Hooray for Love (song)
| "Hooray for Love" | |
|---|---|
| from the film Hooray for Love | |
| Song | |
| Written | 1935 |
| Composer(s) | Jimmy McHugh |
| Lyricist(s) | Dorothy Fields |
| "Hooray for Love" | |
|---|---|
| from the film Casbah | |
| Song | |
| Written | 1948 |
| Composer(s) | Harold Arlen |
| Lyricist(s) | Leo Robin |
"Hooray for Love" is a song title that appears on two separate songs. The earlier song was composed by Jimmy McHugh, lyrics by Dorothy Fields, for a 1935 RKO-Radio movie (starring Fats Waller) of the same title.
The second song was composed by Harold Arlen, with lyrics by Leo Robin. It was written for the 1948 film Casbah. Tony Martin had the nationally charted version. The song was used in a 1981 campaign for ABC-TVs daytime programming.
Notable song recordings (McHugh/Fields)
- Wesla Whitfield - Let's Get Lost (2001)
Notable song recordings (Arlen/Robin)
- Rosemary Clooney - Rosemary Clooney Sings the Music of Harold Arlen (1993)
- Ella Fitzgerald - Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Harold Arlen Songbook (1961)
- Eddie Howard Orchestra - Great for Dancing -Strictly Instrumental
- Susannah McCorkle - Thanks for the Memory—The Songs of Leo Robin (1983)
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