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G.I. Blues

Words and music by Sid Tepper and Roy C. Bennett, ~1960
G.I. Blues (sung by Elvis Presley accompanied by The Jordanaires, danced by patrons at rathskeller), 1960

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G'wan Home, Your Mudder's Callin'

Words by Ralph Freed, music by Sammy Fain, 1945
Two Sisters from Boston (Chorus Girls with Jimmy Durante), 1946

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Gal in Calico, A

Words by Leo Robin, music by Arthur Schwartz, 1946
The Time, the Place and the Girl (sung by Jack Carson, Dennis Morgan, Martha Vickers and Chorus Girls), 1946
Nominated for Best Song Academy Award for 1946
Popularized by Tex Beneke and His Orchestra

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Gal with the Yaller Shoes, The

Written by Nicholas Brodszky and Sammy Cahn, ~ 1956
Meet Me in Las Vegas (sung by Dan Dailey; later sung and danced by Dan Dailey, Cyd Charisse and Ranch Hands; reprised at end of film by The Four Aces), 1956



Gallivantin' Around

Words by Oscar Hammerstein II, music by Jerome Kern, 1927
Introduced in the stage musical "Show Boat," 1927
Show Boat (sung and danced by Irene Dunne and Chorus), 1936



Game of Love, The
(aka "I Never Make Love")

Music by Victor Herbert from the operetta "Sweethearts," 1913
New lyrics for film by Bob Wright and Chet Forrest, 1938
Sweethearts (sung by Nelson Eddy and Jeanette MacDonald), 1938

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Gang's All Here, The


Garbage Can-Can

Words and music by Jeff Alexander
Because You're Mine (played jug-band style by the guys in the barracks, danced by Bobby Van), 1962



Gary, Indiana

Words and music by Meredith Willson, 1957
Introduced in the stage musical "The Music Man," 1957
The Music Man (Robert Preston, Pert Kelton and Ron Howard), 1962

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Gasser, The

Written by Gary Usher and Roger Christian, 1965
Ski Party (played by The Hondells onscreen, danced by the kids), 1965



Gaston

Words by Howard Ashman, music by Alan Menken, 1991
Beauty and the Beast (sung by Lefou, Gaston and Pub Patrons), 1991

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Gaudeamus Igitur

Traditional
Rosalie (sung by Nelson Eddy and Chorus), 1937
The Student Prince (sung by Mens Chorus), 1954

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Gay Paree

Words by Leslie Bricusse, Music by Henry Mancini, 1982
Victor / Victoria (sung by Robert Preston), 1982

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Gay Parisienne

Words and music by Jack Scholl and Serge Walter
Apparently inserted into the song score with the 1943 version of the film.
The Desert Song (performed by Kathryn Grayson and French Soldiers), 1953



Gee, But It's Great to Meet a Friend from Your Own Home Town

Written by James McGavish, Fred Fisher and William G. Tracey
Hello, Frisco, Hello (Jack Oakie and June Havoc), 1943



Gee, I Wish I Was Back in the Army

Words and music by Irving Berlin, 1954
White Christmas (sung and danced by Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Vera-Ellen and Rosemary Clooney), 1954


Gee Officer Krupke

Words by Stephen Sondheim, music by Leonard Bernstein, 1957
Introduced in the stage musical "West Side Story" by Eddie Roll, Grove Dale and The Jets, 1957
West Side Story (performed by Russ Tamblyn and The Jets), 1961

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Geechy Joe

Written by Cab Calloway, Jack Palmer, and Andy Gibson, 1941
Popularized by Cab Calloway and His Orchestra
Stormy Weather (Cab Calloway and His Band), 1943

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Gegetta

(Italian form of "Gidget" made up and used affectionately by Jeff)
Written by George David Weiss and Al Kasha
Gidget Goes to Rome (sung by James Darren), 1963


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General Hiram Johnson Jefferson Brown

Words by Gus Kahn, music by Walter Donaldson
Everything I Have Is Yours (sung and danced by Gower Champion and Monica Lewis), 1952



General Jumped at Dawn, The

Written by Larry Neal and Jimmy Mundy
Recorded by Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra, 1942
Hollywood Canteen (sung by Golden Gate Quartet), 1944

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Gentle Annie

Words and music by Stephen Foster, 1856
I Dream of Jeanie (excerpt sung by Ray Middleton), 1952

