Bring Me Sunshine - Revision history

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	*2012 [[The Jive Aces]] on their album ''King of the Swingers: A Salute to Louis Prima''<ref>{{cite web \| url=http://www.bluesinthenorthwest.com/index.php/2013/09/17/review-the-jive-aces-king-of-the-swingers-a-salute-to-louis-prima/ \| title=The Cam Babes }}</ref>		*2012 [[The Jive Aces]] on their album ''King of the Swingers: A Salute to Louis Prima''<ref>{{cite web \| url=http://www.bluesinthenorthwest.com/index.php/2013/09/17/review-the-jive-aces-king-of-the-swingers-a-salute-to-louis-prima/ \| title=The Cam Babes }}</ref>
	*2014 [[Violetta (singer)\|Violetta Zironi]] for the TV commercial of the popular Italian brand of cookies Pavesini.<ref>{{cite web \| url=http://www.radiomusik.it/24148/la-canzone-della-pubblicita-dei-pavesini-video \| title=La canzone della pubblicità dei Pavesini (Video) \| date=18 June 2014 }}</ref>		*2014 [[Violetta (singer)\|Violetta Zironi]] for the TV commercial of the popular Italian brand of cookies Pavesini.<ref>{{cite web \| url=http://www.radiomusik.it/24148/la-canzone-della-pubblicita-dei-pavesini-video \| title=La canzone della pubblicità dei Pavesini (Video) \| date=18 June 2014 }}</ref>
	*2017 [[Michael Ball (singer)\|Michael Ball]] & [[Alfie Boe]] with the Rays of Sunshine Children's Choir & Friends to raise money for the Rays of Sunshine Children's Charity~~{{Citation needed\|date=June 2021}}~~		*2017 [[Michael Ball (singer)\|Michael Ball]] & [[Alfie Boe]] with the Rays of Sunshine Children's Choir & Friends to raise money for the Rays of Sunshine Children's Charity
	*[[Ken Bruce]] and his then travel reporter [[Lynn Bowles]] recorded a version for charity.~~{{Citation needed\|date=June 2021}}~~		*[[Ken Bruce]] and his then travel reporter [[Lynn Bowles]] recorded a version for charity.
	*Local singer [[Ashleigh Wood]] recorded a version for her album My Journey as homage to the town of Morecambe.		*Local singer [[Ashleigh Wood]] recorded a version for her album My Journey as homage to the town of Morecambe.

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	~~{{Short description\|1966 song by Arthur Kent and Sylvia Dee}}~~
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	\| composer = Arthur Kent		\| composer = Arthur Kent
	\| lyricist = [[w:Sylvia Dee\|Sylvia Dee]]		\| lyricist = [[Sylvia Dee\|Sylvia Dee]]
	}}		}}

