By the Beautiful Sea (song)
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 Cover, sheet music, 1914 | |
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"By the Beautiful Sea" is a popular song published in 1914, with music written by Harry Carroll and lyrics written by Harold R. Atteridge.[1] The sheet music was published by Shapiro, Bernstein & Co.[2]
The song was originally recorded by the Heidelberg Quintet, topping the early American music charts for six weeks in the summer of 1914, during the outbreak of World War I.[3]
In popular culture
The song has appeared in many musicals, television shows and films including Some Like It Hot, The Haunted Mansion, The Waltons, and Apartment Troubles (2014). [4][5] In addition to that, one of the children's toys called Sing-a-ma-jigs sings this song. It is also used as the tune of the Lalaloopsy Magic Mermaid Coral Sea Shells commercial jingle.
References
- ^ Perfessor Bill Edwards - Songs from 1910 to 1919
- ^ By the beautiful sea / Harry Carroll (sheet music):Sheet Music Description: Performing Arts Encyclopedia, Library of Congress
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (1986). Pop Memories: 1890-1954. Record Research. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.
- ^ Harold Atteridge filmography at Internet Movie Database
- ^ Harry Carroll filmography at Internet Movie Database
External links
- A 1914 recording of the song by Ada Jones and Billy Watkins on YouTube
- A 1914 recording of the song by the Victor Military Band
- By the beautiful sea song lyrics, as performed on I Love Lucy
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