THANKS FOR THE MEMORY
From the film "The Big Broadcast Of 1938"
(Music: Ralph Rainger / Lyrics: Leo Robin)
Shep Fields & His Rippling Rhythm Orch. (Vocal: Bobby Goday) - 1937
Bob Hope & Shirley Ross (Film Soundtrack) - 1938
Bob Hope & Shirley Ross (Studio Recording) - 1938
Mildred Bailey - 1938
Benny Goodman & His Orch. (vocal: Martha Tilton) - 1938
Bob Hope & Shirley Ross (feat. in the film "Thanks For The Memory") - 1938
Martha Tilton & Jack Leonard - 1946
Ella Fitzgerald - 1953
Bing Crosby - 1958
Ray Conniff, His Orch. & Chorus - 1968
Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass - 1968
Harry Nilsson - 1973
Frank Sinatra - 1981
Susannah McCorkle - 1984
Rosemary Clooney - 1985
Rod Stewart - 2005
Also recorded by:
Eddie Fisher; Roy Fox & His Orch.; Judy Garland; Erroll Garner;
Bruno Bertone Orch; Joyce Breach; Ronnell Bright; Dave McKenna;
Cliff Adams Singers; Alyn Ainsworth; Ray Anthony; Anita O'Day;
Stan Getz; Peter Howard;Dick Hyman; Greta Keller; Stacey Kent;
Serge Chaloff; Charlie & His Orch.; Leonard Feather All Stars;
Frank Chacksfield & His Orch; Cincinnati Pops Orch; Bud Shank;
Rebecca Kilgore; Lee Konitz; Dorothy Lamour; Gordon Langford;
Michael Feinstein; Eddie Myers; The Platters; Toots Mondello;
Grant P. Chilcott; Vaughn Monroe; Gary Nichols; Tommy Reilly;
Turner Leyton; Ramsey Lewis Trio; Dave McKay; Henry Mancini;
Dave Van Ronk; Sarah Vaughan; Teddy Wilson; Maxine Sullivan;
Oscar Pettiford; The Sentimental Strings; The Starlite Orch;
K.T. Sullivan; The Women's Chorus of Dallas; Dempsey Wright;
Dave Pel; Dan & Dale ........... and others.
As performed by BOB HOPE & SHIRLEY ROSS
in the film "The Big Broadcast Of 1938":
HOPE:
Thanks for the memory
Of rainy afternoons
Swingy Harlem tunes
Motor trips and burning lips
And burning toast and prunes
ROSS: How lovely it was
Thanks for the memory
Of candlelight and wine
Castles on the Rhine
The Parthenon
HOPE:
And moments on
The Hudson River line
ROSS: How lovely it was
HOPE: Many's the time that we feasted
ROSS: And many's the time that we fasted
HOPE:
Oh well, it was swell while it lasted
We did have fun
And no harm done
So, thanks for the memory
Of crap games on the floor
ROSS:
Nights in Singapore
You might have been a headache
But you never were a bore
HOPE: I thank you so much
ROSS:
Thanks for the memory
Of China's funny walls
Transatlantic calls
HOPE:
That weekend at Niagara
When we hardly saw the Falls
ROSS: How lovely that was
HOPE: Thank you
ROSS:
Thanks for the memory
Of lunch from twelve to four
Sunburn at the shore
That pair of gay pajamas
That you bought and never wore
HOPE:
Say, by the way, what did happen to those pyjamas. huh?
ROSS:
Letters with sweet little secrets
That couldn't be put in a day wire
HOPE:
Too bad it all had to go haywire
That's life I guess
I love your dress
ROSS: Do ya?
HOPE: It's pretty
ROSS: Thank you
For the memory
Of faults that you forgave
Rainboes on a wave
HOPE:
And stockings in a basin
When a fellow needs a shave
I thank you so much
ROSS:
Thanks for the memory
Of gardens at Versailles
HOPE:
And beef and kidney pie
ROSS:
The night you worked and then came home
With lipstick on your tie
HOPE: Uh-huh, how lovely that was
ROSS Huh?
HOPE:
For the memory
Of lingerie with lace
ROSS:
Yes, and Pilsner by the case
And how I jumped the day you trumped
My and only ace
HOPE: How lo....lovely that was
ROSS: We said goodbye with a highball
HOPE: And I got as high as a steeple
ROSS: Did ya?
HOPE: But we were intelligent people
ROSS: No tears, no fuss
BOTH: Hooray for us
ROSS:
Strictly entre nous
Darling, how are you
HOPE:
And how are all the little dreams
That never did come true
ROSS: Awfully glad I met you
HOPE: Cheerio and toodle-oo
ROSS: Thank you
HOPE Thank you!
