Are You Havin' Any Fun?

"Are You Havin' Any Fun?" is a song with lyrics by Jack Yellen and music by Sammy Fain. It featured in the Broadway review series George White's Scandals in 1939.[1] A popular recording in 1939 was by Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra (vocal by Edythe Wright). [2]

Elaine Stritch's recording from her 1956 album Stritch[3] featured in a UK advertising campaign on YouTube for P&O Cruises from December 2013.

Tony Bennett recorded the song on his 1959 album Strike Up the Band with Count Basie,[4] and this version is featured in the 2012 film Quartet.[5] In 2006 Bennett re-recorded the song for his album Duets: An American Classic as a duet with Elvis Costello.

References
  1. "Are You Havin' Any Fun". MusicNotes.com. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  2. Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. p. 136. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.
  3. "Elaine Stritch – 'Stritch'". Discogs.com. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  4. Strike Up the Band at AllMusic
  5. "'Quartet' Soundtrack Details". Film Music Reporter. 13 November 2012. Retrieved 3 January 2013.


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