Bob Rothberg


Bob Rothberg was a Tin Pan Alley songwriter and lyricist. ASCAP 1936. Educ: New York public schools 1915; DeWitt Clinton High School, New York 1919; accountancy and law, New York Law School, Bachelor of Laws 1928. Educated in music and violin with private instructors. Rothberg is interred at United Hebrew Cemetery on Staten Island.

Songwriting highlights

''Popeye the Sailor'' cartoon songs

The Popeye Song Folio songbook is a collection of Popeye songs used in cartoons and movies.
  • Why Am I So Beautiful. From "Morning, Noon and Night Club. 1937.

    ''Betty Boop'' cartoon songs

  • Be Human - Used in the cartoon "Be Human".
  • Down in Our Alley - Used in the cartoon "Pudgy Takes a Bow-Wow".
  • Every Little Nobody Is Somebody to Someone - Used in the cartoon "Little Nobody".
  • Nothing To-day, Kind Sir - Used in the cartoon "The Hot Air Salesman".
  • I've Got Those House Cleaning Blues - Used in the cartoon "House Cleaning Blues".
  • I Want a Cowboy for a Sweetheart - Used in the cartoon "Whoops! I'm a Cowboy".
  • Ya Gotta Have Pep - Used in the cartoon "More Pep".
  • New Deal for Pets - Used in the cartoon "The New Deal Show".
  • Service with a Smile - Used in the cartoon "Service With a Smile".
  • Vote for Grampy - Used in the cartoon "The Candid Candidate".
  • We Did It - Used in the cartoon "We Did It".

    Color Classics cartoon songs

  • Bunny Mooning - Song title is "Everybody's Getting Ready for the Wedding".
  • Chicken a la King - Song title is "Ducky Wucky".
  • Christmas Comes But Once a Year - Song title is "X-mas Comes But Once a Year".
  • The Cobweb Hotel - Song title is "Spend the Night at the Cobweb Hotel".
  • Greedy Humpty Dumpty - Song title is "Humpty Dumpty".
  • Hawaiian Birds - Song title is "Birds of a Feather in Hawaii".
  • The Little Stranger - Song title is "Little Stranger".
  • Peeping Penguins - Song title is "Curiosity Killed a Cat". Also used in the 1995 film Dangerous Minds.

    Other cartoons

  • Mickey Mouse's Birthday Party - 1936 by Irving Berlin, Inc.

    Songs

  • A Little Robin Told Me So. 1936 by Schuster & Miller, Inc. Recorded by Jack Shilkret & His Orchestra.
  • All Through the Night.
  • And Then They Called It Love. 1937 by Irving Berlin, Inc.
  • Are You Lovable?. 1933 by Leo. Feist, Inc.
  • Bolero Madness. 1934 by Donaldson, Douglas & Gumble, Inc.
  • Candle-Light. 1936 by Southern Music Pub. Co., Inc. Signature song of Henry Halstead and his Orchestra.
  • Close To Me. 1933 by Olman Music Corporation. Featured by Bing Crosby.
  • Congratulate Me. 1934 by Remick Music. Included on the soundtrack to the 1974 feature film The Front Page starring Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau.
  • The Debutante Waltz. 1934 by Famous Music Corp.
  • Did She Ask For Me. 1934 by Remick Music.
  • Hello Helen. 1934 by DeSylva, Brown and Henderson, Inc.
  • I Couldn't Be Mad At You. 1936 by Irving Berlin, Inc.
  • I Want To Be With You. 1936 by Superior Music Inc.
  • I'm Gonna Put You In Your Place . 1937 by Joe Davis, Inc. Recorded by Fats Waller.
  • It Ain't Right. 1936 by Irving Berlin, Inc.
  • It Only Goes To Show You. 1936 by Crawford Music Corporation.
  • Let's Begin Again. 1937 by Exclusive Publications Inc.
  • Lonely Waltz. 1936 by Irving Berlin, Inc. Theme song of Freddy Martin and his Orchestra.
  • Modernistic Mood.
  • Nice Goin'. 1936 by Chappell & Co. Inc.
  • Night Wind. 1934 by Donaldson, Douglas & Gumble Inc. Recorded by Fats Waller and His Rhythm 1035-01-05 with Fats on organ. Recorded by the American jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald and included on the 1957 album Like Someone in Love. Recorded by Taft Jordan and the Mob. Recorded by Janet Klein and included on her 2004 release Living in Sin.
  • Rhumba-Man. 1935 by Superior Music, Inc.
  • Summer Serenade. 1934.
  • There's a Silver Moon on the Golden Gate. 1936 by Irving Berlin, Inc.
  • There's a Yellow Moon on the Purple Sage. 1934 by Keit Music Corp.
  • What Do I Have to Do?. 1937 by Marlo Music Corp.
  • What's the Use of Getting Used to You?. 1934 by Donaldson, Douglas & Gumble, Inc.
  • When It's Lullaby Time in the Hills. 1934 by Donaldson, Douglas & Gumble, Inc.
  • Why Don't You Try?. 1937 by Irving Berlin, Inc.
  • You Or No One. 1933 by Olman Music Corporation. Performed by Recorded by Guy Lombardo and The Royal Canadians.
  • You Painted Pictures. From the songbook House of Soul/House of Blues.
  • You're The Picture . 1935 by Ager, Yellen & Bornstein, Inc. Recorded by Fats Waller.
  • You've Been Reading My Mail. Recorded by Fats Waller.