Livin' in the Sunlight, Lovin' in the Moonlight

{{Short description|1930 song by Al Sherman and Al Lewis}}

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| language = English

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| published = 1930

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| genre = Jazz

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| writer = Al Sherman (music) and Al Lewis (lyrics)

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"Livin' in the Sunlight, Lovin' in the Moonlight" is a popular song that was written by Al Sherman and Al Lewis for the 1930 film The Big Pond starring Maurice Chevalier, who made it famous. In 1930, Bing Crosby and the Paul Whiteman Orchestra recorded a popular cover of this song as well.{{cite web|title=A Bing Crosby Discography|url=http://www.bingmagazine.co.uk/bingmagazine/crosby1a.html|website=BING magazine|publisher=International Club Crosby|accessdate=April 10, 2017}} This registered in the charts of the day at the No. 16 position.{{cite book|last1=Whitburn|first1=Joel|title=Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954|date=1986|publisher=Record Research Inc|location=Wisconsin, USA|isbn=0-89820-083-0|page=[https://archive.org/details/joelwpopmemories00whit/page/452 452]|url=https://archive.org/details/joelwpopmemories00whit/page/452}}

Bernie Cummins and his Orchestra also enjoyed success with the song in 1930 achieving a No. 20 spot.{{cite book|last1=Whitburn|first1=Joel|title=Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954|date=1986|publisher=Record Research Inc|location=Wisconsin, USA|isbn=0-89820-083-0|page=[https://archive.org/details/joelwpopmemories00whit/page/117 117]|url=https://archive.org/details/joelwpopmemories00whit/page/117}} Al Bowlly recorded the song with Les Allen in 1930 (see Al Bowlly Discography). Another British cover version was by the sibling duo Bob and Alf Pearson.{{cite web|url=https://www.45worlds.com/78rpm/record/nc742103uk|title=78 RPM - Bob And Alf Pearson - Livin' In The Sunlight - Lovin' In The Moonlight / You Brought A New Kind Of Love To Me - Broadcast - UK - 641|website=45worlds|accessdate=15 April 2019}}

In April 1968, Tiny Tim sang a cover of this song live on The Johnny Carson Show and released it on his God Bless Tiny Tim album.{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4X3BBN7Hdp4 |title=Tiny Tim Makes a Very Odd First Appearance {{!}} Carson Tonight Show |date=2022-10-02 |last=Johnny Carson |access-date=2024-07-17 |via=YouTube}} This unusual ukulele version of the song was used and repopularized in the SpongeBob SquarePants pilot episode, "Help Wanted" which aired during its first season in 1999. In January 2008, American Idol season 7 contestant Sarah Whitaker auditioned with the song. Valve originally considered using Tiny Tim's version of the song in the Meet the Pyro trailer for the class based multiplayer game Team Fortress 2, though ultimately went with "Do You Believe in Magic" by The Lovin' Spoonful. Tiny Tim's version of the song was used in ABC television network show Speechless in season 3 episode 17 "S-p-Special B-Boy T-i-Time" in 2019.

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