Gone Hollywood Songs: Hooray for Hollywood

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There is simply NO avoiding this song when it comes to songs about Hollywood. And this is a total rarity in my countdowns, because this version was never released on vinyl. How about that! So let’s get to Hollywood. Hooray for Hollywood - Johnnie Davis and Frances Langford with the Benny Goodman Orchestra Oh, this has been recorded a blue billion times. I suppose the most famous recording is by Doris Day, and you just cannot go wrong with her! (Her “Secret Love” is one of my all-time favorite songs.) This song debuted in the 1937 film Hollywood Hotel, and that’s where this version comes from. There’s more than a little sarcasm in the lyrics, if you listen closely, as it gently skewers the popularity of things that turned “any office boy or young mechanic” into stars. Of course, that was the hope of millions, and most of the time it didn’t pan out (as a number of these songs point out). But dang, what a fun song. When you think of Hollywood, you probably think of this song first. Hooray for Hollywood Written by Johnny Mercer and Richard A. Whiting Recorded by Johnnie Davis and Frances Langford with the Benny Goodman Orchestra From the movie Hollywood Hotel, 1937 HOLLYWOOD LYRICS: title You may be homely in your neighborhood: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UgwAq9fTEiA