	"'''Bring Me Sunshine'''" is a song written in 1966 by the composer [[w:Arthur Kent (songwriter)\|Arthur Kent]], with lyrics by [[w:Sylvia Dee\|Sylvia Dee]].<ref name="scott2008">Derek B. Scott, ''Sounds of the metropolis: the nineteenth-century popular music revolution in London, New York, Paris, and Vienna'', Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2008, {{ISBN\|0-19-530946-4}}, {{ISBN\|978-0-19-530946-1}}, 304 pages ([https://books.google.com/books?id=mV47XZvVOrAC&lpg=PA7&dq=%22Bring%20Me%20Sunshine%22%20%22Arthur%20Kent%22%20%22Sylvia%20Dee%22&pg=PA7#v=onepage&q=%22Bring%20Me%20Sunshine%22%20%22Arthur%20Kent%22%20%22Sylvia%20Dee%22&f=false page 7])</ref> It was first recorded by [[~~w:The Mills Brothers\|~~The Mills Brothers]] in 1968, on their album ''My Shy Violet''.<ref>[https://secondhandsongs.com/performance/397271/versions "Bring Me Sunshine", ''SecondhandSongs.com'']. Retrieved 29 April 2019</ref> In the UK, the song is associated with the popular comedy duo [[Morecambe and Wise\|Morecambe & Wise]], after it was adopted as their signature tune in their second series for the [[~~w:BBC\|~~BBC]] in 1969.<ref>Gary Morecambe, ''You’ll Miss Me When I’m Gone: The Life and Work of Eric Morecambe'', Publisher HarperCollins UK, 2009, {{ISBN\|0-00-734367-1}}, {{ISBN\|978-0-00-734367-6}}, 256 pages ([https://books.google.com/books?id=wERoYObxx-4C&lpg=PT105&dq=%22Bring%20Me%20Sunshine%22%20%20Morecambe%20%26%20Wise.&pg=PT115#v=onepage&q=%22Bring%20Me%20Sunshine%22&f=falsee page])</ref>		"'''Bring Me Sunshine'''" is a song written in 1966 by the composer [[Arthur Kent (songwriter)\|Arthur Kent]], with lyrics by [[Sylvia Dee\|Sylvia Dee]].<ref name="scott2008">Derek B. Scott, ''Sounds of the metropolis: the nineteenth-century popular music revolution in London, New York, Paris, and Vienna'', Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2008, {{ISBN\|0-19-530946-4}}, {{ISBN\|978-0-19-530946-1}}, 304 pages ([https://books.google.com/books?id=mV47XZvVOrAC&lpg=PA7&dq=%22Bring%20Me%20Sunshine%22%20%22Arthur%20Kent%22%20%22Sylvia%20Dee%22&pg=PA7#v=onepage&q=%22Bring%20Me%20Sunshine%22%20%22Arthur%20Kent%22%20%22Sylvia%20Dee%22&f=false page 7])</ref> It was first recorded by [[The Mills Brothers]] in 1968, on their album ''My Shy Violet''.<ref>[https://secondhandsongs.com/performance/397271/versions "Bring Me Sunshine", ''SecondhandSongs.com'']. Retrieved 29 April 2019</ref> In the UK, the song is associated with the popular comedy duo [[Morecambe and Wise\|Morecambe & Wise]], after it was adopted as their signature tune in their second series for the [[BBC]] in 1969.<ref>Gary Morecambe, ''You’ll Miss Me When I’m Gone: The Life and Work of Eric Morecambe'', Publisher HarperCollins UK, 2009, {{ISBN\|0-00-734367-1}}, {{ISBN\|978-0-00-734367-6}}, 256 pages ([https://books.google.com/books?id=wERoYObxx-4C&lpg=PT105&dq=%22Bring%20Me%20Sunshine%22%20%20Morecambe%20%26%20Wise.&pg=PT115#v=onepage&q=%22Bring%20Me%20Sunshine%22&f=falsee page])</ref>

	==Musical influences==		==Musical influences==
	Professor of Critical Musicology at the University of Leeds, Prof Derek B Scott,<ref>"[http://www.leeds.ac.uk/music/staff/ds/ Prof Derek B Scott]", Professor of Critical Musicology, Leeds University, home page.</ref> argues that the song is influenced by the Viennese popular style. He writes:		Professor of Critical Musicology at the University of Leeds, Prof Derek B Scott,<ref>"[http://www.leeds.ac.uk/music/staff/ds/ Prof Derek B Scott]", Professor of Critical Musicology, Leeds University, home page.</ref> argues that the song is influenced by the Viennese popular style. He writes:
	{{quote\|"The [[~~w:melody\|~~melody]] implies a [[~~w:minor key\|~~minor key]], with [[w:Harmony\|harmonies]] on the [[w:Tonic (music)\|tonic]] and [[~~w:subdominant\|~~subdominant]]. This would, of course, be bizarre and inappropriate for the words "Bring me sunshine in Your Smile / Bring me laughter all the while". But we find that the tonality is actually the [[w:Relative key\|relative major]] of the [[w:Key (music)\|key]] implied by the tune, and the harmonies consist of the tonic (with a free-floating [[w:Major sixth\|sixth]]) and [[w:Ninth chord\|dominant ninth]]. Suddenly the words and music make perfect sense, the tension of the [[w:Consonance and dissonance\|dissonances]] conveying the sense of an appeal for sunshine, rather than the actual presence of sunshine."<ref name="scott2008" />}}		{{quote\|"The [[melody]] implies a [[minor key]], with [[Harmony\|harmonies]] on the [[Tonic (music)\|tonic]] and [[subdominant]]. This would, of course, be bizarre and inappropriate for the words "Bring me sunshine in Your Smile / Bring me laughter all the while". But we find that the tonality is actually the [[Relative key\|relative major]] of the [[Key (music)\|key]] implied by the tune, and the harmonies consist of the tonic (with a free-floating [[Major sixth\|sixth]]) and [[Ninth chord\|dominant ninth]]. Suddenly the words and music make perfect sense, the tension of the [[Consonance and dissonance\|dissonances]] conveying the sense of an appeal for sunshine, rather than the actual presence of sunshine."<ref name="scott2008" />}}

