I've Got the World on a String
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"I've Got The World on a String" is a 1932 popular song composed by Harold Arlen, with lyrics written by Ted Koehler. It was written for the 1932 Cotton Club Parade.
It was introduced by Cab Calloway and Bing Crosby. It was also recorded by Frank Sinatra in 1953. It reached #14 on Billboard's most played list.
Anthony Perkins sang it in the drama Winter Dream, a production of the live anthology TV series, Front Row Center. Céline Dion also performed this song in her Las Vegas show A New Day..., which ran from 2002 until 2007.
[edit] Notable recordings
- Louis Armstrong - (1933)
- Lee Wiley - "Manhattan Nights" circa 1940
- Frank Sinatra - This is Sinatra! (1956)
- Louis Prima - Call of the Wildest (1957)
- The Polly Bergen Show - Gordon MacRae and Polly Bergen perform the song on her NBC program (February 22, 1958)
- Jo Stafford - Jo + Jazz (1960)
- Ella Fitzgerald - Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Harold Arlen Songbook (1961), Ella in Hollywood (1960)
- Peggy Lee - Sugar 'n' Spice (1962)
- Frank Sinatra and Liza Minnelli - Duets (1993)
- Diana Krall - Only Trust Your Heart (1995)
- Barry Manilow - Manilow Sings Sinatra (1998)
- Lorrie Morgan - Secret Love (1998)
- James Darren - This One's from the Heart (1999)
- Céline Dion - Live in Las Vegas - A New Day... (2004)
- Tony Bennett with Diana Krall – Duets: An American Classic (2006)
- Michael Bublé - Call Me Irresponsible (2007)
- Rod Stewart - Fly Me To The Moon ... The Great American Songbook - Volume V (2010)
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