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Gesticulate

Words and music by Robert Wright and George Forrest, 1953
Introduced in the stage musical "Kismet," 1953
Kismet (sung by Howard Keel with Dolores Gray and Harem Girls), 1955

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Get a Man

Words and music by Joseph J. Lilley, ~1948
The Paleface (sung and danced by Chorus Girls in The Dirty Shame Saloon), 1948



Get Back

Written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, 1969
Popularized by The Beatles
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (sung and danced by Billy Preston), 1978

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Get Happy

Words by Ted Koehler, music by Harold Arlen, 1930
(Harold Arlen's first published song)
Introduced by Ruth Etting in the stage revue "9:15 Revue"
Summer Stock (sung and danced by Judy Garland and Mens Chorus), 1950
With a Song in My Heart (sung by Jane Froman dubbing for Susan Hayward), 1952
Little Voice (sung by Jane Horrocks), 1998

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Get Me to the Church On Time

Words by Alan Jay Lerner, music by Frederick Loewe, 1956
Introduced by Stanley Holloway in the stage musical "My Fair Lady," 1956
My Fair Lady (performed by Stanley Holloway and Ensemble), 1964

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Get On Board, Little Children

The gospel train is coming
I hear it close at hand
I hear the car-wheels moving
And rumbling through the land.

Get on board, little children,
Get on board, little children,
Get on board, little children,
There's room for many a-more.

(traditional negro spiritual, aka "The Gospel Train")
This "spiritual" actually refers to the Underground Railroad during the slavery years
Hallelujah! (sung a cappella by Church Congregation), 1929
Dimples (performed by Shirley Temple and The Hall Johnson Choir), 1936

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Get Out and Stay Out

Words and music by Pete Townshend
Quadrophenia (background number sung by The Who), 1979


music sheet cover Get Thee Behind Me Satan

Words and music by Irving Berlin, 1936
Follow the Fleet (sung by Harriet Hilliard), 1936

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Getting Better

Written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, 1967
Popularized by The Beatles
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (sung by Peter Frampton and Bee Gees), 1978

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Gettin' Corns for My Country

Written by Jean Barry, Leah Worth and Dick Charles, 1944
Hollywood Canteen (sung by the Andrews Sisters), 1944


(Running Around in Circles) Getting Nowhere

Words and music by Irving Berlin, 1945
Blue Skies (sung by Bing Crosby), 1946

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Gettin' Nowhere Road

Written by Ted Koehler and M. K. Jerome, ~ 1956
Glory (sung by Norma Zimmer dubbing for Margaret O'Brien, joined by Byron Palmer), 1956



Getting to Know You

Words by Oscar Hammerstein II, music by Richard Rodgers, 1951
Introduced in the stage musical "The King and I" by Gertrude Lawrence and Children, 1951
The King and I (performed by Deborah Kerr and Children), 1956

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music sheet cover Giannina Mia

Words by Otto Harbach, music by Rudolf Friml, 1912
Introduced in the stage musical "The Firefly," 1912
The Firefly (sung by Allan Jones), 1937

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Gidget

Words by Patti Washington, music by Fred Karger, ~1959
Gidget (sung by The Four Preps, reprised by James Darren), 1959

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Gidget Goes Hawaiian

Words by Stanley Styne, music by Fred Karger, ~1961
Gidget Goes Hawaiian (sung by James Darren), 1961

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Gift for the King

Words by Anne Croswell, music by Michael Abbott, 1988
Puss in Boots (sung by Chorus), 1988



Gigi

Words by Alan Jay Lerner, music by Frederick Loewe, 1958
Gigi (sung by Louis Jourdan), 1958
Best Song Academy Award Won Best Song Academy Award for 1958

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Gimme a Pigfoot and a Bottle of Beer

Words and music by Wesley Wilson, 1933
Popularized by Bessie Smith
Lady Sings the Blues (sung by Diana Ross), 1972

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Gimme Some Skin

Written by Don Raye and Gene De Paul
In the Navy (performed by the Andrews Sisters), 1941

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Gimme Your Love, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah
(aka "Gimme Your Love")

Words and music by Guy Hemric and Jerry Styner, ~1964
Bikini Beach (sung by Frankie Avalon as "Potato Bug"), 1964





