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Wah Watusi

Words and music by Dave Appell and Kal Mann, 1963
Popularized by The Orlons
Quadrophenia (sung by The Orlons on record player, danced by kids at disco), 1979

Wailing

(traditional)
New Moon (Chorus), 1940

Wait and See

Words by Johnny Mercer, music by Harry Warren, 1945
The Harvey Girls (sung by Virginia Reece dubbing for Angela Lansbury, later sung by Kenny Baker and danced by Cyd Charisse), 1946

Wait and See

Words and music by Antoine "Fats" Domino and Dave Bartholomew
Jamboree (sung by "Fats" Domino), 1957

Wait for the Wagon

Written by George P. Knauff, 1851
(Some sources also credit R. Bishop Buckley as co-author)
Arranged and adapted by Alfred Newman and Ken Darby, 1962
Modified lyric by Johnny Mercer, 1962
How the West Was Won (sung by The Ken Darby Singers, danced by Debbie Reynolds and Ensemble), 1963

Wait 'Til the Sun Shines Nellie

Wait 'till the sun shines, Nellie,
When the clouds go drifting by;
We will be happy, Nellie,
Don't you sigh.

Words by Andrew B. Sterling, music by Harry Von Tilzer, 1905
Birth of the Blues (played by Basin Street Hot Shots, sung by Mary Martin and Bing Crosby), 1941
In the Good Old Summertime (Male Quartet), 1949

The Waiter and the Porter and the Upstairs Maid

Words and music by Johnny Mercer, 1941
Birth of the Blues (sung by Bing Crosby and Mary Martin with Jack Teagarden and His Orchestra), 1941

Waitin' for Katy

Words by Gus Kahn, music by Ted Shapiro
The Benny Goodman Story (part of instrumental medley played by Ben Pollack and His Orchestra with Benny Goodman [Steve Allen on-screen] on clarinet), 1956

Waitin' for My Dearie

Words by Alan Jay Lerner, music by Frederick Loewe, 1947
Introduced in the stage musical "Brigadoon," 1947
Brigadoon (sung and danced by Cyd Charisse and Dee Turnell, dubbed by Carole Richards and Bonnie Murray, respectively), 1954

Waitin' for the Sun to Rise

Words and Music by Karl Hajos and Arthur Swanstrom
Rainbow on the River (sung by Bobby Breen with the Hall Johnson Singers), 1936

Waiting at the Church

Words by Fred W. Leigh, music by Henry E. Pether, 1906
Birth of the Blues (sung by Mary Martin), 1941

Waiting at the End of the Road

Words and music by Irving Berlin
Hallelujah! (sung by Daniel L. Haynes and the Dixie Jubilee Singers, reprised by Daniel L. Haynes), 1929

Waiting for Billy

Words by Benny Davis, music by Ted Murry, ~1963
Follow the Boys (sung by Connie Francis), 1965

Waiting for the Robert E. Lee

Watch them shuff-lin' along,
See them shuff-lin' along!
Go take your best gal, real pal,
Go down to the levy, I said to the levy,
And join that shuff-lin' throng,
Hear that music and song!
It's simply great, mate, waitin' on the levy,
Waitin' for the Robert E. Lee!

Words by L. Wolfe Gilbert, music by Lewis F. Muir, 1912
Popularized by the Heidelberg Quintet
The Jazz Singer (sung by Bobby Gordon as Young Al Jolson), 1927
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle (part of "Texas Tommy" danced by Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers), 1939
Babes on Broadway (sung and danced by Virginia Weidler, Anne Rooney, Judy Garland, Mickey Rooney, Richard Quine, Ray McDonald and Chorus), 1941
Hellzapoppin' (sung by Jane Frazee, Martha Raye and Chorus), 1941
Cairo (excerpt part of medley sung by Ethel Waters, then sung by Jeanette MacDonald and The King's Men, shuffled and danced by Jeanette MacDonald), 1942
The Jolson Story (sung by Al Jolson dubbing for Larry Parks), 1946
Jolson Sings Again (sung by Al Jolson dubbing for Larry Parks), 1949

Wake Up and Live

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

Walk Through the World

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

Walking in Space

Words by Gerome Ragni and James Rado, music by Galt MacDermot, 1967
Introduced in the stage musical "Hair" by Melba Moore, 1967
Hair (sung by Chorus), 1979



DIE WALKÜRE
DIE WALKÜRE
("The Valkyrie")

Opera by Richard Wagner, first performed in Munich, 1870

Arias and Excerpts in films on Class Act:
Brunnhilde's Battle Cry ("Hojotoho!")

Films on Class Act:
The Big Broadcast of 1938 (Kirsten Flagstad), 1938

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Walls Have Ears, The

Words and music by Sid Tepper and Roy C. Bennett, ~1962
Girls! Girls! Girls! (sung by Elvis Presley onscreen with The Jordanaires offscreen, danced by Elvis and Laurel Goodwin), 1962

Waltz at Maxim's (She Is Not Thinking of Me)

Words by Alan Jay Lerner, music by Frederick Loewe, 1958
Gigi (Louis Jourdan), 1958

Waltz from Serenade for Strings
(Serenade for Strings in C Major, Op.48: Walzer)

Words and music by Peter Ilitch Tchaikovsky, 1880
Anchors Aweigh (sung by Kathryn Grayson), 1945
In the Good Old Summertime (played by Marcia Van Dyke with Girls string quartet with piano), 1949

Waltz in D Flat, Opus 64, No. 1
(aka "Valse in D Flat," "Minute Waltz," "Waltz No. 6 in D flat major," etc.)

Music by Frederic Chopin, 1847
Broadway Rhythm (played by Hazel Scott at the piano with Orchestra [her own arrangement]), 1944

Waltz in Swing Time

Words by Dorothy Fields, music by Jerome Kern, 1936
Swing Time (danced by Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, instrumental reprises throughout film), 1936

Waltz Is King

Words by Mack Gordon, music by Charles Henderson, 1940
Lillian Russell (production number sung and danced by Chorus, sung by Alice Faye), 1940

Waltz Is Over, The

Words by E. Y. Harburg, music by Arthur Schwartz, 1942
Cairo (sung by Jeanette MacDonald), 1942

Waltz of the Flowers

From The Nutcracker
Music by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, ballet first performed in St. Petersburg, 1892
Wintertime (skated by Sonja Henie and two male partners), 1943

Waltz Lives On, The

Words by Leo Robin, music by Ralph Rainger, 1938
The Big Broadcast of 1938 (sung and danced by Shirley Ross, Bob Hope and Chorus, includes segments of Waltzes, Polka, Can-Can, African Native dance, "At a Georgia Camp Meeting [Cakewalk by Chorus], "Charleston" [danced by Ben Blue and Chorus], "Truckin' (They're Going Hollywood in Harlem)" [sung by Martha Raye dancing with Chorus]), 1938

