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Alternate Title:
That's the glory of love
First Line:
You’ve got to give a little, take a little
Artist & Tune
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Version by Benny Goodman, Helen Ward
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Version by Big Bill Broonzy
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Version by The Andrews Sisters
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Version by The Five Keys
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Version by Patti Page
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Version by Bette Midler
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Version by Otis Redding
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Version by Tom Rush
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Version by Paul McCartney
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About the Song
Print source:
Daily Ukulele
This song by Billy Hill was published in 1936 and first recorded by the Benny Goodman Orchestra in that year with the vocal by Helen Ward. It was a #1 pop hit for Goodman.
It was a #1 R&B hit in 1951 for The Five Keys.
It was the signature theme of the 1967 film Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, performed by nightclub singer Jacqueline Fontaine on camera, as well as over the opening and closing credits. Bette Midler sang it in the 1988 comedy-drama film "Beaches".