Makin’ Whoopee

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"Makin’ Whoopee" is a popular jazz and pop standard, often performed as a playful, romantic duet and widely recorded by notable vocalists.

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Makin’ Whoopee canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf jazz standard
pop standard
song
composer Walter Donaldson
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
firstIntroducedBy Eddie Cantor
firstIntroducedIn Whoopee!
genre jazz
traditional pop
hasAlternateSpelling Makin’ Whoopee self-linksurface differs
surface form: Makin' Whoopee
hasForm popular song form
hasNotableLyric "Another bride, another June"
hasNotableRecording Dr. John and Rickie Lee Jones version of "Makin’ Whoopee"
Michelle Pfeiffer performance in "The Fabulous Baker Boys"
Ray Charles and Betty Carter version of "Makin’ Whoopee"
hasStyle ballad
swing
language English
lyricalTone playful
satirical
lyricist Gus Kahn
notablePerformer Bing Crosby
Chet Baker
Dinah Washington
Doris Day
Dr. John
Eddie Cantor
Ella Fitzgerald
Frank Sinatra
Louis Armstrong
Michelle Pfeiffer
Ray Charles
originalMedium Broadway musical
partOfRepertoire Great American Songbook
performancePractice often interpreted as a playful, romantic duet
publicationYear 1928
recordingEra 78 rpm era
CD era
LP era
digital era
subjectMatter comic view of married life
consequences of marriage
theme humor
marriage
romance
typicalPerformanceFormat solo vocal with accompaniment
vocal duet
usedInFilm The Fabulous Baker Boys
Whoopee! (1930 film)

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Ella and Louis Again hasPart Makin’ Whoopee
Eddie Cantor notableWork Makin’ Whoopee
this entity surface form: Makin' Whoopee
Songs for Swingin' Lovers! track Makin’ Whoopee
this entity surface form: Makin' Whoopee
Makin’ Whoopee hasAlternateSpelling Makin’ Whoopee self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Makin' Whoopee