Still in 1929, we come across the early all-talkie "So This is College" from MGM!
The first song we'll hear, "I Don't Want Your Kisses," isn't college-themed, but the sheet music (shown at top) is really fun!
Here's Ted Weems and his Orchestra with vocalist Parker Gibbs on Victor Records:
The 1920s Ted Weems band had a lot of pep!
Ted and the boys return with another song from the movie, this one the actual college-themed "Sophomore Prom":
That's Parker Gibbs on the vocal again, with Art Jarrett and Parker Gibbs completing the trio. No sophomore slump for them!
The flipside of that Victor record is another song from "So This is College," but "Campus Capers" is performed by Charles Dornberger and his Orchestra:
Back in the day, it was more common for either side of a 78 to have a different artist from the other side.
Interestingly, long-legged comedienne Charlotte Greenwood gets co-writer credit on "Campus Capers" with her husband Martine Broones, who also co-wrote "I Don't Want Your Kisses" from the film!
And doesn't this movie on the whole have awesome promotional artwork?
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