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The Trolley Song
1944 song by Judy Garland and Georgie Stoll Orchestra / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"The Trolley Song" is a song written by Hugh Martin and Ralph Blane and made famous by Judy Garland in the 1944 film Meet Me in St. Louis.[3]
"The Trolley Song" | |
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Song by Judy Garland & Georgie Stoll Orchestra[1] | |
B-side | "Boys and Girls Like You" |
Released | October 1944 (1944-10) |
Recorded | April 21, 1944 (1944-04-21)[1] |
Studio | Decca Studios, Los Angeles, California[1] |
Length | 2:50 |
Label | Decca 23361[1] |
Composer(s) | Hugh Martin[2] |
Lyricist(s) | Ralph Blane[2] |
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In a 1989 NPR interview, Blane said the song was inspired by a picture of a double-decker trolley that he found while rummaging through turn-of-the-century newspapers at the Beverly Hills Public Library. The picture's caption read, "Clang, clang, here comes the trolley."[4] Blane showed the picture to Martin and told him, "Hugh, look at this. And Hugh said, clang, clang, clang went the trolley, and about - it was very few minutes, he had the whole thing going. In fact, it didn't take long to write that song at all once we got the first line."[4]
Blane and Martin were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song at the 1945 Academy Awards for "The Trolley Song" but lost to "Swinging on a Star" from Going My Way.[5] "The Trolley Song" was ranked #26 by the American Film Institute in 2004 on the AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs list. The song as conducted by Georgie Stoll for Meet Me in St. Louis has a very complex, evocative arrangement by Conrad Salinger featuring harmonized choruses, wordless vocals, and short highlights or flourishes from a wide range of orchestral instruments.[6][7] It was recorded on April 21, 1944, at Decca Studios on Melrose Avenue, Los Angeles, California.[1]
The song has been used in Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom theme park in Florida as one of the core soundtrack numbers for the dance performances during the Main Street Trolley Show.[8]