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Me and My Shadow

January 01, 1970

This article is about the 1927 song. For the compilation album of "Whispering" Jack Smith songs, see Whispering Jack Smith. For the unreleased DreamWorks Animation film, see List of unproduced DreamWorks Animation projects.

"Me and My Shadow" is a 1927 popular song. Officially the credits show it as written by Al Jolson, Billy Rose, and Dave Dreyer, with Jolson and Dreyer being shown on the sheet music as being responsible for the music and Rose the lyrics. Al Jolson was often given credits on sheet music so he could earn more money by popularizing them, but he played no actual part in writing this song.[1] Jolson never recorded the song although he did use it in the touring version of "Big Boy" in 1927.[2]

Sheet music cover, 1927

Popular recordings in 1927 were by "Whispering" Jack Smith, Nat Shilkret (vocal by Johnny Marvin) and the separate recording by Johnny Marvin himself for Columba Records.[3] The song became particularly associated with Ted Lewis who used it to close his act. The song has since become a standard, with many artists performing it.

Some other recorded versions[4] edit

In film and television edit

In the movie Funny Lady, Billy Rose admits to wife Fanny Brice that the shadow in the song was Nicky Arnstein, Fanny's criminal husband before Rose though, in fact, the song was written in 1927, two years before Rose's marriage to Brice in 1929.

The song is performed in Terry Gilliam's Time Bandits, for Napoleon. The dwarves perform it very badly and end up fighting. However, Napoleon is actually pleased, as he wants, for entertainment, "little things hitting each other."

The song was used in an episode of The Dick Van Dyke Show, "The Great Petrie Fortune," in which Van Dyke (playing his own uncle) sings the song on a home movie as part of his will. It referred to an old photograph he had had of himself as an infant, with a "shadow" that was actually Abraham Lincoln.

The song is performed in an episode of Maude, "Maude's Musical", (Season 2, Episode 10), by Beatrice Arthur and Esther Rolle as part of a charity show that Maude is putting together.

The song was performed by Rip Taylor and Christopher Knight in the final episode of The Brady Bunch Variety Hour.

The song was performed in the Gimme a Break! episode, "Joey: Part 2" (Season 3, episode 5), by Nell Carter and Joey Lawrence.

The song is used in an episode of HBO show Carnivale, (Season 2, Episode 15) sung first by Stroud and then by Brother Justin.

The song is parodied in The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo episode, "Me and My Shadow Demon," in which the main characters, Scooby and Shaggy, fool a crowd of monsters with a musical number. In 1998 it was included on the soundtrack, Scooby-Doo's Snack Tracks: The Ultimate Collection.

The song is performed by Pardon-Me-Pete the Groundhog (voiced by Buddy Hackett) in the 1979 Rankin/Bass television special Jack Frost (TV special).[5]

Performed by Ted Lewis and Eddie Chester in Abbott and Costello's "Hold That Ghost' (1941)."

The song is performed by Frank Sinatra and Sammy Davis Jr. in a commercial for the game Titanfall.

In 2010, DreamWorks began development on an animated film called Me and My Shadow. However, due to scheduling and management issues, the film was canceled.[6][7] The film would've been the first to blend CGI animation with 2D animation.

The song is also performed in the sitcom "Welcome Back Kotter" by Gabe Kaplan and the actors playing the sweathogs: Ron Palillo, Robert Hegyes, Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs and John Travolta.

On October 9, 2015, the song was performed on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert by host Stephen Colbert and guest James Corden.[8]

On the October 21, 2020 episode of AEW Dynamite, the song was performed by All Elite Wrestling's Chris Jericho and MJF during their "Le Dinner Debonair" segment, with modified lyrics.[9] Wesley Morris of The New York Times recognized the performance as one of the 'Best Performances of 2020'.[10][11]

