The title refers to celebrating a marriage. Eventually "making whoopee" became a euphemism for intimate sexual relations.[1] The song has been called a "dire warning", largely to men, about the "trap" of marriage.[2] "Makin' Whoopee" begins with the celebration of a wedding, honeymoon and marital bliss, but moves on to babies and responsibilities, and ultimately on to affairs and possible divorce, ending with a judge's advice.
The original lyrics and music of the song entered the public domain in the United States in 2024.[3]
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1928 George Olsen and His Music. Released by Victor on November 12, 1928 as catalog number 21816-A. Vocal refrain by Fran Frey.
1928 Bing Crosby recorded the song on December 22, 1928 with the Paul Whiteman Orchestra.[4][5] It made #8 on the Billboard charts.
1929 Rudy Vallée recorded the song for his album Dancing in the Moonlight in 1929[6]
1947 The King Cole Trio recorded the song August 7, 1947 in Los Angeles (2139-3 (Capitol 10101, 1669)).[7][8]
1951 Doris Day recorded the song in a duet with Danny Thomas in November 1951. It was released on the 10" soundtrack-LP I'll See You in My Dreams by Columbia Records as catalog number CL-6198 on December 14, 1952. Conductor: Paul Weston.[9] She recorded a new version in November 1958. It was released on the LP Cuttin' Capers by Columbia Records as catalog number CS-8078 (stereo) and CL-1232 (mono) on March 9, 1959. Conductor: Frank De Vol.[10]
1989 Branford Marsalis performed a cover in 1989 for his album Trio Jeepy. It would later be the first song that was ever played on VH1 Smooth on August 1, 1998.[15]
Pepsi used the melody of "Makin' Whoopee" with new lyrics, sung by Joanie Sommers, for its advertising campaign "Now It's Pepsi -- For Those Who Think Young" starting in 1961.[18]
Heinz created a 1993 commercial in which a bottle of ketchup and a bottle of salsa "make whoopee" in a refrigerator, resulting in a salsa-style ketchup.[19]
In popular cultureedit
On the television game show The Newlywed Game, "making whoopee" was used as a synonym for sexual intercourse, to get around television standards preventing frank discussion of sex on television. Eventually the phrase became so associated with the show that it stuck, even as restrictions on discussion of sexual topics loosened in the 1980s and 1990s.
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^Holden, Stephen (April 19, 2002). "Crooning About the Woes of Whoopee". The New York Times. Retrieved 2006-10-08. A review of a James Naughtoncabaret performance. "Mr. Naughton pounces on the dire warning to men lurking beneath the song's playful surface: that once the honeymoon is over, marriage can become a trap from which there is no escape."
^"Public Domain Day 2024 | Duke University School of Law". web.law.duke.edu.
^"A Bing Crosby Discography". BING magazine. International Club Crosby. Retrieved April 30, 2017.
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^""NewsRadio" Stupid Holiday Charity Talent Show (1997)". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2019-03-15.
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^Gurwitch, Annabelle. (2015). I see you made an effort : compliments, indignities, and survival stories from the edge of 50. ISBN9780142181874. OCLC 881869606.
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This article is about the Donaldson and Kahn song For Susan Stroman s 2004 ballet see Double Feature ballet Makin Whoopee is a jazz blues song first popularized by Eddie Cantor in the 1928 musical Whoopee Gus Kahn wrote the lyrics and Walter Donaldson composed the music for the song as well as for the entire musical Makin Whoopee Sheet music 1928SongPublished1928 by Donaldson Douglas amp GumbleReleased1928 1928 GenreJazz bluesComposer s Walter DonaldsonLyricist s Gus KahnThe title refers to celebrating a marriage Eventually making whoopee became a euphemism for intimate sexual relations 1 The song has been called a dire warning largely to men about the trap of marriage 2 Makin Whoopee begins with the celebration of a wedding honeymoon and marital bliss but moves on to babies and responsibilities and ultimately on to affairs and possible divorce ending with a judge s advice The original lyrics and music of the song entered the public domain in the United States in 2024 3 Contents 1 Other versions 2 In advertising 3 In popular culture 4 ReferencesOther versions editThis article may contain unverified or indiscriminate information in embedded lists Please help clean up the lists by removing items or incorporating them into the text of the article July 2016 1928 George Olsen and His Music Released by Victor on November 12 1928 as catalog number 21816 A Vocal refrain by Fran Frey 1928 Bing Crosby recorded the song on December 22 1928 with the Paul Whiteman Orchestra 4 5 It made 8 on the Billboard charts 1929 Rudy Vallee recorded the song for his album Dancing in the Moonlight in 1929 6 1947 The King Cole Trio recorded the song August 7 1947 in Los Angeles 2139 3 Capitol 10101 1669 7 8 1951 Doris Day recorded the song in a duet with Danny Thomas in November 1951 It was released on the 10 soundtrack LP I ll See