Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Johnny Mercer’s lyric supplemented the theme heard only instrumentally in David Raksin’s score for the classic noirish 1944 mystery film drama “Laura.”
Transferred from 78rpm Columbia 36785 - Laura (David Raksin-Johnny Mercer) by Woody Herman & his Orchestra, vocal by Woody Herman, recorded February 19, 1945
THE 1945 HITS ARCHIVE - here in one place, a good-quality library of best-sellers and songs that made an impact, presented in the original-release versions (no remakes, alternate takes, or “re-processed stereo”)
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The three* MusicProf channels are home to The HITS ARCHIVES, YouTube’s most comprehensive collection of U.S. ‘popular music’ recordings from 1925 thru 1985. Discover thousands of original hit versions, conveniently arranged in year-by-year playlists and sorted alphabetically in your choice of either song title or artist name. Simply visit this channel’s home page (here: youtube.com/@the78prof72 ), scroll down the rows of playlist categories, choose a favorite year, click on “view full playlist,” and then pick out the songs that you want to hear. Enjoy the music!
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Johnny Mercer’s lyric supplemented the theme heard only instrumentally in David Raksin’s score for the classic noirish 1944 mystery film drama “Laura.”
Transferred from 78rpm Columbia 36785 - Laura (David Raksin-Johnny Mercer) by Woody Herman & his Orchestra, vocal by Woody Herman, recorded February 19, 1945
THE 1945 HITS ARCHIVE - here in one place, a good-quality library of best-sellers and songs that made an impact, presented in the original-release versions (no remakes, alternate takes, or “re-processed stereo”)
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The three* MusicProf channels are home to The HITS ARCHIVES, YouTube’s most comprehensive collection of U.S. ‘popular music’ recordings from 1925 thru 1985. Discover thousands of original hit versions, conveniently arranged in year-by-year playlists and sorted alphabetically in your choice of either song title or artist name. Simply visit this channel’s home page (here: youtube.com/@the78prof72 ), scroll down the rows of playlist categories, choose a favorite year, click on “view full playlist,” and then pick out the songs that you want to hear. Enjoy the music!
* The78Prof The45Prof AnotherProf
