"Let's Put Out the Lights" (Rudy Vallee, 1932)

[wa65536]

I just love Rudy's voice. He was so smooth and enchanting.

[DOCTOROCTAGONAPUSS]

anyone else feel a "fallout 3" aura from this XD

[Crockerish]

I would like to hear this song by my favorite Guy,Guy Lombardo.

[lobo81865]

I like Ben Bernie's version as well.

[chem100]

Shades of the Great Depression. The lyrics can be allegorical as well.

[ysbaddaden2003]

Shades of Let's Spend the Night Together.

Ed Sullivan would get his pinafores in a twist.

[stlgtrace]

A very sweet song and just a little bit naughty!

[MisterEvasion]

A Rudy Vallee song can brighten your day. I pity those who are ignorant of this unique period of music from the late 20s and early 30s.

[dianamaryflorence]

Rudy Vallee has been one of my favorite singers since the 1920's.

[leewileyandfriends]

This song makes me cry =)

My favorite version is the one by Paul Whiteman featuring Ramona.

This one is pretty lovely too =) thanks for sharing

[dholm5058]

I love Rudy! He's so cool,he's hot.I wish I were a young man in 1932 and seen him and the Yankees in concert!! Bing and Rudy,what a combo!

[wahoo76]

Please don't forget Russ Columbo! The song "Crosby, Columbo and Vallee" was written by Al Dubin & Joseph Burke about our three greatest crooners. The song was immortalized in a Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies cartoon of the same name in 1932.

[fromthesidelines]

I'm surprised you didn't about that, 'RReady'. My pleasure...

[RReady555]

Glad to have my horizons broadened, friend! ;)

Best,

-RR

[fromthesidelines]

This was recorded in September 1932; soon after, radio stations would not play the record because it used the term, "Let's...go to bed", and NBC would not allow Rudy to perform that song that way on his "FLEISCHMANN'S YEAST HOUR". The title and lyrics had to be altered to "Let's Put Out The Lights And Go To SLEEP". And that's way it's been performed since...

[RReady555]

Thanks for the information--looks as if the "Hays Code" hit radio before motion pictures...

Best,

-RR

[FreemanZee]

This got me to thinking... there are many songs (like Shaving Crem, for instance,) in which the obvious rhyming "dirty" word is awkwardly replaced with one, often less lyrical or non-rhyming "clean" one. (Notice that "Sleep" is not particularly singable here.)

So, perhaps that form of song evolved as a spoof on this sort of Ed Sullivan meets the Stones (or Pelvis) factor.

[pax41]

I thought Rudy was from Maine?

[RReady555]

Rudy grew up in Maine but was actually born in Island Pond, Vermont (7/28/1901) to two Vermonters...we'd like to claim at least partial credit for him. ;)

True, nobody sings the Maine Stein song better than RV!

[genia106]

Delightful!

Thank you so much!

[RReady555]

I threatened you that I'd post more Rudy. I may yet go on a Vallee rally... ;)