Moonlight Becomes You (song) explained
Moonlight Becomes You |
Type: | single |
Artist: | Bing Crosby |
B-Side: | Constantly |
Published: | by Famous Music Corp., New York[1] |
Recorded: | [2] |
Studio: | Decca Recording Studio, Los Angeles, California |
Composer: | Jimmy Van Heusen |
Lyricist: | Johnny Burke |
Prev Title: | White Christmas |
Prev Year: | 1942 |
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Next Title: | Sunday, Monday, or Always |
Next Year: | 1943 |
"Moonlight Becomes You" is a popular song composed by Jimmy Van Heusen with lyrics by Johnny Burke. The song was written for the Paramount Pictures release Road to Morocco (1942) and published in 1942 in connection with the film. Vic Schoen (staff arranger for Paramount) wrote the arrangement.
The song has been recorded many times, becoming a standard, but the recording by Bing Crosby on June 12, 1942[3] is the best known. This topped the Billboard charts in 1942 and spent a total of 17 weeks in the lists.[4]
Other recordings
Popular culture
- A clip of the song by Julie Morgan was also featured in , also a Paramount film.
- The Glenn Miller Orchestra version of the song. sung by Skip Nelson, is featured in a dance sequence in the New York City immersive theater production Sleep No More.
- Becker and an old lady sing it together at the end of the episode "Love! Lies! Bleeding!"
- The Caretaker (James Leyland Kirby) samples a cover of the song by Carroll Gibbons in his 2008 album Persistent Repetition of Phrases in the track "Von Restorff Effect"
External links
Notes and References
- Book: Library of Congress. Copyright Office. . Catalog of Copyright Entries 1942 2 Music New Series Vol 37 Pt 3 . 1942 . U.S. Govt. Print. Off. . United States Copyright Office . English.
- Web site: Decca matrix DLA 3034. Moonlight becomes you / Bing Crosby - Discography of American Historical Recordings . 2022-04-30 . adp.library.ucsb.edu.
- Web site: A Bing Crosby Discography. BING magazine. International Club Crosby. June 21, 2017.
- Book: Whitburn. Joel. Pop Memories 1890-1954. 1986. Record Research Inc. 0-89820-083-0. 109.
- Web site: Discogs. discogs.com. February 14, 2016.
- Web site: Discogs. Discogs.com. 1995 . February 14, 2016.
- Book: Whitburn. Joel. Pop Memories 1890-1954. 1986. Record Research Inc. 0-89820-083-0. 312.
- Web site: Bobby Hackett with Strings – Moonlight Becomes You (Vinyl). Discogs. 17 December 2017 .
- Book: Whitburn. Joel. Pop Memories 1890-1954. 1986. Record Research Inc. 0-89820-083-0. 226.
- Web site: Discogs. discogs.com. 1962 . February 14, 2016.
- Web site: Discogs. discogs.com. February 14, 2016.
- Web site: Discogs. discogs.com. 1962 . February 14, 2016.
- Web site: Discogs. discogs.com. 1982 . February 14, 2016.