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appalachiablue

(44,281 posts)
Sun Jun 21, 2026, 01:46 AM 15 hrs ago

You Made Me Love You (I Didn't Want to Do It) - Harry James 🎺


- Harry Haag James (March 15, 1916 – July 5, 1983) was an American musician who is best known as a trumpet-playing band leader who led a big band to great commercial success from 1939 to 1946. 👄 Harry James and His Music Makers produced the hit "You Made Me Love You", which peaked at no. 5 on Billboard's National Best Selling Retail Records chart for the week ending Nov. 18, 1941...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_James
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You Made Me Love You (I Didn't Want to Do It) - Harry James 🎺 (Original Post) appalachiablue 15 hrs ago OP
It's Been A Long, Long Time - Harry James & His Orchestra appalachiablue 15 hrs ago #1
The lovely female on this video is Helen Forrest, if I'm not mistaken. HeartsCanHope 9 hrs ago #2
Yes, it's very likely Helen Forrest singing on this one. Terrific song, all time favorite. Tx for posting! appalachiablue 6 hrs ago #3
That standard was used to comic effect... keep_left 3 hrs ago #4
The beer ads sound wild! Thanx for posting, appalachiablue 3 hrs ago #5

HeartsCanHope

(1,786 posts)
2. The lovely female on this video is Helen Forrest, if I'm not mistaken.
Sun Jun 21, 2026, 07:55 AM
9 hrs ago

This is one of my favorite songs from the Harry James orchestra. Love the long trumpet and orchestra intro,

and then that extraordinary voice! Thanks so much for the post!

appalachiablue

(44,281 posts)
3. Yes, it's very likely Helen Forrest singing on this one. Terrific song, all time favorite. Tx for posting!
Sun Jun 21, 2026, 11:32 AM
6 hrs ago

keep_left

(3,245 posts)
4. That standard was used to comic effect...
Sun Jun 21, 2026, 02:06 PM
3 hrs ago

…in an ad for Labatt beer; this was in the ‘90s IIRC. Those were the ads with the guy in the black bear suit (they were a Canadian beer company, after all). The bear is having dinner with a group of Japanese executives. Later, it shows the presumably inebriated bear and executives singing “You Made Me Love You” karaoke-style.

Hopefully, someone can post the YouTube clip here. I’m on a brand-new smartphone and haven’t figured that out yet.

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