When the Moon Comes over the Mountain
| "When the Moon Comes Over the Mountain[1]" | |
|---|---|
| Single by Kate Smith with Ben Selvin Orchestra | |
| B-side | If I Have to Go on Without You[2] |
| Published | February 28, 1931 by Robbins Music Corp., Inc., New York[1] |
| Released | September 1931[3] |
| Recorded | August 17, 1931[4] |
| Studio | Columbia Records, 55 Fifth Avenue, New York City |
| Genre | Pop music |
| Length | 3:11 |
| Label | Columbia 2516-D[2] |
| Songwriter(s) | Kate Smith |
| Composer(s) | Harry M. Woods[1] |
| Lyricist(s) | Howard E. Johnson[1] |
"When the Moon Comes Over the Mountain" is a popular song, published in 1931, and credited as written by Howard Johnson, Harry M. Woods, and Kate Smith.[1] As Johnson is primarily known as a lyricist and Woods, when collaborating with lyricists, primarily wrote music, the actual apportionment of the credits would be likely to be music by Woods, lyrics by Johnson, and possibly some small contribution by Smith in order to give her a share of royalty income.
In popular culture
[edit]This song was sung briefly by Groucho Marx during the breakfast scene in the 1935 film A Night at the Opera when Groucho receives a visit from Police Sergeant Henderson. In typical Groucho humour Groucho sings the words "When the moon comes over the mountain - and the mountain comes over the moon" just as Henderson enters the room!
In the Three Stooges film short "Dizzy Doctors" from 1937 Moe Howard gets on a PA system and says "Hello everybody, we just brought the moon over the mountain." in reference to this song.
This is the song that Kate Smith sang for King George VI and Queen Elizabeth when they visited the White House in 1939.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e Library of Congress. Copyright Office. (1931). Catalog of Copyright Entries, 1931 Musical Compositions For the Year 1931 New Series Vol 26 Part 3. United States Copyright Office. U.S. Govt. Print. Off.
- ^ a b "COLUMBIA 78rpm numerical listing discography: 2500-D to 3000-D". 78discography.com. Retrieved 2022-12-09.
- ^ "Columbia 2516-D (10-in. double-faced)". Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved 2022-12-09.
- ^ "Columbia matrix W151736. When the moon comes over the mountain / Kate Smith". Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved 2022-12-09.
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