Cairo Club Orchestra Play "My Canary Has Circles Under His Eyes"

This is a rare arrangement, I found it in a leather suitcase, it was given me by the Widow of Clarrie Simmons, Pianist and Leader of the SS Rawalpindi Orchestra, a P.O liner on the Indian Ocean run.
I ended up with about 500 Orchestrations, there were seven suitcases in all, covered in Steamer tickets and Grand Hotel Colombo,Taj Mahal Hotel Stickers.
Al Bowley recorded this one as did Sophie Tucker and Believe it or not, Lawrence Welk in 1931.
I hope you get a kick out of it. See Also www.cairocluborchestra.com
Cheers.

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Entertainment

Tags:

• astor theatre. 1930
• Al Bowley
• bigband
• jazz
• swing
• crooning.

[brenter55]

sophie  tucker also does a great job with this song around 1930

[splashdown50]

Does the Cairo Orchestra have an album I can buy? Love the stuff.

[LKayL]

A great effort! I only know Al Bowlly's version.

[flvnow]

Since making whoopee became all the rage

It's even got to the old birdcage

My canary has circles under his eyes

He used to whistle The Prisoner's Song

Now he does snake-hips the whole day long

My poor canary has circles under his eyes

[bingcrosby1903]

LOVE IT!! One of my favorite mutes, the harmon of course!!, looking foward always to new material! Your solo is excellent by the way!