If You Knew Susie
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"If You Knew Susie" is the title of a popular song from the 1920s written by Buddy DeSylva[1] and Joseph Meyer.[2]
With a name immortally linked with many hits, Eddie Cantor's best-known 1920s success was undoubtedly "If You Knew Susie", which was a U.S. number-one song for five weeks in 1925.[3]
[edit] In popular culture
- A film by the same name, starring Cantor, was released in 1948.
- The song is sung by Frank Sinatra and Gene Kelly in the film "Anchors Aweigh" (1945).
- Ruth Cracknell sings the song is several episodes of the television series "Mother and Son".
[edit] References
- ^ "Composers-Lyricists Database, Biography: Buddy DeSylva". http://www.nfo.net/cal/td3.html. Retrieved 2008-11-24.
- ^ "Composers-Lyricists Database, Biography: Joseph Meyer". http://www.nfo.net/cal/tm5.html. Retrieved 2008-11-24.
- ^ CD liner notes: Chart-Toppers of the Twenties, 1998 ASV Ltd.
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