Sweet Leilani - Bing Crosby

[yourdaughter1]

I named my little puppy leilani, as a tribute to my mom because she died the day this sweet little girl was born. My mom loved Bing and I never new this song was from him. I miss her very much, she would have loved her.

[desertblossom73]

We named my daughter Leilani and she is as sweet as can be, I'm so happy she has such a beautiful song.

[elaulu]

My teine is called Leilani <3 ;p

[zoevangorp]

my sister is called leilani:')

[vkorchnoifan]

Didn't this win an Academy Award for best song in the late thirties ?

[LandondeeL]

Does anyone out there have the Jean Shepherd broadcast where he imitated his Aunt Clara singing this song?

[GrizzledWolf]

I named my German Shepherd puppy after this song...she was sooo delicate and so beautiful...she died of kidney failure at age 8 months. Since Leilani means "heavenly flower" I think the name was perfect for her...she is my Heavenly Flower now, and I miss her so much!

[martinaxman]

That's not Bing Crosby. Unless his shorts are real tight.

[martinaxman]

@martinaxman Ok.I jumped the gun. He's in there about half way though.

[SweetLeilani98]

My middle name is Leilani! :)

[Forlogson]

This isn't the film version of course.

[Forlogson]

It's actually from the film "Waikiki Wedding" - not "Hawaiian Holiday".

[peep2414]

Ok,peep2414 is my kids' friend,so he's not wierd guys! Didn't know I wasn't on my own thing.

[peep2414]

Hi My name is Leilani also.My parents named me after this very recording! It will always be close to my heart.Bing sang this in the 1937 hit movie "Hawaiian Holiday". When I was born in 1964 my sweet little grandmother played this on the nurses lounge piano , and sang it beautifully for all to hear.Boy, I have always wished I had a recording of that .

[leilani2468]

@peep2414 my name is leilani as you can tell my my username and im like super popular in my school guess you are too and i was born on 2002

[Thomas05091942]

What is great about this version is the feeling! Outstanding!

[ZoeeXHorseLover]

My little 11 month old sister is called Leilani :D x ♥

[rminnewawa]

Lani is singing the lyrics at the beginning before Crosby with George

Kainapau doing the falsetto interludes.

[Gtesshotig00b]

fantastic!! song

i love love it!

excellet

[ilovBHH]

lol! My name is Leilani. XP

[LeClassics]

Haha I have a friend whose wife called their daughter Leilani after this song... doesn't have blue eyes though :)

[rminnewawa]

Lani McIntire is singing the first verse, because that is his musical

group. What is outstanding about this recording is the falsetto voice of

George Kainapau.

[johnohconnor]

@rminnewawa Sweet Leilani by Bing Crosby

I'm con fused by your comment that Lani McIntire sang first verse Then you bring

up the falsetto voice of George Kainapau. Who sang the first verse Lani or George?TKS

[Ishyfishey]

My bestfrends Leilani and our teacher signs her this he he he its awsome

[llewri]

If that; first verse is Bing Crosby, then I'm Dorothy Lamour

[Howdybub9]

Harry Owens, the composer, sings the first section.  Then Crosby comes in.

[vkorchnoifan]

Didn't this song win a Academy Award for best song in 1938 ?

[torontobear73]

Yes it did.

[Howdybub9]

No. "Sweet Leilani" won in 1937. "Thanks For the Memory" won in 1938.

[seajai09]

love it!

[georgiaslop]

does anyone know who played the steel guitar on bing's hawaiian recordings?

[markdelaney]

gorgeous. This man had such an amazing range

[LazlosPlane]

You know that's NOT Crosby singing the first verse, right?

[markdelaney]

Yes I'm quite aware of that. I have hundreds of his recordings

[planecrazy644]

Written by Harry Owens to celebrate the birth of his daughter Leilani.

Gives more meaning to the lyrics.

[LazlosPlane]

Great stuff you never hear anymore. Wow.

Thanks.

[sepher21]

Beautiful song, beautiful version, all around.

Thanks for posting.