Waltzing in the Clouds

Words by Gus Kahn, music by Robert Stolz, ~1940
Spring Parade (sung by Bob Cummings, then by Deanna Durbin; danced by Bob and Deanna and by patrons at the cafe; in finale: sung by Deanna Durbin; danced by Bob and Deanna and guests at the Emperor's ball), 1940
Nominated for Best Song Academy Award for 1940

Waltzing in Venice (Take Off the Mask)

Words and music by Ronny Graham, ~1952
New Faces (sung and danced by Robert Clary, Alice Ghostley and Chorus), 1954

Waltzing Matilda

Words by Andrew Barton "Banjo" Patterson, music by Marie Cowan, 1895 (©1903)
The unoffical national anthem of Australia
Interrupted Melody (part of medley sung by Eileen Farrell dubbing for Eleanor Parker), 1955

Wand'rin' Star

Written by Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe, 1951
Introduced in the stage musical "Paint Your Wagon," 1951
Paint Your Wagon (Lee Marvin and the Miners), 1969

Wanting You

Words by Oscar Hammerstein II, music by Sigmund Romberg, 1928
Introduced by Evelyn Herbert and Robert Halliday in the operetta "The New Moon," 1928
New Moon (Robert Tibbett and Grace Moore), 1930
New Moon (Nelson Eddy and Jeanette MacDonald), 1940

War Dance of the Wooden Indians

Music by Raymond Scott
Happy Landing (instrumental by Raymond Scott Quintet, danced by the Condos Brothers), 1938

Warm As Wine

Words and music by Ray Evans and Jay Livingston, ~1946
Monsieur Beaucaire (sung by Joan Caulfield), 1946

Warm Hands Beguine

Music by Al Rinker and Floyd Huddleston, 1950
Duchess of Idaho (danced by Eleanor Powell), 1950

Warmer Than a Whisper

Written by Sammy Cahn and Jimmy Van Heusen, 1962
The Road to Hong Kong (sung by Dorothy Lamour), 1962

Warmest Baby in the Bunch, The

Words and music by George M. Cohan
Yankee Doodle Dandy (sung and danced by Joan Leslie [dubbed by Sally Sweetland]), 1942

Washington Square Dance

Words and music by Irving Berlin, 1951
Call Me Madam (short excerpt sung by Chorus), 1953

Wasn't I There?

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

Wash Your Necks with a Bar of Peck's

Words by Mack Gordon, music by Harry Revel, 1936
Poor Little Rich Girl (Shirley Temple), 1936

Watch Out for the Devil
Watch the Birdie

Words by Don Raye, music by Gene De Paul, 1941
Hellzapoppin' (sung by Martha Raye and Chorus), 1941

Watch Your Footwork

Words and music by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman, 1966
The Happiest Millionaire (Fred MacMurray), 1967

Way Down Upon the Swanee River
Way Down Yonder in New Orleans

Words and music by Henry Creamer and Turner Layton, 1922
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle (excerpt by Chorus during montage danced by Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers), 1939

Way He Makes Me Feel, The

Words by Alan Bergman and Marilyn Bergman, music by Michel Legrand, 1983
Yentl (sung by Barbra Streisand), 1983

Way Out West

Words by Lorenz Hart, music by Richard Rodgers, 1937
Introduced in the stage musical "Babes in Arms," 1937
Words and Music (Betty Garrett), 1948

Way They Do It in Paris, The

Words and music by Sigmund Romberg, 1927
Introduced in the operetta "The New Moon," 1927
New Moon (Jeanette MacDonald, Nelson Eddy and Chorus), 1940

Way We Were, The

Words by Alan Bergman and Marilyn Bergman, music by Marvin Hamlisch, 1973
Introduced by Barbra Streisand in the film The Way We Were, 1973
Best Song Academy Award Won Best Song Academy Award for 1973
Recorded and popularized by Barbra Streisand

Way You Look Tonight, The

Words by Dorothy Fields, music by Jerome Kern, 1936
Swing Time (sung by Fred Astaire, later by George Metaxa, instrumental reprises throughout the film), 1936
Best Song Academy Award Won Best Song Academy Award for 1936

We Always Get Our Girl

Words by Leo Robin, music by Nacio Herb Brown, 1943
Wintertime (vocal intro, instrumental Sonja Henie skating number with Geary Steffen), 1943

We Are the Hacketts

Words and music by Al Goodhart
Broadway to Hollywood (sung and danced by Frank Morgan and Alice Brady), 1934

We Are the Roman Soldiers

Written by Lew Brown and Jay Gorney, 1934
Stand Up and Cheer (Childrens Chorus - including Scotty Beckett), 1934

We Belong Together

Words and music by Ritchie Valens, 1958
Popularized by Ritchie Valens
La Bamba (Los Lobos dubbing for Lou Diamond Phillips), 1987

We Did It Before and We Can Do It Again

Written by Charles Tobias and Cliff Friend
Cairo (unidentified male singers), 1942

We Don't Want the Bacon, What We Want Is a Piece of the Rhine

Words and music by Howard Carr, Harry Russell and Jimmie Havens, 1918
Popularized by the Peerless Quartet
For Me and My Gal (excerpt sung by Ben Lessey), 1942

We Gather Together (To Ask the Lord's Blessing)

Hymn generally associated with Thanksgiving in the United States
Words originally from "Nederlandtsch Gedencklanck" (a Dutch song book), 1626
Set to music by Eduard Kremser, 1877
English translation by Theodore Baker, 1894
Seven Sweethearts (sung by Kathryn Grayson and Church Choir), 1942

We Girls of the Chorus

Words by Mack Gordon, music by Josef Myrow, 1953
The Girl Next Door (sung and danced by Chorus Girls before titles), 1953

We Go Together

Words and music by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey, 1972
Introduced in the stage musical "Grease," 1972
Grease (John Travolta, Olivia Newton-John and the Company), 1978

We Got Annie

Words by Martin Charnin, music by Charles Strouse, 1977
Adapted for the screen by Ralph Burns
Annie (Ann Reinking and Servants), 1982

We Gotta Keep Up with the Joneses

Words and music by Hugh Martin and Ralph Blane, 1957
The Girl Most Likely (sung and danced by Jane Powell, Tommy Noonan and Ensemble), 1957

We Hate to Leave

Written by Sammy Cahn and Jule Styne
Anchors Aweigh (Gene Kelly and Frank Sinatra), 1945

We Have Been Around

Words by Mack Gordon, music by Charles Henderson, ~1945
The Dolly Sisters (part of medley sung and danced by June Haver and Betty Grable), 1945

We Have Never Met as of Yet

Written by Mack Gordon and Josef Myrow, 1953
I Love Melvin (Debbie Reynolds and Donald O'Connor), 1953

We Kiss in a Shadow

Words by Oscar Hammerstein II, music by Richard Rodgers, 1951
Introduced by Doretta Morrow and Larry Douglas in the stage musical "The King and I," 1951
The King and I (Carlos Rivas and Rita Moreno), 1956

We Love You Conrad
(We Hate You Conrad)

Words by Lee Adams, music by Charles Strouse, 1963
Bye Bye Birdie ("We Love You Conrad" sung by the female Sweet Apple Teenagers; "We Hate You Conrad" sung by the male Sweet Apple Teenagers), 1963

