Benny Goodman Hooray For Hollywood 1937 California

Hooray for Hollywood is a song first featured in the 1937 movie Hollywood Hotel, and which has since become the staple soundtrack element of any Academy Awards ceremony. It is even frequently played during nonAmerican movie ceremonies, e. g. the French César Awards. The popularity of the song is notably due to the lyrics by Johnny Mercer, which reference the American movie industry and satirize the illusory desire of many people to become famous as actors. The music was composed by Richard A. Whiting. In