Mountain Greenery
{{Infobox song
| name = Mountain Greenery
| cover =Mountain Greenery (1926) sheet music.pdf
| caption = Sheet music, 1926
| alt =
| type = song
| written =
| published = 1926
| writer =
| composer = Richard Rodgers
| lyricist = Lorenz Hart
}}
"Mountain Greenery" is a popular song composed by Richard Rodgers, with lyrics by Lorenz Hart for the musical The Garrick Gaieties (1926). It was first performed on stage by Sterling Holloway.
Lyrics
The lyrics display Hart's characteristic use of enjambement and witty and unexpected internal rhymes e.g. 'lover let' and 'coverlet' and 'keener re...' rhymed with 'beanery':
Notable recordings
- Roger Wolfe Kahn and his Orchestra - recorded on May 27, 1926, for Victor.{{cite web|title=THE ONLINE DISCOGRAPHICAL PROJECT|url=http://www.78discography.com/vic20000.html|website=78discography.com|accessdate=June 8, 2017}}
- Frank Crumit - recorded for Victor on July 29, 1926.{{cite web|title=THE ONLINE DISCOGRAPHICAL PROJECT|url=http://www.78discography.com/vic20000.html|website=78discography.com|accessdate=June 8, 2017}}
- Bing Crosby - Bing Sings Whilst Bregman Swings (1956) recorded on June 12, 1956.{{cite web|title=A Bing Crosby Discography|url=http://www.bingmagazine.co.uk/bingmagazine/crosby1c.html|website=BING magazine|publisher=International Club Crosby|accessdate=June 7, 2017}}
- Ella Fitzgerald - Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Rodgers & Hart Songbook (1956){{cite web|title=www.allmusic.com|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000691511|website=allmusic.com|accessdate=July 7, 2024}}
- Patti Page - for her album In the Land of Hi-Fi (1956).{{cite web|title=Discogs.com|url=https://www.discogs.com/Patti-Page-In-The-Land-Of-Hi-Fi/release/2490353|website=Discogs.com|accessdate=June 8, 2017}}
- Mel Tormé (1956) (a top-five hit in the UK){{cite book|title=British Hit Singles & Albums|date=2005|publisher=Guinness World Records Ltd|location=London|isbn=1-904994-00-8|page=513}}
- Barbara Lea - included in the album Lea in Love (1957).{{cite web|title=Discogs.com|url=https://www.discogs.com/Barbara-Lea-Lea-In-Love/master/1175767|website=Discogs.com|accessdate=June 8, 2017}}
- The Supremes – The Supremes Sing Rodgers & Hart (1967){{cite web|title=www.allmusic.com|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-supremes-sing-rodgers-hart-mw0000191569|website=allmusic.com|accessdate=July 2, 2024}}
- Tony Bennett (1973) for his album The Rodgers & Hart Songs with The Ruby Braff-George Barnes Quartet.{{cite web|title=Discogs.com|url=https://www.discogs.com/Tony-Bennett-The-Rodgers-Hart-Songs-with-The-Ruby-Braff-George-Barnes-Quartet/release/7745064|website=Discogs.com|accessdate=June 8, 2017}}
- Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse and the Fun Songs Kids - Mickey's Fun Songs: Campout at Walt Disney World (1994)
In popular culture
- The song was featured in the 1948 MGM film Words and Music, performed by Perry Como, Allyn Ann McLerie and a chorus.
- Dick Van Dyke and Mary Tyler Moore, in character as Rob and Laura Petrie, performed the song in an episode of The Dick Van Dyke Show titled "The Sleeping Brother", 1962.
References
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