"Give Me The simple Life"--Who sang it?

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Who recorded the first & most popular version of the song “Give Me The Simple Life”?

I’ve heard the Disney version, but I can’t find a good recording.

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Bing Crosby had the original hit version in 1946.

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Bing Crosby had the original hit version in 1946.

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Great.
Is this available on CD?

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[quote=“Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew, post:2, topic:698400”]

Bing Crosby had the original hit version in 1946.

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I develop doubts.

Scouring Amazon, I cannot find a Crosby recording of this song.

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No? (Just dust off your Victrola…)

6

Ha-ha.
Ha-ha-ha.
Ha-ha-ha-ha-haaaaaaaa.
But, is there a version on CD?

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It looks like you want this two-CD set: The Best of Bing Crosby, from 1996.

I found one eBay listing for it, here.

You can also buy an mp3 from Amazon here.

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i have the 5-disc “100 Hits,” and this isn’t on it.

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You can use this search on AllMusic.com to see, like, thousands of recordings of the song (probably not 800,000+ recordings…the results probably are for any word in the title, not all words)

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Ebay is having tech issues today.
I can’t log on.

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The Bing Crosby version was recorded on August 29, 1945. Other versions at the time were done by Benny Goodman’s orchestra (September 19, 1945; Columbia 36908) and Sammy Kaye’s orchestra (recording date not available; RCA Victor 20-1738). It appears that the Goodman version peaked at #13 on the Billboard charts and the Crosby peaked at #16.

Only two CD releases of the Crosby are shown in the following discography:
http://www.jazzdiscography.com/Artists/Crosby/crosby1bDecca.html

One is the “Best of Bing Crosby” already mentioned; the other is Volume 40 of Jonzo’s “Chronological Bing Crosby.” Both are UK releases, so they might be available on Amazon.co.uk.

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Ordered from Amazon UK!

I’ve done business with Zoverstocks, so I feel pretty confident about quality.