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'''"Louise"''' is a song written by [[Leo Robin]] & [[Richard A. Whiting]] for the 1929 film ''[[Innocents of Paris]]'', where it was performed by [[Maurice Chevalier]].<ref>Don Tyler, "Hit Songs, 1900-1955: American Popular Music of the Pre-Rock Era", ''[[McFarland & Company]]'', (2007) p. 163</ref><ref>David A. Jasen, "Tin Pan Alley: An Encyclopedia of the Golden Age of American Song", ''[[Routledge]]'', (2004)</ref> The song was Maurice Chevalier's first hit in the [[United States]], and was among the best selling records for 10 weeks in the
[[Ben Pollack|Ben Pollack & His Central Park Orchestra]] and [[Bing Crosby]] also recorded the song in 1929.<ref name="JeanPierreLion"/> The Crosby
[[Desi Arnaz]], [[Lucille Ball]], [[William Frawley]], and [[Vivian Vance]] each sang a portion of the song, in a manner imitating Maurice Chevalier, on the 1953 ''[[I Love Lucy]]'' episode, "The French Revue".<ref>"The French Revue", Season 3, Episode 7, ''[[I Love Lucy]]'', (1953)</ref> [[Robert Reed]] sang a portion of the song on the 1973 episode of ''[[The Brady Bunch]]'', "A Room at the Top".<ref>"A Room at the Top", Season 4, Episode 23, ''[[The Brady Bunch]]'', (1973)</ref>
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