The Five Pennies (song)
| The Five Pennies | |
|---|---|
| Danny Kaye | |
| publication | 1958 |
| length | 2:26 |
| Genre (s) | Film music , lullaby |
| text | Sylvia Fine |
| music | Sylvia Fine |
| Publisher (s) | Dena Music, Inc. |
| Label | Dot records |
| Award (s) | Oscar nomination in 1960 as "Best Song" |
| Cover versions | |
| 1959 | Dodie Stevens |
| 1959 | Red Nichols |
The Five Pennies is a song from the soundtrack of the film Five Pennies from 1959. The song was composed and written by Sylvia Fine . It is sung in the film by Danny Kaye , who also played the lead role alongside Barbara Bel Geddes . Sylvia Fine and Danny Kaye had been married since 1940. The song is also known under the title The Five Pennies Saints .
Academy Awards, lyrics
1960 was The Five Pennies in the category "Best Song" for a Oscar nomination. However, the award went to Sammy Cahn and Jimmy Van Heusen for their song High Hopes from the comedy movie One Size Too Big .
The song is about 5 pennies, which are the beginning of making wishes come true. The little glittering and shining pennies, the clink of which sounds like a whistle and makes you laugh, that makes you forget that tears have been shed. This penny shows how important love is, because where there is love, there is also heaven. Five pennies could be the start of becoming a millionaire.
Cover versions
Dodie Stevens released the song in 1959 on her album Pink Shoelaces & Rainbows .
The Five Pennies was listed at number 70 on UK 2 for 15 weeks in 1960 with the original soundtrack for the film .
Web links
- Danny Kaye - "The Five Pennies" (song) corresponding film excerpt
- The Five Pennies Other versions sS seconhandsongs.com (English)
- The Five Pennies Publication Version sS loc.gov. (English)
- The 32nd Academy Awards | 1960 sS oscars.org
Individual evidence
- ↑ The Five Pennies , sung by Danny Kaye
- ↑ Danny Kaye and and Sylvia Fine: Two Kids from Brooklyn sS loc.gov (English)
- ↑ The Five Pennies sS cbsnews.com (English)
- ↑ Danny Kaye - Five Pennies Lyrics sS lyricsfreak.com (English)
- ↑ The Five Pennies , sung by Dodie Stevens
- ↑ Albums from the Year 1960 sS tsort.info (English). Retrieved January 11, 2019.