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The Merry‐Go‐Round Broke Down

Song
best known as the Looney Tunes theme, 1937–69

Creators (5)

Writer

  1. Cliff Friend US composer, lyricist & pianist
  2. Dave Franklin cartoon music composer

Composer

  1. Carl Stalling
  2. Milt Franklyn
  3. William Lava

Recordings (21)

  1. The Merry‐Go‐Roud Broke Down 2:50 by Bill Coleman and His Orchestra (1937) 1937-11-12, mx. OLA 1978-1
  2. The Merry Go Round Broke Down 2:12 by The Poll Winners (1958)
  3. The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down 2:51 by Bill Coleman (1985)
  4. The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down (Roger's Song) 0:47 by Alan Silvestri (1988) Who Framed Roger Rabbit
  5. The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down (Roger's Song) 0:44 by Charles Fleischer (1988)
  6. The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down 2:52 by Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra (1990) 1937-06-15
  7. The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down 2:49 by Henry “Red” Allen and His Orchestra (1992)
  8. The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down 3:09 by Dick Jurgens and His Orchestra (1993)
  9. The Merry‐Go‐Round Broke Down 2:47 by Bill Coleman and His Orchestra (1994)
  10. The Merry Go Round Broke Down 2:51 by Jimmie Lunceford & His Orchestra (1994)
  11. Brown‐Eyed Woman / The Merry‐Go‐Round Broke Down / Beer Barrel Polka 7:48 live, cover by Grateful Dead (Jun 1999)
  12. Two Ditties: The Merry‐Go‐Round Broke Down / Spring Song 1:19 live, cover by Grateful Dead (26 Jun 2007) live, 1971-02-19: Capitol Theatre, Port Chester, NY, USA
  13. Two Ditties 1:19 medley, live, cover by Grateful Dead (2007) live, 1971-02-19: Capitol Theatre, Port Chester, NY, USA
  14. The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down 0:20 by Shirley Walker (10 Feb 2010)
  15. Guitar Solo Vinnie Vincent ?:?? medley, live by KISS (10 Mar 2011) live, 1983-01-13: Forum de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada
  16. The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down 2:08 live by Jo Stafford (2011)
  17. Two Ditties: The Merry‐Go‐Round Brokedown / Spring Song 1:12 partial, live, cover by Grateful Dead (2015) live, 1971-02-19: Capitol Theatre, Port Chester, NY, USA
  18. The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down (instrumental) 2:11 instrumental by Alan Silvestri (26 Jan 2018)
  19. Merry‐Go‐Round Broke Down 0:18 by Carl Johnson (10 Jul 2020)
  20. The Merry‐Go‐Round Broke Down 0:40 live by Grateful Dead () live, 1966-12-01: The Matrix, San Francisco, CA, USA
  21. Merry‐Go‐Round Broke Down tuning 1:05 partial, live, cover by Grateful Dead () live, 1973-07-27: Grand Prix Racecourse, Watkins Glen, NY, USA

Links (1)

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3375751