Are You Havin' Any Fun?

"Are You Havin' Any Fun?" is a song with lyrics by Jack Yellen and music by Sammy Fain. It featured in the Broadway revue series George White's Scandals in 1939,[1] where it was sung by Ella Logan.[2] A popular recording in 1939 was by Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra with vocals by Edythe Wright.[3]

Other recordings

  • The Tony Bennett recording is featured in the 2012 film Quartet, the first film directed by Dustin Hoffman.[8] The song is also performed in the film by Trevor Peacock and David Ryall, as a homage to Flanagan and Allen, the famous British music hall artists. Peacock and Ryall also perform "Underneath the Arches", a signature song of Flanagan and Allen.
  • The Elaine Stritch recording was featured in a UK advertising campaign on YouTube for P&O Cruises from December 2013, and an ad for the Volkswagen ID. Buzz in 2024.

References

  1. ↑ "Are You Havin' Any Fun". MusicNotes.com. 2 February 2009. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  2. ↑ "Theater: New Musical in Manhattan: Sep. 11, 1939". Time (magazine). Sep 11, 1939.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. p. 136. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.
  4. ↑ Ruhlmann, William. "Ella Logan Biography". AllMusic.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ↑ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Are you having any fun - Flanagan and Allen. YouTube.
  6. ↑ "Elaine Stritch – 'Stritch'". Discogs.com. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  7. ↑ Strike Up the Band at AllMusic
  8. ↑ "'Quartet' Soundtrack Details". Film Music Reporter. 13 November 2012. Retrieved 3 January 2013.


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