LA GIOCONDA
LA GIOCONDA

Opera by Amilcare Ponchielli, first performed in Milan, 1876

Excerpts and arias in films on Class Act:
Cielo e mar

Films on Class Act:
The Great Caruso (Mario Lanza), 1951

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Girl at the Ironing Board, The

Words by Al Dubin, music by Harry Warren, 1934
Dames (sung by Joan Blondell and Girls), 1934

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Girl Friend

Words by Lorenz Hart, music by Richard Rodgers, 1926
Introduced in the stage musical "The Girl Friend" by Eva Puck and Sammy White, 1926
Words and Music (instrumental danced by Cyd Charisse, Dee Turnell and Chorus Girls), 1948
The Helen Morgan Story (sung and danced by Chorus), 1957

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Girl Friend of a Boy Friend of Mine, A

Words by Gus Kahn, music by Walter Donaldson, 1930
Whoopee! (sung by Eddie Cantor), 1930

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Girl Happy

Written by Doc Pomus and Norman Meade, ~1964
Girl Happy (sung by Elvis Presley and The Jordanaires), 1965

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Girl I Love, The

Gender change of "The Man I Love"
Words by Ira Gershwin, music by George Gershwin

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Girl I Love to Leave Behind, The

Words by Lorenz Hart, music by Richard Rodgers
Stage Door Canteen (sung and danced by Ray Bolger), 1943



Girl I Never Loved, The

Words and music by Randy Starr, ~1967
Clambake (sung by Elvis Presley with The Jordanaires), 1967


Girl Is a Girl Is a Girl, The

Written by Bernice Ross, Lor Crane and Jack Gold, 1964
Billie (sung by Patty Duke), 1964



Girl Most Likely, The

Written by Bob Russell and Nelson Riddle, 1957
The Girl Most Likely (sung by The Hi-Lo's behind titles), 1957

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Girl Needs a Boy, A

Written by Guy Hemric and Jerry Styner, 1964
Muscle Beach Party (sung by Annette Funicello, reprised by Frankie Avalon), 1964



Girl Next Door, The

Variation on the song "The Boy Next Door,"
words and music by Hugh Martin and Ralph Blane, 1944
See also: The Boy Next Door, 1944
Athena (sung by Vic Damone), 1954

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Girl on the Magazine Cover, The

Words and music by Irving Berlin, 1915
Introduced in the stage musical "Follow the Crowd"
Easter Parade (sung by Richard Beavers), 1948


Girl on the Police Gazette, The

Words and music by Irving Berlin, 1937
On the Avenue (sung by Dick Powell and Chorus), 1937
Popularized by Russ Morgan and His Orchestra


Girl That I Marry, The

Words and music by Irving Berlin, 1946
Annie Get Your Gun (sung by Howard Keel, reprised by Betty Hutton), 1950

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Girls

Words and music by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans, ~1953
Here Come the Girls (production number sung and danced by Cast and Chorus), 1953



Girls, Girls, Girls

Words and music by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, ~1962
Girls! Girls! Girls! (sung offscreen behind titles by Elvis Presley and The Jordanaires; reprised in finale), 1962

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Girls, Girls, Girls
("Weib, Weib, Weib")

Original lyric by Adrian Ross, music by Franz Lehar, 1907
Introduced in the stage operetta "The Merry Widow" in Vienna, 1905
English lyric for the 1934 MGM film version by Lorenz Hart
The Merry Widow (sung by Maurice Chevalier and Chorus), 1934
The Merry Widow (sung by Fernando Lamas), 1952

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Girls Opening Chorus (It's New to Us)

Words and music by Irving Berlin, 1940
Louisiana Purchase (sung by Chorus Girls), 1941



Git It / Feed Me

Words by Howard Ashman, music by Alan Menken, 1986
Little Shop of Horrors (Levi Stubbs, Rick Moranis, Michelle Weeks, Tichina Arnold and Tisha Campbell), 1986

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Give a Girl a Break

Words by Ira Gershwin, music by Burton Lane, 1951
Introduced in the film, Give a Girl a Break (sung by Debbie Reynolds, Marge Champion, Helen Wood and Ensemble; danced by Debbie, Marge and Helen), 1953



Give Her Lovin'

