On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe
On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe is a song by Harry Warren and Johnny Mercer that was released in 1944.
Warren and Mercer released the song back in 1944; He became known through the MGM film musical The Harvey Girls (1945), with Judy Garland in the lead role, who also presented the song. The song title refers to the American railroad company Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway . The song was a number one hit in the Johnny Mercer version in the United States for seven weeks (July 28 - September 14) in 1945, a number one hit in Australia the following year, and received an Oscar in the 1947 Best song category . The first lines of the song are:
- Do you hear that whistle down the line?
- I figure that it's Engine Number 49
- She's the only one that'll sound that way
- On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe.
Johnny Mercer himself recorded the song with The Pied Pipers ; Cover versions of the song were recorded by several singers and bands, including a. by Bing Crosby (Decca), Rosemary Clooney / Harry James , Tommy Dorsey , The Four Freshmen , Neal Hefti and his Orchestra (Coral), in later years also by the DRS Big Band ( Tribute to Johnny Mercer ), Mary Cleere Haran , Monica Mancini and Beegie Adair .
Individual evidence
- ^ Billboard August 11, 1945
- ↑ http://www.austchartbook.com.au/
- ↑ Academy Awards 1947 in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- ↑ http://www.metrolyrics.com/on-the-atchison-topeka-and-the-santa-fe-lyrics-judy-garland.html
- ↑ Tom Lord : The Jazz Discography (online, accessed January 11, 2014)