"Das Glühwürmchen", with music by Paul Lincke and German lyrics by Heinz Bolten-Backers, was introduced on March 31,1902 in the Apollo Theater in Berlin, in the operetta Lysistrata.
Rhythmically, the song is in the form of a gavotte.
In the operetta, it is performed as a trio with three female solo voices (Caecilie Carola, Emma Malkowska and Kathi Herold playing the roles of Lysistrata, Chrysis and Bacchys) singing alternately and the women's chorus joining in the refrain.
The song, with its familiar chorus, was translated into English and became an American popular song.
It was originally translated into English by Lilla Cayley Robinson, in the early 20th century, and was used in the 1907 Broadway musical The Girl Behind The Counter.
American lyricist Johnny Mercer later expanded and greatly revised Robinson's lyrics, for his 1949 recording. The 1952 Mills Brothers cover became a million-seller, and subsequently has been performed by several others.
(o) Berliner Elite-Orchester (1902) (as "Glühwürmchen-Idyll")
Recorded 1902 in Berlin
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Released on Gramophone Concert Record # 40573
I'm still looking for a soundfile of the version above.
(c) Luna Orchester (Kaiser Franz Garde Grenadier Regiments (1902/1903 ?)
(as "Glühwürmchenidyll")
Recorded in Berlin
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Released on Gramophone Record # 40501
A soundfile of this one would be welcome too
(c) Guido Gialdini (1902) (as "Glühwürmchen-Idyll")
Recorded 1902 in Berlin
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Released on Gramophone Record # 49302
Also recorded in 1905 in Berlin
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Released on Gramophone Record # 49325
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(c) Johannes Semfke (1904) (as "Wenn die Nacht sich niedersenkt (Glühwürmchen)")
Recorded January 1904 in Berlin
Released on Edison Cylinder # 15054
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(c) Robert Leonhardt (1904) (as "Glühwürmchen")
Recorded in 1904 in Berlin
Released on Columbia # 40062 and D3166
(c) Edward F. Rubsam (1904) (as "Dance of the Fireflies")
Recorded 1904 in New York
Released on Columbia 1879
Also released on Oxford 1879
Also released on United A232
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(c) Franz Porten (1907) (as "Glühwürmchen Lied")
Released on Homophon Record # 1735
Listen to a sample here: fon/snp/b/006298/fon_snp_b_006298_02_hp.mp3
After the song was translated into English by Lilla Cayley Robinson and introduced by May Naudain in 1907 in the Broadway Musical: The Girl Behind the Counter, 2 versions topped the US Charts.
(c) Lucy Isabelle Marsh (1908) (as "The Glow Worm")
Nr 1 Hit USA
Recorded in 1907 in New York
Released in 1908 on Columbia 3791 reissued as A-435
Also reissued on Harmony A-435 and Diamond A-435
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Or to a sample here: 1908: "Take Me Out with the Crowd" ⋆ Archeophone Records
(c) Victor Orchestra (1908) (as "Glow Worm")
Nr 1 Hit USA
Recorded March 12, 1908 in Camden, New Jersey
Released on Victor 5408
Reissued on Victor 17227
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(c) Arthur Pryor's Band (1908) (as "Glow Worm")
Recorded September 23, 1908 in Camden, New Jersey
Released on Victor 35015
(c) Elise Stevenson (1908) (as "The Glow Worm")
Recorded December 17, 1908
Released on Victor 5657
Listen here: The Glowworm - Elizabeth Wheeler - Paul Lincke.mp3
(c) Elizabeth Wheeler (1909) (as "The Glow Worm")
Recorded October 22, 1909
Released on Victor 5657 and also on Victor 16932
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(c) Prince's Orchestra (1909) (as "The Glow Worm")
Recorded May 1909 in New York
Released on Columbia A-711
Also released on Standard A-711 and United A-711
Listen here: The Glow Worm - Prince%27s Orchestra - Lincke.mp3
(c) Hofkapellmeister Gille (around 1910) (as "Glühwürmchen Gavotte")
Released on Pathe Disc # 15235
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In 1910 Ballard Macdonald and Harry Carroll wrote "Nix On The Glow Worm, Lena", sort of a parody and using elements of Paul Lincke's "Glow Worm".
It was introduced in the Broadway Musical "Ziegfeld Follies of 1910"
The same year Ada Jones and Billy Murray recorded versions of that song
(c) Ada Jones (1910) (as "Nix On The Glow Worm, Lena")
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(c) Billy Murray (1910) (as "Nix On The Glow Worm, Lena")
In 1913 the great ballerina Anna Pavlova performed an orchestrated version of "The Glow-Worm".