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	===Skip-dance===		===Skip-dance===
	Although the second verse was often performed by an orchestra conducted by [[w:Peter Knight (composer)\|Peter Knight]] over the duo's closing credits, they only ever sang the first verse, the second one being purely instrumental, with Eric and Ernie performing a "skip dance" to exit the stage. The dance has been attributed to BBC producer, [[w:John Ammonds\|John Ammonds]],<ref>"[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-21606463 Been and gone: The man behind Eric and Ernie, and the First Dog]", BBC News website, retrieved 2 March 2013</ref> and Eric's son Gary recalls that the inspiration for the skip-dance came from a [[w:Groucho Marx\|Groucho Marx]] film sequence.<ref>Gary Morecambe, ''You’ll Miss Me When I’m Gone: The Life and Work of Eric Morecambe'', Publisher HarperCollins UK, 2009, {{ISBN\|0-00-734367-1}}, {{ISBN\|978-0-00-734367-6}}, 256 pages ([https://books.google.com/books?id=wERoYObxx-4C&lpg=PT105&dq=%22Bring%20Me%20Sunshine%22%20%20Morecambe%20%26%20Wise.&pg=PT105#v=onepage&q=%22Bring%20Me%20Sunshine%22&f=false page])</ref>		Although the second verse was often performed by an orchestra conducted by [[Peter Knight (composer)\|Peter Knight]] over the duo's closing credits, they only ever sang the first verse, the second one being purely instrumental, with Eric and Ernie performing a "skip dance" to exit the stage. The dance has been attributed to BBC producer, [[John Ammonds\|John Ammonds]],<ref>"[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-21606463 Been and gone: The man behind Eric and Ernie, and the First Dog]", BBC News website, retrieved 2 March 2013</ref> and Eric's son Gary recalls that the inspiration for the skip-dance came from a [[Groucho Marx\|Groucho Marx]] film sequence.<ref>Gary Morecambe, ''You’ll Miss Me When I’m Gone: The Life and Work of Eric Morecambe'', Publisher HarperCollins UK, 2009, {{ISBN\|0-00-734367-1}}, {{ISBN\|978-0-00-734367-6}}, 256 pages ([https://books.google.com/books?id=wERoYObxx-4C&lpg=PT105&dq=%22Bring%20Me%20Sunshine%22%20%20Morecambe%20%26%20Wise.&pg=PT105#v=onepage&q=%22Bring%20Me%20Sunshine%22&f=false page])</ref>

	===Morecambe & Wise tributes===		===Morecambe & Wise tributes===
	When [[Eric Morecambe]] died in 1984 so closely associated were the pair with the song that it was the title of the [[w:Bring Me Sunshine (1984)\|Bring Me Sunshine]] tribute show at the [[w:London Palladium\|London Palladium]] held in his memory. Ten years later, the BBC ran another 3-part tribute, also titled [[w:Bring Me Sunshine (TV series)\|Bring Me Sunshine]].		When [[Eric Morecambe]] died in 1984 so closely associated were the pair with the song that it was the title of the [[Bring Me Sunshine (1984)\|Bring Me Sunshine]] tribute show at the [[London Palladium\|London Palladium]] held in his memory. Ten years later, the BBC ran another 3-part tribute, also titled [[Bring Me Sunshine (TV series)\|Bring Me Sunshine]].