We May Never Love Like This Again

Words and music by Al Kasha and Joel Hirschorn, 1974
Introduced by Maureen McGovern in the film The Towering Inferno, 1974
Best Song Academy Award Won Best Song Academy Award for 1974
Recorded and popularized by Maureen McGovern

We Mustn't Say Goodbye

Written by Al Dubin and Jimmy Monaco, 1943
Stage Door Canteen (Lanny Ross), 1943
Nominated for Best Song Academy Award for 1943

We Need a Little Christmas

Words and music by Jerry Herman, 1966
Introduced in the stage musical "Mame", 1966
Mame (sung and danced by Lucille Ball, Jane Connell, George Chiang, Kirby Furlong; reprised by Lucille Ball, Jane Connell, George Chiang, Kirby Furlong, Robert Preston), 1974

We Never Talk Much (We Just Sit Around)

Written by Nicholas Brodszky and Sammy Cahn, 1951
Rich, Young and Pretty (Danielle Darrieux with Fernando Lamas and Vic Damone with Jane Powell), 1951

We Open in Venice

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

We Saw the Sea

Words and music by Irving Berlin, 1936
Follow the Fleet (Fred Astaire and Chorus), 1936
Popularized by Fred Astaire

We Should Be Together

Words and music by Walter Bullock and Harold Spina, 1938
Little Miss Broadway (sung and danced by Shirley Temple and George Murphy), 1938

We Thank You Very Sweetly

Words by E. Y. Harburg, music by Harold Arlen, 1938
The Wizard of Oz (part of Munchkinland Sequence sung by Jospeh Koziel[?] and Frank Cucksey), 1939

We the Cats Shall Hep You

Words by Harry Tobias, music by Al Sherman, 1944
Sensations of 1945 (performed by Cab Calloway and His Band), 1944

We Welcome You to Munchkinland

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

We Were So Young

Words by Oscar Hammerstein II, music by Jerome Kern, 1934
Sweet Adeline (sung by Irene Dunne and Donald Woods), 1935

We Will Always Be Sweethearts

Words by Leo Robin, music by Oscar Straus, ~1932
One Hour with You (sung by Jeanette MacDonald, reprised by Jeanette MacDonald and Maurice Chevalier), 1932

We Won't Be Happy Till We Get It

Words by Mel Leven, music by George Bruns, 1961
Adapted from the music of Victor Herbert, 1903
Babes in Toyland (sung and danced by Ray Bolger, Henry Calvin and silent Gene Sheldon), 1961

We'd Like to Go on a Trip

Words by Jerry Seelen, music by Sy Miller
Lullaby of Broadway (sung by Billy DeWolfe and Anne Triola), 1951

We'd Rather Be in College

Written by The Yacht Club Boys
Pigskin Parade (The Yacht Club Boys), 1936

We'll Be Together

Words and music by Dudley Brooks and Daniel Benjamin O'Curran, ~1962
Girls! Girls! Girls! (sung by Elvis Presley and Party Guests), 1962

We'll Dance Until Dawn

Written by Dorothy Fields and Jimmy McHugh, 1931
Flying High (Busby Berkeley production number sung by Kathryn Crawford while dancing with Pat O'Brien, sung and danced by Girls Chorus and Mens Chorus with airplane propellers), 1931

We'll Drink Every Drop in the Shop

Words and music by Ray Evans and Jay Livingston, ~1946
Monsieur Beaucaire (sung by Inn Patrons [Chorus]), 1946

We'll Love Again

Words and music by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans, 1956
The Man Who Knew Too Much (sung by Doris Day), 1956

We'll Make Hay While the Sun Shines

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

We'll Never Change Them

Words and music by Guy Hemric and Jerry Styner, 1956
Ski Party (sung by Deborah Walley and the Girls), 1965

We're a Couple of Broadway Brothers

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

We're Back in Circulation Again

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

We're Coming in Loaded

Words and music by Otis Blackwell and Winfield Scott, 1962
Girls! Girls! Girls! (sung by Elvis Presley and The Jordanaires), 1962

We're Doin' It for the Natives in Jamaica

Words by Dorothy Fields, music by Harold Arlen, 1953
The Farmer Takes a Wife (drinking song - sung by Eddy Foy, Jr., Thelma Ritter and Men's Chorus, short reprisal by by John Carroll and drunken companions), 1953

We're Doing Our Best

Words by Kim Gannon, music by M. K. Jerome, 1944
Shine On, Harvest Moon (sung by Ann Sheridan and Irene Manning as "Mallory and Bayes"), 1944

We're Gonna Move
(aka "There's a Leak in This Old Building")

Written by Elvis Presley and Vera Matson, 1956
Love Me Tender (Elvis Presley), 1956

We're Having a Baby

Words by Harold Adamson, music by Vernon Duke, 1944
Hollywood Canteen (sung by Eddie Cantor and Nora Martin with Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra), 1944

We're in Business

Words by Dorothy Fields, music by Harold Arlen, 1953
The Farmer Takes a Wife (Sung by Betty Grable, Dale Robertson, Gwen Verdon and Chorus; danced with pie pans by Betty Grable and Gwen Verdon), 1953

We're in the Money
(aka "The Gold Diggers Song")

Words by Al Dubin, music by Harry Warren, 1933
Gold Diggers of 1933 (sung by Ginger Rogers and Chorus, portion sung by Ginger Rogers in "pig Latin"), 1933

We're in the Navy

Words and music by Don Raye and Gene De Paul, 1941
In the Navy (sung by Dick Powell and Mens Chorus, reprised by The Andrews Sisters, Dick Powell and Mens Chorus), 1941

We're Not Gonna Take It

Written by Pete Townshend, 1969
Tommy (performed by Caleb Quaye, Alan Ross, Nicky Hopkins, Mike Kelly, Fuzzy Samuels, Chris Stainton, John Entwistle, Roger Daltrey and Chorus), 1975

We're Off to See the Wizard

Words by E.Y. Harburg, music by Harold Arlen, 1938
The Wizard of Oz (Judy Garland and Ray Bolger; later by Judy Garland, Ray Bolger and Buddy Ebsen; and still later by Judy Garland, Ray Bolger, Buddy Ebsen and Bert Lahr), 1939
Buddy Ebsen was originally cast as the Tinman, but had an allergic reaction to the aluminum-based silver makeup, so he was replaced by Jack Haley. The musical sequences, "We're Off to See the Wizard," were not re-recorded. If you listen closely to the film today (or soundtrack), you can hear Buddy Ebsen's voice!

