What's the Use of Dreaming?
"What's the Use of Dreaming?" is a popular song written and sung by Joe Howard. It appeared in shows in 1906 and 1907,[1] and was a hit song in 1938.[2][3] The song was revived for the 1947 biopic I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now.[4]
References
- ^ Donald J. Stubblebine, Early Broadway Sheet Music
- ^ Billboard - Jan 18, 1947 "JOE HOWARD'S GAY NINETIES REVUE (De Luxe 18) A name to reckon with since the gas-lit days of the gay nineties, ... Other everlastings include Saturday Night, Goodbye My 'Lady Love, Honeymoon, Hello Ma Baby, What's the Use of Dreaming..."
- ^ The Complete Entertainment Discography, from the Mid-1890s to 1942 Brian A. L. Rust, Allen G. Debus - 1973
- ^ James Robert Parish, Michael R. Pitts Hollywood Songsters: Garland to O'Connor 0415943337- - 2003 Page 369 "(1947), the fictional biography of 1890s' composer Joseph E. "Joe" Howard (played by Mark Stevens). June portrays an entertainer who performs many of Howard's tunes (the title song, "Honeymoon," and "What's the Use of Dreaming")"
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