Come Josephine in My Flying Machine
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"Come Josephine In My Flying Machine" is a popular
song
.
The music was written by Fred Fisher
, the lyrics by Alfred Bryan
. The song was published in 1910. It was originally recorded by Blanche Ring
in 1910 and was, for a while, her signature song
. It was then recorded as a duet by Ada Jones
and Billy Murray
in November 1910 and the record released in 1911.
Written in the early days of the airplane
, the song tells of a young man courting his gal by "flying machine". The light-hearted song expresses the technological optimism of the era. The lyrics even have the couple saying "Whoa, dear! Don't hit the Moon!
" "No, dear... Not yet, but soon!"
The song is a standard, and was recorded by many artists since Ring's original version.
The bus riders in 1934's It Happened One Night
entertain one another with an impromptu performance of this song.
The song is performed in the 1939 feature film The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
.
It remained popular enough into the 1940s to be featured in a "Follow the Bouncing Ball"
sing-a-long cartoon, and parodied by Spike Jones
& His City Slickers.
It is featured in the 1997 movie, Titanic
. Jack sings the lines "Come Josephine, In my flying machine, Going up she goes, Up she goes" to Rose while they are on the bow of the ship in the "Flying" scene. Rose is shown singing this song to herself later in the film when she is waiting to be rescued from the ocean. It was also shown in a scene which was deleted from the film. The song was recorded by Moya Brennan
in the Back to Titanic
soundtrack.
Popular music
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song
Song
In music, a song is a composition for voice or voices, performed by singing.A song may be accompanied by musical instruments, or it may be unaccompanied, as in the case of a cappella songs...
.
Fred Fisher
Fred Fisher was a German-born American songwriter and Tin Pan Alley music publisher. Fisher founded Fred Fisher Music Publishing Company in 1907. He was born as Albert von Breitenbach in Cologne...
, the lyrics by Alfred Bryan
Alfred Bryan
Alfred Bryan was a United States songwriter and pacifist.-Songs:His hits included*"Peg O' My Heart"*"Come Josephine in My Flying Machine"*"I Didn't Raise My Boy to Be a Soldier"...
. The song was published in 1910. It was originally recorded by Blanche Ring
Blanche Ring
Blanche Ring , was an American singer and actress in Broadway theatre productions, musicals, and Hollywood motion pictures....
in 1910 and was, for a while, her signature song
Signature song
A signature song is the one song that a popular and well-established singer or band is most closely identified with or best known for, even if they have had success with a variety of songs...
. It was then recorded as a duet by Ada Jones
Ada Jones
Ada Jones was a popular mezzo-soprano who recorded from 1905 to the early 1920s. She was born in Lancashire, England but moved with her family to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at the age of six in 1879...
and Billy Murray
Billy Murray (singer)
William Thomas "Billy" Murray was one of the most popular singers in the United States in the early decades of the 20th century...
in November 1910 and the record released in 1911.
Written in the early days of the airplane
Fixed-wing aircraft
A fixed-wing aircraft is an aircraft capable of flight using wings that generate lift due to the vehicle's forward airspeed. Fixed-wing aircraft are distinct from rotary-wing aircraft in which wings rotate about a fixed mast and ornithopters in which lift is generated by flapping wings.A powered...
, the song tells of a young man courting his gal by "flying machine". The light-hearted song expresses the technological optimism of the era. The lyrics even have the couple saying "Whoa, dear! Don't hit the Moon!
Moon landing
A moon landing is the arrival of a spacecraft on the surface of the Moon. This includes both manned and unmanned missions. The first human-made object to reach the surface of the Moon was the Soviet Union's Luna 2 mission on 13 September 1959. The United States's Apollo 11 was the first manned...
" "No, dear... Not yet, but soon!"
The song is a standard, and was recorded by many artists since Ring's original version.
The bus riders in 1934's It Happened One Night
It Happened One Night
It Happened One Night is a 1934 American romantic comedy film with elements of screwball comedy directed by Frank Capra, in which a pampered socialite tries to get out from under her father's thumb, and falls in love with a roguish reporter . The plot was based on the story Night Bus by Samuel...
entertain one another with an impromptu performance of this song.
The song is performed in the 1939 feature film The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle is an American biographical musical comedy, released in 1939 and directed by H.C. Potter. The film stars Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Edna May Oliver, and Walter Brennan....
.
It remained popular enough into the 1940s to be featured in a "Follow the Bouncing Ball"
Bouncing ball
The bouncing ball is a device used in video recordings to visually indicate the rhythm of a song, helping audiences to sing along with live or prerecorded music...
sing-a-long cartoon, and parodied by Spike Jones
Spike Jones
Mel Blanc, the voice of Bugs Bunny and other Warner Brothers cartoon characters, performed a drunken, hiccuping verse for 1942's "Clink! Clink! Another Drink"...
& His City Slickers.
It is featured in the 1997 movie, Titanic
Titanic (1997 film)
Titanic is a 1997 American epic romance and disaster film directed, written, co-produced, and co-edited by James Cameron. A fictionalized account of the sinking of the RMS Titanic, it stars Leonardo DiCaprio as Jack Dawson, Kate Winslet as Rose DeWitt Bukater and Billy Zane as Rose's fiancé, Cal...
. Jack sings the lines "Come Josephine, In my flying machine, Going up she goes, Up she goes" to Rose while they are on the bow of the ship in the "Flying" scene. Rose is shown singing this song to herself later in the film when she is waiting to be rescued from the ocean. It was also shown in a scene which was deleted from the film. The song was recorded by Moya Brennan
Moya Brennan
Moya Brennan, born Máire Ní Bhraonáin , also known as Máire Brennan , is an Irish folk singer, songwriter, harpist, and philanthropist who began performing professionally in 1970, when her family formed the band Clannad, and is now widely considered as the "First Lady of Celtic Music"...
in the Back to Titanic
Back to Titanic
- Trivia :* "An Irish Party In Third Class" includes "The Blarney Pilgrim" & "John Ryan's Polka".* "Jack Dawson's Luck" includes "Humours of Caledon", "The Red-Haired Lass", "The Boys On The Hilltop", & "The Bucks Of Oranmore"....
soundtrack.
External links
- Come Josephine In My Flying Machine - Cover of sheet music