"In My Merry Oldsmobile" was often used by Carl Stalling, long-time music director for Warner Bros. īing Crosby featured the song in his film The Star Maker in 1939 and recorded the song for Decca Records on June 30, 1939. The short, directed by Jimmy Culhane, was produced "by arrangement and in cooperation with" the Olds Motor Works. The song was featured in the 1931 Fleischer Studios animated short In My Merry Automobile as a "follow the bouncing ball" sing-along feature. Oldsmobile Division of General Motors used the song, with altered lyrics, for several decades as a marketing jingle.
The verses, which are slightly suggestive (by 1905 standards) tell of a couple who court and fall in love during a trip with a new Oldsmobile. The song's chorus is one of the most enduring automobile-oriented songs. " In My Merry Oldsmobile" is a popular song from 1905, with music by Gus Edwards and lyrics by Vincent P.
In My Merry Oldsmobile songbook featuring an Oldsmobile Curved Dash automobile
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