It Happened in Sun Valley
Glenn Miller
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Howdy folks, let's go for a ride Get your favorite one to sit by your side Cuddle up in a sleigh Giddyap Nellie Grey And away we go. While you listen to the sleigh bells ring You're yodeling to your baby You'll feel nice and warm no matter how cold it may be Take a look at little Jack and Jill They ski down a hill that's a snowplow turn And look there's a spill There's a spill on the hill When you're down it's a thrill to go up again. Ev'rybody ought to learn to ski for that is how we first met We were that Jack and Jill that came down a hill, When I looked at you my hearttook a spill Took a spill on a hill It's a thrill that I can't forget It Happened In Sun Valley not so very long ago There were sunbeams in the snow and a twinkle in your eye I remember oh so clearly that you nearly passed me by Then It Happened In Sun Valley when you slipped and fell and so did I Now ev'ry year we go back and then we recall that fall and that moment When we were there on a hill So we both take a spill and we're Jack and Jill again.
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Written by: HARRY WARREN, MACK GORDON
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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10 facts about this song
Song Origin"It Happened in Sun Valley" is a popular song that was featured in the 1941 film Sun Valley Serenade.
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Band LeaderThe song was famously performed by the Glenn Miller orchestra, a popular swing band in the 1940s.
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SingersOriginally, the song was sung in the film by the entire Glenn Miller orchestra, with vocal solos by Paula Kelly, The Modernaires, John Payne, and Sonja Henie.
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SongwritersThe song was composed by Harry Warren and the lyrics were written by Mack Gordon. Both were prolific songwriters in the film industry at the time.
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Movie FeatureThe song describes the ski resort in Sun Valley, Idaho where the movie "Sun Valley Serenade" was set.
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RepopularizedIn the 1970s, a cover of the song was used in a Sun Valley tourism campaign, introducing the song to a new generation.
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Other RecordingsBesides Glenn Miller and his orchestra, other artists have recorded the song like Ray Anthony, Jo Stafford, Les Brown, and Mel Torme.
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Unique Song StructureUnlike most songs, the structure of "It Happened in Sun Valley" does not follow the typical verse-chorus structure. Instead, it consists of a distinctive snowballing refrain.
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Film SuccessThe film "Sun Valley Serenade" where the song debuted was Glenn Miller's first feature-length film and a major box office hit.
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Impact on Sun ValleyThe song and film greatly increased the popularity of the Sun Valley ski resort, leading to an influx of visitors and transform it into a top winter destination.
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