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The Andrew Sisters - Bei Mir Bist Du Shein
Fliis: The Andrew Sisters - Bei Mir Bist Du Shein
This comical video presentation by Spadecaller accompaines the Yiddush song originally composed by lyricist Jacob Jacobs and Sholom Secunda in 1932. 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, and on seeing the response, got his employer to buy the rights so he (together with Saul Chaplin) could rewrite the song with English language lyrics. He then convinced The Andrews Sisters to perform the song ( Listen to “The Andrew Sisters - Bei Mir Bist Du Shein” on Fliis and explore our catalog of music from the 1940s. Keep discovering songs with our random selection.
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