(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - March 2013)
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As recorded by BOB HOPE & SHIRLEY ROSS
for record release:
Thanks for the memory
Of sentimental verse
Nothing in my purse
And chuckles when the preacher said
For better or for worse
How lovely it was
Thanks for the memory
Of Schubert's Serenade,
Little things of jade
And traffic jams and anagrams
And bills we never paid
How lovely it was
We who could laugh over big things
Were parted by only a slight thing
I wonder if we did the right thing
Oh, well, that's life, I guess
I love your dress
Thanks for the memory
Of faults that you forgave
Of rainbows on a wave
And stockings in the basin
When a fellow needs a shave
Thank you so much
Thanks for the memory
Of tinkling temple bells
Alma mater yells
And Cuban rum and towels from
The very best hotels
Oh, how lovely it was
Thanks for the memory
Of cushions on the floor
Hash with Dinty Moore
That pair of gay pajamas
That you bought
And never wore
We said goodbye with a highball
Then I got as high as a steeple
But we were intelligent people
No tears, no fuss
Hooray for us
Strictly entre nous
Darling, how are you
And how are all those little dreams
That never did come true
Awfully glad I met you
Cheerio and toodle-oo
Thank you
Thank you so much
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As performed by BOB HOPE & SHIRLEY ROSS
in the film "Thanks For The Memory":
HOPE:
Thanks for the memory
Of meals I used to make
Dishes I would break
No motor trips, but burning lips
From all that burning steak
How lovely that was!
ROSS:
Thanks, thanks for the memory
Of, of quarts of gin and rye
How you'd alibi
And how you swore the night you wore
My Mother's Christmas tie
HOPE: Was a nice hunk of awning
ROSS:
Thanks for the night that you left me
You didn't seem worried about me
Thought you'd do better without me
HOPE:
I loved you, though
Alright, I'll go
HOPE:
Strictly entre nous
Darling, how are you
And how are all those little dreams
That never did come true
Awfully glad I met you
Cheerio and toodle-oo
Thank you so much
(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - March 2013)
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As recorded by DOROTHY LAMOUR:
Thanks for the memory
Of China's funny walls,
Transatlantic calls,
A weekend at Niagara
When we hardly saw the falls;
How lovely it was!
Thanks for the memory
Of rainy afternoons,
Swingy Harlem tunes,
And motor trips
And burning lips
And burning toast and prunes,
How lovely it was!
Many's the time that we feasted,
And many's the time that we fasted.
Oh well, it was swell while it lasted;
We did have fun,
And no harm done!
And thanks for the memory
Of lunch from twelve to four,
Sunburn on the shore,
That pair of gay pyjamas
That you bought and never wore;
So thankyou so much!
Thanks for the memory
Of sentimental verse,
Nothing in my purse,
And chuckles when the preacher said,
"For better or for worse";
How lovely it was!
Thanks for the memory
Of lather on your face,
Pipes around the place,
And how I jumped
The day you trumped
My one and only ace,
How lovely it was!
Letters with sweet little secrets
That couldn't be put in a day wire;
Too bad it all had to go haywire,
But that's alright,
I sleep at night!
So thanks for the memory,
And strictly entre nous,
Darling, how are you?
And how are all the little dreams
That never did come true?
Awfully glad I met you,
Cheerio and toodle-oo,
And thankyou so much!
(Transcribed by Peter Akers - August 2012)
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As recorded by FRANK SINATRA:
Thanks for the memory
Of things I can't forget
Journeys on a jet
Our wond'rous week in Martinique
And Vegas and roulette
How lucky I was
And thanks for the memory
Of summers by the sea
Dawn in Waikiki
We had a pad in London
But we didn't stop for tea
How cosy it was
Now since our breakup, I wake up
Alone on a grey morning after
I long for the sound of your laughter
And then I see the laugh's on me
But thanks for the memory
Of every touch, a thrill
I've been through the mill
I lived a lot and learned a lot
You love me not, and still
I miss you so much
Thanks for the memory
Of how we used to jog
Even in a fog
That barbecue in Malibu
Away from all the smog
How rainy it was
Thanks for the memory
Of letters I destroyed
Books that we enjoyed
Tonight, the way things look
I need a book by Sigmund Freud
How brainy he was
Gone are those evenings on Broadway
Together we'd go to a great show
But now I behin with a late show
And wish that you were watching too
I know it's a fallacy
That grown men never cry
Baby, that's a lie
We had our bed of roses
But forgot that roses die
And thank you so much
(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - March 2013)
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