	Lyrics to the song were also read at Morecambe's funeral by [[Ernie Wise]].<ref>Ernie Wise , Robert Sellers, James Hogg, ''Little Ern!'', Publisher Pan Macmillan, 2011, {{ISBN\|0-283-07157-5}}, {{ISBN\|978-0-283-07157-7}}, 352 pages ([https://books.google.com/books?id=YD_Gvc5aAGYC&lpg=PT223&dq=%22Bring%20Me%20Sunshine%22%20%20Morecambe%20%26%20Wise.&pg=PT223#v=onepage&q=Bring%20Me%20Sunshine&f=false page])</ref> Wise went on to declare it his favourite song during his appearance on the BBC radio programme, [[Desert Island Discs]] in Oct 1990.<ref>"[https://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/features/desert-island-discs/castaway/7dc10881#p0093zvy Ernie Wise]", Desert Island Discs, Sun 21 October 1990</ref> On the same programme three months later, the song was also a choice of jazz singer [[w:Adelaide Hall\|Adelaide Hall]],<ref>"[https://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/features/desert-island-discs/castaway/24a1c73a#p0093zlq Adelaide Hall]", Desert Island Discs, Sun 13 January 1991</ref> and has since been the choice of several other guests including [[w:Dawn French\|Dawn French]]<ref>"[https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01pf6dx"], Desert Island Discs, Sun 23 Dec 2012</ref> and [[w:Rankin (photographer)\|Rankin]].<ref>"[https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01r09sy]", Desert Island Discs, Sun 3 March 2013</ref> It has also been used for the title of several books about the pair.		Lyrics to the song were also read at Morecambe's funeral by [[Ernie Wise]].<ref>Ernie Wise , Robert Sellers, James Hogg, ''Little Ern!'', Publisher Pan Macmillan, 2011, {{ISBN\|0-283-07157-5}}, {{ISBN\|978-0-283-07157-7}}, 352 pages ([https://books.google.com/books?id=YD_Gvc5aAGYC&lpg=PT223&dq=%22Bring%20Me%20Sunshine%22%20%20Morecambe%20%26%20Wise.&pg=PT223#v=onepage&q=Bring%20Me%20Sunshine&f=false page])</ref> Wise went on to declare it his favourite song during his appearance on the BBC radio programme, [[Desert Island Discs]] in Oct 1990.<ref>"[https://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/features/desert-island-discs/castaway/7dc10881#p0093zvy Ernie Wise]", Desert Island Discs, Sun 21 October 1990</ref> On the same programme three months later, the song was also a choice of jazz singer [[Adelaide Hall\|Adelaide Hall]],<ref>"[https://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/features/desert-island-discs/castaway/24a1c73a#p0093zlq Adelaide Hall]", Desert Island Discs, Sun 13 January 1991</ref> and has since been the choice of several other guests including [[Dawn French\|Dawn French]]<ref>"[https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01pf6dx"], Desert Island Discs, Sun 23 Dec 2012</ref> and [[Rankin (photographer)\|Rankin]].<ref>"[https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01r09sy]", Desert Island Discs, Sun 3 March 2013</ref> It has also been used for the title of several books about the pair.

	When [[Morecambe and Wise\|Morecambe & Wise]] defected from the [[w:BBC\|BBC]] to [[w:Thames Television\|Thames Television]] in 1978, directly after their record-breaking Christmas Special the previous year, the signature tune was dropped. It was however used in later instalments of these shows.		When [[Morecambe and Wise\|Morecambe & Wise]] defected from the [[BBC\|BBC]] to [[Thames Television\|Thames Television]] in 1978, directly after their record-breaking Christmas Special the previous year, the signature tune was dropped. It was however used in later instalments of these shows.

