opera SERSE (aka XERXES) by George Frideric Handel, 1738
New Moon (sung by Jeanette MacDonald and Womens Chorus), 1940
Fisherman's Wharf (sung by Bobby Breen and Boys Choir), 1939

Ombres légères
(The Shadow Song)

From the opera DINORAH by Giacomo Meyerbeer, first performed in Paris, 1859
Rio Rita (Kathryn Grayson), 1942
The Toast of New Orleans (Kathryn Grayson), 1950

On a Clear Day (You Can See Forever)

Words by Alan Jay Lerner, music by Burton Lane, 1965
Introduced in the stage production "On a Clear Day You Can See Forever," 1965
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever (sung by Chorus, later sung by Yves Montand, later sung by Barbra Streisand), 1970

(Rolling Down Bowling Green) On a Little Two-Seat Tandem

Written by Mack Gordon and Josef Myrow
Mother Wore Tights (sung and danced by Betty Grable and Dan Dailey), 1947

On a Summer Night

Words and music by William Kernell
Oh, for a Man! (sung by Jeanette MacDonald), 1930

On a Sunday Afternoon

Words by Arthur Freed, music by Nacio Herb Brown, 1936
Broadway Melody of 1936 (sung by Buddy Ebsen, danced by Buddy and Vilma Ebsen), 1936

On a Typical Tropical Night

Words by John Burke, music by Arthur Johnston, 1936
Go West Young Man (sung by Mae West with Xavier Cugat and His Orchestra), 1936

On Accounta I Love You

Written by Bud Green and Sam H. Stept, 1934
Baby Take a Bow (Shirley Temple and James Dunn), 1934

On an Island with You

Written by Nacio Herb Brown and Edward Heyman, 1948
On an Island with You (sung by Chorus behind titles, later by unknown dubbing artist for Ricardo Montalban), 1948

On Brave Old Army Team

Words and music by Philip Egner, 1910
Army football team fight song
Rosalie (sung by Nelson Eddy and Chorus), 1937

On How to Be Lovely

Words and music by Roger Edens, 1957
Funny Face (Audrey Hepburn and Kay Thompson), 1957

On Moonlight Bay
On Parade

Music by Victor Herbert, new lyric for film by Bob Wright and Chet Forrest
Sweethearts (sung by Nelson Eddy and Mens Chorus), 1938

music sheet cover On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe

Words by Johnny Mercer, music by Harry Warren, 1945
Popularized by Johnny Mercer with the Pied Pipers (No. 1 chart record), 1945
Recorded for Decca Records by Judy Garland and Chorus, 1945
Recorded for Decca Records by Judy Garland and the Merry Macs, 1945
The Harvey Girls (performed by Judy Garland and Company), 1946
Best Song Academy Award Won Best Song Academy Award for 1946

On the Banks of the Wabash

Words and music by Paul Dresser, 1897
Adopted as the official Indiana State Song, 1913
The Jolson Story (sung by Rudy Wissler dubbing for Scotty Beckett as young Al Jolson), 1946

On the Beach at Waikiki

Words by G. H. Stover, music by Henry Kailikai
Young People (sung by Jack Oakie and Charlotte Greenwood, danced by Charlotte Greenwood, includes a hula by Shirley Temple [inserted from the film Curly Top, 1935]), 1940

music sheet cover On the Boardwalk (In Atlantic City)

Words by Mack Gordon, music by Josef Myrow, 1946
Three Little Girls in Blue (June Haver, Vivian Blaine and Carol Stewart dubbing for Vera-Ellen), 1946

music sheet cover On the Bumpy Road to Love

Words and music by Al Hoffman, Al Lewis and Murray Mencher, 1938
Introduced in the film Listen, Darling by Judy Garland with Mary Astor, Freddie Bartholomew and Scotty Beckett, 1938
Recorded by Linda Lee (see cover to right)

On the Front Porch

Words and music by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman, 1963
Summer Magic (Burl Ives with Hayley Mills, Eddie Hodges, Dorothy McGuire, James Stacy, Deborah Walley, Wendy Turner and Una Merkel), 1963

