"Hinky Dinky Parlay Voo?" is a song composed by Al Dubin, Irving Mills, Jimmy McHugh and Irwin Dash in 1924 and published by Jack Mills, Inc. It is a sequel to the popular World War I song, "Mademoiselle from Armentières," having the same refrain.[1][2]
| "Hinky Dinky Parlez Vous?" | |
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| Song | |
| Published | 1924 |
| Songwriter(s) | Al Dubin, Irving Mills, Jimmy McHugh and Irwin Dash |
Successful recordings of the song were made by Ernest Hare and Billy Jones for Columbia Records; and by Billy Murray and Ed Smalle for Victor Records.[3]
The sheet music can be found at the Pritzker Military Museum & Library.
References
edit- ^ "Hinky Dinky Parlay Voo?". Pritzker Military Museum & Library. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
- ^ Vogel, Frederick G. (1995). World War I Songs: A History and Dictionary of Popular American Patriotic Tunes, with Over 300 Complete Lyrics. Jefferson: McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 117. ISBN 0-89950-952-5. OCLC 32241433.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (1986). Pop Memories: 1890–1954. Record Research. p. 509. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.
Bibliography
edit- Crew, Danny O. Presidential Sheet Music: An Illustrated Catalogue of Published Music Associated with the American Presidency and Those Who Sought the Office. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland, 2001. ISBN 0786409282 OCLC 45313670
- Furia, Philip. The Poets of Tin Pan Alley: A History of America’s Great Lyricists. New York: Oxford University Press, 1990. ISBN 0195064089 OCLC 21441029
- Jasen, David A. Tin Pan Alley: The Composers, the Songs, the Performers, and Their Times : the Golden Age of American Popular Music from 1886 to 1956. New York: D.I. Fine, 1988. ISBN 1556110995. OCLC 18135644
- Parker, Bernard S. World War I Sheet Music: 9,670 Patriotic Songs Published in the United States, 1914-1920, with More Than 600 Covers Illustrated. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland, 2007. ISBN 9780786424931 OCLC 71790113
- Vogel, Frederick G. World War I Songs: A History and Dictionary of Popular American Patriotic Tunes, with Over 300 Complete Lyrics. Jefferson, N.C: McFarland & Co, 1995. Print. ISBN 0-89950-952-5 OCLC 32241433