	===BBC promotional clip===		===BBC promotional clip===
	In 2011, the BBC used the song in a promotional clip for the 75th anniversary of [[w:BBC One\|its main channel]], beginning with the familiar opening shot of Morecambe & Wise before leading into a montage of other famous moments from the channel's history, most of which were edited so as to lip-sync with the song.<ref>"[https://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/clips/p00gsk2m/comedy_clips_bring_me_sunshine/ Bring Me Sunshine] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110819073246/http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/clips/p00gsk2m/comedy_clips_bring_me_sunshine \|date=19 August 2011 }}", BBC comedy clip, at the BBC website, retrieved 11 December 2011.</ref>		In 2011, the BBC used the song in a promotional clip for the 75th anniversary of [[BBC One\|its main channel]], beginning with the familiar opening shot of Morecambe & Wise before leading into a montage of other famous moments from the channel's history, most of which were edited so as to lip-sync with the song.<ref>"[https://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/clips/p00gsk2m/comedy_clips_bring_me_sunshine/ Bring Me Sunshine] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110819073246/http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/clips/p00gsk2m/comedy_clips_bring_me_sunshine \|date=19 August 2011 }}", BBC comedy clip, at the BBC website, retrieved 11 December 2011.</ref>

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	==Willie Nelson version==		==Willie Nelson version==
	The 30 November 1968 edition of [[w:Billboard (magazine)\|Billboard]] magazine predicted that Willie Nelson's version of "Bring Me Sunshine" (produced by [[w:Chet Atkins\|Chet Atkins]] and [[w:Felton Jarvis]]), would reach the Top 20 in the [[w:Hot Country Songs\|Country Single Charts]],<ref>''Billboard'', 30 November 1968, ([https://books.google.com/books?id=G0UEAAAAMBAJ&lpg=RA1-PA92&dq=%22Bring%20Me%20Sunshine%22%20kent&pg=RA1-PA92#v=onepage&q=%22Bring%20Me%20Sunshine%22%20kent&f=false page 92])</ref> eventually reaching #13 in 1969. It was included in 1974 on the budget [[w:compilation album\|compilation album]], ''[[w:Spotlight on Willie Nelson\|Spotlight on Willie Nelson]]''. A different mix appears on Nelson's 2009 album ''[[w:Naked Willie\|Naked Willie]]''; this version is featured in the closing credits of the 2010 film ''[[w:The Crazies (2010 film)\|The Crazies]]''. In 2013, Willie Nelson's version was used as the theme to ITV sitcom ''[[The Job Lot]]''.		The 30 November 1968 edition of [[Billboard (magazine)\|Billboard]] magazine predicted that Willie Nelson's version of "Bring Me Sunshine" (produced by [[Chet Atkins\|Chet Atkins]] and [[Felton Jarvis]]), would reach the Top 20 in the [[Hot Country Songs\|Country Single Charts]],<ref>''Billboard'', 30 November 1968, ([https://books.google.com/books?id=G0UEAAAAMBAJ&lpg=RA1-PA92&dq=%22Bring%20Me%20Sunshine%22%20kent&pg=RA1-PA92#v=onepage&q=%22Bring%20Me%20Sunshine%22%20kent&f=false page 92])</ref> eventually reaching #13 in 1969. It was included in 1974 on the budget [[compilation album\|compilation album]], ''[[Spotlight on Willie Nelson\|Spotlight on Willie Nelson]]''. A different mix appears on Nelson's 2009 album ''[[Naked Willie\|Naked Willie]]''; this version is featured in the closing credits of the 2010 film ''[[The Crazies (2010 film)\|The Crazies]]''. In 2013, Willie Nelson's version was used as the theme to ITV sitcom ''[[The Job Lot]]''.