On the Gay White Way

Words by Leo Robin, music by Ralph Rainger, 1942
Introduced in the film My Gal Sal, 1942
With a Song in My Heart (sung and danced by Susan Hayward with The King's Men (?), Jane Froman dubbing for Susan Hayward), 1952

music sheet cover On the Good Ship Lollipop

Words and music by Sidney Clare and Richard A. Whiting, 1934
Bright Eyes (Shirley Temple), 1934
Popularized by Shirley Temple
Recorded by The Stewart Sisters, 1934
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (part of Au Revoir sequence by Shirley Temple), 1938
You're My Everything (Dan Dailey and Shari Robinson), 1949

On the Riviera

Words and music by Sylvia Fine, 1951
On the Riviera (sung by Chorus behind titles, then sung by Danny Kaye), 1951

On the Robert E. Lee

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

On the Street Where You Live

Words by Alan Jay Lerner, music by Frederick Loewe, 1956
Introduced in the stage musical "My Fair Lady," 1956
Popularized by Vic Damone
My Fair Lady (Bill Shirley), 1964

On the Sunny Side of the Street

Words by Dorothy Fields, music by Jimmy McHugh, 1930
Introduced by Harry Richman in the stage revue "Lew Leslie's International Revue"
The Eddy Duchin Story (played off-screen by Carmen Cavallaro and Orchestra; on-screen by Ty Power as Eddy Duchin), 1956
The Helen Morgan Story (Gogi Grant dubbing for Ann Blyth), 1957

On the 10:10 (From Ten-Ten-Tennessee)

Words by Leo Robin, music by Harry Warren, 1951
Just for You (sung and danced by Bing Crosby and Ben Lessey), 1952

On the Town

Words by Betty Comden and Adolph Green, music by Leonard Bernstein, 1944
Introduced in the stage musical "On the Town," 1944
On the Town (sung and danced by Gene Kelly, Frank Sinatra, Jules Munshin, Ann Miller, Betty Garrett and Vera-Ellen), 1949

On the Willows

Written by Stephen Schwartz, 1971
Godspell (sung by Stephen Reinhardt, Richard LaBonte and Victor Garber), 1973

On the Wings of a Song

Written by ?
For the Love of Mary (sung by Deanna Durbin), 1948

On Wings of Song

Music by Felix Mendelssohn, 1837
Lyric added by Robert Armbruster, ~1951
I Dream of Jeanie (sung by Muriel Lawrence), 1952

On Your Toes

Words by Lorenz Hart, music by Richard Rodgers, 1936
Introduced by Ray Bolger, Doris Carson and David Morris in the stage musical "On Your Toes," 1936
Words and Music (sung and danced by Cyd Charisse and Dee Turnell, Cyd Charisse dubbed by Eileen Wilson), 1948

Once-a-Year Day

Written by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross, 1954
Introduced in the stage musical "The Pajama Game," 1954
The Pajama Game (Doris Day, John Raitt and Ensemble), 1957

Once and for All

Written by Jack Feldman and Alan Menken, 1992
Newsies (sung by Bill Pullman and the Newsies Ensemble), 1992

Once and for Always

Words by Johnny Burke, music by James Van Heusen
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (Bing Crosby and Rhonda Fleming), 1949

Once I Was Loved

Words and music by Robert B. Sherman and Richard M. Sherman, 1975
The Slipper and the Rose (sung by Gemma Craven), 1976

Once in a Blue Moon

Words by Mack Gordon, music by Harry Revel, 1934
We're Not Dressing (sung by Bing Crosby), 1934

Once Is Enough

Words and music by Sid Tepper and Roy C. Bennett, ~1964
Kissin' Cousins (sung by Elvis Presley and The Jordanaires, danced by Ensemble), 1964

Once More the Blue and White

(school fight song)
Words by Johnny Burke, music by James Van Heusen, 1950
Mr. Music (excerpt sung by Chorus), 1950

Once to Every Heart

Written by ?
Hollywood Canteen (Kitty Carlisle), 1944

Once Too Often

Written by Mack Gordon, music by James V. Monaco, ~1944
Pin Up Girl (danced by Betty Grable, Hermes Pan and Angela Blue with Charlie Spivak and His Orchestra), 1944

