The Trolley Song

The Trolley Song

"The Trolley Song" is a song written by Hugh Martin and Ralph Blane and made famous by Judy Garland in the 1944 film "Meet Me in St. Louis". The song was inspired by a picture of a trolleycar in a children's picture book.

Blane and Martin were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song at the 1945 Academy Awards, for "The Trolley Song" but lost to "Swinging on a Star" from "Going My Way". "The Trolley Song" was ranked #26 by the American Film Institute in 2004 on the 100 Years... 100 Songs list. The song as recorded for "Meet Me in St. Louis" has a very complex arrangement featuring harmonized choruses, wordless vocals, and short highlights or flourishes from a wide range of orchestral instruments.

Frank Sinatra later recorded the song.

The song was a successful single for The Pied Pipers, at the time outselling Judy Garland's single.Fact|date=July 2008


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