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Nancy

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"Nancy (with the Laughing Face)" is a song composed in 1942 by Jimmy Van Heusen, with lyrics by Phil Silvers, called, originally, "Bessie (With The Laughing Face)". It was originally recorded by Frank Sinatra in 1944. Many, perhaps most, people—including, for a time, Sinatra himself—wrongly assume or assumed the song was composed specifically for Sinatra's wife or daughter, each named Nancy; the adjustment in name indeed was inspired by Sinatra's daughter. Origin Former broadcast executive and music historian Rick Busciglio tells the story of the song's inception as related to him by Van Heusen: Notable recordings

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Not who you're looking for? Others named Nancy: preserved British 0-6-0T locomotive (Avonside 1547 of 1908) · city and commune in Meurthe-et-Moselle, Grand Est, France · South Korean-American singer · human settlement in United States of America

Overview

"Nancy (with the Laughing Face)" is a song composed in 1942 by Jimmy Van Heusen, with lyrics by Phil Silvers, called, originally, "Bessie (With The Laughing Face)". It was originally recorded by Frank Sinatra in 1944. Many, perhaps most, people—including, for a time, Sinatra himself—wrongly assume or assumed the song was composed specifically for Sinatra's wife or daughter, each named Nancy; the adjustment in name indeed was inspired by Sinatra's daughter. Origin Former broadcast executive and music historian Rick Busciglio tells the story of the song's inception as related to him by Van Heusen: Notable recordings

From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).