Mutual Admiration Society (song)

"Mutual Admiration Society" is a popular song published in 1956 from the Broadway musical Happy Hunting. The song's tune was written by Harold Karr, the lyrics by Matt Dubey.^[1]

The song

Ubiquitous in the mid to latter 1950s, the song is famous for its catchy chorus:

We belong to a Mutual Admiration Society,

My baby and me.

We belong to a Mutual Admiration Society.

Versions and covers

• 1956, duet by Ethel Merman and Virginia Gibson, original Broadway version^[2]
• 1956, solo by Teresa Brewer, best-selling top-40 version
• 1956, duet by Jaye P. Morgan and Eddy Arnold
• 1964, duet by Ann-Margret and Al Hirt, Beauty and the Beard^[3]
• 1971, duet by Rita Hayworth and Carol Burnett
• 1981, duet by Everette Harp and Bud Shank
• 1985, duet by Louis Prima and Keely Smith

Albums of the same name

• In 1999, Joe Locke and the David Hazeltine Quartet recorded an album called Mutual Admiration Society, without including the actual 'Mutual Admiration Society' song.
• In 2000, Glen Phillips and Nickel Creek's Sean and Sara Watkins and Chris Thile recorded an album called Mutual Admiration Society, without including the actual 'Mutual Admiration Society' song.^[4]

External links

Dubey, Matt; Karr, Harold (1956). "Mutual Admiration Society lyrics". Happy Hunting. Top40db lyrics.

References

1. Dubey, Matt; Karr, Harold (1956). "Mutual Admiration Society". Happy Hunting. Top40db. Retrieved 2009-06-25.
2. Dubey, Matt; Karr, Harold (1956). "Mutual Admiration Society". Happy Hunting. International Lyrics Playground. Retrieved 2009-06-25.
3. Al Hirt, Beauty and the Beard Retrieved April 10, 2013.
4. Webb, Jennifer (2004). "Glen Phillips & Nickel Creek - Mutual Admiration Society". Mutual Admiration Society. About.com. Retrieved 2009-06-25.