{{About||the Dean Koontz novel series|Moonlight Bay Trilogy|the place|Wisconsin State Natural Areas Program}} {{Infobox song | name = Moonlight Bay | cover = Moonlight-Bay-1912.jpg | alt = | caption = Cover, sheet music, 1912 | type = | language = English | written = | published = 1912 | writer = Composer: [[Percy Wenrich]] <br>Lyricist: [[Edward Madden (lyricist)|Edward Madden]] | composer = | lyricist = | misc = {{Audio sample | type = song | file = File:Moonlight Bay (1911 sound recording).mp3 | description =Recording of ''Moonlight Bay'', performed by the [[American Quartet (ensemble)|American Quartet]] (1911) }} }} '''"Moonlight Bay"''' is a [[popular music|popular]] [[song]]. It is commonly referred to as '''"On Moonlight Bay"'''. The lyrics were written by [[Edward Madden (lyricist)|Edward Madden]], the music by [[Percy Wenrich]], and was published in 1912. It is often sung in a [[Barbershop music|barbershop quartet]] style. Early successful recordings in 1912 were by the [[American Quartet (ensemble)|American Quartet]] and by Dolly Connolly.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Whitburn|first1=Joel|title=Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954|date=1986|publisher=Record Research Inc|location=Wisconsin, USA|isbn=0-89820-083-0|page=[https://archive.org/details/joelwpopmemories00whit/page/551 551]|url=https://archive.org/details/joelwpopmemories00whit/page/551}}</ref>
==Notable covers== * [[Glenn Miller]] and his Orchestra recorded the song on March 22, 1937,<ref>{{cite web|title=78sourceaudio.co.uk|url=http://www.78sourceaudio.co.uk/78Source/MoonlightSerenade%20-%20Part%201%20(1935-1938).pdf|website=78sourceaudio.co.uk|accessdate=January 22, 2017}}</ref> with a special swing arrangement by Miller. * The song was featured the film ''[[Tin Pan Alley (film)|Tin Pan Alley]]'' (1940), where it was sung by [[Alice Faye]]. Faye also included the song in her 1962 album ''Alice Faye Sings Her Greatest Movie Hits''. * The song, sung in barbershop quartet style, features in the first [[Daffy Duck]] cartoon, ''[[Porky's Duck Hunt]]'' (1937). * [[Porky Pig]] repeatedly tries to sing the song in the 1942 cartoon ''[[My Favorite Duck]]''. * The [[Mills Brothers]] recorded the song in 1940<ref>{{cite web|title=45worlds.com|url=http://www.45worlds.com/78rpm/record/nc305185us|website=45worlds.com|accessdate=January 22, 2017}}</ref> for [[Decca Records]]. * The song was featured in the musical film ''[[On Moonlight Bay (film)|On Moonlight Bay]]'' (1951) and gave the film its title; it was sung by [[Doris Day]] and [[Gordon MacRae]]. Day also recorded the song commercially, and it appeared on her 1951 album ''[[On Moonlight Bay (album)|On Moonlight Bay]]'', featuring songs from the film. * A duet performance by [[Bing Crosby]] and [[Gary Crosby (actor)|Gary Crosby]] was recorded on March 22, 1951,<ref>{{cite web|title=A Bing Crosby Discography|url=http://www.bingmagazine.co.uk/bingmagazine/crosby1bDecca.html|website=BING magazine|publisher=International Club Crosby|accessdate=January 22, 2017}}</ref> and reached No. 14 in the Billboard charts in 1951.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Whitburn|first1=Joel|title=Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954|date=1986|publisher=Record Research Inc|location=Wisconsin|isbn=0-89820-083-0|page=[https://archive.org/details/joelwpopmemories00whit/page/112 112]|url=https://archive.org/details/joelwpopmemories00whit/page/112}}</ref> * [[The Beatles]] performed "Moonlight Bay" with comedians [[Eric Morecambe]] and [[Ernie Wise]] on the duo's [[Associated Television|ATV]] programme ''[[Two of a Kind (UK TV series)|Two of a Kind]]'' in December 1963. A recording of the performance was released on the Beatles' album ''[[Anthology 1]]'' in 1995. * The song was sung in episodes of ''[[Hey Arnold!]]'' * In the 1942 film ''[[Ship Ahoy (film)|Ship Ahoy]]'', [[Tommy Dorsey]] leads his orchestra while [[Eleanor Powell]] does a tap dance conveying a message in Morse code.
==Verses== :Voices hum, crooning over Moonlight Bay :Banjos strum, tuning while the moonbeams play :All alone, unknown they find me :Memories like these remind me :Of the girl I left behind me :Down on Moonlight Bay
:Candle lights gleaming on the silent shore :Lonely nights, dreaming till we meet once more :Far apart, her heart, is yearning :With a sigh for my returning :With the light of love still burning :As in days of yore
==Chorus== :We were sailing along :On Moonlight Bay. :We could hear the voices ringing; :They seemed to say, :"You have stolen my heart" :"Now don't go 'way!" :As we sang "[[Love's Old Sweet Song]]" :On Moonlight Bay
The original sheet music and 1912 recordings use the lyrics above.
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== {{wikisource}} *[https://archive.org/download/AmericanQuartetwithBillyMurray_part1/AmericanQuartetwithBillyMurray-MoonlightBay1912a.mp3 Recording by Billy Murray and the American Quartet] {{Billy Murray|state=autocollapse}} {{authority control}}
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