Subsequently versions were released using the title "Pavlowa Gavotte".
(c) Prince's Orchestra (1914) (as "Pavlowa Gavotte")
Recorded April 28, 1914 in New York
Released on Columbia A5566
Listen here: cusb_col_a5566_01_36942_01.wav
(c) Victor Military Band (1914) (as "Pavlowa Gavotte")
Recorded September 3, 1914 in Camden, new Jersey
Released on Victor 35403
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(c) Fred Kornau (1915) (as "Glühwürmchen-Idyll")
Recorded March 12, 1915 in New York
Released on Columbia E-2425
(c) Victor Salon Orchestra 1925 (as "The Glow-Worm")
Recorded August 18, 1925
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(c) Jack Hylton (1928) (as "Glow Worm")
Recorded August 30, 1928 in London
Released on HMV B-5525 (UK)
Also released on Electrola EG 1023 (Germany)
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Re-recorded on November 28, 1933 in London
Released on Decca F-3857
Listen here: jackhylton/theglowwormidyll.mp3
(c) Lunapark-Orchester (1929) ( as "Glühwürmchen-Idyll")
Recorded February 1929
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Released on Odeon O-2799
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In 1929 Paul Lincke conducted an orchestra playing his own composition.
(c) Paul Lincke mit Grossem Symphonie-Orchester 1929 (as "Glühwürmchen-Idyll")
(Mitglieder der Staatskapelle Berlin)
Recorded March 28, 1929
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Released on Odeon O-11298
Also released on Gloria 10543
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(c) Otto Dobrindt (1929) (as "Glühwürmchen-Idyll")
Recorded April 8, 1929 in Berlin
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Released on Parlophon P 9543-II
(c) Tempo-Special-Orchester (& Paul Hagedorn) (1935) (as "Glühwürmchen-Idyll")
Released on Brilliant #349 and also on Tempo #349
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(c) Adalbert Lutter mit seinen Konzertsolisten (1937) (as "Glühwürmchen-Idyll")
Recorded April 1937 in Berlin
Released on Telefunken A 2235
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(c) Erna Sack (1937) (as "Glühwürmchen-Idyll")
Recorded May 26, 1937 in Berlin
Released on Telefunken E 2273
And as always Spike Jones recorded his parody on "The Glow Worm"
(c) Spike Jones (1946) (as "The Glow Worm")
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Already on November 30, 1944 Spike Jones had introduced his parody in Bing Crosby Radio Show in the Kraft Music Hall.
And in 1948 Bing Crosby sang a version of "Glow Worm" in one of his radio shows, that already laid the foundation for the future Johnny Mercer / Mills Brothers versions.
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In 1949 Johnny Mercer revised the Lilla Cayley Robinson lyrics most inventively and recorded his version for the Capitol-label.
(c) Johnny Mercer 1949 (as "The Glow Worm")
with The Blue Reys (vocal group: Jimmy Joyce, Tom Kenny, Ralph Hall, Blossom Dearie) and with Alvino Rey and his Orchestra.
Recorded in LA, December 23, 1947
Released on Capitol 15412
The Johnny Mercer version was re-issued in 1952 on Capitol F2248 (in the wake of the Mills Brothers cover-version).
This re-issue was a # 30 Hit in the USA.
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In 1952 the Mills Brothers covered the Johnny Mercer-cover and made a Millionseller out of their version, also reaching the Topspot of the US charts.
(c) Mills Brothers (1952) (as "The Glow Worm")
Recorded July 7, 1952.
Released on Decca 28384
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In 1964, Johnny Mercer wrote some new Christmas lyrics for a Bing Crosby TV special.
(c) Bing Crosby and Dorothy Collins (1965) (as "Christmas Glow Worm")
Aired on December 25, 1965 in The Bing Crosby Show Christmas Special
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In 1964 Allan Sherman parodied the song as "Grow, Mrs. Goldfarb".
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The instrumental version of the song, has been used in a sketch repeated by the Muppets on several occasions.
Below a version from the November 25, 1971 Dick Cavett Show.
(c) Kermit the Frog (1971) (as "Glow Worm")
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In 1992 Mel Tormé sang his own version of the Christmas version of "Glow Worm".
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More (old) versions here:
And even more versions here:
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