ZING! WENT THE STRINGS OF MY HEART
From the Broadway Musical Revue "Thumbs Up" (1934)
(James F. Hanley)
Hal LeRoy & Eunice Healy (Broadway Production) - 1934
Richard Himber & His Ritz-Carlton Orch. (vocal: Joey Nash) - 1935
Victor Young & His Orch. (vocal: Hal Burke) - 1935
Jack Hylton & His Orch. (vocal: Pat O'Malley) - 1935
Lew Stone & His Band (vocal: Al Bowlly & Lew Stone) - 1935
Judy Garland (feat. in the film "Listen, Darling") - 1938
Judy Garland - 1939 (Re-recorded 1958 & 1961)
Hal Derwin (Dubbing Gene Nelson in the film "Lullaby Of Broadway") - 1951
Pearl Bailey (feat. in the film "That Certain Feeling") - 1956
Petula Clark - 1957
Ernestine Anderson - 1958
The Coasters - 1958
The Skyliners - 1959
Joni James - 1959
Frank Sinatra - 1960
The Kalin Twins - 1960
The Furys - 1965
P.J. Proby - 1965
The Trammps - 1972
The Velons - 1979
Susannah McCorkle - 1992
Stacey Kent - 1998
Rufus Wainwright - 2007
Also recorded by:
Kirby Stone 4; Les Paul & Mary Ford; Rebecca Kilgore; The King Sisters;
Charlie Byrd; Carmen Cavallaro; June Christy; The Darts; John Pizzarelli;
Kristin Chenoweth; Lawrence Welk; Jason Donovan; Martine McCutcheon;
Les Elgart; Billy Eckstine; Jesse Belvin; Rose Bonanza; Bob Brookmeyer;
The Dimensions; Graham Dalby; Barry Manilow; Brent Spiner; Chet Atkins;
The Communards; Chet Baker; The Spaniels; Dinah Shore; Andy Williams;
......... and many others.
As recorded by RUTH ETTING:
Never could carry a tune
Never knew where to start
You came along when everything went wrong
And put a song in my heart
Dear, when you smiled at me, I heard a melody
It haunted me from the start
Something inside of me started a symphony
Zing! Went the strings of my heart
'Twas like a breath of spring, I heard a little robin sing
About a nest set apart
All nature seemed to be in perfect harmony
Zing! Went the strings of my heart
Your eyes made skies seem blue again
What else could I do again
But keep repeating through again
"I love you, love you"
I still recall the thrill, say, I guess I always will
I hope 'twill never depart
Dear, with your lips to mine, a rhapsody devine
Zing! Went the strings of my heart
Zing! Went the strings of my heart
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As recorded by JUDY GARLAND:
Dear when you smiled at me, I heard a melody
It haunted me from the start
Something inside of me started a symphony
Zing! Went the strings of my heart
'Twas like a breath of spring, I heard a robin sing
About a nest set apart
All nature seemed to be in perfect harmony
Zing! Went the strings of my heart
Your eyes made skies seem blue again
What else could I do again
But keep repeating through and through
"I love you, love you"
I still recall the thrill, guess I always will
I hope 'twill never depart
Dear, with your lips to mine, a rhapsody devine
Zing! Went the strings of my heart
Dear when you smiled at me, I heard a melody
It haunted me from the start
Something inside of me started a symphony
Zing! Went the strings of my heart
'Twas like a breath of spring, I heard a robin sing
About a nest set apart
All nature seemed to be in perfect harmony
Zing! Went the strings of my heart
Your eyes made skies seem blue again
What else could I do again?
But keep repeating through and through
"I love you, love you"
I still recall the thrill, I guess I always will
I hope 'twill never depart
Dear, with your lips to mine, a rhapsody devine
Zing! Oh, Oh, Oh went the strings of my heart
*** In Judy Garland's 1938 version of this song, as featured in the film
"Listen, Darling," the line "Dear, with your lips to mine, a rhapsody divine"
was replaced by "I knew I loved you heaps, and you were mine for keeps."
(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - June 2017)