We're on Our Way to France

Words and music by Irving Berlin, 1918
Introduced in the stage musical "Yip-Yip-Yaphank," 1918
Alexander's Ragtime Band (Men's Chorus), 1938
This Is the Army (sung and marched by George Murphy and Mens Chorus), 1943

We're Out of the Red

Words by Lew Brown, music by Lew Brown and Jay Gorney, 1934
Stand Up and Cheer (sung by Dick Foran, sung and marched by Parade Ensemble), 1934

We're Staying Home Tonight

Written by Arthur Schwartz and Frank Loesser, 1943
Thank Your Lucky Stars (Eddie Cantor), 1943

We're the Horror Boys of Hollywood

Words by Sidney D. Mitchell, music by Lew Pollack, 1937
(words may have been completely or partially written by the Ritz Brothers)
One in a Million (comedy number, sung and acted by the Ritz Brothers), 1937

We've Come a Long Way Together

Written by Ted Koehler and Sam H. Stept
Hullabaloo (Leni Lynn, reprised by Frank Morgan and Ensemble in finale), 1940

We've Come to Copa

Words and Music by Sam Coslow, 1947
Copacabana (performed by the Copa Girls), 1947

We've Got a Job to Do

Words and music by Vickie Knight
Private Buckaroo (Dick Foran and Mens Chorus, reprised by the Andrews Sisters with Harry James and His Music Makers), 1942

We've Got Lots in Common

Words and music by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman, 1972
Charlotte's Web (sung by Henry Gibson, Debbie Reynolds and the Barnyard Animals), 1972

Weary Blues

Written by Ralph Blane and Harry Warren, 1948
Summer Holiday (sung by Marilyn Maxwell), 1948

Weave-O

Words by Michael Korie, music by Stephen Lawrence, 1987
The Emperor's New Clothes (sung by Robert Morse, Jason Carter and Eli Gorenstein), 1987

Wedding Cake Walk

Words and music by Cole Porter, 1941
You'll Never Get Rich (sung by Martha Tilton dubbing for Rita Hayworth; danced by Fred Astaire, Rita Hayworth and Chorus), 1941

Wedding Dance

Music by Jerry Bock, 1964
Fiddler on the Roof (danced by The Company), 1971

Wedding in the Spring

Written by Johnny Mercer and Jerome Kern, 1942
You Were Never Lovelier (sung by Leslie Brooks and Adele Mara at the piano; later sung and danced by Fred Astaire and Rita Hayworth with Xavier Cugat and His Orchestra [Nan Wynn dubbing for Rita Hayworth]), 1942

Wedding of the Painted Doll

Words by Arthur Freed, music by Nacio Herb Brown, 1929
The Broadway Melody (sung offscreen by James Burrows, danced by Chorus Girls), 1929
Singin' in the Rain (part of Hollywood Montage, sung by Chorus), 1952

Weekend in Havana, A

Words by Mack Gordon, music by Harry Warren, 1941
Week-End in Havana (Carmen Miranda, reprised by Chorus), 1941

Weekend in the Country, A

Words by Ira Gershwin, music by Harry Warren, 1948
The Barkleys of Broadway (Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers and Oscar Levant), 1949

Welcome

Written by Pete Townshend, 1969
Tommy (performed by Pete Townshend, Ann-Margret, Oliver Reed, Roger Daltrey and Chorus), 1975

Welcome Burleigh

Words by Sammy Cahn, music by Jule Styne, ~1946
The Kid from Brooklyn (sung and marched by Goldwyn Girls and Mixed Chorus), 1946

Welcome Egghead

Words and music by Johnny Mercer, 1955
Daddy Long Legs (sung by Girls at Walston College), 1955

Welcome to My Dream

Words by Johnny Burke, music by James Van Heusen, 1945
Road to Utopia (Bing Crosby), 1945

Welcome to the Diamond Horseshoe

Words by Mack Gordon, music by Harry Warren
Diamond Horseshoe (sung by Betty Grable and Chorus), 1945

Well All Right

Words and music by Norman Petty, Buddy Holly, Jerry Allison and Joe Mauldin, 1958
The Buddy Holly Story (sung by Gary Busey as Buddy Holly to two little boys), 1978

Well, Did You Evah

Words and music by Cole Porter, 1939
Introduced by Betty Grable and Charles Walters in the stage musical "DuBarry Was a Lady," 1939
High Society (Bing Crosby and Frank Sinatra), 1956

Wells Fargo Wagon, The

Words and music by Meredith Willson, 1957
Introduced in the stage musical "The Music Man," 1957
The Music Man (sung by Ensemble), 1962

Wer Einmal Nur in Munchen War (Bavarian Beer Song)
(aka "Hofbrauhaus Song")

Words and music by Karl Bette
For the First Time (excerpt sung by Mario Lanza and Ensemble), 1959

Were Thine That Special Face

Words and music by Cole Porter, 1948
Introduced in the stage musical "Kiss Me Kate," 1948
Kiss Me Kate (Howard Keel), 1953

West Ain't Wild Anymore, The

Written by Gus Kahn and Sigmund Romberg
The Girl of the Golden West (Buddy Ebsen), 1938

West O' the Wide Missouri

Written by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman, 1968
The One and Only, Genuine Original Family Band (big production number sung and danced by Ensemble and Chorus, including Walter Brennan, Janet Blair, John Davidson, Buddy Ebsen, Lesley Ann Warren, and a cute young gal named Goldie Jeanne Hawn), 1968

Whale Who Wanted to Sing at the Met, The

Includes short passages of "Shortnin' Bread" (Traditional Negro Folk Song), Largo al factotum (from the opera THE BARBER OF SEVILLE), "Chi me frena" (The Sextet from the opera LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR Pagliacci, Tristan und Isolde, Mefistófeles, "Mag der Himmel Euch Verbegen" (from the opera MARTHA)
Make Mine Music (sung by Nelson Eddy), 1946

What a Comforting Thing to Know

Words and music by Robert B. Sherman and Richard M. Sherman, 1975
The Slipper and the Rose (sung and danced by Richard Chamberlain and Christopher Gable), 1976

What a Dirty Shame

Words and music by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans
Son of Paleface (sung and danced by Chorus Girls), 1952

What a Little Moonlight Can Do

Words and music by Harry MacGregor Woods, 1934
Popularized by Billie Holiday
Lady Sings the Blues (Diana Ross), 1972

What a Little Thing Like a Wedding Ring Can Do

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

What a Lot of Flowers

Words and music by Leslie Bricusse, 1969
Goodbye Mr. Chips (Peter O'Toole), 1969

What a Lovely Day for a Wedding

Words by Alan Jay Lerner, music by Burton Lane, 1951
Royal Wedding (Keenan Wynn and Chorus), 1951

What a Man

Words by Ralph Blane, music by Harold Arlen, 1950
My Blue Heaven (sung by David Wayne, Dan Dailey and party guests), 1950

What a Perfect Combination

Written by Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby, Harry Akst and Irving Caesar
The Kid from Spain (sung and danced by Eddie Cantor and Chorus; later sung by Eddie Cantor and Lyda Roberti), 1932

What a Rumba Does to Romance

Words by Frank Loesser, music by Manning Sherwin, ~1938
College Swing (sung and danced by Martha Raye while dancing with Ben Blue, then instrumental danced by Cast and Chorus), 1938

What a Wonderful Life

Words by Sid Wayne, music by Jerry Livingston, ~1962
Follow That Dream (sung offscreen behind titles by Elvis Presley with The Jordanaires), 1962

What About the Boy

Written by Pete Townshend, 1969
Tommy (performed by Mike Kelly, Nicky Hopkins, Chris Stainton, Mick Ralphs, Caleb Quaye, Ann-Margret and Oliver Reed), 1975

What Are New Yorkers Made Of

Words by Jerry Seelen, music by Sammy Fain, ~1953
The Jazz Singer (sung and danced by Peggy Lee, Danny Thomas and Chorus), 1953

What Are You Doin' the Rest of Your Life

Words by Ted Koehler, music by Burton Lane, 1944
Hollywood Canteen (introduced by Jack Carson and Jane Wyman), 1944

What Are You Going to Do About the Boys?

