Goody Goody by Arjen

Arjen - Goody Goody

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Dec 09, 2024 05:44am

"Goody Goody" is a 1936 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Popular_music" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">popular</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Song" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">song</a> composed by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matty_Malneck" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Matty Malneck</a>, with lyrics by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Mercer" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Johnny Mercer</a>. First recording of the song was by Ted Wallace and His Swing Kings (vocal refrain by male trio) [Bluebird, B-6252-B, 1936]. The song is referenced several times in the 1936 Kaufman and Hart play "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You_Can%27t_Take_It_With_You_(play)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">You Can't Take It With You</a>". Popular recordings in 1936 were by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benny_Goodman" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Benny Goodman</a> and his Orchestra (with vocalist <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helen_Ward_(singer)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Helen Ward</a>), <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freddy_Martin" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Freddy Martin</a> & His Orchestra (vocal by Terry Shand), and by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Crosby" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bob Crosby</a> & His Orchestra.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goody_Goody#cite_note-1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[1]</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankie_Lymon" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Frankie Lymon</a> performed it live on television on several occasions, including twice in 1957 on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ed_Sullivan_Show" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Ed Sullivan Show</a>.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goody_Goody#cite_note-2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[2]</a> He also had a hit with his recording of the song in the United States, reaching #20 that year, as well as #24 in the UK. It was released as a recording with his group <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Teenagers" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">the Teenagers</a>, but was, in fact, a solo recording. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shelley_Winters" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Shelley Winters</a>'s character in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curtis_Harrington" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Curtis Harrington</a>'s 1971 thriller <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/What%27s_the_Matter_with_Helen%3F" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">What's the Matter with Helen?</a> plays the song at the end of the movie.The song was performed by 'Wayne & Wanda' in an episode of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Muppet_Show" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Muppet Show</a>.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goody_Goody#cite_note-3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[3]</a>A recording by the BBC Dance Orchestra was featured in the film <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Water_Horse:_Legend_of_the_Deep" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep</a> (2007).<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_Rydell" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bobby Rydell</a> performed the song at his live shows (Las Vegas, 2015). Other notable recordings: <ul><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teddy_Stauffer" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Teddy Stauffer</a> & the Original Teddies (1936)</li><li>Mel Torme (1954)</li><li>Peggy Lee, early 1950s</li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankie_Lymon" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Frankie Lymon</a> – Single - 1957-07: Gee 1039 (1957)</li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ella_Fitzgerald" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ella Fitzgerald</a> – <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ella_at_the_Opera_House" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ella at the Opera House</a> (1957), <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Get_Happy!_(Ella_Fitzgerald_album)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Get Happy!</a> (1959)</li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julie_London" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Julie London</a> – <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julie_Is_Her_Name,_Volume_II" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Julie Is Her Name, Volume II</a> (1958)<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goody_Goody#cite_note-4" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[4]</a></li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Della_Reese" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Della Reese</a> – <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Della_(album)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Della</a> (1960)</li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Sinatra" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Frank Sinatra</a> – <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinatra_and_Swingin%27_Brass" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sinatra and Swingin' Brass</a> (1962)</li><li>Robert "Goodie" Whitfield - <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Call_Me_Goodie" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Call Me Goodie</a> (1982)</li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosemary_Clooney" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rosemary Clooney</a> – <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosemary_Clooney_Sings_the_Lyrics_of_Johnny_Mercer" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rosemary Clooney Sings the Lyrics of Johnny Mercer</a> (1987)<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goody_Goody#cite_note-5" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[5]</a></li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_(band)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Chicago</a> – <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Night_%26_Day_Big_Band" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Night & Day Big Band</a> (1995)</li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camille_O%27Sullivan" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Camille O'Sullivan</a> – performed the song, with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will_Young" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Will Young</a>, in the 2005 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy_Award" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Academy Award</a>- and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Globe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Golden Globe</a>-nominated film <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mrs._Henderson_Presents" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Mrs. Henderson Presents</a> starring Dame <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judi_Dench" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Judi Dench</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Hoskins" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bob Hoskins</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will_Young" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Will Young</a>. The movie's <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mrs._Henderson_Presents_(soundtrack)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">soundtrack</a> was nominated for the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BAFTA_Award_for_Best_Film_Music" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">BAFTA Award for Best Film Music</a>.</li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Bennett" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Tony Bennett</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_Gaga" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Lady Gaga</a> – <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheek_to_Cheek_(album)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Cheek to Cheek</a> (2014)</li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freak_Kitchen" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Freak Kitchen</a> – Cooking with Pagans (2014)</li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beau_Monga" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Beau Monga</a> – X-Factor NZ (2015)</li></ul> Source: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goody_Goody" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goody_Goody</a>