Words and music by Lynn Easton
How to Stuff a Wild Bikini (sung by The Kingsmen), 1965



Give Me a Band and a Bandana

Written by Leo Robin and Nacio Herb Brown, 1944
Greenwich Village (sung and danced by Carmen Miranda with Bando da Lua and Chorus), 1945



Give Me a Band and My Baby

Words by Leo Robin, music by Jule Styne, ~1955
My Sister Eileen (sung and danced by Betty Garrett, Bob Fosse, Janet Leigh and Tommy Rall), 1955


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Give Me a Little Kiss
(aka "Gimme a Little Kiss")

Written by Roy Turk, Jack Smith and Maceo Pinkard, 1926
Lady on a Train (sung by Deanna Durbin), 1945


Give Me a Moment Please

Words by Leo Robin, music by Richard Whiting and W. Franke Harling, 1930
Monte Carlo (sung by Jack Buchanan and Jeanette MacDonald), 1930



Give Me a Song with a Beautiful Melody

Words by Sammy Cahn, music by Jule Styne, 1949
It's a Great Feeling (sung by Dennis Morgan), 1949



Give Me the Moonlight, Give Me the Girl

Words and music by Albert Von Tilzer and Lew Brown
The Dolly Sisters (sung and danced by Betty Grable and John Payne with verse by unidentified singers on Victrola), 1945



Give Me Your Lips

Written by Sammy Cahn and Vernon Duke, ~ 1952
April in Paris (sung by Claude Dauphin), 1952



Give My Regards to Broadway

Words and music by George M. Cohan, 1904
Introduced in the stage musical "Little Johnny Jones," 1904
The Broadway Melody (played by Orchestra behind titles), 1929
Yankee Doodle Dandy (sung and danced by James Cagney and Chorus), 1942
Jolson Sings Again (sung by Al Jolson dubbing for Larry Parks), 1949
With a Song in My Heart (part of finale medley sung by Jane Froman dubbing for Susan Hayward), 1952

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Give Praise! Give Praise! Give Praise!

Words by Sammy Cahn, music by Jimmy Van Heusen, ~1964
Robin and the 7 Hoods (sung by Chorus), 1964


Glad All Over

Written by Aaron Schroeder, Sid Tepper and Roy Bennett, ~ 1957
Jamboree (sung by Carl Perkins), 1957

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Glad to Have You Aboard

Written by Ralph Blane and Harry Warren, ~ 1952
Skirts Ahoy (Vivian Blaine and Girls), 1952



Glass Bottom Boat, The

Words and music by Joe Lubin, 1966
The Glass Bottom Boat (sung by Doris Day and Chorus behind titles; later sung by Arthur Godfrey and Doris Day), 1966



Glendy Burk, The

Words and music by Stephen Foster, 1860
The Glendy Burk was a steamboat which ran the Ohio and Mississippi rivers between Pittsburg and New Orleans in the 19th century.
I Dream of Jeanie (sung by Ray Middleton), 1952

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Gliding Through My Memoree

Words by Oscar Hammerstein II, music by Richard Rodgers, 1958
Flower Drum Song (sung by Victor Sen Yung, paraded by Celestial Garden Show Girls; then danced by Nancy Kwan and Girls), 1961

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Glory

Written by Ted Koehler and M. K. Jerome, ~ 1956
Glory (sung by Byron Palmer and Norma Zimmer dubbing for Margaret O'Brien, joined by male trio), 1956



Gloria

Written in Italian by Umberto Tozzi and Giancarlo Bigazzi, 1979
English lyric by Trevor Veitch, 1982
Flashdance (sung by Laura Branigan offscreen, figure skated by Sunny Johnson (or double?) onscreen), 1983



Glory of Love, The

Words and music by Billy Hill, 1936
Popularized by Benny Goodman and His Orchestra (No. 1 Chart Record)
Pennies from Heaven (sung by steve Martin, Bernadette Peters and Chorus), 1981



Glow Worm
(aka "Glowworm," "Glow-Worm," etc.)

Words (German) by Heinz Bolten-Backers, music by Paul Lincke, 1902
English lyric by Lilla Cayley Robinson, 1908
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle (excerpt sung by Chorus offscreen), 1939

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Go Down, Moses
(O, Let My People Go!)

