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Yes Sir That's My Baby
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Song Showcase:
Yes Sir, That's
My Baby
History
- Popular song from 1925
- Music: Walter Donaldson
- Lyrics: Gus Kahn
- The song has become a standard that has been recorded by over 100 artists in genres from jazz to rock, marimba and country.
- The song was written when Donaldson and Kahn were visiting Eddie Cantor. Cantor's daughter Marjorie brought out one of her favorite toys, a walking mechanical pig. She wound it up and it started walking in rhythm while two notes kept coming from the little creature. Kahn was inspired and started working lyrics to these notes in rhythm with the pig, coming up with the title and opening line of the chorus in short order
History
Walter Donaldson
Walter Donaldson
- Born in Brooklyn, New York on February 15, 1893
- While still in school he wrote original music for school productions, and had his first professional songs published in 1915. The following year he had a hit with "The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady".
- During World War I, Donaldson entertained troops at Camp Upton, New York.
- His time there inspired him to write How Ya Gonna Keep 'em Down on the Farm (After They've Seen Paree)?
- After serving in the United States Army in World War I, Donaldson was hired as a songwriter by Irving Berlin Music Company.
- He stayed with Berlin until 1928, producing many hit songs, then in 1928 established his own publishing company.
- Donaldson is primarily known as a composer, rather than as a lyricist, although he wrote words and music for dozens of songs. Among the big hits for which he wrote both words and music were At Sundown and Little White Lies.
- In his prolific career, he published some 600 original songs
- (The Brian Sisters making their very first film appearance in an Our-Gang short called "OUR GANG FOLLIES OF 1936")
Gus Kahn
Gus Kahn
- Gustav Gerson Kahn
- Born November 6, 1886 in Koblenz, German Empire
- Died October 8, 1941
- Wrote lyrics to "It Had to be You" (Ruth Etting)
- Began writing vaudeville music
- Collaborated with Egbert Van Alstyne
- Memories
- Pretty Baby
- Began writing for Broadway musicals and film scores
- Collaborated with many prolific composers of the time
Lyrics
Lyrics
That's my baby
No sir, I don't mean maybe
Yes sir, that's my baby now
Yes, ma'm, we've decided
No ma'm, we ain't gonna hide it
Yes, ma'm, you're invited now
By the way, by the way
When we walk up to the preacher I'll say...
That's my baby
No sir, I don't mean maybe
Yes sir, that's my baby now
Recordings
- 1925 Recordings:
- Margaret Young*
- Ace Brigode
- Gene Austin
- Blossom Seeley
- Ben Bernie
- Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra*
- 1930: Eddie Cantor
- 1960: hit for Ricky Nelson in 1960
- 1960s: Frank Sinatra*
- 1965: Bing Crosby recorded the song for use on his radio show*
Recordings
Film Appearances
- 1942 Broadway
- 1944 Once Upon a Time - played often throughout the film
- 1949 Yes Sir, That's My Baby - sung during the montage with the kids.
- 1951 I'll See You in My Dreams
- 1953 The Eddie Cantor Story - sung by Eddie in the Midnight Frolics
- 1965 A Thousand Clowns - sung and played on ukuleles by Jason Robards and Barry Gordon*
- 1974 The Great Gatsby
- 1975 Smile - sung by Michael Chain
- 1979 Agatha
- 1986 Heartburn - performed by Meryl Streep and Jack Nicholson.
- 1998 Dancing at Lughnasa
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