The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #151778   Message #3546383
Posted By: Joe Offer
07-Aug-13 - 12:07 AM
Thread Name: Lyr Add: Marie (Irving Berlin)
Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Marie (Irving Berlin)
Never in a million years, would I have guessed that this was an Irving Berlin song. I find that it was published in 1928 and popularized by Rudy Vallee. Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra did a recording in 1937, changing the time signature from 3/4 to 4/4 and making it a foxtrot (video-click). But I think I first heard this song on the 1965 recording by the Bachelors (video - click).

Good find, Q.

-Joe-

P.S. Gee, this is fun exploring these Irving Berlin songs. I dare y'all to find a YouTube recording of this song as it was originally written, with the verse. Even Dorsey didn't include the verse. I do want to call attention to this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygMKzjx0mfs - nice guitar work.