"Happy Days Are Here Again": Song history, Commentary, Discography, Performances on Video

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Happy Days Are Here Again
Written: 1929/1930	Music by: Milton Ager	Words by: Jack Yellen	Written for: Chasing Rainbows (movie, 1930)
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On the Main Stage at Cafe Songbook

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Barbra Streisand

performing

"Happy Days Are Here Again"

(as part of "A Happening in Central Park,"
New York City, June 17,1967)

Anther Streisand performance of "Happy Days Are Here Again" (with rare intro.) can be viewed on YouTube;
and more performances of the song are in the
Cafe Songbook Record/Video Cabinet
(Videomaker credits )

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"Happy Days Are Here Again"

Critics Corner || Lyrics Lounge

About the Movie Chasing Rainbows / Origins of the Song

Barbra Streisand - A Happening in Central Park
(includes video of
"Happy Days Are Here Again" (as shown above)

Other songs written for Chasing Rainbows currently included in the Cafe Songbook Catalog of The Great American Songbook: none.

For a complete listing of songs used in the original production of the movie Chasing Rainbows, see IMDB Soundtrack.

"Happy Days Are Here Again" was introduced by Charles King in the movie Chasing Rainbows.

Charles King singing "Happy Days Are Here Again"
as he did in Chasing Rainbows

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Credits

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Credits for Videomakers of custom videos used on this page:

Barbra Streisand in Central Park: violino11
Charles King: Disco79

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The Cafe Songbook
Record/Video Cabinet:
Selected Recordings of

"Happy Days Are Here Again"

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include a music-video
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The year given is for when the studio
track was originally laid down
or when the live performance was given.)

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