Zing a Little Zong
Zing a Little Zong is a song by Harry Warren (music) and Leo Robin (lyrics) released in 1952.
Warren and Robin wrote Zing a Little Zong in the style of a funny novelty song for the film Just for You (Original title: Just for You , 1952), directed by Elliott Nugent . The song is introduced in the film by the two main actors Bing Crosby and Jane Wyman dancing with a jazz band . Zing a Little Zong received an Oscar nomination for Best Song in 1953 .
The disc holder of Crosby and Wyman appeared on the Brunswick - 78s 82701 or on Decca 28255, coupled with The Maiden of Guadalupe . Cover versions of the song also recorded Peggy Lee and Rosemary Clooney (both in a duet with Bing Crosby) and Helen O'Connell (Capitol F2137) at this time. In 1999 Joyce Breach reinterpreted the song , accompanied by Randy Reinhart, Scott Robinson and Keith Ingham ( Reel Songs ).
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Peter Richmond: Fever: The Life and Music of Miss Peggy Lee , 2007, p. 213
- ^ The 1953 Oscars in the Internet Movie Data Base
- ↑ Ken Crossland, Malcolm Macfarlane: Late Life Jazz: The Life and Career of Rosemary Clooney , 2013 - page 53
- ↑ Tom Lord : The Jazz Discography (online, accessed January 16, 2014)