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DISPLAYED BY GRACENOTE AS THE CURRENT VERSION. YOU MAY VIEW THESE LYRICS
BY CLICKING ON THE LINK "SEE OTHER VERSIONS" IN THE ORANGE BOX ABOVE.

BEI MIR BIST DU SCHÖN 1
Written in Yiddish by: Jacob Jacobs & Sholom Secunda
Written in English by: Sammy Cahn & Saul Chaplin
Performed by: The Andrew Sisters with Glenn Miller & His Orchestra 2 3
First released: 4
Single: 1953 5
Album: 1976 5

1 Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen, translated, "To Me You're Beautiful," was a popular Yiddish song
composed for a 1932 musical, I Would If I Could. Sholom Secunda, one of the original
co-writers, sold the publishing rights to the song for a mere $30.00 US. In 1937, Sammy Cahn
heard a performance of the song, sung in Yiddish by African American performers Johnnie and
George at the Apollo Theater in Harlem. On seeing the crowd's response to the song, Cahn got
his employer to buy the rights so he (together with Saul Chaplin) could rewrite the song with
English language lyrics and rhythms more typical of swing music. He then convinced the still
unknown Andrews Sisters to perform the song (recorded November 24, 1937). It became their
first major hit, earning them the first Gold Record to have ever gone to a female vocal group.
Even though the song became famous with English lyrics it retained the Yiddish title, "Bei
Mir Bist Du Schöen." A common mondegreen 6 of the title is "My Dear Mister Shane."

2 On this recording:
Patty Andrews (lead vocals)
Maxene Andrews (high harmony)
LaVerne Andrews (low harmony)

3 See note #1 regarding original releases.
Also covered by:
* Ray Anthony
* Belle Baker
* Luc Barney
* Dan Barrett
* The Barry Sisters
* Acker Bilk
* Al Bowlly
* Teresa Brewer
* Sammy Cahn
* June Christy
* The Clark Sisters
* Buddy Clark
* Billy Cotton & His Band
* The Crew-Cuts
* Tom Cunningham
* Mayane Delem
* Larisa Dolina
* Dukes of Dixieland
* Booker Ervin
* Giora Feidman
* Ella Fitzgerald
* Slim Gaillard
* Judy Garland
* Isabelle Georges with Sirba Octet
* Terry Gibbs
* Benny Goodman & His Orchestra
* Cora Green (in the 1938 race film Swing! )
* Nina Hagen
* Lionel Hampton and His Orchestra
* Dick Hyman
* The Jackson Five (on the Carol Burnett Show, January 25, 1975)
* Nicki Jaine
* Gordon Jenkins
* Leroy Jones
* Greta Keller
* Daniel Kempin
* Klezmer Conservatory Band
* Steve Lawrence
* Zarah Leander
* Lee Press-On and the Nails
* Ramsey Lewis
* Listen Up!
* Guy Lombardo
* Shelly Manne
* Léo Marjane
* Robin McKelle
* Ronn Metcalfe
* Glenn Miller & His Orchestra
* Moreno
* Arthur Murray & His Orchestra
* Louis Prima & His Orchestra
* The Puppini Sisters
* Thomas Nöla et Son Orchestre
* Quadro Nuevo
* The Red Elvises (with the title "My Darling Lorraine")
* Adrian Rollini & His Novelty Trio & Quintet
* Janis Siegel
* Willie "The Lion" Smith
* Smith Street Society Jazz Band (parodied as "The Bear Missed the Train")
* The Southern Backtones
* Jack Teagarden
* Martha Tilton
* Leonid Utesov
* The Village Stompers
* Waldeck
* Bob Wilber
* Garland Wilson
* Teddy Wilson
* Natasza Urbanska
* Yale's Proof of the Pudding
* Rika Zaraï
et al.

4 Released on: *
SINGLE(s):
(1)The Andrew Sisters:
A-side: "Bei Mir Bist Du Schön"
B-side: "Beer Barrel Polka"
(a) Decca, 7-Inch, Vinyl, 45rpm Single, #11049, USA-1953.

(2)The Andrew Sisters"
A-side: "Bei Mir Bist Du Schön"
B-side: "Apple Blossom Time"
(a) MCA, 7-Inch, Vinyl, 45rpm Single, #60041, USA-1954.

(3)The Andrew Sisters:
A-side: "Bei Mir Bist Du Schön"
B-side: "Rum & Coca Cola"
(a) MCA, 7-Inch, Vinyl, 45rpm Single, #2595477N, Germany-1955.
(b) MCA, 7-Inch, Vinyl, 45rpm Single, Netherlands-1955.

EP(s):
(EP1)The Andrews Sisters:
Track 1: "Bei Mir Bist Du Schön"
Track 2: "Beer Barrel Polka"
Track 3: "Rum & Coca Cola"
Track 4: "Hold Tight, Hold Tight"
(a)Brunswick, 4-Track, 7-Inch, Vinyl, 45rpm EP, #10130-EPB, Germany-1958.

ALBUM(s):
(a)The Andrews Sisters: At Their Very Best
(1) Pair, 16-Track CD, #1159-2, US-1993.
(2) Pair, 16-Track Cassette, #1159-4, US-1993.

(b)The Ultimate Andrews Sisters
(1) EMI, 28-Track CD, #581348-2, US-2003 6 .
et al.

* The album(s) and record(s) listed here may have different versions of the song than the one
that was transcribed. Also, this list is not intended to be the complete discography on which
this song appears.

5 "Bei Mir Bist Du Schön" was recorded by the Andrews Sister in 1937 but I have been unable
to find documentation for earlier versions.

6 A mondegreen is the mishearing or misinterpretation of a phrase, such as a line in a poem
or a lyric in a song, due to near homophony, in a way that yields a new meaning to the phrase.
It should not be confused with soramimi, which are songs that produce different meanings
from those originally intended, when interpreted in another language. You can read more
about mondegreens and soramimis the Wikipedia website.

7 Transcribed from the track on this album.