Bei Mir Bist Du Schön

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"Bei Mir Bist Du Schön" is a popular swing-era song, adapted from a Yiddish original, that became a major hit and signature tune for the Andrews Sisters in the late 1930s.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf recording
song
swing song
basedOn Bei Mir Bist Du Schön (Yiddish original) NERFINISHED
chartPositionUS 1
composer Sholom Secunda NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
era swing era
firstPerformanceContext Yiddish musical comedy "I Would If I Could" NERFINISHED
genre jazz standard
swing
hasEnglishLyricAdapter Sammy Cahn NERFINISHED
Saul Chaplin NERFINISHED
hasNotableChartSuccess United States NERFINISHED
hasSignatureAssociation The Andrews Sisters NERFINISHED
hasVersion Bei Mir Bist Du Schön (Andrews Sisters version) NERFINISHED
Bei Mir Bist Du Schön (Yiddish original) NERFINISHED
isStandardIn swing repertoire
vocal jazz repertoire
language English
lyricist Jacob Jacobs NERFINISHED
madeFamousBy The Andrews Sisters NERFINISHED
notablePerformer Benny Goodman NERFINISHED
Ella Fitzgerald NERFINISHED
Janis Siegel NERFINISHED
The Andrews Sisters NERFINISHED
The Barry Sisters NERFINISHED
notableRecording Bei Mir Bist Du Schön (Andrews Sisters, 1937) NERFINISHED
originalLanguage Yiddish
performer The Andrews Sisters NERFINISHED
publicationYear 1932
recordLabel Decca Records
releaseYear 1937
titleMeaningInEnglish To Me You Are Beautiful NERFINISHED

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The Andrews Sisters notableWork Bei Mir Bist Du Schön
Sholem Secunda notableWork Bei Mir Bist Du Schön
this entity surface form: Bei Mir Bistu Shein