Megan Lynch

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Most famously used in "One Froggy Evening", this song is typical of the Tin Pan Alley ragtime craze of the turn of the last century. - Megan Lynch

Originally used in "42nd Street" (1933), this song is not only the name of a famous tap dance step, but has often been used in Warner Bros. cartoons when a character has to make a hasty stage exit. - Megan Lynch

This song is in a tie with "You Oughta Be in Pictures" for a theme that would be played while a pretty girl is going by or when Bugs or Daffy are dragging it up. It was written for the Warner Bros. film "Hard to Get" (1938). - Megan Lynch

When most people want to invoke the can-can, they use Offenbach. In order to plug a Warners song, though, "The Latin Quarter" is used in Warner Bros. cartoons. It's often used just as a tune but Daffy actually sings some of the lyrics as he performs a can-can in "Daffy Duck Hunt". (1949). David Gerstein reminded me that the song also appears in "Daffy's Southern Exposure" (1942). - Megan Lynch

"It's Magic" has been used as mood music in some Pepe Le Pew cartoons but was sung most memorably by Bugs in "Transylvania 6-5000"(1963). It was written for "Romance on the High Seas" (1948) and nominated for an Oscar for Original Song. - Megan Lynch

Sometimes known as "I Love to Singa", this tune made a big impression on me (and others, apparently) in the Tex Avery-directed Merrie Melodie "I Love to Singa" (1936). It was written for use in the film "The Singing Kid" (1936), in which it is sung by Al Jolson and Cab Calloway. In the cartoon, it is sung by Owl Jolson, a one-off character who has enjoyed newfound popularity in recent years. The lyrics make reference to Major Bowes who hosted one of the many radio talent shows that were popular in the '30s. - Megan Lynch

If there's one song I associate with Bugs Bunny, this is it. Whether he was a castaway or invading Elmer's dream (in "The Big Snooze" [1946]) or merely killing time, he sang this song. - Megan Lynch

Originally composed for "Gold Diggers of 1933" , this tune was often used when a character became rich or dreamed of becoming rich, as Daffy does in "Ali Baba Bunny" (1957). - Megan Lynch

This song comes from the 1942 film "Now, Voyager". It was used as background music with the memorable exception of "Hare Ribbin'" (1944) which has Bugs in drag as a mermaid singing "It Can't Be Wrong" while the orchestra simultaneously plays "A-Hunting We Will Go". It is one of the most brilliant of the many brilliant arrangements and orchestrations Carl Stalling did for Warner Bros. cartoons. - Megan Lynch

Introduced in "In Caliente" (1935), a Busby Berkeley musical filmed on location in Tijuana, this song has so long been performed in jazzy versions that people forget its original Latin flavor. It was used in the background for the most part although Bugs sings it in "The Windblown Hare" (1949). - Megan Lynch

Commissioned for use in the film "Hot Nocturne"(1941), "Blues in the Night" was such an instant classic that the name of the film was changed before release to that of the song. It was nominated for an Oscar for Original Song. While surely used more than once in WB cartoons, its most memorable use is in "My Favorite Duck" (1942). Daffy sings "Blues in the Night" while Porky prefers "On Moonlight Bay". At one point, to his disgust, Porky slips into "Blues in the Night". - Megan Lynch

A song nearly everyone recognizes, it first appeared in "Hollywood Hotel" (1937) where it was performed by Benny Goodman's orchestra. The lyrics are chock full of references to LA places & celebrities. Rarely sung in Warner Bros. cartoons but often used to evoke stardom & Hollywood. One time where you can hear it sung is in "What's Up Doc?"(1949) - Megan Lynch

Written as a birthday gift. - Megan Lynch

Written in 1988 or 89. Recorded on 4-track, then recorded on demo, then revisited in an arrangement by my brother (and performer in his own right) Brendan Lynch. - Megan Lynch

Original cut to 4-track, then to a no-overdub studio demo. This more produced version is significantly different than either of those - Megan Lynch

A love for silent screen comedians that can never be consummated. - Megan Lynch