Words by Gus Kahn, music by Egbert Van Alstyne
For Me and My Gal (sung by Ben Blue and The King's Men), 1942

What Can I Do for You?

Words by Leo Robin, music by Ralph Rainger, 1941
Moon over Miami (sung and danced by Betty Grable and Carole Landis as waitresses), 1941

What Can You Do with a General

Words and music by Irving Berlin, 1954
White Christmas (sung by Bing Crosby), 1954

What Chance Have I with Love?

Words and music by Irving Berlin, 1951
Call Me Madam (sung and Danced by Donald O'Connor), 1953

What Did I Have That I Don't Have?

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 Barbra Streisand), 1970

What Did Romeo Say to Juliet?

Words by Frank Loesser, music by Burton Lane, ~1938
College Swing (sung by John Payne and Florence George), 1938

What Do I Care for a Dame and a Ballet

Words by Lorenz Hart, music by Richard Rodgers
Pal Joey (excerpt sung by Frank Sinatra in finale), 1957

What Do I Do Now? (Gooch's Song)

Words and music by Jerry Herman, 1966
Introduced in the stage musical "Mame", 1966
Mame (sung by Jane Connell), 1974

What Do the Simple Folk Do?

Words by Alan Jay Lerner, music by Frederick Loewe, 1960
Introduced by Richard Burton and Julie Andrews in the stage musical "Camelot," 1960
Camelot (sung by Richard Harris and Vanessa Redgrave), 1967
Camelot (sung by Richard Harris and Meg Bussert), 1982

What Do You Think I Am

Written by Hugh Martin and Ralph Blane
Broadway Rhythm (Gloria DeHaven and Kenny Bowers), 1944

What Do You Want with Money

Words by Lorenz Hart, music by Richard Rodgers, 1933
Hallelujah, I'm a Bum (Al Jolson), 1933

What Does an English Girl Think of a Yank?

Words by Sammy Cahn, music by Jule Styne, ~1945
Tonight and Every Night (sung by Martha Mears dubbing foir Rita Hayworth), 1945

What Does He Look Like

Words and music by Irving Berlin, 1942
This Is the Army (Frances Langford), 1943

What Every Woman Lives For

Words and music by Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman, ~1966
Frankie and Johnny (sung by Elvis Presley with The Jordanaires), 1966

What France Needs

Written by Leo Robin and Newell Chase
The Vagabond King (Dennis King and Chorus), 1930

What Gives Out Now?

Words by Frank Loesser, music by Jule Styne, 1941
Sweater Girl (Eddie Bracken and June Preisser), 1942

What Goes On Here (In My Heart)

Words by Leo Robin, music by Ralph Rainger, 1938
Give Me a Sailor (sung by Betty Grable with a little help from Jack Whiting, danced by Grable and Whiting), 1938

What Good Is a Gal Without a Guy?

Written by Harry Warren and Ralph Blane, 1952
Skirts Ahoy (performed by Vivian Blaine, Joan Evans and Esther Williams; reprised by The DeMarco Sisters), 1952

What Happened to the Conga

Words by Leo Robin, music by Jule Styne, ~1955
My Sister Eileen (sung and danced by Betty Garrett, Janet Leigh, Kurt Kasznar and Brazilian Sailors), 1955

What Has Love Got to Do with Getting Married?

Words and music by Robert B. Sherman and Richard M. Sherman, 1975
The Slipper and the Rose (sung by Michael Hordern, Lally Bowers, Edith Evans and Julian Orchard), 1976

What Have You Done for Me Lately?

Words by Mack David, music by Jerry Livingston, ~1953
Scared Stiff (sung by Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis), 1953

What Is Love?

Words and music by Noel Coward, 1929
Introduced in the stage musical "Bitter Sweet," 1929
Bitter Sweet (Nelson Eddy and Jeanette MacDonald), 1940

What Is This Thing Called Love

Words and music by Cole Porter, 1929
Introduced in the stage musical "Wake Up and Dream," 1929
Night and Day (Ginny Simms), 1946
Young Man with a Horn (Harry James and His Music Makers), 1950
Starlift (Gordon MacRae and Lucille Gordon), 1951

What Kind of Love Is This?

Words by Don Raye, music by Gene De Paul, 1941
Hellzapoppin' (sung by Martha Raye), 1941

What Made the Red Man Red

Words by Sammy Cahn, music by Sammy Fain, 1951
Peter Pan (sung by Candy Candido and the Jud Conlon Chorus), 1953

What Makes a WAVE?

Written by Ralph Blane and Harry Warren, 1952
Skirts Ahoy (performed by Esther Williams and The DeMarco Sisters), 1952

What Makes the Sunset

Words by Sammy Cahn, music by Jule Styne, 1944
Anchors Aweigh (Frank Sinatra), 1945

What Shall I Do with Today?

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

What Shall We Do with the Drunken Sailor

(traditional)
Here Comes the Groom (1951)

What Was Your Name in the States?

(Traditional American folk song)
Arranged and adapted by Robert E. Dolan, 1962
Lyric adapted by Johnny Mercer, 1962
How the West Was Won (sung and danced by Debbie Reynolds), 1963

What Would I Do If I Could Feel?

Words and music by Charlie Smalls, 1975
Introduced in the stage musical "The Wiz," 1975
The Wiz (Nipsey Russell and Carousel Girls), 1978

What Would Shakespeare Have Said

Words by Johnny Burke, music by James V. Monaco, 1940
Rhythm on the River (sung by Bing Crosby with Oscar Levant at the piano, later sung by Lillian Cornell), 1940

What Would You Do?

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

What Would You Do Without Us

Words and music by Lori McKelvey, 1987
Beauty and the Beast (Rebecca De Mornay, Michael Schneider, Carmela Marner, Ruth Harlap and Joseph Bee; reprised by Chorus), 1987

What Wouldn't I Do for That Man

Words by E. Y. Harburg, music by Jay Gorney, 1929
Introduced by Helen Morgan in the film Applause, 1929
Glorifying the American Girl (sung by Helen Morgan), 1930

What You Going to Do When the Rent Comes Round

Written by Harry Von Tilzer and Andrew B. Sterling
Broadway Serenade (sung and danced by Jeanette MacDonald and Chorus), 1939

What'd I Say

Words and music by Ray Charles, 1959
Popularized by Ray Charles
Viva Las Vegas (sung and danced by Elvis Presley, Ann-Margaret and Ensemble), 1964

What'll I Do

Words and music by Irving Berlin, 1923
Introduced by Grace Moore and John Steel in the stage revue "Music Box Revue of 1923"
Alexander's Ragtime Band (Chorus), 1938
Big City (Danny Thomas), 1948

What's Buzzin' Cousin?