Once Upon a Dream

Lyrics by Jack Lawrence, music by Sammy Fain, 1959
Music based on "Sleeping Beauty" by Peter Ilitch Tchaikovsky, 1890
Sleeping Beauty (sung by Mary Costa, Bill Shirley and Chorus; reprised throughout film), 1959

Once Upon a Song

Written by Morton Gould and Edward Heyman, 1945
Delightfully Dangerous (sung by Jane Powell), 1945

Once Upon a Wintertime

Written by Bobby Worth and Ray Gilbert, 1948
Melody Time (sung by Frances Langford and Chorus), 1948

One Alone

Words by Otto Harbach and Oscar Hammerstein II, music by Sigmund Romberg, 1926
Introduced by Robert Halliday in the operetta "The Desert Song," 1926
The Desert Song (John Boles), 1929
The Desert Song (Dennis Morgan and Irene Manning), 1944
The Desert Song (Gordon MacRae and Kathryn Grayson), 1953
Deep in My Heart (sung and danced by Cyd Charisse and James Mitchell, Cyd Charisse dubbed by Carole Richards), 1954

One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band, The

Written by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman, 1968
The One and Only, Genuine Original Family Band (sung and marched by the Bower Family, reprised by Chorus at finale), 1968

One Boy

Words by Lee Adams, music by Charles Strouse, 1960
Introduced in the stage musical "Bye Bye Birdie," 1960
Bye Bye Birdie (Ann-Margret, Janet Leigh and Bobby Rydell), 1963

One Boy - Two Little Girls

Words and music by Bill Giant, Bernie Baum and Florence Kaye, 1964
Kissin' Cousins (sung by Elvis Presley), 1964

One Broken Heart for Sale

Written by Otis Blackwell and Winfield Scott, ~1962
It Happened at the World's Fair (sung by Elvis Presley with The Mello Men), 1962

One Day When We Were Young

Music by Johann Straus II
Lyric added by Oscar Hammerstein II
The Great Waltz (Fernand Gravet, reprised by Miliza Korjus, reprised during finale by Miliza Korjus and Chorus), 1938

One for All

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

One for My Baby (And One More for the Road)

Words by Johnny Mercer, music by Harold Arlen, 1943
The Sky's the Limit (sung and danced by Fred Astaire), 1943
Popularized by Fred Astaire
Young at Heart (sung by Frank Sinatra), 1954

One Hand, One Heart

Words by Stephen Sondheim, music by Leonard Bernstein, 1957
Introduced by Larry Kert and Carol Lawrence in the stage musical "West Side Story," 1957
West Side Story (Richard Beymer and Natalie Wood), 1961

One Hour with You

Words by Leo Robin, music by Richard A. Whiting, ~1932
One Hour with You (played by The Coconut Orchestra, vocal by Donald Novis; also sung by Genevieve Tobin, Maurice Chevalier, Jeanette MacDonald and Charlie Ruggles as they dance), 1932

One Hundred Days 'Til June

Words and music by Francis E. Resta
The West Point Story (sung by Gordon MacRae and Chorus), 1950

One I Love, The

Words by Gus Kahn, music by Bronislau Kaper and Walter Jurmann, 1937
Everybody Sing (Allan Jones, reprised by Allan Jones and Lynne Carver), 1938

One I Love Belongs to Somebody Else, The

Words by Gus Kahn, music by Isham Jones, 1924
Popularized by Isham Jones and His Orchestra
I'll See You in My Dreams (Doris Day), 1951
The Helen Morgan Story (Gogi Grant dubbing for Ann Blyth), 1957

One in a Million

Words and music by Lew Pollack and Sidney D. Mitchell, 1936
One in a Million (Leah Ray), 1936

One Kiss

Words by Oscar Hammerstein II, music by Sigmund Romberg, 1928
Introduced in the operetta "The New Moon," 1928
The New Moon (Grace Moore), 1930
New Moon (Jeanette MacDonald), 1940

