Hummin' To Myself
music by sammy fain / lyrics by herb magidson & monty siegel
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HUMMIN' TO MYSELF - MAE QUESTEL as BETTY BOOP
BETTY BOOP'S BIRTHDAY PARTY (BETTY BOOP) 1933
BETTY BOOP'S BIRTHDAY PARTY (BETTY BOOP) 1933
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Hummin' To Myself is a classic jazz standard written by popular composer Sammy Fain with lyricists Magidson and Monty Siegel. In 1924, Magidson was the first recipient of the Oscar for Best Original Song, and in 1980 he was inducted into the Songwriter Hall of Fame. Sammy Fain was nominated for a Best Original Song Oscar nine times. Hummin' To Myself was recorded numerous times in 1932, and it appeared in the the 1933 Fleischer short film Betty Boop's Birthday Party, where it is sung by Mae Questel as Betty Boop. In 2004, popular singer Linda Ronstadt released a critically acclaimed jazz classics album featuring Hummin' To Myself as the album's title track.
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SONG ONLY |
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1932
WASHBOARD RHYTHM KINGS |
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1932
AMBROSE |
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1932
JAY WILBUR AND HIS BAND |
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1932
CONNEE BOSWELL |
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1932
JOHNNY HAMP AND HIS ORCHESTRA |
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1932
BEN SELVIN |
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1932
RUSS CARLSON AND HIS ORCHESTRA |
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1932
HENRY HALL BBC DANCE ORCHESTRA |
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1934
CHICK BULLOCK |
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1935
DUNCAN WHYTE |
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1935
DUNCAN WHYTE |
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1960
KAY STARR |
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1984
BOULEVARD OF BROKEN DREAMS |
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19??
NEW ORLEANS JAZZ VIPERS |
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1991
THE CHENILLE SISTERS |
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2000
DAN HICKS AND HIS HOT LICKS |
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2004
LINDA RONSTADT |
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2014
MELISSA STYLIANOU |
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20??
ALEX PANGMAN AND HER ALLETCATS |
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2019
PARADISE CREEK NEW ORLEANS JAZZ ORCHESTRA |
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20??
TRINIX REMIX |
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HUMMIN' TO MYSELF
I should sing of sweethearts,
Bluebirds and blue skies above,
But how can I sing of sweethearts,
I've got no-one to love!
I've got the words, I've got the tune,
I've even been rehearsin' under the moon!
But I got nobody to hear my song,
I'm hummin' to myself!
I got the place, I got the time,
I've got a lot of words that rhyme,
But I got nobody to hear my song,
So I'm hummin' to myself!
(humming)
I guess it just had to be!
(humming)
Won't someone listen to me?
I've got the words, I've got the tune,
I'd like to croon it under the moon!
But I got nobody to hear my song,
So I'm hummin' to myself!
I've got the words, I've got the tune,
I've been rehearsin' under the moon!
But I got nobody to hear my song,
So I'm hummin' to myself!
I got the place, I've got the time,
I've got a lot of love words that rhyme,
But I got nobody to hear my song,
So I'm hummin' to myself!
(humming)
I guess it just had to be!
(humming)
Listen and learn, won't someone listen to me?
I've got the words, I've got the tune,
I'd like to croon it under the moon!
But I got nobody to hear my song,
So I'm hummin' to myself!
(hummimg)
Humming to myself!
I should sing of sweethearts,
Bluebirds and blue skies above,
But how can I sing of sweethearts,
I've got no-one to love!
I've got the words, I've got the tune,
I've even been rehearsin' under the moon!
But I got nobody to hear my song,
I'm hummin' to myself!
I got the place, I got the time,
I've got a lot of words that rhyme,
But I got nobody to hear my song,
So I'm hummin' to myself!
(humming)
I guess it just had to be!
(humming)
Won't someone listen to me?
I've got the words, I've got the tune,
I'd like to croon it under the moon!
But I got nobody to hear my song,
So I'm hummin' to myself!
I've got the words, I've got the tune,
I've been rehearsin' under the moon!
But I got nobody to hear my song,
So I'm hummin' to myself!
I got the place, I've got the time,
I've got a lot of love words that rhyme,
But I got nobody to hear my song,
So I'm hummin' to myself!
(humming)
I guess it just had to be!
(humming)
Listen and learn, won't someone listen to me?
I've got the words, I've got the tune,
I'd like to croon it under the moon!
But I got nobody to hear my song,
So I'm hummin' to myself!
(hummimg)
Humming to myself!
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