I know the lirics were written by Gus Kahn but little else. It was recorded before WW II. I seem to remember my parents telling me that it was two soldier friends and one had been killed in battle. Today people might think it was too loving to be about a friendship but I think back in those days men could express their deep bonding relationships without fear of being misunderstood. Any thoughts?
2006-07-16 11:30:57 · 7 answers · asked by Charles C 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
It is about comrades, period. Nothing to do with women, men, or whatever...it is about friends..friends lost, friends found, but mainly a cry of grief for lost friends...there were a lot of men killed in that war, as in any war. The song rings true today.
2006-07-16 11:33:11 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
This should help:
MY BUDDY (Gus Kahn / Walter Joseph Donaldson)
Harry James & His Orch. (vocal: Frank Sinatra) - 1939
Jerry Gray - 1945
Count Basie - 1947
Mel Tormé - 1949
Dinah Shore - 1949
Teresa Brewer - early '50's
Doris Day - 1951
Jimmy Forrest - 1951
Chet Baker - 1953
Bobby Darin - 1962
Nancy Sinatra - 1967
Earl Hines - 1974
Jerry Jeff Walker - 1977
Also recorded by: Bing Crosby; Kay Starr; Mario Lanza; Lena Horne; Kate Smith; Guy Lombardo; Glenn Miller; Coleman Hawkins; Jimmy Nail; Doctor John; Barry White; Bob Wills; Benny Carter; Judith Durham; Lionel Hampton; Stan Getz; Jaye P. Morgan; Jackie Gleason; Harry Connick Sr; Tony O'Malley; Sonny Stitt; Gene Autry; Rosemary Clooney; Billy Vaughn; Miyuki Koga.
LYRICS:
Nights are long since you went away
I think about you all thru the day
My buddy,
My buddy,
No buddy quite so true
Miss your voice,
The touch of your hand
Just long to know that you understand
My buddy,
My buddy,
Ooh your buddy misses you
I miss your voice,
The touch of your hand
Just long to know that you understand
My buddy,
My buddy,
Your buddy misses you
Yes I do
2006-07-16 11:40:33 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gus Kahn wrote "My Buddy" in 1922, with music by Walter Donaldson. While there is no indication of the relationship between the singer and his intended subject in the lyrics, either interpretation is valid.
Co-incidentally, Kahn wrote the lyrics for this song the same year he wrote "Toot Toot Tootsie."
2006-07-16 11:40:12 · answer #3 · answered by Vatican Lokey 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've never heard the history of the song but I assumed it was about two soldiers as well. It's a nice song.
2006-07-16 11:34:10 · answer #4 · answered by wishorstish 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I learned this song as a child in music class. It was a semester of learning WWI songs. This was one of many. It still makes me cry.
2016-05-30 21:42:32 · answer #5 · answered by Mimi 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's a great question
2016-08-08 05:59:47 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe that is correct
2016-09-20 07:56:54 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