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Zing Went the Strings of My Heart

Written: 1934

Words and Music by: James F. Hanley

Written for: Thumbs Up!
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Frank Sinatra

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"Zing Went the Strings
of My Heart"

on the album Ring-A-Ding Ding!
(1960)
Arrangement: Johnny Mandel

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About the Show Thumbs Up! / Origins of the Song

Other songs written for Thumbs Up! currently included in the Cafe Songbook Catalog of The Great American Songbook:

1. Autumn in New York

 

For a complete listing of songs used in the original production of this show/movie, see IBDB song list.

 

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Sixteen-year-old Judy Garland sings "Zing Went the Strings of My Heart" in its screen debut* in the 1938 film Listen Darling.
(Reportedly previously sung by Garland for her MGM audition, 1935)

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of My Heart"


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