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

What's Good for General Bullmoose

Words by Johnny Mercer, music by Gene de Paul, 1956
Li'l Abner (various excerpts sung at different times by Stella Stevens, Ted Thurston, Stanley Simmonds and Bullmoose's Goons), 1959

What's Right, What's Wrong

Words and music by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman, 1974
Huckleberry Finn (sung by Jeff East), 1974

What's She Really Like

Words and music by Sid Wayne and Abner Silver, ~1960
G.I. Blues (excerpt sung a cappella by Elvis Presley in shower), 1960

What's So Good About Good Morning

Words by Mack Gordon, music by Josef Myrow, ~1956
Bundle of Joy (sung by Debbie Reynolds and Nita Talbot), 1956

What's the Matter with Father

Words by Harry H. Williams, music by Egbert Van Alstyne, 1910
Shine On, Harvest Moon (part of medley / montage at music publisher's), 1944

What's the Use of Wond'rin'

Words by Oscar Hammerstein II, music by Richard Rodgers, 1945
Introduced in the stage musical "Carousel," 1945
Carousel (sung by Shirley Jones and Girls Chorus), 1956

What's Wrong with Me?

Words by Earl K. Brent and Edward Heyman, music by Nacio Herb Brown, 1948
The Kissing Bandit (sung by Kathryn Grayson then by Frank Sinatra), 1948

What's Wrong with That!

Words and music by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman, 1966
The Happiest Millionaire (Fred MacMurray), 1967

Whatever It Is, It's Grand

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

Whatever Lola Wants (Lola Gets)

Words and music by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross, 1955
Introduced by Gwen Verdon in the stage musical "Damn Yankees," 1955
Damn Yankees (sung and danced by Gwen Verdon), 1958

Whatever Will Be, Will Be
Wheels on My Heels

Words and music by Sid Tepper and Roy C. Bennett, ~1964
Roustabout (sung by Elvis Presley with The Jordanaires), 1964

When a Felon's Not Engaged in His Employment

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 Tony Azito and Policemen), 1983

When a Maid Comes Knocking at Your Heart

Words by Bob Wright, Chet Forrest and Otto Harbach, music by Rudolf Friml, 1937
The Firefly (Jeanette MacDonald), 1937

When a Man Has a Daughter

Words and music by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman, 1966
The Happiest Millionaire (Fred MacMurray), 1967

When April Sings

Words by Gus Kahn, music by Robert Stolz, ~1940
Spring Parade (sung by Mens Chorus at cafe in Vienna; later sung by Deanna Durbin at cafe), 1940

When Did You Leave Heaven?

Words by Walter Bullock, music by Richard Whiting
Sing, Baby, Sing (sung by Tony Martin), 1936
Nominated for Best Song Academy Award for 1936

When Frederic Was a Little Lad

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), 1983

When I Am Older

Words and music by Leslie Bricusse, 1969
Goodbye Mr. Chips (the Boys), 1969

When I Grow Too Old to Dream

Words by Oscar Hammerstein II, music by Sigmund Romberg, 1935
Introduced by Ramon Novarro and Evelyn Laye in the film The Night Is Young, 1935
Deep in My Heart (Jose Ferrer and Helen Traubel), 1954

music sheet cover When I Grow Up

Words by Edward Heyman, music by Ray Henderson, 1935
Curly Top (Shirley Temple, reprised by Arthur Treacher and Billy Gilbert), 1935

When I Look at You

also "Caro Mona (When I Look at You)," comedy version
Words by Paul Francis Webster, music by Walter Jurmann
Presenting Lily Mars (Ballad version sung by Marta Eggerth, Comedy version sung by Judy Garland with Bob Crosby and His Orchestra), 1943

When I Look in Your Eyes

Words and music by Leslie Bricusse, 1967
Doctor Dolittle (sung by Rex Harrison), 1967

When I Love I Love

Words by Mack Gordon, music by Harry Warren, 1941
Week-End in Havana (sung by Carmen Miranda with the Carmen Miranda Band), 1941

When I'm Not Near the Girl I Love

Words by E.Y. Harburg, music by Burton Lane, 1946
Introduced by David Wayne in the stage musical "Finian's Rainbow," 1947
Finian's Rainbow (Tommy Steele), 1968

When I'm Out with the Belle of New York

Words by Johnny Mercer, music by Harry Warren, 1952
The Belle of New York (Chorus), 1952

When I'm Queen of the Castle

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

When I'm 64

Written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, 1966
Popularized by The Beatles
Yellow Submarine (sung by The Beatles), 1968
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (sung by Frankie Howerd and Sandy Farina), 1978

When I'm the President

Written by Al Sherman and Al Lewis
The Eddie Cantor Story (sung by Eddie Cantor dubbing for Keefe Brasselle), 1953

When I'm with You

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

When Irish Eyes Are Smiling

When Irish eyes are smiling,
Sure, 'tis like the morn in Spring.
In the lilt of Irish laughter
You can hear the angels sing.
When Irish hearts are happy,
All the world seems bright and gay.
And when Irish eyes are smiling,
Sure, they steal your heart away.

Words by Chauncey Olcott and George Graff Jr., music by Ernest Ball, 1912
Introduced in the stage musical "The Isle o' Dreams"
Let Freedom Ring (sung by Nelson Eddy), 1939
My Favorite Blonde (sung by Bob Hope and passengers on train), 1942

When Is Sometime?
When It's Apple Blossom Time in Normandy

Words and music by Harry Gifford, Huntley Trevor and Tom Mellor, 1912
Shine On, Harvest Moon (Ann Sheridan and Dennis Morgan as "Bayes and Norworth"), 1944

When It's Love

Written by Edgar De Lange and Nicholas Kharito
No Leave, No Love (Marina Koshetz), 1946

When Johnny Comes Marching Home

When Johnny comes marching home again,
Hurrah! Hurrah!
We'll give him a hearty welcome then,
Hurrah! Hurrah!
The men will cheer, the boys will shout,
The ladies they will all turn out,
And we'll all feel gay
When Johnny comes marching home.

