The Boy Next Door (song)
"The Boy Next Door" is a 1944 popular song by Hugh Martin and Ralph Blane. It was introduced in the musical film Meet Me in St. Louis, where it was performed by Judy Garland to an arrangement of Conrad Salinger conducted by Georgie Stoll. It has been praised as a perfect example of how to advance story and reveal a character’s emotions efficiently on screen.[1]
In 1954, Vic Damone sang it in the first minutes of the film Athena. It has subsequently become a popular standard, performed by many artists. It is sometimes performed and recorded under the title "The Girl Next Door".
Other recordings
- Judy Garland - recorded for Decca Records (catalog No. 23362) on April 20, 1944,[2] using essentially the same soundtrack arrangement but with a shortened orchestral interlude.
- Jo Stafford (1945).[3]
- Frank Sinatra - Songs for Young Lovers (1954, Capitol) and All Alone (1962, Reprise)
- Vic Damone (1954).[4]
- Don Fagerquist - Portrait of a Great Jazz Artist (1956).[5]
- Sarah Vaughan - Sassy (1956)
- Bill Evans - At Shelly's Manne-Hole (1963)
- Barbra Streisand - Simply Streisand (1967)
- Lulu - Lulu's Album (1969)
- Sue Raney - Breathless (1970).[6]
- Stacey Kent - The Boy Next Door (2003)
- Lolahol – "Boy Next Door" (2023)
References
- ^ Hugh Fordin, MGM’s Greatest Musicals: The Arthur Freed Unit, Da Capo Press, New York, 1996, p.99.
- ^ "The Online Discographical Project". 78discography.com. Retrieved October 5, 2018.
- ^ "45worlds.com". 45worlds.com. Retrieved October 5, 2018.
- ^ "Discogs.com". Discogs.com. Retrieved October 5, 2018.
- ^ "Fresh Sound Records". freshsoundrecords.com. Retrieved October 5, 2018.
- ^ "allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved October 5, 2018.
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Judy Garland songs
- "Good Morning"
- "Over the Rainbow"
- "Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart"
- "You Made Me Love You (I Didn't Want to Do It)"
- "Among My Souvenirs"
- "Be a Clown"
- "The Boy Next Door"
- "A Couple of Swells"
- "Easter Parade"
- "F.D.R. Jones"
- "For Me and My Gal"
- "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"
- "How About You?"
- "I Wish I Were in Love Again"
- "It's a Great Day for the Irish"
- "Johnny One Note"
- "Journey to a Star"
- "On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe"
- "On the Sunny Side of the Street"
- "A Pretty Girl Is Like a Melody"
- "The Wearing of the Green"
- "The Trolley Song"
- "April Showers"
- "Carolina in the Morning"
- "Confessin'"
- "Day In, Day Out"
- "Get Happy"
- "How About Me?"
- "I Can't Give You Anything but Love, Baby"
- "I Concentrate on You"
- "I Hadn't Anyone Till You"
- "Just You, Just Me"
- "Last Night When We Were Young"
- "Life Is Just a Bowl of Cherries"
- "More Than You Know"
- "The Man That Got Away"
- "Swanee"
- "Stormy Weather"
- "Rock-a-Bye Your Baby with a Dixie Melody"
- "Theme from San Francisco"
- "What'll I Do"
- "After You've Gone"
- "Almost Like Being in Love"
- "Chicago (That Toddlin' Town)"
- "Down with Love"
- "Do It Again"
- "Fly Me to the Moon"
- "A Foggy Day"
- "Hey, Look Me Over"
- "I Happen to Like New York"
- "If Love Were All"
- "Moon River"
- "Oh Shenandoah"
- "Somewhere"
- "This Can't Be Love"
- "You Go to My Head"