Too-Ra-Loo-Ra-Loo-Ral (That's An Irish Lullaby) was sung in which movie?
"Going My Way" is the film where the words: "Too-Ra-Loo-Ra-Loo-Ral" (That's An Irish Lullaby) were sung. It is called a cradle song. The lyrics aren’t seen as complicated. Simply putting a tune to loo-loo-loo has sufficed. As a baby song, it is viewed as far more than words and sound. What matters is the intention of the lullaby as a song. It is the feeling of closeness and intimacy that one finds in the song.
The music and lyrics to the song "Too-Ra-Loo-Ra-Loo-Ral" were written in 1913 by James Royce Shannon (1881-1946). It premiered in Chauncey Olcott's production of "Shameen Dhu" ("Black-haired Jimmy"). The song later became a hit for Bing Crosby who sang it in "Going My Way" (1944).
"Going My Way" is an American musical comedy-drama film that was directed by Leo McCarey. The main stars are Crosby and Barry Fitzgerald. It was based on a story by Leo McCarey, and the film is about a new young priest taking over a parish from an established old veteran.
This film was the highest-grossing picture of 1944; it was nominated for ten Academy Awards, winning seven, including Best Picture.
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