Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart explained

Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart
Type:	single
Artist:	the Trammps
B-Side:	Penguin At The Big Apple
Released:	1972
Genre:	Philadelphia soul^[1]
Label:	Buddah Records
Next Title:	Sixty Minute Man
Next Year:	1972

"Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart" is a 1935 popular song with words and music by James F. Hanley. It was introduced by Hal Le Roy and Eunice Healey in the Broadway revue Thumbs Up!.

Notable recordings

• The most notable recordings were made by Judy Garland, who recorded it numerous times, including in the 1938 film Listen, Darling and for Decca Records in 1939.^[2] It later became a standard number in her concerts and TV shows when she performed it as an up-tempo arrangement by Nelson Riddle from her 1958 Capitol album.
• In 1941 a Soundie short film was made of Eleanor French singing "Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart".^[3]
• The Kirby Stone Four - Baubles, Bangles, And Beads (1958)^[4]
• The Coasters released a rock & roll version in April 1958 as the flip side of their #1 hit "Yakety Yak". This version would inspire the British band The Move to record the song in the late '60s.
• In 1962, the song was recorded by The Furys.^[5]
• In December 1960, after Frank Sinatra founded his own music label Reprise Records, he recorded his rendition of the song.^[6]
• In 1972, a recording by the Trammps reached No. 17 on the Billboard, Best Selling Soul Singles chart and No. 64 on the Hot 100.^[7] It reached No. 29 in the UK in 1974.^[8]

Notes and References

1. Book: Precious and Few - Pop Music in the Early '70s. Don. Breithaupt. Jeff. Breithaupt. October 15, 1996. The Sound of Philadelphia: Philly Soul. 52. St. Martin's Griffin. 031214704X.
2. Web site: Judy Garland Songs on Decca Records . Jgdb.com . 2016-10-02.
3. Book: Cantor, Mark. https://books.google.com/books?id=ZIrAEAAAQBAJ&dq=%22Eleanor+French%22+%22The+soundies%22&pg=RA1-PT1346. The Soundies: A History and Catalog of Jukebox Film Shorts of the 1940s. 2023. 9781476646428. McFarland & Company. Session 79: Eleanor French.
4. Web site: www.discogs.com. discogs.com. June 19, 2024.
5. Web site: www.discogs.com. discogs.com. June 11, 2024.
6. Web site: Song: Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart written by James F. Hanley SecondHandSongs . 2024-06-09 . secondhandsongs.com.
7. Book: Whitburn, Joel . Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Joel Whitburn . 2004 . Record Research . 587.
8. Web site: 1974-11-23 . ZING WENT THE STRINGS OF MY HEART . 2024-06-09 . Official Charts . en.