"Did You Ever See a Dream Walking?" is a popular

song A song is a musical composition performed by the human voice. The voice often carries the melody (a series of distinct and fixed pitches) using patterns of sound and silence. Songs have a structure, such as the common ABA form, and are usu ...

, introduced by Art Jarrett in the 1933 film '' Sitting Pretty.'' The music was written by Harry Revel, the lyrics by Mack Gordon. The song was originally published in 1933 and there were charted versions in the USA that year by Eddy Duchin (No. 1 in the charts),

Guy Lombardo Gaetano Alberto "Guy" Lombardo (June 19, 1902 – November 5, 1977) was a Canadian and American bandleader, violinist, and hydroplane racing, hydroplane racer whose unique "sweet jazz" style remained popular with audiences for nearly five decade ...

(#2),

Bing Crosby Harry Lillis "Bing" Crosby Jr. (May 3, 1903 – October 14, 1977) was an American singer, comedian, entertainer and actor. The first multimedia star, he was one of the most popular and influential musical artists of the 20th century worldwi ...

(#5), and Meyer Davis (#6). Since then, there have been many covers of the song, including Henry Hall's 1933 cover, Al Bowlly with Ray Noble and his Orchestra (1933), Matt Monro (1957), Dorothy Lamour (1957), Michael Holliday (1959), Max Bygraves (1960), and a version by Frankie Avalon for the 1960 album ''Summer Scene.''

included the song in a medley on his album '' On the Sentimental Side'' (1962).

In popular culture

* An instrumental version was part of the musical score by Clarence Wheeler in the 1946 George Pal

Puppetoon ''Puppetoons'' is a series of animated puppet films made in Europe (1930s) and in the United States (1940s) by George Pal. They were made using replacement animation: using a series of different hand-carved wooden puppets (or puppet heads or limbs) ...

'' Together in the Weather'' starring Punchy and Judy. Appears in '' The Puppetoon Movie'' produced and directed by

Arnold Leibovit Arnold Leibovit (born June 18, 1950) is an American director, producer, and screenwriter of feature films and musical productions. Life and career An acting member of the Producers Guild of America, he has produced, directed, and written sever ...

. * An instrumental version is used in the 1934 Popeye cartoon '' A Dream Walking. * The

version of the song was used as a plot point in the 1988 film '' Lady in White''. * The Bing Crosby version of the song was used in the end credits of '' A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge''. * The Bing Crosby version of the song was used in '' Pennies from Heaven'' (1981) * The Bing Crosby version of the song was used in '' The Locusts'' (1997) * The Gene Austin version of the song was featured in the 1999 film '' The Green Mile.'' * A version of the song performed by Sunny Gale was featured in the 2009 film '' Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire''. * In the fan film ''The Confession of Fred Krueger'', the character of Freddy sings it to himself, while starting a fire. * In the '' Laverne & Shirley'' episode: "Why Did the Fireman..." (Season 5, Episode 18 – original air date: February 4, 1980), Laverne sings the first line of this song when thinking about her fireman boyfriend, who dies in a fire just before proposing marriage to her.

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- An article on the background of the writing of the song, and careers of the writers Songs with music by Harry Revel Songs with lyrics by Mack Gordon 1933 songs 1933 singles Bing Crosby songs Al Bowlly songs Guy Lombardo songs Songs about dreams {{Pop-standard-stub