(Traditional Negro Spiritual)
Hallelujah! (sung by Chorus under titles), 1929
Big Boy (sung by Al Jolson and Mens Chorus), 1930

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Go East Young Man

Words and music by Sid Tepper and Roy C. Bennett, ~1965
Harum Scarum (sung by Elvis Presley onscreen with The Jordanaires offscreen), 1965


Go Go Jo

Written by Lance LeGault
Easy Come, Easy Go (instrumental played by The Jordanaires, danced by Dodie Marshall), 1967



Go into Your Dance

Written by Al Dubin and Harry Warren, 1935
Go into Your Dance (sung by Al Jolson), 1935
Popularized by Al Jolson



Go Tell Aunt Rhodie

Go tell, Aunt Rhodie
Go tell, Aunt Rhodie
Go tell, Aunt Rhodie
Her ole gray goose is dead.

Traditional American folk song
Lovely to Look At (comical version performed by Red Skelton), 1952

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Go to Sleep (Slumber Deep)

Words by Glen McDonough, music by Victor Herbert, 1903
Introduced in the operetta "Babes in Toyland," 1903
Words adapted by Mel Leven, music adapted by George Bruns, 1961
Babes in Toyland (sung by Annette Funicello, Tommy Sands and Children), 1961

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Go to Sleep

Words by Alan Jay Lerner, music by Burton Lane, 1970
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever (sung by Barbra Streisand), 1970

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Go to the Mirror

Written by Pete Townshend, 1969
Tommy (performed by Phil Chen, Richard Bailey, Caleb Quaye, Nicky Hopkins, Ann-Margret, Oliver Reed, Jack Nicholson and Roger Daltrey), 1975

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Go West, Young Man

Words by Bert Kalmar, music by Harry Ruby, 1947
Copacabana (performed by Groucho Marx and the Copa Girls), 1947



God Bless America

Popular American patriotic song
Words and music by Irving Berlin, 1939
Popularized by Kate Smith
This Is the Army (sung by Kate Smith and Chorus), 1943
Big City (sung by Lotte Lehmann and Company), 1948

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God Bless the Child

Words and music by Arthur Herzog Jr. and Billie Holiday, 1941
Lady Sings the Blues (performed by Diana Ross with Richard Pryor on harmonica on-screen; later by Diana Ross), 1972

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God's Country

Words by E. Y. Harburg, music by Harold Arlen, 1938
Introduced by Jack Whiting in the stage musical "Hooray for What!" 1938
Babes in Arms (part of finale performed by Mickey Rooney, Judy Garland, Doug McPhail, Betty Jaynes and Company), 1939

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Goin' Co'tin'
(Going Courting)

Words by Johnny Mercer, music by Gene De Paul, 1954
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (sung and danced by Jane Powell, Tommy Rall, Russ Tamblyn, Marc Platt, Matt Mattox, Jacques D'Amboise, Jeff Richards, Howard Hudson, Gene Lanham and Robert Wacker), 1954

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Going Hollywood

Words by Arthur Freed, music by Nacio Herb Brown, 1933
Going Hollywood (sung by Bing Crosby), 1933

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Goin' Home

Words by William Arms Fisher, 1922
(adapted from Antonin Dvorák's "Symphony from the New World")
It Started with Eve (sung by Deanna Durbin), 1941



Goin' Home, Goin' Home

Traditional Spiritual
Hallelujah! (sung by Daniel L. Haynes with guitar accompaniment), 1929



music sheet cover Going My Way

Words by Johnny Burke, music by James Van Heusen, 1944
Going My Way (Bing Crosby; later by Risë Stevens and Robert Mitchell Boychoir), 1944

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Goin' North

Written by Arthur Schwartz and Frank Loesser, ~ 1943
Thank Your Lucky Stars (sung by Jack Carson and Alan Hale), 1943



Goin' to Heaven on a Mule

Words by Al Dubin, music by Harry Warren, 1931
Wonder Bar (sung by Al Jolson and Chorus, danced by Chorus), 1934
Popularized by Al Jolson



Going Up

Written by Duke Ellington
Cabin in the Sky (played by Duke Ellington and His Orchestra), 1943

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Gold Fever

Written by Alan Jay Lerner and André Previn, 1969
Paint Your Wagon (sung by Clint Eastwood, the Miners and the Dance Hall Girls), 1969