3:22
single, 1951
Written by Hoagy Carmichael and Johnny Mercer
Bing and Jane Wyman have fun with this silly song, originally from a movie called Here Comes the Groom, which stars them both. The film's plot is "Foreign correspondent Pete Garvey has just five days to win back his former fiancée, or he'll lose the orphans he adopted," which sounds like the epitome of a '50s screwball romantic comedy. The lyrics seem to be goofy quasi-nonsense, basically some patter about being ready for an outdoor party. "I like a weenie bake, steak and a layer cake / And you'll get a tummy ache too." But not every line is so clear. There's also: "How about your brother Jackass?" And "If perchance we look a bit peaked / Remember c'est la guerre." It's also credited to the band "The Five Hits and a Miss." This song won the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1951.
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