ZING! WENT THE STRINGS OF MY HEART
The story of a song
1965
The story of a song
1965
"Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart" is a 1934 popular song with words and music by James Frederick "Jimmy" Hanley (Rensselaer, Indiana February 17, 1892 – Douglaston, Long Island February 8, 1942). It was introduced by Hal Le Roy and Eunice Healey in the Broadway revue Thumbs Up! Probably the most notable recordings were made by Judy Garland (who sang it in the 1938 film Listen, Darling and recorded it for Decca Records in 1939) and by The Trammps (reaching #17 on the R&B chart in 1972), but many other versions have been made. Among the artists and groups to have recorded this song include June Christy, Frank Sinatra, The Kirby Stone Four, Billy Eckstine, Richard Himber Orchestra, Jesse Belvin, The Coasters, The Dimensions, Brent Spiner, Enoch Light, The Move, The Darts, Chet Baker, Smoking Popes, Dinah Shore, Les Paul and Mary Ford, and Rufus Wainwright (who recorded the song on a tribute album to Judy Garland). In 2011, a Bing Crosby radio version of the song was released on iTunes by the Crosby Estate. This was one of the first songs that Barbra Streisand ever recorded, in 1955 at Nola Recording Studios in New York when she was 13 years old. The recording is yet to be released. Let us listen a lot of covers after the lyrics. And ENJOY!
LYRICS
Never could carry a tune
Never knew where to start
You came along when everything was wrong
And put a song in my heart
Dear when you smiled at me, I heard a melody
It haunted me from the start
Something inside of me started a symphony
Zing! Went the strings of my heart
'Twas like a breath of spring, heard a robin sing
About a nest set apart
All nature seemed to be in perfect harmony
Zing! Went the strings of my heart
Your eyes made skies blue again
What else could I do again
Keep repeating through again
"I love you, love you"
I still recall the thrill, guess I always will
I hope 'twill never depart
All nature seemed to be in perfect harmony
Zing! Went the strings of my heart
Your eyes made skies blue again
What else could I do again?
Keep repeating through again
"I love you, I do love you"
I still recall the thrill, I guess that I always will
I hope 't will never depart
All nature seemed to be in perfect harmony
Zing! Went the strings of my heart
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