3:04
single, 1934
Written by Irving Berlin, 1919
The original crooner. This version, like most others, omits a rather silly first verse and goes straight into the chorus. Berlin's lyrics are enchanting. "Just like the strain of a haunting refrain / She'll start upon a marathon / And run around your brain." Vallée by all accounts had a violent temper and sometimes came to blows with people he worked with or, some allege, women. But apparently he insisted on having Louis Armstrong fill in for him when he was away at his radio show, so he was progressive for his time!