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{{Other uses|I Surrender Dear (disambiguation)}}
{{Other uses|I Surrender Dear (disambiguation)}}
"'''I Surrender Dear'''" is a song composed by [[Harry Barris]] with lyrics by [[Gordon Clifford (lyricist)|Gordon Clifford]]. It was first performed by [[Bing Crosby]] and became his first solo hit.<ref name="jazzstandards">[http://www.jazzstandards.com/compositions-0/isurrenderdear.htm I Surrender Dear] at ''jazzstandards.com'' - retrieved on 27 April 2009</ref> It has been covered by a large number of artists, making it a [[jazz standard|jazz]] and [[pop standard]]. The first jazz vocalist to record the song was [[Louis Armstrong]] in 1931.<ref name="jazzstandards"/>
"'''I Surrender Dear'''" is a song composed by [[Harry Barris]] with lyrics by [[Gordon Clifford (lyricist)|Gordon Clifford]]. IT is debatable who first performed this. even though [[Bing Crosby]] performed this song, which became his first solo hit.<ref name="jazzstandards">[http://www.jazzstandards.com/compositions-0/isurrenderdear.htm I Surrender Dear] at ''jazzstandards.com'' - retrieved on 27 April 2009</ref> On the same year, it was performed by [[Sam Lanin]].<ref name="youtube">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XaSwryBuk2s] at "youtube.com" - retrieved on 29 January 2018</ref> It has been covered by a large number of artists, making it a [[jazz standard|jazz]] and [[pop standard]]. The first jazz vocalist to record the song was [[Louis Armstrong]] in 1931.<ref name="jazzstandards"/>


The song is referenced in the 1949 war film ''[[Battleground (film)|Battleground]]'', which depicts the hardships of American troops attempting to hold the town of [[Bastogne]] in late December, 1944, during the [[Battle of the Bulge]]. German radio is heard broadcasting the song to the entrenched American troops to demoralize them. This psychological warfare is shown to have the opposite effect on the GIs, who hum along (to the old chestnut), but prefer to hear real American radio.
The song is referenced in the 1949 war film ''[[Battleground (film)|Battleground]]'', which depicts the hardships of American troops attempting to hold the town of [[Bastogne]] in late December, 1944, during the [[Battle of the Bulge]]. German radio is heard broadcasting the song to the entrenched American troops to demoralize them. This psychological warfare is shown to have the opposite effect on the GIs, who hum along (to the old chestnut), but prefer to hear real American radio.
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== Renditions ==
== Renditions ==
*[[Sam Lanin]] - Recorded 1931
*Sam Lanin - Recorded 1931
* [[Bing Crosby]] – ''I Surrender Dear'': first recorded January 19, 1931 with [[Gus Arnheim]] and His Cocoanut Grove Orchestra; "[[I Surrender Dear (1931 film)|I Surrender Dear]]" (Sennett short soundtrack 1931); Recorded March 31, 1939 with [[John Scott Trotter]] and His Orchestra; Recorded April 24, 1954 with [[Buddy Cole (musician)|Buddy Cole]] and His Trio for use in [[Bing: A Musical Autobiography]].<ref>{{cite web|title=A Bing Crosby Discography|url=http://www.jazzdiscography.com/Artists/Crosby/crosby.html|website=A Bing Crosby Discography|accessdate=September 15, 2015}}</ref>
* [[Bing Crosby]] – ''I Surrender Dear'': first recorded January 19, 1931 with [[Gus Arnheim]] and His Cocoanut Grove Orchestra; "[[I Surrender Dear (1931 film)|I Surrender Dear]]" (Sennett short soundtrack 1931); Recorded March 31, 1939 with [[John Scott Trotter]] and His Orchestra; Recorded April 24, 1954 with [[Buddy Cole (musician)|Buddy Cole]] and His Trio for use in [[Bing: A Musical Autobiography]].<ref>{{cite web|title=A Bing Crosby Discography|url=http://www.jazzdiscography.com/Artists/Crosby/crosby.html|website=A Bing Crosby Discography|accessdate=September 15, 2015}}</ref>
* [[Charlie Spivak]] - ''I Surrender Dear'' Okeh 6546 (1942)<ref>{{cite news|last1=Orodenker|first1=M.H.|title=On the Records|url=http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/40s/1942/Billboard%201942-01-24.o.pdf|accessdate=14 March 2015|agency=Billboard|date=January 24, 1942|page=12}}</ref>
* [[Charlie Spivak]] - ''I Surrender Dear'' Okeh 6546 (1942)<ref>{{cite news|last1=Orodenker|first1=M.H.|title=On the Records|url=http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/40s/1942/Billboard%201942-01-24.o.pdf|accessdate=14 March 2015|agency=Billboard|date=January 24, 1942|page=12}}</ref>

Revision as of 18:12, 29 January 2018

"I Surrender Dear" is a song composed by Harry Barris with lyrics by Gordon Clifford. IT is debatable who first performed this. even though Bing Crosby performed this song, which became his first solo hit.[1] On the same year, it was performed by Sam Lanin.[2] It has been covered by a large number of artists, making it a jazz and pop standard. The first jazz vocalist to record the song was Louis Armstrong in 1931.[1]

The song is referenced in the 1949 war film Battleground, which depicts the hardships of American troops attempting to hold the town of Bastogne in late December, 1944, during the Battle of the Bulge. German radio is heard broadcasting the song to the entrenched American troops to demoralize them. This psychological warfare is shown to have the opposite effect on the GIs, who hum along (to the old chestnut), but prefer to hear real American radio.

"I Surrender Dear" inspired two motion pictures bearing that title: a 1931 Bing Crosby musical short I Surrender Dear [3] produced by Mack Sennett, and a 1948 feature film[4] starring one of Crosby's co-stars, singer Gloria Jean.

Renditions

Notes

  1. ^ a b I Surrender Dear at jazzstandards.com - retrieved on 27 April 2009
  2. ^ [1] at "youtube.com" - retrieved on 29 January 2018
  3. ^ "Internet Movie Database". IMDB. Retrieved September 15, 2015.
  4. ^ "Internet Movie Database". IMDB. Retrieved September 15, 2015.
  5. ^ "A Bing Crosby Discography". A Bing Crosby Discography. Retrieved September 15, 2015.
  6. ^ Orodenker, M.H. (January 24, 1942). "On the Records" (PDF). Billboard. p. 12. Retrieved 14 March 2015.

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