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This article is about the song. For the documentary series dedicated to individual streets, see On the Street Where You Live (TV series).

"On the Street Where You Live" is a song with music by Frederick Loewe and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner from the 1956 Broadway musical My Fair Lady. It is sung in the musical by the character Freddy Eynsford-Hill, who was portrayed by John Michael King in the original production. In the 1964 film version, it was sung by Bill Shirley, dubbing for actor Jeremy Brett.

The most popular single of the song was recorded by Vic Damone in 1956 for Columbia Records. It reached #4 on the Billboard magazine charts[1] and #6 on Cash Box magazine's chart. It was a number-one hit in the UK in 1958.[2] Eddie Fisher also had a top-20 Billboard hit with the song in 1956.[3] Andy Williams' recording appeared in the Billboard top 40 in 1964.[4]

The song has been recorded by a variety of other performers, including Harry Connick, Jr., Lawrence Welk (whose band also performed it on his weekly TV series numerous times), Doris Day, Frank Chacksfield, Bobby Darin, Dean Martin, Nat King Cole, Holly Cole, Marvin Gaye, Perry Como, Ray Reach, Gene Pitney, Earl Grant, Dennis DeYoung, Quincy Jones, David Whitfield, Nancy Wilson, Diane Marino, Ilse Huizinga, Matt Dusk, Richard Clayderman, Chelsea Krombach, Masha Qrella, Ricki Lee Jones, Mr Hudson & The Library, Peggy Lee, Vocal Spectrum, Steve Hogarth, from Marillion and Bill Frisell.

It was featured in a series five episode of the BBC One sitcom My Family, and in the first episode of AMC's Mad Men. In the movie Blast from the Past, Brendan Fraser's character, Adam, sings a verse to Alicia Silverstone's character, Eve. It was also sung by the character Tony, played by Nicholas Hoult, in the first episode of Channel 4 teen drama Skins. A mariachi band sing a Spanish version in the movie Joe Versus the Volcano. The song was used to promote the 50th anniverary week of Coronation Street.[5]. It is also featured on McDonald's UK 2011 advertisement for its latest breakfast wrap.

References

  1. ^ Joel Whitburn, Top Pop Singles
  2. ^ Tony Brown, Jon Kutner & Neil Warwick, The Complete Book Of The British Charts
  3. ^ Joel Whitburn, Top Pop Singles
  4. ^ Joel Whitburn, Top Pop Singles
  5. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UcVoNEhhICU


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