Category

1946 songs

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The Royal Anthem of Jordan

national anthem

That's All Right

original song written, composed, and performed by Arthur Crudup

Song of General Kim Il-sung

North Korean propaganda song glorifying Kim Il-Sung

Get Your Kicks on "Route 66!"

1946 song by Bobby Troup, popularized by the King Cole Trio

Come Rain or Come Shine

original show tune composed by Harold Arlen, lyrics by Johnny Mercer; from the 1946 musical "St. Louis Woman"

Tennessee Waltz

1947 song by Pee Wee King and Redd Stewart

God's Gonna Cut You Down

American folk song

Petit Papa Noël

1946 song by Tino Rossi

Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah

"Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah" is a song composed by Allie Wrubel with lyrics by Ray Gilbert for Disney's 1946 live action and animated movie Song of the South, sung by James Baskett. "Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah" won the Academy Award for Best Original Song and was the second Disney song to win this award, after "When You Wish upon a Star" from Pinocchio (1940). In 2004, it finished at number 47 in ''AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs'', a survey of top tunes in American cinema.

Let the Good Times Roll

Louis Jordan song

"Tenderly" is a pop song published in 1946 with music by Walter Gross and lyrics by Jack Lawrence. Written in the key of E as a waltz in time, it has since been performed in and has become a popular jazz standard. Notable versions have been recorded by singers, such as Sarah Vaughan, Billie Holiday, and Nat King Cole, and pianists, such as Art Tatum, Bill Evans and Peruchín.

popular 1964 Egyptian song composed by Mohamed Abdel Wahab and performed by Umm Kulthum

You Make Me Feel So Young

original song composed by Josef Myrow, lyrics by Mack Gordon; from the 1946 film "Three Little Girls in Blue"

Put the Blame on Mame

Halo, Halo Bandung

song performed by Ismail Marzuki

original film song written and composed by Allan Roberts and Doris Fisher; from the 1949 film "Gilda"