"Life Is Just a Bowl of Cherries" is a popular song with music by Ray Henderson and lyrics by Lew Brown, published in 1931. [1] Ethel Merman introduced this song in George White's Scandals of 1931. [2] A Rudy Vallée version, recorded in 1931, spent five weeks in the top-10 pop music charts. [3] The song was revived in 1953 by singer Jaye P. Morgan. [4]
The song title gave rise to the revue of composer Ray Henderson's music called It's the Cherries, which launched the American Composer Series in 2000. [5]
The song is sung by David Hyde Pierce in the fifth episode of the second season of Julia as a duet between identical twins Paul and Charles Child.
"Life Is Just a Bowl of Cherries" is a popular song with music by Ray Henderson and lyrics by Lew Brown, published in 1931. [1] Ethel Merman introduced this song in George White's Scandals of 1931. [2] A Rudy Vallée version, recorded in 1931, spent five weeks in the top-10 pop music charts. [3] The song was revived in 1953 by singer Jaye P. Morgan. [4]
The song title gave rise to the revue of composer Ray Henderson's music called It's the Cherries, which launched the American Composer Series in 2000. [5]
The song is sung by David Hyde Pierce in the fifth episode of the second season of Julia as a duet between identical twins Paul and Charles Child.