One Last Kiss

Words by Lee Adams, music by Charles Strouse, 1960
Introduced in the stage musical "Bye Bye Birdie," 1960
Bye Bye Birdie (Jesse Pearson), 1963

One Little Name

Words and music by Max Robert, 1987
Rumpelstiltskin (sung by Amy Irving), 1987

One Moment Alone

Words by Otto Harbach, music by Jerome Kern, 1931
Introduced in the stage musical "The Cat and the Fiddle," 1931
The Cat and the Fiddle (sung by Ramon Novarro and Jeanette MacDonald), 1934

One More Dance

Words by Oscar Hammerstein II, music by Jerome Kern, 1932
Introduced in the stage musical "Music in the Air," 1932
Till the Clouds Roll By (sung and danced by Lucille Bremer dubbed by Trudi Erwin), 1946

One More Day

Words and music by Roy C. Bennett and Sid Tepper, ~1957
Jailhouse Rock (sung by Mickey Shaughnessy), 1957

One More Hour of Love

Words by Clifford Grey, music by Oscar Straus, 1931
The Smiling Lieutenant (sung by Maurice Chevalier and Cladette Colbert), 1931

One Never Knows, Does One?

Words by Mack Gordon, music by Harry Revel, 1936
Stowaway (sung by Alice Faye), 1936

One Night of Love

Words by Gus Kahn, music by Victor Schertzinger, ~1934
One Night of Love (sung by Grace Moore), 1934

One O'Clock Jump

See also: Two O'Clock Jump
Music by William "Count" Basie, 1938
Theme song of Count Basie and His Orchestra
I Dood It (instrumental by Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra), 1943
The Benny Goodman Story (instrumental played by Benny Goodman [Steve Allen on-screen] and His Orchestra), 1956

One Silver Dollar

Words by Ken Darby, music by Lionel Newman, 1954
River of No Return (sung by Marilyn Monroe), 1954

One Song

Words by Larry Morey, music by Frank E. Churchill, 1937
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (sung by Prince Charming), 1937

One Track Heart

Words and music by Bill Giant, Bernie Baum and Florence Kaye, ~1964
Roustabout (sung by Elvis Presley with The Jordanaires), 1964

One, Two Button Your Shoe

Words by Johnny Burke, music by Arthur Johnston, 1936
Pennies from Heaven (sung by Bing Crosby), 1936

One, Two, Three

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

One-Two-Three

Words and music by Mischa Spoliansky, 1951
Happy Go Lovely (sung by Eve Boswell dubbing for Vera-Ellen with Chorus, danced by Vera-Ellen, principal dancers and Chorus), 1951

Only a Northern Song

Written by George Harrison, 1968
Yellow Submarine (sung by The Beatles), 1968

Only a Rose

Words by Brian Hooker, music by Rudolf Friml, 1925
Introduced in the stage operetta "The Vagabond King," 1925
The Vagabond King (sung by Dennis King and Jeanette MacDonald), 1930
The Greatest Show on Earth (sung by Betty Hutton), 1952
The Vagabond King (sung by Oreste), 1956

Only Forever

Words by Johnny Burke, music by James V. Monaco, 1940
Rhythm on the River (sung by Bing Crosby; later by Mary Martin and Bing Crosby with John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra), 1940
Nominated for Best Song Academy Award for 1940

Only When You're in My Arms

Words by Con Conrad and Bert Kalmar, music by Harry Ruby, 1939
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle (sung by Fred Astaire), 1939

Onward Christian Soldiers

Words by Sabine Baring, music by Sir Arthur Sullivan, 1871
Idiot's Delight (sung by Clark Gable and Norma Shearer), 1939

Ooh! My Head

Words and music by Ritchie Valens
Popularized by Ritchie Valens
La Bamba (Los Lobos dubbing for Lou Diamond Phillips), 1987

Oom-Pah-Pah

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

Oompa-loompa-doompa-dee-doo

Words and music by Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley, 1971
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (sung by the Oompa Loompas), 1971

Fred Astaire and Vera-Ellen "Oops!" Oops

Words by Johnny Mercer, music by Harry Warren, 1951
The Belle of New York (sung by Fred Astaire, danced by Fred and Vera-Ellen), 1952