You in My Dreams by Columbia Records as catalog number CL 6198 on December 14 1952 Conductor Paul Weston 9 She recorded a new version in November 1958 It was released on the LP Cuttin Capers by Columbia Records as catalog number CS 8078 stereo and CL 1232 mono on March 9 1959 Conductor Frank De Vol 10 1953 Gerry Mulligan performed a version with Chet Baker in 1953 and then performed it live with Jon Eardley in 1954 1956 Frank Sinatra Released on the LP Songs For Swingin Lovers by Capitol Records as catalog number W 653 in 1956 11 1956 Dinah Washington Released on the LP The Swingin Miss D by EmArcy Records as catalog number MG 36104 in 1956 Arranger and conductor Quincy Jones Producer Bob Shad 12 1957 Louis Armstrong Released as a bonus track on the CD Louis Armstrong Meets Oscar Peterson 1957 1957 Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald Released on the double LP Ella and Louis Again by Verve as catalog number MGV 4006 2 1957 and reissued in 2006 on a 2 CD set as Verve 0602517036918 1958 Ella Fitzgerald Recorded at the Radio Recorders Hollywood on November 24 1958 It was released on the LP Ella Fitzgerald Sings Sweet Songs for Swingers by Verve Records as catalogue number VS 6072 stereo and V 4032 mono in 1959 Arranger and conductor was Frank De Vol 1959 Bill Doggett recorded an instrumental version on his 1959 album Big City Dance Party King Records KS 641 1959 Marlene Dietrich performed the song on her 1959 live album Dietrich in Rio 1960 The McGuire Sisters recorded the song on their 1960 album His and Hers 1967 Don Lusher Orchestra directed by Pete Moore Released on the LP Makin Whoopee by CBS Records as catalog number 63021 in 1967 Ray Charles sang a humorous version of Makin Whoopee live while playing the piano 1973 Harry Nilsson performed the song on his 1973 album A Little Touch of Schmilsson in the Night 1973 Hawkeye Pierce It was played on a gramophone at the Swamp and partially sung by Hawkeye Pierce Alan Alda at the end of an episode of M A S H titled Dear Dad Three 13 1980 Yoko Ono under the title Yes I m Your Angel and with altered lyrics 14 Double Fantasy 1989 Dr John and Rickie Lee Jones performed Makin Whoopee on Dr John s album In a Sentimental Mood It was released by Warner Bros Records earning a Grammy Award in 1989 1989 Branford Marsalis performed a cover in 1989 for his album Trio Jeepy It would later be the first song that was ever played on VH1 Smooth on August 1 1998 15 1989 Michelle Pfeiffer sang Makin Whoopee sprawled over a piano in a red evening dress in the 1989 film The Fabulous Baker Boys 16 1997 Vicki Lewis and Phil Hartman performed the song in the 1997 NewsRadio episode Stupid Holiday Charity Talent Show 17 2003 Cyndi Lauper covered the song as a duet with Tony Bennett on her 2003 studio album At Last 2004 Elton John performs on the Best Buy 2004 Christmas CD Sweet Tracks 2005 Rod Stewart and Elton John perform a duet of the song on Stewart s album Thanks for the Memory The Great American Songbook Volume IV 2005 Timothy Spall and Eddie Marsan performed a version of the song in the 2005 film Pierrepoint 2011 Amanda Palmer released her version on the 2011 album Amanda Palmer Goes Down Under 2011 Charlie and his Orchestra had an anti Semitic parody published on the album Swing Verboten 2012 Rachael MacFarlane released it on her debut album Hayley Sings In advertising editPepsi used the melody of Makin Whoopee with new lyrics sung by Joanie Sommers for its advertising campaign Now It s Pepsi For Those Who Think Young starting in 1961 18 Heinz created a 1993 commercial in which a bottle of ketchup and a bottle of salsa make whoopee in a refrigerator resulting in a salsa style ketchup 19 In popular culture editOn the television game show The Newlywed Game making whoopee was used as a synonym for sexual intercourse to get around television standards preventing frank discussion of sex on television Eventually the phrase became so associated with the show that it stuck even as restrictions on discussion of sexual topics loosened in the 1980s and 1990s The song appears in BioShock Infinite performed by Rudy Vallee 20 This song appears in Miss Fisher s Murder Mysteries Season 1 Episode 6 Ruddy Gore 2012 This song is included in the Simpsons episode The Fabulous Faker Boy making reference to the 1989 film The Fabulous Baker Boys in the scene where actress Michelle Pfeiffer sings this song The song is included on the video game Mafia 2 The song is included in the Family Guy episode Lottery Fever where Quagmire and Joe sing the song while Peter Griffin shoots them with a BB gun The song is also included in American Dad Love A D Style Hailey sings the song in Roger s Bar Deputy Lupo Erica Cerra performs the song in Season 3 Episode 10 of Eureka The song was parodied on Sesame Street in 1995 as Eating Cookie written by Josh Selig and performed by Frank Oz as Cookie Monster Vicki Lewis and Phil Hartman performed the song in a 1997 episode of the sitcom NewsRadio 21 References edit Whoopee Merriam Webster Webster com Archived from the original on 2007 09 27 Retrieved 2006 10 08 Holden Stephen April 19 2002 Crooning About the Woes of Whoopee 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