Give Me the Simple Life
Give Me the Simple Life is a 1945 song written by Rube Bloom (music) and Harry Ruby (lyrics). It was introduced in the 1946 film Wake Up and Dream.[1][2]
Notable recordings
- Bing Crosby - Decca single, recorded August 29, 1945 with Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra.[3] This charted briefly in 1946.
- Benny Goodman & his Orchestra with vocal by Liza Morrow, (Columbia single, 1945). This also charted briefly in 1946.[4]
- Cal Tjader - The Cal Tjader Trio(1953)
- Tony Bennett - for his album Cloud 7 (1955)
- June Christy - included in her album Gone for the Day (1957)
- Rosemary Clooney - Clap Hands! Here Comes Rosie! (RCA, 1960)
- Julie London - for her album Julie...At Home (1960).
- Oscar Peterson - Tracks (MPS, 1970)
- George Shearing and Mel Tormé - An Evening with George Shearing & Mel Tormé (Concord, 1982)
- Mariska Veres and Shocking Jazz Quintet - On TV-Show with Hans van Willigenburg (1990)[5]
- Steve Tyrell - A New Standard (1999)
- Michael Feinstein and Barbara Cook - for their album Cheek to Cheek: Cook and Feinstein (2011).
Film appearances
- 1946 The Dark Corner - played on the radio in the background. This film had a May, 1946 release date which preceded the December, 1946 release date of Wake Up And Dream. [6]
- 1946 Wake Up and Dream - sung by John Payne and June Haver.
- 1978 A Wedding - played on piano and sung by Tony Llorens.
- 1995 Father of the Bride Part II - sung by Steve Tyrell
- 1953 Dangerous Crossing - Dance scene on ship with Jeanne Crain
References
- ^ Don Tyler (2 April 2007). Hit Songs, 1900-1955: American Popular Music of the Pre-Rock Era. McFarland. p. 355. ISBN 978-0-7864-2946-2.
- ^ William H. Young; Nancy K. Young (2008). Music of the World War II Era. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 212. ISBN 978-0-313-33891-5.
- ^ "A Bing Crosby Discography". BING magazine. International Club Crosby. Retrieved September 10, 2017.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. Wisconsin, USA: Record Research Inc. p. 503. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.
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- ^ http://www.tcm.com/this-month/article/276332%7C276337/The-Dark-Corner.html