"For Me and My Gal" | |
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Song | |
Written | 1917 |
Composer(s) | George W. Meyer |
Lyricist(s) | Edgar Leslie, E. Ray Goetz |
"For Me and My Gal" is a 1917 popular standard song by George W. Meyer with lyrics by Edgar Leslie and E. Ray Goetz. Popular recordings of the song in 1917 were by Van and Schenck; Prince's Orchestra; Henry Burr and Albert Campbell; and by Billy Murray. [1]
This song was used in the 1942 film of the same name, where it is the first song that Jo Hayden ( Judy Garland) and Harry Palmer ( Gene Kelly) perform together. The Decca single release of the Garland/Kelly version was a major hit in 1942. [2] [3]
The Garland/Kelly recording of "For Me and My Gal" was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2010.( List of Grammy Hall of Fame Award recipients (E–I)).