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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.[2][3] The song was Maurice Chevalier's first hit in the United States, and was among the best selling records for 10 weeks in the Summer of 1929.[4]
Ben Pollack & His Central Park Orchestra and Bing Crosby also recorded the song in 1929.[4] Crosby's version was also a hit in the Summer of 1929.[4]
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".[5] Robert Reed sang a portion of the song on the 1973 episode of The Brady Bunch, "A Room at the Top".[6]
References
- ^ a b c "Maurice Chevalier – Louise / On Top Of The World, Alone", Discogs. Accessed August 16, 2015
- ^ Don Tyler, "Hit Songs, 1900-1955: American Popular Music of the Pre-Rock Era", McFarland & Company, (2007) p. 163
- ^ David A. Jasen, "Tin Pan Alley: An Encyclopedia of the Golden Age of American Song", Routledge, (2004)
- ^ a b c Jean Pierre Lion, "Bix: The Definitive Biography of a Jazz Legend : Leon "Bix" Beiderbecke (1903-1931)", A&C Black, (2005) pp. 212-213
- ^ "The French Revue", Season 3, Episode 7, I Love Lucy, (1953)
- ^ "A Room at the Top", Season 4, Episode 23, The Brady Bunch, (1973)
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