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The Moon of Manakoora
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Wikipedia article
"'The Moon of Manakoora'" is a popular song written by Frank Loesser (lyrics) and Alfred Newman (music) for the 1937 Paramount film 'The Hurricane' starring Dorothy Lamour. Lamour sang the song in the film and also made a commercial recording of it.
The song "The Moon of Manakoora" is considered a standard and was Loesser's first success as a lyric writer.
'Manakoora', loosely translated to English, is "witchcraft", derived from "mana" meaning "magic" and "koora/kura" (pronounced "KUU-rah") meaning "lore" or "school" or "body of knowledge".
Other recordings
The song has been covered by many other artists, including:
* The cast of TV series Glee
* Australian Jazz vocalist Janet Seidel
* The Norman Luboff Choir
* Andy Williams (for his 1959 album 'To You Sweetheart, Aloha'.)
* The Ames Brothers
* Chet Atkins
* Stanley Black
* Frankie Carle
* Benny Carter
* Frank Chacksfield
* Bing Crosby - The Crosby version was recorded on January 21, 1938 with John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra for Decca Records and reached the No. 10 position in the charts in 1938.
* Vic Damone (for his 1962 album 'Strange Enchantment')
* Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis
* Percy Faith
* Benny Goodman
* Burl Ives (for his 1965 album 'On the Beach at Waikiki')
* Harry James
* Kana King
* Andre Kostelanetz
* Gene Krupa
* Harry Leader
* Guy Lombardo
* Arthur Lyman
* Henry Mancini
* Tony Martin (with Ray Noble and his Orchestra. This recording reached the charts of the day and peaked in the No. 15 position.)
* Felix Mendelssohns Hawaiian Serenaders
* Buddy Merrill Orchestra
* Vaughn Monroe
* Alfred Newman
* Les Paul and Mary Ford
* Sonny Rollins
* Wayne Shorter
* The Ventures
The melody of the song appears in themes for the movies 'The Hurricane' and 'Mr. Robinson Crusoe'.
References
Category:1937 songs
Category:Songs written for films
Category:Songs written by Frank Loesser
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