References edit

  1. ^ Cohen, Mark (2018). Not Bad for Delancey Street: The Rise of Billy Rose. Waltham, MA: Brandeis University Press. p. 54. ISBN 978-1611688900.
  2. ^ Goldman, Herbert G. (1988). Jolson - The Legend Comes to Life. New York: Oxford University Press. p. 148. ISBN 0-19-505505-5.
  3. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. p. 548. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.
  4. ^ "secondhandsongs.com". secondhandsongs.com. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
  5. ^ "Jack Frost (TV 1979)". The Internet Movie Database. IMDb.com, Inc. 13 December 1979. Retrieved 21 November 2011.
  6. ^ T. H. R. Staff (2013-02-05). "DreamWorks Animation Pushes Back Release for 'Mr. Peabody & Sherman'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2023-02-07.
  7. ^ Stelter, Brian (2016-04-28). "Comcast buys DreamWorks Animation in $3.8 billion deal". CNNMoney. Retrieved 2023-02-07.
  8. ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the : "Stephen & James Corden Sing 'Me & My Shadow'". YouTube.
  9. ^ *Tony Award Nominee* Chris Jericho and MJF "Me and My Shadow" | AEW Dynamite, 10/21/20. All Elite Wrestling. October 21, 2020. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
  10. ^ Morris, Wesley (December 4, 2020). "Best Performances of 2020". The New York Times. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
  11. ^ Nason, Josh (December 4, 2020). "MJF 'Le Dinner Debonair' performance named NYT Best of '20". Figure Four Online. Retrieved December 13, 2020.

