Blue Hawaii (song)
| "Blue Hawaii" | |
|---|---|
| Song | |
| A-side | "Sweet Leilani" |
"Blue Hawaii" is a popular song written by Leo Robin and Ralph Rainger for the 1937 Paramount Pictures film Waikiki Wedding, starring Bing Crosby and Shirley Ross. Crosby recorded a version with backing by Lani McIntyre and His Hawaiians, which was released in 1937[2] as the B-side of "Sweet Leilani."
The song subsequently received numerous cover versions, most successfully as the title track of the 1961 Elvis Presley film, the soundtrack of which stayed at #1 on the album chart for twenty consecutive weeks.
Recordings
- Bing Crosby - Decca 1175 (1937)
- Frank Sinatra - Come Fly with Me (1958)
- Elvis Presley - Blue Hawaii (1961)
- David Byrne - Big Love: Hymnal (2008)
References
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