Don't Bring Lulu

"Don't Bring Lulu" is a Dixieland jazz song.[1][2]

"Don't Bring Lulu"
Cover of sheet music (1925)
Song
Released1925 (1925)
RecordedBilly Jones, Billy Murray, and many others
GenreDixieland jazz
Composer(s)Ray Henderson
Lyricist(s)Lew Brown / Billy Rose

Background

Don't Bring Lulu was first published by Jerome H. Remick, based in Detroit and New York City, United States, in 1925.[3] It is the 63rd most covered song from 1925.[2] "Lulu" in the song is a 1920s flapper. The song lyrics include a reference to the traditional nursery rhyme and singing game for parties, "London Bridge Is Falling Down".

The sheet music is credited to Billy Rose, Lew Brown, and Ray Henderson. It was originally a novelty song and was often recorded by male singers in a comic style, including Billy Jones and Ernest Hare for example, with additional dialogue. A praised recording was the 1960 single by Dorothy Provine, backed by Whisper Song.[3] She also performed the song for the American television series The Roaring 20's, which was aired during 1960-1962.

Recordings

The following performed and recorded the song in the year it was first published (1925):[1]

The following performed and recorded the song in later years:[1]

Other recordings include:[1]

See also

References
  1. "Don't Bring Lulu". International Lyrics Playground. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  2. "Don't Bring Lulu". SecondHandSong. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  3. "Don't Bring Lulu". SongFacts. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  4. "Roaring 20s:Billy Jones, Ernest Hare – Don't Bring Lulu, 1925". YouTube. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  5. "Don't Bring Lulu – Murray Billy". Genius. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  6. "Billy Murray – Don't Bring Lulu 1925". YouTube. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  7. "Nathan Glantz and his Orchestra – Don't bring Lulu – 1925". YouTube. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  8. ""Don't Bring Lulu!" (Chick Straun, 1925)". YouTube. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  9. "Roaring Twenties: Jan Garber's Orch. – Don't Bring Lulu! 1925". YouTube. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  10. "Don't Bring Lulu – Frank Sinatra, Jack Carson". Lyrics. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  11. "The Andrews Sisters – Don't Bring Lulu (1958)". YouTube. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  12. "Dorothy Provine – "Don't Bring Lulu"". YouTube. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  13. "Bobbysocks – Don't Bring Lulu (1985)". YouTube. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  14. ""Don't Bring Lulu" – Frederick Hodges vocal with Adam Swanson at the piano – June 2009". YouTube. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  15. Wallace, Simon (3 June 2020). "The Oxcentrics. Don't Bring Lulu". YouTube. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
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