Ruth Etting - Button Up Your Overcoat (1929) video free download
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Duration: 02:52
Uploaded: 2011/03/09
Charted at #15 in 1929. Also #3 for Helen Kane, #5 for Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra, and #11 for Fred Waring's Pennsylvanians, all in 1929. From the musical, "Follow Thru". Recorded March 11, 1929. Written by Ray Henderson, B.G. DeSylva and Lew Brown. This song was also recorded by Annette Hanshaw, Teresa Brewer and many others.
The other side of this record is "Mean to Me" which was a bigger hit for Ruth.
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9 years ago
Geofcraze 634
I got here from Water For Elephants movie. But pretty classic song.9 years ago
Bo Huggabee
representing david city!9 years ago
Veda Starr
love these classics. My parents were kids when this song was popular.9 years ago
Marvan Hogan
Timely advice.9 years ago
Amandine Caras
I love this so Nice music9 years ago
Impalamark64
"Steer clear of frozen ponds, peroxide blondes, stocks and bonds..." She warned them of the stock market six months in advance. Apparently few listened.9 years ago
Misty OjaiGirl
My favorite song my mom used to sing to me (only she would change the lyrics to fit me better :) when I was a wee little kid .9 years ago
dick12235
Thanks for this Treat.9 years ago
cx42control
Yes.!!!!9 years ago
anatefcan13
"Turn the tele_vision off, stay rad_i_ation free..." - My Mother.10 years ago
pawakin
Ha ha! This is practically 10% of everything my mom says to my dad! But seriously the guy eats way to much meat.10 years ago
Diane Outeiral
Real nice to be able to hear these recordings!10 years ago
xGeovanni
I have to say the best version of this song is that of The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band.10 years ago
aroundtheworlda
My grandparents used to play this when I was a a kid. My grandmother is 106 now o.o.10 years ago
Gio Marrocco
I just discovered Ruth and I feel like I've already heard all her songs before?? Like they're somehow familiar to me even though I know I've never heard them before....Makes me smile.10 years ago
Bret Leduc
23 skidoo!10 years ago
TedWms521
Why not? It's useful to know what you prefer and why. And it's useful to engage in conversation about taste. From it one can even learn new standards. It's not insulting to strawberry to prefer chocolate or to Gene Kelly to prefer Fred Astaire.10 years ago
NickyLess
Not heard this since I was about 6 or so, sitting in my grandmother's kitchen listening to her sing whilst she baked :) 20 years later and it's a random snippet in a video game. Kinda crazy the way things make you feel nostalgic :D10 years ago
thehificlub
Because in the comments it was noted that Hanshaw did a version which my humble ears have heard and In My Humble Opinion, Ruth's version of this song is heaps better. "Thats all!"10 years ago
batamori
why are you comparing them in the slightest though??Related Videos
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