Mutual Admiration Society (song)
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"Mutual Admiration Society" is a popular song published in 1956 from the Broadway musical Happy Hunting. The song's tune was written by Harold Karr, the lyrics by Matt Dubey.[1]
The song
Ubiquitous in the mid to latter 1950s, the song is famous for its catchy chorus:
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- We belong to a Mutual Admiration Society,
- My baby and me.
- We belong to a Mutual Admiration Society.
Versions and covers
- 1956, duet by Ethel Merman and Virginia Gibson, original Broadway version[2]
- 1956, solo by Teresa Brewer, best-selling top-40 version
- 1956, duet by Jaye P. Morgan and Eddy Arnold
- 1964, duet by Ann-Margret and Al Hirt, Beauty and the Beard[3]
- 1971, duet by Rita Hayworth and Carol Burnett
- 1981, duet by Everette Harp and Bud Shank
- 1985, duet by Louis Prima and Keely Smith
Albums of the same name
- In 1999, Joe Locke and the David Hazeltine Quartet recorded an album called Mutual Admiration Society, without including the actual 'Mutual Admiration Society' song.
- In 2000, Glen Phillips and Nickel Creek's Sean and Sara Watkins and Chris Thile recorded an album called Mutual Admiration Society, without including the actual 'Mutual Admiration Society' song.[4]
External links
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References
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- ↑ Al Hirt, Beauty and the Beard Retrieved April 10, 2013.
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