Open a New Window

Words and music by Jerry Herman, 1966
Introduced in the stage musical "Mame", 1966
Mame (sung by Lucille Ball, Kirby Furlong and Chorus), 1974

Open Your Eyes

Written by Burton Lane and Alan Jay Lerner, 1951
Royal Wedding (sung by Jane Powell, danced by Jane Powell and Fred Astaire while sliding around on the floor as the boat rocks in a storm), 1951

Opening Night

Words by Otto A. Harbach, music by Jerome Kern, 1935
Introduced in the stage musical "Roberta," 1933
Lovely to Look At (Gower Champion, Red Skelton and Howard Keel), 1952

Opera vs. Jazz

Words and music by Roger Edens, 1939
(constists of four parts:
    Part 1: Opera vs. Jazz (sung by Judy Garland and Betty Jaynes);
    Part 2: You Are My Lucky Star (sung by Betty Jaynes);
    Part 3: Figaro (sung by Judy Garland); and
    Part 4: Broadway Rhythm (sung by Judy Garland and Betty Jaynes)
Babes in Arms (sung by Judy Garland and Betty Jaynes), 1939

Opposite Sex, The

Words by Sammy Cahn, music by Nicholas Brodszky, 1956
The Opposite Sex (Dolores Gray), 1956

Optimistic Voices

Words by E. Y. Harburg, music by Harold Arlen, 1938
The Wizard of Oz (MGM Studio Chorus, The Debutantes and The Rhythmettes), 1939

music sheet cover Orange Blossom Time

Words by Joe Goodwin, music by Gus Edwards, 1929
Hollywood Revue of 1929 (sung by Charles King and danced by the Albertina Rasch Ballet), 1929

Orchids in the Moonlight

Words by Gus Kahn, music by Vincent Youmans, copyrighted in 1935
Flying Down to Rio (sung by Raul Roulien and danced by Fred Astaire and Dolores Del Rio with Ensemble), 1933
Popularized by Rudy Vallee and His Connecticut Yankees

Oriental Moon

Words by Oscar Hammerstein II, music by Jerome Kern, 1929
Sweet Adeline (sung by Noah Beery, Sr.), 1935

Original Piano Ditty

Music by Chico Marx
Animal Crackers (Chico Marx at the Piano), 1930

Otchi Tchorniya
("Dark Eyes")
Variously spelled Ochi chernye, Ochi tchornya, etc.
Traditional Ukrainian Gypsy folk song with numerous variations

Wonder Bar (sung by Al Jolson), 1934
On the Avenue (comic rendition by The Ritz Brothers), 1937
Balalaika (sung by Ilona Massey), 1939
Wonder Man (comic version [by Sylvia Fine] sung by Danny Kaye), 1945



OTELLO
OTELLO

Opera by Giuseppe Verdi, first performed in Milan, 1887

Excerpts and Arias in films on Class Act:
Dio ti giocondi

Films on Class Act:
Serenade (Mario Lanza and Licia Albanese), 1956
For the First Time (Death Scene performed by Mario Lanza), 1959

Otello
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Other Generation, The

Words by Oscar Hammerstein II, music by Richard Rodgers, 1958
Introduced in the stage musical "Flower Drum Song," 1958
Flower Drum Song (sung by Benson Fong and Juanita Hall; sung and danced by Patrick Adiarte, Cherylene Lee and Virginia Lee), 1961

Ouevre ton coeur

Written by Georges Bizet
Smilin' Through (Jeanette MacDonald), 1941

Our Big Love Scene

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

Our Home Town

Written by Ralph Blane and Harry Warren, 1948
Summer Holiday (sung by Walter Huston, Butch Jenkins, Frank Morgan, Agnes Moorehead, Gloria DeHaven, Mickey Rooney), 1948

Our Little Girl

Words by Paul Francis Webster, music by Lew Pollack, 1935
Our Little Girl (played on piano, played by Orchestra, sung by Rosemary Ames, and sung by Shirley Temple), 1935

music sheet cover Our Love Affair

Words and music by Arthur Freed and Roger Edens, 1940
Strike Up the Band (Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland), 1940
Nominated for Best Song Academy Award for 1940
Recorded for Decca Records by Judy Garland, 1940
Popularized by Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra

