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"Love and Marriage" is a 1955 song with lyrics bySammy Cahn and music byJimmy Van Heusen. It is published by Barton Music Corporation (ASCAP).

"Love and Marriage" was introduced byFrank Sinatra in the 1955 television production ofThornton Wilder'sOur Town, which aired onProducers' Showcase. Sinatra went on to record two versions of the song. The first was recorded forCapitol Records on August 15, 1955 and became a major chart hit.^[2] (A competing version byDinah Shore also achieved popularity.) This first recording appeared on the 1956 albumThis Is Sinatra!^[3] The second version was recorded for theReprise Records albumA Man and His Music on October 11, 1965.^[4] The Capitol version was later used as thetheme song for the 1987–1997Fox TV sitcomMarried... with Children.^[5]

Although both versions were arranged byNelson Riddle,^[6] there are many slight but noticeable differences. For instance:

• In the Capitol version, the opening lyrics are "Love and marriage. Love and marriage go together like a horse and carriage."^[6] In the Reprise version, the opening lyrics are "Love and marriage. Love and marriage. They go together like a horse and carriage."
• The Capitol version includes acrescendoinginstrumentalbridge, which was later played over the closing credits ofMarried... with Children. This bridge is missing from the Reprise version.
• In the Reprise version, Sinatra ends the song by saying (not singing), "No, sir." The ending of the Capitol version is an instrumental version of "Shave and a Haircut" with abassoon playing the final two notes solo – aC flat and aB flat. (Traditionally, when played inB♭ major, the last two notes of "Shave and a Haircut" are an A natural and a B flat.)

In 1956, "Love and Marriage" won theEmmy for Best Musical Contribution from theAcademy of Television Arts and Sciences.

• Included inPeggy Lee 1961 Capitol T-1475 LP albumOlé ala Lee.^[7]
• Dinah Shore sang it in 1955 when it briefly reached No. 20 on the U.S. Song charts.^[8]
• Bing Crosby recorded the song in 1955^[9] for use on hisradio show and it was subsequently included in the box setThe Bing Crosby CBS Radio Recordings (1954-56) issued byMosaic Records (catalog MD7-245) in 2009.^[10]
• The tune was used in broadcast advertisements for Campbell Soup ("soup and sandwich, soup and sandwich, have your favorite Campbell's soup and sandwich...").
• The tune was also used in broadcast advertisements forCadbury'sDouble Decker chocolate bar.
• Used in a broadcast ad forKellogg'sFruit 'n Fibre breakfast cereal.
• Americanska punk groupLess Than Jake covered the song in 2010 for their EP of television theme song covers,TV/EP.
• It was used as the theme song for the sitcomMarried... with Children.
• The tune with modified lyrics was used in the 1970s to advertiseBan brand roll-on antiperspirant.
• The tune was also used for a series of commercials forDuncan Hines Chocolate Chip cookies in 1984 and 1985.^[11]
• The song was sung by Mike Minor andLinda Kaye Henning onPetticoat Junction: Season 7 Episode 17
• The song was used onMasters of Sex: Season 1 Episode 8 and was the title of that Episode

• Love and Marriage performed by the Hungarian swing group Cotton Club Singers onYouTube
• Jimmy Van Heusen Website

• Frank Sinatra songs
• 1955 songs
• Songs with lyrics by Sammy Cahn
• Songs with music by Jimmy Van Heusen
• Comedy television theme songs
• Songs about marriage
• Capitol Records singles
• Married... with Children

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