"Moon Song" is a popular

Popular music

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 and jazz

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 standard song

Song

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 with music by Sam Coslow

Sam Coslow

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 and lyrics by Arthur Johnston

Arthur Johnston (composer)

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, published in 1932

1932 in music

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.

The song was first introduced in the Paramount

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 movie Hello, Everybody! where it was sung by Kate Smith

Kate Smith

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. It has been since recorded by many other singers, including Doris Day

Doris Day

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 (in her album Day by Night

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), Frank Sinatra

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 (recorded for the album Moonlight Sinatra

Moonlight Sinatra

Moonlight Sinatra is an album by Frank Sinatra, released in 1966.All of the tracks on the album are centered around the Moon. The tracks were arranged and conducted by Nelson Riddle and his orchestra....

), and Dan Barrett

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, who used it as the title song of an album he made.