Words and music by Patrick Gilmore, 1863
Popular song during the American Civil War
For Me and My Gal (excerpt sung by Judy Garland and the MGM Studio Chorus), 1942
Yankee Doodle Dandy (part of "George Washington Jr." sequence sung by Chorus), 1942
When Johnny Comes Marching Home (sung by Donald O'Connor), 1942
How the West Was Won (sung in counterpoint to I'm Bound for the Promised Land by The Ken Darby Singers), 1963

When Love Goes Wrong (Nothin' Goes Right)

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

When My Baby Smiles at Me

Written by Bill Munro, Harry Von Tilzer, Andrew B. Sterling and Ted Lewis
Sing, Baby, Sing (The Ritz Brothers), 1936
Hold That Ghost (Ted Lewis and His Band), 1941

When My Ship Comes In

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

When Private Brown Becomes a Captain

Words by Don Raye, music by Hughie Prince ~1941
Buck Privates (played on guitar and harmonica by Frank Cook, vocal by Lou Costello and Kitchen Crew), 1941

When Romance Passes By

Written by Ralph Freed and Sammy Fain, 1946
Two Sisters from Boston (Kathryn Grayson), 1946

When She Walks in the Room

Words by Dorothy Fields, music by Sigmund Romberg, 1945
Introduced in the stage musical "Up in Central Park," 1945
Up in Central Park (Dick Haymes), 1948

When Someone Wonderful Thinks You're Wonderful

Words by Mack David, music by Jerry Livingston, ~1953
Scared Stiff (sung by Dean Martin), 1953

When the Berry Blossoms Bloom

Written by Joe Penner and Hal Raynor
New Faces of 1937 (performed by Joe Penner), 1937

When the Boys Meet the Girls

Words and music by Jack Keller and Howard Greenfield, 1965
When the Boys Meet the Girls (sung by Connie Francis behind titles), 1965

When the Children Are Asleep

Words by Oscar Hammerstein II, music by Richard Rodgers, 1945
Introduced in the stage musical "Carousel," 1945
Carousel (sung by Robert Rounseville and Barbara Ruick), 1956

When the Clock Strikes Midnight

Words and music by Hank Hunter and Stan Vincent, 1964
Looking for Love (sung by Connie Francis), 1964

When the Foeman Bears His Steel

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 Tony Azito, Linda Ronstadt, Policemen and Daughters), 1983

When the Folks Up High Do the Mean Low-Down

Words and music by Irving Berlin
Reaching for the Moon (sung by Bing Crosby and Bebe Daniels, danced by ship passengers), 1931

When the Idle Poor Become the Idle Rich

Words by E. Y. Harburg, music by Burton Lane, 1946
Introduced by Ella Logan and Chorus in the stage musical "Finian's Rainbow," 1947
Finian's Rainbow (Fred Astaire, Petula Clark and Chorus), 1968

When the Midnight Choo-Choo Leaves for Alabam'

Words and music by Irving Berlin, 1912
Popularized by Arthur Collins and Byron Harlan
Alexander's Ragtime Band (Alice Faye), 1938
Easter Parade (part of a medley sung and danced by Fred Astaire and Judy Garland), 1948
There's No Business Like Show Business (Ethel Merman, Dan Dailey, Mitzi Gaynor, Donald O'Connor), 1954

When the Moon Comes Over Madison Square
(The Love Lament of a Western Gent)

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

When the Moon Comes Over the Mountain

Words by Howard Johnson, music by Harry MacGregor Woods, 1931
The Big Broadcast (Kate Smith), 1932
Popularized by Kate Smith (her theme song)

When the One You Love (Simply Won't Love Back)

Words by Sammy Cahn, music by Jule Styne, 1945
Cinderella Jones (introduced by Louanne Hogan dubbing for Joan Leslie), 1946

When the Red, Red Robin Comes Bob, Bob Bobbin' Along

Words and music by Harry MacGregor Woods, 1926
Popularized by Sophie Tucker
Jolson Sings Again (Al Jolson dubbing for Larry Parks), 1949
I'll Cry Tomorrow (sung by Susan Hayward), 1955


Words and music by James Milton Black, 1893
The Buddy Holly Story (sung by Church Choir), 1978

When the Saints Go Marching In

Words by Katherine E. Purvis, music by James M. Black, 1896
Most popular recording by Louis Armstrong
The Seven Hills of Rome (excerpt sung by Mario Lanza impersonating Louis Armstrong), 1958
The Five Pennies (special lyrics and adaptation by Sylvia Fine; sung and played by Louis Armstrong and Danny Kaye), 1959
Frankie and Johnny (special adaptation by Bill Giant, Bernie Baum and Florence Kaye sung and danced by Elvis Presley with The Jordanaires and Ensemble), 1966

music sheet cover When Winter Comes

Words and music by Irving Berlin, 1939
Second Fiddle (introduced by Rudy Vallee), 1939
Popularized by Artie Shaw and His Orchestra

When You and I Were Young Maggie

Words by George W. Johnson, music by James Austin Butterfield, 1866
Mammy (sung by the Big City Quartet), 1930

When You Believe

Written by Stephen Schwartz and Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds, 1998
Introduced by Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston in the animated film The Prince of Egypt, 1998
Best Song Academy Award Won Best Song Academy Award for 1998

When You Had Left Our Pirate Fold

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, Rex Smith and Kevin Kline), 1983

When You Hear the Time Signal

Words by Johnny Mercer, music by Victor Schertzinger, 1942
The Fleet's In (Dorothy Lamour), 1942

When You Love Someone

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

When You Pretend

Words by Jack Brooks, music by Harry Warren
Artists and Models (sung by Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis), 1955

(When You Think of Lovin', Baby) Think of Me

Written by Swander and Tenney (?)
Presenting Lily Mars (Bob Crosby and His Orchestra with the Wilde Twins), 1943

When You Were a Smile on Your Mother's Lips

Written by Irving Kahal and Sammy Fain
Dames (Dick Powell), 1934

When You Were Sweet Sixteen

I love you as I never loved before!
Since first I met you on the village green.
Come to me, or my dream of love is o'er!
I love you as I loved you,
When you were sweet
When you were sweet sixteen.

Words and music by James Thornton, 1898
Little Miss Broadway (sung by Shirley Temple and Quartet), 1938
The Jolson Story (sung by Rudy Wissler dubbing for Scotty Beckett, sung later by Al Jolson dubbing for Larry Parks), 1946

When You Wish Upon a Star

Words by Ned Washington, music by Leigh Harline, 1940
Introduced in the animated film Pinocchio by Cliff Edwards as the voice of Jiminy Cricket
Best Song Academy Award Won Best Song Academy Award for 1940
Theme song of "The Wonderful World of Disney" television show

When You Wore a Tulip (And I Wore a Big Red Rose)

Words by Jack Mahoney, music by Percy Wenrich, 1914
Popularized by The American Quartet
For Me and My Gal (excerpt sung and danced by Judy Garland and Gene Kelly), 1942
Greenwich Village (excerpt sung by Don Ameche, Willian Bendix, B.S. Pully and two unidentified men), 1944
The Merry Monahans, 1944
The Trouble with Girls (sung by young girl), 1969

When You're Away

Words by Henry Blossom, music by Victor Herbert, 1914
Introduced in the operetta "The Only Girl"
His Butler's Sister (Deanna Durbin), 1943

When You're Driving Through The Moonlight / A Lovely Night

Words by Oscar Hammerstein II, music by Richard Rodgers
Cinderella (sung by Lesley Ann Warren, Jo Van Fleet, Barbara Ruick and Pat Carroll), 1965

When You're in Love

Words by Johnny Mercer, music by Gene De Paul, 1954
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (sung by Jane Powell, reprised by Howard Keel), 1954

When You're Loved

Words and music by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman, 1978
The Magic of Lassie (sung offscreen by Debby Boone), 1978

When You're Playing with Fire

Words by Jerry Seelen, music by Hal Borne and Adolph Deutsch
Julia Misbehaves (sung by Greer Garson with acrobats in burning building skit), 1948

Whenever You're Away from Me

Words and music by John Farrar
Xanadu (sung and danced by Olivia Newton-John and Gene Kelly), 1980

Where Am I Going

Words and music by Michael Berz, 1987
Snow White (sung by Simon Green dubbing for James Ian Wright), 1987

Where Am I Going

Words by Dorothy Fields, music by Cy Coleman
Sweet Charity (sung by Shirley MacLaine), 1969

Where Did I Go Wrong?

