Charted at #1 in November 1911. Written by Leo Friedman and Beth Slater Whitson. This song quickly became a standard and has been recorded by hundreds of artists.
My pop pop sung this to me growing up. It was the first song I learned just for him when he had his first scare with cancer. I was only 5.. ill never forget that hug he gave me that day. Such a good man. I miss him with every bit of my being. I believe I would've been a different person if he had been there for longer then 12 years of my life. He also used to tell me he lost his hair in the war. (Ww2 marine vet) never talked about the war, only eating chocolate covered ants on the ship when him and his buddies went to steal candy from the kitchen. He got a big surprise in the dark that night. I'd give anything to learn more about him and his life. Wish I asked more.
My grandparents both sang this to each other. She was in a Sweet Adelines choir when she was younger so she'd sing the harmonies. Absolutely lovely, I adore that I was lucky enough to grow up in a family hearing and learning all these wonderful old songs.
When I was eating dinner tonight on my cruise, a guy arranged for the staff to sing this song to his special lady as they gave her a cake. The whole restaurant sang along and applauded. It was so sweet. I’d melt if a guy sang this for me
Any song that survives two wars, outlived three british kings , over a dozen US presidents , the various singers who covered it and the famous actors who loved hearing it , is the best song ever written .
As a lover of this kind of music, I couldn't believe my ears when I heard Henry's voice on the video, despite not being able to tell the exact source hehe. Outstanding animation btw
I seriously don't understand why they didn't just credit it in the description or credits. Just because it's public domain because it's 111 years old doesn't make it so that you don't have to credit it.
Most of the renditions of "Let me call you sweetheart" were recorded in the late '20s. It's a great change of pace to listen to an early quartet version.
My grandmother got married in 1910. As a young boy, I remember she would often whistle songs as she did her housework. One time she laughed after whistling a song and said - "A whistling maid and a crowing hen - Both will come to no good end" .
PHENOMENAL. I COULD LISTEN TO HENRY BURR AND BILLY MURRAY FOR HOURS. THEY HAD VOICES. THEY COULD SING. IN THOSE DAYS IF YOU COULDNT SING YOU DIDNT MAKE RECORDS. NOW SINGING AND REAL ABILITY DOESNT EVEN FIGURE IN IT..IF BURR AND MURRAY SAID LETS COME BACK IN 100 YEARS AND SEE HOW MUCH MUSIC HAS CHANGED..BOY WOULD THEY BE SHOCKED
This song reminds me of my Great- Aunt Dee and Uncle Chuck. They had danced to this song at their 40th wedding anniversary party. It was so beautiful. I can still see them dancing in my mind 20 years later and it makes me so happy to have that memory still. I truly miss both of them.❤
Keep in mind this was the output of Beth Whitson and Leo Friedman who had been so cruelly cheated two years previous when their blocbuster "Meet Me Tonight In Dreamland" was stolen by the publisher and they received not a dime. Two years later their second blockbuster was published in their authorship. Justice, thank God!!
I am dreaming Dear of you, day by day Dreaming when the skies are blue, When they're gray When the silv'ry moonlight gleams, Still I wander on in dreams In a land of love, it seems, Just with you Chorus: Let me call you "Sweetheart," I'm in love with you Let me hear you whisper that you love me too Keep the love-light glowing in your eyes so true Let me call you "Sweetheart," I'm in love with you Longing for you all the while, More and more; Longing for the sunny smile, I adore Birds are singing far and near, Roses blooming ev'rywhere You, alone, my heart can cheer; You, just you
The Peerless Quartet sold more records, as a percentage of population at the time, than any modern artist. It's amazing to think artists like the Peerless Quartet, Billy Murray and Arthur Collins had more number one records than anyone nowadays.
@@eyuin5716 It was in a book titled "Joel Whitburn Presents a Century of Pop Music: Year-By-Year Top 40 Rankings of the Songs & Artists That Shaped a Century". It is OOP now but you can get a used copy yet. It has all the top 40 songs from each year from the 1900s with the specifics of the dates. If you are a music data nerd it is quite interesting. Early recording artists were sold by advertisements in magazines, because there was not a lot of radio and of course no TV. So people bought a lot of records based on names they knew. When they saw "Peerless Quartet", it was a known quality to them, and they would order the record. At least, IMHO this would account for the reason the early vocalists had high ranking records - 1 to 3 on the charts - by amounts that would make today's artist stagger. Like 50, 60 records or even more.
@@eyuin5716 I got this from Wikipedia, but it jogs with the book "In his book Pop Memories 1890-1954, music archivist and statistician Joel Whitburn assessed a variety of sources such as Talking Machine World 's lists of top-selling recordings, and Billboard 's sheet music and vaudeville charts, to estimate the most successful recordings of the period. He concluded that the Peerless Quartet had 102 "top ten" hits in all between 1904 and 1926, and in the decade 1910-1919 had more successful recordings than any other musician or group.[3] Although Whitburn's methods of assessment have been criticized,[7] this broadly confirms statements that the group were the most popular of their era.[5]"
@@libertytree3209 his methods have been criticized very unfairly. Because what those who write him off desire something that is completely impossible and ridiculously high standards. Yes of course he had to make his own new ranking system for this because not every charting system was made like Billboard's from the 40s onwards. He made a mistake in his first print of Pop Memories, which he later rectified in other editions, but that followed him his entire life through.
This is what a REAL barbershop quartet is supposed to sound like. The modern ones don't attempt the bel canto singing that captures the essence of the song.
I showed this to my fiancé and he fell in love with the song the more and more he listened to it. It's unfortunate that this is the only version which has the beginning lyrics.
That's really cool history to hear. Leo Friedman is my grandmas uncle. My dad gets the royalty checks from all of Leo's music these days. My pops has a lot of the og stuff from all his songs. Really cool things to look back through
Being honest, I was surprised to hear this in Fueled because I first heard it on my mom's playlist in the early morning hours. It made me cry, nonetheless.
Chip Ballard They have two CDs with actual music from the 1890s! The sound isn't great but the fact they even have anything from that time period is simply amazing!
@Kittielips I think I may have a version of it by one of the quartets, but I'm not positive. We'll have to see if it comes up. It's a great song. I've always liked it ever since I heard it in "The Jolson Story".
@EdisonSquirrel Reminds me of "The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi". It was written in the 1910's, but most of the recorded versions are from the late '20's and afterwards.
This was their number one hit. It was also hugely popular in general. Strange, but it never turns up (?). Did they record it on Victor as well? Did anyone else cover it? Lovely song, a real classic.
Downton Abbey brought me here :') of all the old songs in the series, this is my most favorite. such a beautiful gem. what the fuck happened to music in our generation...heartless thumpa thumpa shit with no taste.
@@johnhalbert3575 if I remember correctly, the majority of songs before 1926 are public domain unless a big studio still claims ownership. Records like this are ok to use :)
Adventure Time brought me here. It's actually pretty scary seeing Princess Bubblegum turning everyone into candy zombies while singing this song. It's almost as bad as Eddie Gluskin from Outlast singing I Want A Girl Just Like The Girl That Married Dear Old Dad. Question: Are songs from the early 1900's public domain?
Not to rain on anyone, but didn’t she sing smile in 1963, she was born 1922, so her looking like this in 1936 doesn’t make sense to me. I’m just saying that she didn’t sing smile in 1936, but on 1963. (I love this song just wanted to point out the time mistake)