Our Penthouse on Third Avenue

Written by Sammy Fain and Lew Brown, 1937
New Faces of 1937 (sung by Harriet Hilliard and William Brady), 1937

Our State Fair

Words by Oscar Hammerstein II, music by Richard Rodgers, 1945
State Fair (Percy Kilbride, Charles Winninger and Fay Bainter), 1945
State Fair (Pat Boone, Tom Ewell, Alice Faye and Chorus), 1962

Out of My Dreams

Words by Oscar Hammerstein II, music by Richard Rodgers, 1943
Introduced in the stage musical "Oklahoma!" 1943
Oklahoma! (Shirley Jones and Girls Chorus), 1955

Out of the Silence

Words and music by Lloyd B. Norlin
All-American Co-Ed (sung by Frances Langford and Mar Brynn Girls), 1941
Nominated for Best Song Academy Award for 1941

Out There

Words and music by Jerry Herman
Hello, Dolly! (Michael Crawford), 1969

Outfox the Fox

Words by Sylvia Fine and Sammy Cahn, music by Sylvia Fine, ~1956
The Court Jester (sung by Danny Kaye and Chorus), 1956

Over and Over Again

Words by Lorenz Hart, music by Richard Rodgers, 1935
Introduced in the stage musical "Billy Rose's Jumbo," 1935
Jumbo (Doris Day and Chorus), 1962

Over Night

Words and music by Lew Pollack and Sidney D. Mitchell, 1937
Thin Ice (sung by Chorus and skated by Sonja Henie and Ensemble), 1937

Over the Bannister

Words and music by Conrad Salinger and Roger Edens, 1944
Meet Me in St. Louis (Judy Garland), 1944

Over the Mountain, Across the Sea

Words and music by Rex Garvin, 1957
Popularized by Johnnie and Joe
La Bamba (off-screen recording by Johnnie and Joe), 1987

Over the Rainbow

music sheet cover Words by E. Y. Harburg, music by Harold Arlen, 1938
Introduced by Judy Garland in the film The Wizard of Oz, 1939
Best Song Academy Award Won Best Song Academy Award for 1939
Dance arrangement recorded for Decca Records by Judy Garland, 1939
Dance arrangement recorded by Glenn Miller and His Orchestra, 1939
Dance arrangement recorded by Bob Crosby and His Orchestra, 1939
The Glenn Miller Story (The Glenn Miller Orchestra), 1954
Interrupted Melody (Eileen Farrell dubbing for Eleanor Parker), 1955
Recorded for Capitol Records by Judy Garland, 1955, 1960, 1964
Recorded and performed many, many times by Judy Garland (her signature song)
Rainbow (sung by Andrea McArdle), 1978

Over There

Very Popular WWI Song
Words and music by George M. Cohan, 1917
Introduced by George M. Cohan
Recorded by Nora Bayes
Tin Pan Alley (used instrumentally in background score), 1940
Yankee Doodle Dandy (sung by Frances Langford, James Cagney and Chorus; reprised by James Cagney and Chorus), 1942
For Me and My Gal (excerpt sung by MGM Studio Chorus), 1942
Four Jills in a Jeep (vocal and instrumental excerpts throughout film), 1944

Owl and the Bobcat, The

Words by Gus Kahn, music by Victor Herbert, 1935
Based on the song "If I Were Anybody Else But Me" from the original stage production. New lyric and title by Gus Kahn.
Naughty Marietta (Nelson Eddy and Mens Chorus), 1935

Ox Driver, The

(Traditional Amercian Folk Song)
Arranged and adapted by Alfred Newman and Ken Darby, 1963
How the West Was Won (sung by Dave Guard and The Whiskeyhill Quartet), 1963

Oye Negra
(a Tango)

Written by Noro Morales and John A. Camacho
No Leave, No Love (sung by unidentified female singer with Xavier Cugat and His Orchestra and danced by the singer with an unidentified male partner), 1946



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