Little Lulu : Swingin On A Star (1944)

Swinging on a Star was recorded in 1944 by singer Bing Crosby. Andy Williams and his brothers backed up Bing on his 1944 version His song writer, Jimmy Van Heusen, was at Crosbys house one evening for dinner and to discuss a song for the movie Going My Way. During the meal, one of the children began complaining about how he didnt want to go to school the next day. The singer turned to his son and said to him, If you dont go to school, you might grow up to be a mule. Do you wanna do that? Van Heusen thought that this clever rebuke would make a good song for the movie. He pictured Bing, playing a priest, talking to a group of children acting much the same way that his own child acted that night. When he took his idea to his partner, Johnny Burke, Johnny was quick to approve, and they wrote the song.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swinging_on_a_Star

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[wesims2]

Who Is The 3 men on 0:37 ?

[manhatin]

@wesims2

They are:

 Bing Crosby, Bob Hope and Jerry Colonna.

[Debzmc101]

i cant believe i found this, my favourite childhood song!

[LittleKarpat]

I watched this movie at my Grandparents house everytime I went over there as a kid. Some girl at school was singing this song yesterday and I freaked out cause I totally forgot about little lu lu!!

[TRuble510]

@LittleKarpat Same here! This and the Bugs Bunny cartoon where he is a conductor

[TRuble510]

I found it!

[sparklefairytuggy]

I love it since I was a little girl. I go crazy with it.

[penny1240]

whats the name of the movie this is from?

[stormy32316]

@LittleKarpat I used to watch this at my grandparents' house too! I had to sing the song today as a music therapy student working with the elderly and just had to look it up on Youtube to watch it again after about 20 years!

[XxXNailPolishXxX]

Kinda makes me want to go back and finish school

[ANIMEGURL1227]

God we listened to this song in choir class and i'm just sitting there in extreme concentration about what cartoon my mom used to make me watch that had this song in it. FINALLY! It took me 3 weeks to figure it out!

[talulabunny]

omg, i watched this when i was like 6! i didnt realize then how old it was!

[PizzaJo]

@silverpslm Ha they did

[LithiumManium1]

I LOVE THIS.