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This article is about the 1927 song For the compilation album of Whispering Jack Smith songs see Whispering Jack Smith For the unreleased DreamWorks Animation film see List of unproduced DreamWorks Animation projects Me and My Shadow is a 1927 popular song Officially the credits show it as written by Al Jolson Billy Rose and Dave Dreyer with Jolson and Dreyer being shown on the sheet music as being responsible for the music and Rose the lyrics Al Jolson was often given credits on sheet music so he could earn more money by popularizing them but he played no actual part in writing this song 1 Jolson never recorded the song although he did use it in the touring version of Big Boy in 1927 2 Sheet music cover 1927 Popular recordings in 1927 were by Whispering Jack Smith Nat Shilkret vocal by Johnny Marvin and the separate recording by Johnny Marvin himself for Columba Records 3 The song became particularly associated with Ted Lewis who used it to close his act The song has since become a standard with many artists performing it Some other recorded versions 4 editDonald O Connor no recorded version available but featured in the 1948 feature film Feudin Fussin and a Fightin Cliff Adams Singers Pearl Bailey Michael Cooney Michael Ball and Antonio Banderas 2003 Elkie Brooks Dave Brubeck Quartet Instrumental 1951 James Caan from the 1975 film Funny Lady Maurice Chevalier 1968 Holly Cole from the 1998 album Treasure Perry Como 1951 Bing Crosby from the 1962 album On the Happy Side Vic Damone Linda Eder Judy Garland Jeff Goldblum with Sarah Silverman and Till Bronner from the 2018 album The Capitol Studios Sessions Michele Hendricks 1990 Johnny Howard Ferlin Husky 1957 Bert Kaempfert Scrappy Lambert 1927 Linda Lawson 1960 Julie London from the 1968 album Easy Does It Peggy Lee from the 1969 album Is That All There Is Liberace Mantovani Billy May and his orchestra vocal The Sportsmen 1950 The Mills Brothers 1958 Rose Murphy 1948 Mandy Patinkin 1989 Stephanie Pope 2001 Lou Rawls 1965 Frank Sinatra and Sammy Davis Jr 1962 added special and timely lyric Closer than Bobby is to JFK Cyril Stapleton Lawrence Welk Robbie Williams and Jonathan Wilkes 2001 Daniel Ash 1991 in Coming Down The Kidsongs Kids on their Let s Put on a Show video and DVD Solo sung by Debbie Lytton and Julene Renee Sam Lanin and his OrchestraIn film and television editIn the movie Funny Lady Billy Rose admits to wife Fanny Brice that the shadow in the song was Nicky Arnstein Fanny s criminal husband before Rose though in fact the song was written in 1927 two years before Rose s marriage to Brice in 1929 The song is performed in Terry Gilliam s Time Bandits for Napoleon The dwarves perform it very badly and end up fighting However Napoleon is actually pleased as he wants for entertainment little things hitting each other The song was used in an episode of The Dick Van Dyke Show The Great Petrie Fortune in which Van Dyke playing his own uncle sings the song on a home movie as part of his will It referred to an old photograph he had had of himself as an infant with a shadow that was actually Abraham Lincoln The song is performed in an episode of Maude Maude s Musical Season 2 Episode 10 by Beatrice Arthur and Esther Rolle as part of a charity show that Maude is putting together The song was performed by Rip Taylor and Christopher Knight in the final episode of The Brady Bunch Variety Hour The song was performed in the Gimme a Break episode Joey Part 2 Season 3 episode 5 by Nell Carter and Joey Lawrence The song is used in an episode of HBO show Carnivale Season 2 Episode 15 sung first by Stroud and then by Brother Justin The song is parodied in The 13 Ghosts of Scooby Doo episode Me and My Shadow Demon in which the main characters Scooby and Shaggy fool a crowd of monsters with a musical number In 1998 it was included on the soundtrack Scooby Doo s Snack Tracks The Ultimate Collection The song is performed by Pardon Me Pete the Groundhog voiced by Buddy Hackett in the 1979 Rankin Bass television special Jack Frost TV special 5 Performed by Ted Lewis and Eddie Chester in Abbott and Costello s Hold That Ghost 1941 The song is performed by Frank Sinatra and Sammy Davis Jr in a commercial for the game Titanfall In 2010 DreamWorks began development on an animated film called Me and My Shadow However due to scheduling and management issues the film was canceled 6 7 The film would ve been the first to blend CGI animation with 2D animation The song is also performed in the sitcom Welcome Back Kotter by Gabe Kaplan and the actors playing the sweathogs Ron Palillo Robert Hegyes Lawrence Hilton Jacobs and John Travolta On October 9 2015 the song was performed on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert by host Stephen Colbert and guest James Corden 8 On the October 21 2020 episode of AEW Dynamite the song was performed by All Elite Wrestling s Chris Jericho and MJF during their Le Dinner Debonair segment with modified lyrics 9 Wesley Morris of The New York Times recognized the performance as one of the Best Performances of 2020 10 11 References edit Cohen Mark 2018 Not Bad for Delancey Street The Rise of Billy Rose Waltham MA Brandeis University Press p 54 ISBN 978 1611688900 Goldman Herbert G 1988 Jolson The Legend Comes to Life New York Oxford University Press p 148 ISBN 0 19 505505 5 Whitburn Joel 1986 Joel Whitburn s Pop Memories 1890 1954 Menomonee Falls Wisconsin Record Research Inc p 548 ISBN 0 89820 083 0 secondhandsongs com secondhandsongs com Retrieved January 29 2021 Jack Frost TV 1979 The Internet Movie Database IMDb com Inc 13 December 1979 Retrieved 21 November 2011 T H R Staff 2013 02 05 DreamWorks Animation Pushes Back Release for Mr Peabody amp Sherman The Hollywood Reporter Retrieved 2023 02 07 Stelter Brian 2016 04 28 Comcast buys DreamWorks Animation in 3 8 billion deal CNNMoney Retrieved 2023 02 07 Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine Stephen amp James Corden Sing Me amp My Shadow YouTube Tony Award Nominee Chris Jericho and MJF Me and My Shadow AEW Dynamite 10 21 20 All Elite Wrestling October 21 2020 Archived from the original on 2021 12 21 Retrieved October 21 2020 Morris Wesley December 4 2020 Best Performances of 2020 The New York Times Retrieved December 13 2020 Nason Josh December 4 2020 MJF Le Dinner Debonair performance named NYT Best of 20 Figure Four Online Retrieved December 13 2020 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Me and My Shadow amp oldid 1197951306, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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