"Jingle, Jangle, Jingle" is a song broadcast on Radio New Vegas in Fallout: New Vegas. It was also used in the Fallout: New Vegas E3 trailer.
Background[]
It was written by Frank Loesser (lyrics) and Joseph J. Lilley (music) in 1942 for the film The Forest Rangers. Though the Kay Kyser orchestra recorded a number of different versions of the song, the version of the song in the game was recorded in 1942 with lead vocals by Harry Babbitt and Julie Conway.
May 21, 1942[1]
Session Personnel: Kay Kyser (director), Ish Kabibble (Merwyn Bogue, trumpet, vocals), Bobby Guy (trumpet), Bob Fleming (trumpet), Harry Thomas (trombone), Max Williams (trombone, vocals), Jack Martin (alto saxophone, vocals), Noni Bernardi (alto saxophone), Heinie Gunkler (clarinet), Willard Brady (tenor saxophone), Sully Mason (baritone saxophone, vocals), Lyman Gandee (piano), Roc Hillman (guitar), Don Whittaker (bass), Lloyd Snow (bass), Eddie Shea (drums), Harry Babbitt (lead vocals), Dorothy Dunn (vocals), Trudy Erwin (vocals), Julie Conway (lead vocals), George Duning (arranger)
(New York)
- Released on Columbia Records. In the opening line "they'll be no wedding bells for today", Harry Babbitt sings it without pausing. This is the version used in Fallout: New Vegas.
August, 25, 1961[2]
Session Personnel: Ish Kabibble (trumpet, vocals), Jack Martin (soprano sax, vocals), Harry Babbitt (lead vocals), Michael Douglas (vocals), Ginny Simms (vocals), Sully Mason (vocals), Trudy Irwin (vocals), Gloria Wood (vocals), Stan Freberg (narrator, select tracks), George Duning (arranger) (Hollywood, California)
- Released on Capitol Records for the album Kay Kyser's Greatest Hits. Unlike the 1942 version, Harry Babbitt pauses briefly while singing the opening line "they'll be no wedding bells for today". [1]
The 1962 Capitol Records version is sometimes mistaken for the version used in Fallout: New Vegas although it is not used. Although many of the same personnel were present at both recording sessions (without Kay Kyser) and Harry Babbitt reprised his lead vocal role, Trudy Erwin substitutes for Julie Conway in the 1962 version. However, the Kay Kyser's Greatest Hits album also features the version of "Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition" used in Fallout 76.
Lyrics[]
Yippie yay
There'll be no weddin' bells for today
'Cause I got spurs that jingle, jangle, jingle
Jingle, jangle
As I go ridin' merrily along
Jingle, jangle
And they sing, "Oh, ain't you glad you're single?"
Jingle, jangle
And that song ain't so very far from wrong
Jingle, jangle
Oh, Lillie Belle
Oh, Lillie Belle
Oh, Lillie Belle
Oh, Lillie Belle
Though I may have done some foolin'
This is why I never fell
'Cause I got spurs that jingle, jangle, jingle
Jingle, jangle
As I go ridin' merrily along
Jingle, jangle
And they sing, "Oh, ain't you glad you're single?"
Jingle, jangle
And that song ain't so very far from wrong
Jingle, jangle
(instrumental break)
Oh, I got spurs that jingle, jangle, jingle
I got spurs that jingle, jangle, jingle
As I go ridin' merrily along
As I go ridin' merrily along
And they sing, "Oh, ain't you glad you're single?"
And they sing, "Oh, ain't you glad you're single?"
And that song ain't so very far from wrong
And that song ain't so very far from wrong
Oh, Lillie Belle
Oh, Lillie Belle
Though I may have done some foolin'
This is why I never fell
Why I never fell
'Cause I got spurs that jingle, jangle, jingle
I got spurs that jingle, jangle, jingle
As I go ridin' merrily along
As I go ridin' merrily along
And they sing, "Oh, ain't you glad you're single?"
And they sing, "Oh, ain't you glad you're single?"
And that song ain't so very far from wrong
And that song ain't so very far from wrong
Behind the scenes[]
- Portions of this song were used in the E3 2010 trailer for Fallout: New Vegas.[3]
- Lily Bell, a character mentioned in the Fallout 4 Creation Club content "CR-74L Combat Rifle," shares a name with the person being addressed in the lyrics of "Jingle, Jangle, Jingle."
- Historically, female vocalists covering Jingle, Jangle, Jingle, such as Dinah Stone, have left its lyrics unaltered, which adds a layer of lesbian tension to the song. The most famous of these is The Mary Macs' 1942 cover, which features male vocalists backing up the lead, Mary Lou Cook.
- Combined with Lily Bell being married to a woman with a similar name, Mary Jane, it is possible that her given name was inspired by the lyrics of the song.
Video[]
References[]
- ↑ Garrod, Charles., &; Korst, Bill. (1986). Kay Kyser and his Orchestra (1st ed.). Zephyrhills, Florida: Joyce Music Publication. p. 20
- ↑ Hair, Raymond D., &; Wölfer, Jürgen. (2011). Thinking of You-The Story of Kay Kyser. Albany, Georgia: BearManor Media. p. 413
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-x-1fm2cq8