Goody Goody
"Goody Goody" is a 1936 popular song composed by Matty Malneck, with lyrics by Johnny Mercer. The first recording of the song was by Ted Wallace and His Swing Kings .
Other 1936 recordings
Other popular recordings in 1936 were by Benny Goodman and his Orchestra, Freddy Martin & His Orchestra, and by Bob Crosby & His Orchestra.Frankie Lymon recording
performed it live on television on several occasions, including twice in 1957 on The Ed Sullivan Show. He also had a hit with his recording of the song in the United States, reaching #20 that year, as well as #24 in the UK. It was released as a recording with his group the Teenagers, but was, in fact, a solo recording released on Gee 1039Chart performance
Other notable recordings
- Teddy Stauffer & the Original Teddies
- Peggy Lee, early 1950s
- Mel Torme - Gene Norman Presents Mel Torme At The Crescendo
- Ella Fitzgerald - Ella at the Opera House, Get Happy!
- Julie London - Julie Is Her Name, Volume II
- Della Reese - Della
- Helen Shapiro - Helen
- Frank Sinatra - Sinatra and Swingin' Brass
- Kimiko Kasai – In Person,
- Robert "Goodie" Whitfield - Call Me Goodie
- Rosemary Clooney - Rosemary Clooney Sings the Lyrics of Johnny Mercer
- Chicago - Night & Day Big Band
- Camille O'Sullivan - performed the song, with Will Young, in the 2005 Academy Award- and Golden Globe-nominated film Mrs. Henderson Presents, starring Dame Judi Dench, Bob Hoskins and Will Young. The movie's soundtrack was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Film Music.
- Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga - Cheek to Cheek
- Freak Kitchen - Cooking with Pagans
- Beau Monga - ''X-Factor NZ''
Popular culture
- The song is referenced several times in the 1936 Kaufman and Hart play You Can't Take It with You.
- Harriet Nelson performs the song in a song-and-dance number in a December 1957 episode of The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet called "Tutti Frutti Ice Cream".
- Shelley Winters's character in Curtis Harrington's 1971 thriller What's the Matter with Helen? plays the song at the end of the movie.
- The song was performed by 'Wayne & Wanda' in an episode of The Muppet Show.
- A recording by the BBC Dance Orchestra was featured in the film The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep.
- Bobby Rydell performed the song at his live shows.