Songs from Movies

Here Comes the Band (1935)

In this musical, a songwriter goes to court to claim the rights to his song that was stolen by an unscrupulous music publisher. He brings his girlfriend with him. Also going to court are the Jubilee singers, hillbillies, and some cowboys and Indians who demonstrate that the composer wrote his song by rearranging four folk tunes. He wins his song back and $50,000 in damages. Songs include: "Heading Home," "Roll Along Prairie Moon," "Tender Is the Night," "You're My Thrill," "I'm Bound for Heaven," and "The Army Band."

The movie Here Comes the Band, released in 1935, features 25 songs from artists like Ted Lewis , his "Shadow, " and chorus girls. What is your favorite song from Here Comes the Band?

 

Songs from Here Comes the Band

You're in the Army Now
Santa Lucia
The Stars and Stripes Forever (1896)
Yankee Doodle (ca. 1755)
Over There (1917)
Battle Hymn of the Republic (circa 1856)
When Johnny Comes Marching Home (1863)
Happy Days Are Here Again (1929)
Columbia, The Gem Of The Ocean (1843)
Auld Lang Syne (1788)
Oh! Susanna (1848)
She'll Be Comin' 'Round the Mountain When She Comes
Memories (1915)
Old Black Joe (1860)
Headin' Home (1935)
Roll Along Prairie Moon (1935)
You're My Thrill (1935)
Tender Is the Night (1935)
I'm Bound for Heaven (1935)
When My Baby Smiles at Me (1920)
Lyonel's aria (M'appari, tutt'amor) (1847)
The Army Band
Me and My Shadow (1927)
Wear a Hat with a Silver Lining (1928)
The Peanut Vendor (1931)
Ted Lewis , his "Shadow, " and chorus girls