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What was the title of Glenn Miller's signature tune?

Question #26522. Asked by Pingu.
Last updated May 12 2020.

Fosse4
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Fosse4

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Iffy one - Moonlight Serenade seems to be the best bet. (American Patrol comes second!)

Jan 15 2003, 8:26 PM
Siskin
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Siskin

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It's definitely 'Moonlight Serenade' - although my first choice would have been 'In the Mood'.

Jan 15 2003, 8:51 PM
Linus
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Linus
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That always reminds me of a sketch by (to use well-worn phrase) the late, great Benny Hill in which Bob Todd was on stage, stark naked, save for a saxophone to cover his modesty.

Bob is playing tunelessly when a flusterd Benny runs on shouting 'No, no, no!! I said play 'In the MOOD''.

I guess you had to be there.

Jan 15 2003, 8:55 PM
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Miller's signature tune is "Moonlight Serenade".
"Moonlight Serenade" is an American popular song with original music by Glenn Miller and subsequent lyrics by Mitchell Parish. It was originally named "Now I Lay Me Down To Weep." When Miller recorded "Sunrise Serenade" in 1939, he placed this song on the back. It was an immediate phenomenon as an instrumental arrangement and was adopted as Miller's signature tune. The most striking part of the piece was its use of clarinet-led saxophone section, which is widely considered the classic Glenn Miller style. The first eight bars of the melody follow the form of the 12-bar blues. The song is a premier example of the American big-band sound from the mid-twentieth century.
link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQseFAcWvtE

Response last updated by gtho4 on May 12 2020.
Feb 01 2003, 1:18 AM
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