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"Lullaby of Broadway"
Doris Day

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The song that gave Harry Warren his first Oscar but not before movie boss Jack Warner tried to change the lyrics.

Doris Day Song facts

Composer  
Harry Warren

Genre  
Easy

Album  
Young Man With a Horn

Year of Release  
1951

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David Essex

David Essex goes cabaret with his cover, while Bette Midler and Frank Sinatra also recorded versions of the song.

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Doris Day
26%
David Essex
40%
Winifred Shaw
9%
Frankie Vaughan
2%
Bette Midler
18%
Frank Sinatra
6%

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... the noisiest lullaby in motion picture history ...

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