Written by Guy Hemric and Jerry Styner, 1964
Pajama Party (sung by Dorothy Lamour, danced by fashion models), 1964

Where Did My Childhood Go?

Words and music by Leslie Bricusse, 1969
Goodbye Mr. Chips (Peter O'Toole), 1969

Where Did You Get That Girl

Words by Harry Puck, music by Bert Kalmar, 1913
Three Little Words (sung and danced by Fred Astaire and Vera-Ellen, Vera-Ellen dubbed by Anita Ellis), 1950

Where Did You Learn to Dance?

Written by Mack Gordon and Josef Myrow, 1953
I Love Melvin (sung and danced by Debbie Reynolds and Donald O'Connor), 1953

Where Do I Go?

Words by Gerome Ragni and James Rado, music by Galt MacDermot, 1967
Introduced in the stage musical "Hair" by James Rado , 1967
Hair (sung by John Savage and Chorus), 1979

Where Do We Go from Here?

Words and music by Percy Wenrich and Howard Johnson, 1917
For Me and My Gal (excerpt sung by Judy Garland, The King's Men and the MGM Studio Chorus), 1942

Where Does Love Begin

Written by Sammy Cahn and Jule Styne, 1944
Step Lively (sung and danced by Gloria DeHaven, George Murphy and Chorus; later by Frank Sinatra and Anne Jeffreys), 1944

Where Else But Here

Written by Edward Heyman and Sigmund Romberg
Let Freedom Ring (Nelson Eddy and Chorus), 1939

Where Is It Written?

Words by Alan Bergman and Marilyn Bergman, music by Michel Legrand, 1983
Yentl (sung by Barbra Streisand), 1983

Where Is Love?

Words and music by Lionel Bart, 1960
Introduced in the London production of the stage musical "Oliver!" 1960
Oliver! (solo by Mark Lester), 1968

Where Is the Life That Late I Led

Words and music by Cole Porter, 1948
Introduced in the stage musical "Kiss Me Kate," 1948
Kiss Me Kate (Howard Keel), 1953

Where Knowledge Ends (Faith Begins)

Words by Hal David, music by Burt Bacharach, 1973
Lost Horizon (sung by Diana Lee dubbing for Liv Ullman), 1973

Where or When

Words by Lorenz Hart, music by Richard Rodgers, 1937
Introduced by Ray Heatherton and Mitzi Green in the stage musical "Babes in Arms," 1937
Babes in Arms (Doug McPhail, Betty Jaynes and Judy Garland), 1939
Words and Music (Lena Horne), 1948


Words and music by Roy Turk, Bing Crosby and Fred E. Ahlert, 1931
The Big Broadcast (Bing Crosby), 1932
365 Nights in Hollywood (short excerpt sung by man impersonating Bing Crosby), 1934

Where the Boys Are

Words by Howard Greenfield, music by Neil Sedaka
Where the Boys Are (Connie Francis), 1960

Where There's Love

Written by Earl K. Brent, based on the waltz from "Der Rosenkavalier" by Richard Strauss
Three Daring Daughters (Jeanette MacDonald), 1947

Where There's Music

Words and music by Roger Edens, 1943
Presenting Lily Mars (Judy Garland and Chorus), 1943

Where You Are

Words by Mack Gordon, music by Harry Warren, 1941
The Great American Broadcast (sung by Alice Faye, John Payne and Four Ink Spots), 1941

Where's That Rainbow

Words by Lorenz Hart, music by Richard Rodgers, 1926
Introduced by Margaret Breen and Helen Ford in the stage musical "Peggy Ann," 1926
Words and Music (Ann Sothern), 1948

Where's the Mate for Me (Gambler's Song)

Words by Oscar Hammerstein II, music by Jerome Kern, 1927
Show Boat (sung by Allan Jones), 1936
Till the Clouds Roll By (sung by Tony Martin), 1946
Show Boat (sung by Howard Keel), 1951

Wherever You Are

Words by Mort Greene, music by Harry Revel, 1942
Four Jacks and a Jill (sung by Martha Mears dubbing for Anne Shirley, danced by Ray Bolger and Anne Shirley), 1942

Which One?

Written by Lester Lee and Ned Washington
Three for the Show (sung by Marge Champion), 1955

Whiffenpoof Song, The

Yale Whiffenpoof's signature song, exact origin unknown
"We are poor little lambs who have lost our way, bah, bah, bah..."
Riding High (sung by Bing Crosby, Raymond Walburn, William Demarest and club patrons), 1950
Monkey Business (excerpt sung by Cary Grant, Ginger Rogers and Chorus), 1952

While Hearts Are Singing

Words by Clifford Grey, music by Oscar Straus, 1931
The Smiling Lieutenant (played by Maurice Chevalier at the piano and Claudette Colbert on violin, segment sung by Claudette Colbert), 1931

While My Lady Sleeps

Written by Gus Kahn and Bronislau Kaper
The Chocolate Soldier (Nelson Eddy disguised as the Russian serenading Risë Stevens), 1941

music sheet cover
While Strolling in the Park One Day
(The Fountain in the Park)

Words and music by Ed Haley and Robert A. Keiser, 1884
Hollywood Revue of 1929 (with special lyric: comedy number sung and danced by Marie Dressler, Polly Moran, Bessie Love, Charles King, Cliff Edwards and Gus Edwards), 1929
Yankee Doodle Dandy (excerpt sung and danced by Jo Ann Marlowe), 1942

While the Men Are All Drinking

Written by Ralph Blane and Harry Warren, 1948
Summer Holiday (sung by Ladies Ensemble at picnic), 1948

Whispering

Words and music by John Schonberger, Richard Coburn and Vincent Rose, 1920
Popularized by Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra
Ziegfeld Girl (sung by Bill Days, John Rarig and Max Smith; danced by Nightclub Patrons), 1941
Greenwich Village (sung by Vivian Blaine), 1944

music sheet cover Whispers in the Dark

Words by Leo Robin, music by Frederick Hollander, 1937
Artists and Models (introduced by Connee Boswell with Andre Kostelanetz and His Orchestra), 1937
Nominated for Best Song Academy Award for 1937

Whistle While You Work

Words by Larry Morey, mu