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| "Merrily We Roll Along" | |
|---|---|
| Song | |
| Published | 1935 |
| Songwriters | Charles Tobias Murray Mencher Eddie Cantor |
"Merrily We Roll Along" is a song written byCharlie Tobias, Murray Mencher, andEddie Cantor in 1935, and used in theMerrie Melodies cartoonBillboard Frolics that same year. It is best known as the theme ofWarner Bros.'Looney Tunes andMerrie Melodies cartoon series since 1936.
The first two lines of Cantor's recording are:
In the 1970s, it was adopted byWGN as the theme music forThe Ray Rayner Show, which featured Warner Bros. cartoons. In 1995, it was used as the closing theme ofThe Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries.
From 1994–2003, it was used byWarner Bros. Television as part of their logo at the end of shows, in reference to the studio's production ofLooney Tunes andMerrie Melodies shorts, it was arranged byDavid Kurtz.
The song shares a title with the 1934 playMerrily We Roll Along byGeorge S. Kaufman andMoss Hart, but is unrelated to it. The song is also an introduction to all theGuns N' Roses concerts in their tourNot in This Lifetime... Tour.
The old folk song "Goodnight, Ladies" contains the line "Merrily we roll along", which is often used as a child's nursery rhyme. The tune from the first line of the Tobias-Mencher-Cantor song matches that line from "Goodnight, Ladies", but the tunes diverge from there.
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