WW2 Songs 1943
 

SONGS OF 1943
FIRST PLACE SONGS - (TOTAL WEEKS)
BRAZIL
1939 "Aquarella do Brasil", Portuguese words and music by
Ary Barroso; English words by S.K. Russell (1942).
1943 introduced by Eddie Duchin Orch.; hit records by Xavier
Cugat and Jimmy Dorsey bands.


YOU'LL NEVER KNOW (24)
Lyrics: Mack Gordon: Music: Harry Warren
Introduced in the 1943 musical film: Hello, Frisco, Hello


COMIN' IN ON A WING AND A PRAYER (18)
Lyrics: Harold Adamson: Music: Jimmy McHugh


PAPER DOLL (23)
Johnny S. Black
Introduced in the 1942 musical film: Hi Good Lookin'


PEOPLE WILL SAY WE'RE IN LOVE (30)
Lyrics: Oscar Hammerstein II: Music: Richard Rodgers
Introduced in the 1943 Musical Theatre: Oklahoma!


MY HEART TELLS ME (19)
Lyrics: Mack Gordon; Music: Harry Warren
Introduced in the musical film: Sweet Rosie O'Grady


AS TIME GOES BY (21)
Herman Hupfield
Introduced in the Musical Theatre: Everybody's Welcome


SUNDAY, MONDAY, OR ALWAYS (18)
Lyrics: Johnny Burke; Music: James Van Heusen
Introduced in the musical film: Dixie


l'VE HEARD THAT SONG BEFORE (15)
Lyrics: Sammy Cahn; Music: Jule Styne
Introduced in the non-musical film: Youth on Parade


LET'S GET LOST (13)
Lyrics: Frank Loesser; Music: Jimmy McHugh
Introduced in the musical film: Happy Go Lucky


DON'T GET AROUND MUCH ANY MORE (16)
Lyrics: Sidney Keith (Bob) Russell; Music: Duke Ellington


ALL OR NOTHING AT ALL (14)
Arthur Altman and Jack Lawrence


ELMER'S TUNE (15)
Dick Jurgens, Sammy Gallop and Elmer Albrecht
Introduced in the musical film: Strictly in the Groove


MOONLIGHT BECOMES YOU (14)
Lyrics: Johnny Burke; Music: James Van Heusen
Introduced in the musical film: Road to Morocco


SHOO SHOO, BABY (17)
Phil Moore



SECOND PLACE SONGS - (TOTAL WEEKS)
YOU'DE BE SO NICE TO COME HOME TO (16)
Cole Porter
Introduced in the 1942 musical film: Something to Shout About


IN THE BLUE OF EVENING (18)
Lyrics: Thomas Adair; Music: Alfonso D'Artega


THEY'RE EITHER TOO YOUNG OR TOO OLD (12)
Lyrics: Frank Loesser; Music: Arthur Schwartz
Introduced in the musical film: Thank Your Lucky Star


PISTOL PACKIN' MAMA (14)
Al Dexter


OH, WHAT A BEAUTIFUL MORNIN' (13)
Lyrics: Oscar Hammerstein II; Music: Richard Rodgers
Introduced in the Musical Theatre: Oklahoma!


THAT OLD BLACK MAGIC (15)
Lyrics: Johnny Mercer; Music: Harold Arlen
Introduced in the musical film: Star Spangled Rhythm




THIRD PLACE SONGS - (TOTAL WEEKS)
IT CAN'T BE WRONG (20)
Lyrics: Kim Gannon; Music: Max Steiner
Introduced in the non-musical film: Now, Voyager


I HEARD YOU CRIED LAST NIGHT (13)
Lyrics: Jerrie Kruger; Music: Ted Grouya
Introduced in the non-musical film: Cindarella Swings It

Some of these hits have stood the Test of time very well :)

Has anybody
 

seen a duplicate of the quality in the last 30 years!!!!!
Just don't make them anymore, to my knowledge. When you see a recent movie or one years ago, you hear the theme music from this era or earlier!!!!!!
SF
NC

When Mom
was carrying me in '46. Gramma took her to a Chi-town stage of Oklahoma - gonna give me some exposure to good music as early as possile. Guess it worked - I'm still hooked on musicals. Brigadoon, Camelot, My Fair Lady, West Side Story.
And the old songs.
Okay, I'll be seeing you, in all the old familiar....