That's My Weakness Now
written by sam h stept & bud green
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THAT'S MY WEAKNESS NOW - BETTY BOOP IMITATING HELEN KANE
STOPPING THE SHOW (BETTY BOOP) 1932 |
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THAT'S MY WEAKNESS NOW - BETTY BOOP IMITATING HELEN KANE
BETTY BOOP'S RISE TO FAME (BETTY BOOP) 1934
BETTY BOOP'S RISE TO FAME (BETTY BOOP) 1934
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That's My Weakness Now was Sam H. Stept and Bud Green's first big hit song. The 1928 song was an instant hit after it was made popular by Helen Kane. There were numerous versions of the song released around the world that year, including a hit version by Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra - which included singer Bing Crosby at the time. The song was also used that year in the Betty Boop animated short Stopping The Show, where Betty sings a bit of the song while imitating Helen Kane. The scene appears again in 1934's Betty Boop's Rise To Fame. In addition to appearing in the 1932 Betty Boop cartoon, the song also was used that year in Bray Studio's Krazy Kat animated short Piano Mover. The song also appeared in Laurel & Hardy's 1929 silent short We Faw Down, and also in their 1930 talkie short The Hoose Gow.
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1928
HELEN KANE |
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1928
NAT SHILKRET |
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1928
PAUL WHITEMAN AND HIS ORCHESTRA w/ BING CROSBY |
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1928
CLIFF EDWARDS |
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1928
ABE LYMAN |
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1928
WHISPERING JACK SMITH |
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1928
JACK KAUFMAN |
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1928
SAM LANIN AND HIS TROUBADOURS |
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1928
HARRY HUDSON'S MELODY MEN |
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1928
CHARLES GAUDROIT (AUSTRIA) |
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1928
LUD GLUSKIN (GERMANY) |
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1928
WABASH DANCE ORCHESTRA |
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1928
JACK HYLTON AND HIS ORCHESTRA |
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1928
B. A. Rolfe AND HIS PALAIS D'OR ORCHESTRA |
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1929
GEORGEL (FRANCE) |
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1941
KORN KOBBLERS |
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1949
RUSS MORGAN AND HIS ORCHESTRA |
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1953
RAY ANTHONY |
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1953
JAYE P. MORGAN |
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1954
HELEN KANE 1954 VERSION |
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195?
MIKE DANIELS AND HIS DELTA JAZZMEN |
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1959
BOBBY SHORT |
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1962
PEARL BAILEY |
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1975
THE PASADENA ROOF ORCHESTRA |
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1978
MAIN STREET MANIACS |
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2014
KEITH NICHOL'S NEW PAUL WHITEMAN ORCHESTRA |
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PLAYER PIANO |
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BETTY BOOP |
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THAT'S MY WEAKNESS NOW
Love, love, love, love,
Look what you've done to me!
The things I never missed,
Are things I can't resist!
Oh, love, love, love, love,
Isn't it plain to see,
I just had a change of heart,
What can it be?
He's got eyes of blue,
I never cared for eyes of blue,
But he's got eyes of blue,
And that's my weakness now!
He's got curly hair,
I never cared for curly hair,
But he's got curly hair,
And that's my weakness now!
Oh, my! Oh, me!
Oh, I should be good, I would be good,
But, gee!
He likes to bill and coo,
And I never cared to bill and coo,
But he likes to bill and coo,
So that's my weakness now!
He likes a saxophone,
I never cared for a saxophone,
But he likes a saxophone,
And that's my weakness now!
He likes those rainy days,
And I never cared for a rainy day,
But he likes a rainy day,
And that's my weakness now!
Oh, let it rain, let it pour,
'Cause I think he knows just what it's rainin' for!
He likes a long good-night,
And I never had a long good-night,
But he likes a long good-night,
So that's my weakness now!
And he likes boop-boop-a-doop,
And I never cared for boop-boop-a-doop
But he likes a boop-boop-a-doop,
So, that's my weakness now!
And he likes butt'n dutt'n da-da-da,
I never cared for butt'n dutt'n da-da-da,
But he likes but-dut-da-da,
So, that's my weakness now!
What's more, what's more,
Oh, I think he knows what but-dut-da is for!
And he likes boop-boop-a-doop,
I never cared for a boop-boop-a-doop
But he likes to boop-boop-a-doop,
That's my weakness now!
Ooh, that's my weakness now!
Love, love, love, love,
Look what you've done to me!
The things I never missed,
Are things I can't resist!
Oh, love, love, love, love,
Isn't it plain to see,
I just had a change of heart,
What can it be?
He's got eyes of blue,
I never cared for eyes of blue,
But he's got eyes of blue,
And that's my weakness now!
He's got curly hair,
I never cared for curly hair,
But he's got curly hair,
And that's my weakness now!
Oh, my! Oh, me!
Oh, I should be good, I would be good,
But, gee!
He likes to bill and coo,
And I never cared to bill and coo,
But he likes to bill and coo,
So that's my weakness now!
He likes a saxophone,
I never cared for a saxophone,
But he likes a saxophone,
And that's my weakness now!
He likes those rainy days,
And I never cared for a rainy day,
But he likes a rainy day,
And that's my weakness now!
Oh, let it rain, let it pour,
'Cause I think he knows just what it's rainin' for!
He likes a long good-night,
And I never had a long good-night,
But he likes a long good-night,
So that's my weakness now!
And he likes boop-boop-a-doop,
And I never cared for boop-boop-a-doop
But he likes a boop-boop-a-doop,
So, that's my weakness now!
And he likes butt'n dutt'n da-da-da,
I never cared for butt'n dutt'n da-da-da,
But he likes but-dut-da-da,
So, that's my weakness now!
What's more, what's more,
Oh, I think he knows what but-dut-da is for!
And he likes boop-boop-a-doop,
I never cared for a boop-boop-a-doop
But he likes to boop-boop-a-doop,
That's my weakness now!
Ooh, that's my weakness now!
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