Remember Tommy Dorsey's hit 'Marie' ?

 








One of the biggest hits for Tommy Dorsey was the song "Marie". First in 1937 when it reached #2, and again a year later when it hit #16.  It  was a hit for The Four Tunes in 1953 (#13).  Words and music are from  Irving Berlin. Here are the lyrics;

Marie, Marie, Marie
Marie, the dawn is breaking
Marie, (ooh, Marie) you'll soon be waking
To find you heart is aching
And tears (and tears) will fall (will fall) as you recall
The moon in all its splendor
A kiss (ooh, a kiss) so very tender
The words, "Will you surrender
To me, (Marie), Marie, (Marie-ee)?"

Marie, you'll soon be waking
To find you heart is aching
And tears (and tears) will fall (will fall) as you recall
The moon in all its splendor
A kiss (ooh, a kiss) so very tender
The words, "Will you surrender
To me, (Marie), Marie, (Marie) Marie (Marie-ee-ee)?"

 HERE IS TOMMY DORSEY AND HIS BAND WITH "MARIE." (BOB EBERLY, JANET BLAIR). THIS IS A CLIP FROM THE MOVIE "THE FABULOUS DORSEYS"  Review: "Big-band greats Tommy and Jimmy (along with fellow bandleader Whiteman and a full stage of top-drawer musicians) star in their own biopic. You could watch this with your eyes closed and not miss anything, but the sounds are so hep it's worth the time. The numbers include, "At Sundown," "Green Eyes," "Runnin' Wild," and many more."





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