	==Other recordings==		==Other recordings==

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	Lyrics to the song were also read at Morecambe's funeral by [[Ernie Wise]].<ref>Ernie Wise , Robert Sellers, James Hogg, ''Little Ern!'', Publisher Pan Macmillan, 2011, {{ISBN\|0-283-07157-5}}, {{ISBN\|978-0-283-07157-7}}, 352 pages ([https://books.google.com/books?id=YD_Gvc5aAGYC&lpg=PT223&dq=%22Bring%20Me%20Sunshine%22%20%20Morecambe%20%26%20Wise.&pg=PT223#v=onepage&q=Bring%20Me%20Sunshine&f=false page])</ref> Wise went on to declare it his favourite song during his appearance on the BBC radio programme, [[Desert Island Discs]] in Oct 1990.<ref>"[https://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/features/desert-island-discs/castaway/7dc10881#p0093zvy Ernie Wise]", Desert Island Discs, Sun 21 October 1990</ref> On the same programme three months later, the song was also a choice of jazz singer [[w:Adelaide Hall\|Adelaide Hall]],<ref>"[https://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/features/desert-island-discs/castaway/24a1c73a#p0093zlq Adelaide Hall]", Desert Island Discs, Sun 13 January 1991</ref> and has since been the choice of several other guests including [[w:Dawn French\|Dawn French]]<ref>"[https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01pf6dx"], Desert Island Discs, Sun 23 Dec 2012</ref> and [[w:Rankin (photographer)\|Rankin]].<ref>"[https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01r09sy]", Desert Island Discs, Sun 3 March 2013</ref> It has also been used for the title of several books about the pair.		Lyrics to the song were also read at Morecambe's funeral by [[Ernie Wise]].<ref>Ernie Wise , Robert Sellers, James Hogg, ''Little Ern!'', Publisher Pan Macmillan, 2011, {{ISBN\|0-283-07157-5}}, {{ISBN\|978-0-283-07157-7}}, 352 pages ([https://books.google.com/books?id=YD_Gvc5aAGYC&lpg=PT223&dq=%22Bring%20Me%20Sunshine%22%20%20Morecambe%20%26%20Wise.&pg=PT223#v=onepage&q=Bring%20Me%20Sunshine&f=false page])</ref> Wise went on to declare it his favourite song during his appearance on the BBC radio programme, [[Desert Island Discs]] in Oct 1990.<ref>"[https://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/features/desert-island-discs/castaway/7dc10881#p0093zvy Ernie Wise]", Desert Island Discs, Sun 21 October 1990</ref> On the same programme three months later, the song was also a choice of jazz singer [[w:Adelaide Hall\|Adelaide Hall]],<ref>"[https://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/features/desert-island-discs/castaway/24a1c73a#p0093zlq Adelaide Hall]", Desert Island Discs, Sun 13 January 1991</ref> and has since been the choice of several other guests including [[w:Dawn French\|Dawn French]]<ref>"[https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01pf6dx"], Desert Island Discs, Sun 23 Dec 2012</ref> and [[w:Rankin (photographer)\|Rankin]].<ref>"[https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01r09sy]", Desert Island Discs, Sun 3 March 2013</ref> It has also been used for the title of several books about the pair.

	When [[Morecambe and Wise\|Morecambe & Wise]] defected from the [[w:BBC\|BBC]] to [[w:Thames Television\|Thames Television]] in 1978, directly after their record-breaking Christmas Special the previous year, the signature tune was dropped. It was however used in later instalments of these shows.~~{{citation needed\|date=February 2014}}~~		When [[Morecambe and Wise\|Morecambe & Wise]] defected from the [[w:BBC\|BBC]] to [[w:Thames Television\|Thames Television]] in 1978, directly after their record-breaking Christmas Special the previous year, the signature tune was dropped. It was however used in later instalments of these shows.

	===BBC promotional clip===		===BBC promotional clip===

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External links

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	\| lyricist = [[Sylvia Dee]]		\| lyricist = [[w:Sylvia Dee\|Sylvia Dee]]
	}}		}}

	"'''Bring Me Sunshine'''" is a song written in 1966 by the composer [[Arthur Kent (songwriter)\|Arthur Kent]], with lyrics by [[Sylvia Dee]].<ref name="scott2008">Derek B. Scott, ''Sounds of the metropolis: the nineteenth-century popular music revolution in London, New York, Paris, and Vienna'', Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2008, {{ISBN\|0-19-530946-4}}, {{ISBN\|978-0-19-530946-1}}, 304 pages ([https://books.google.com/books?id=mV47XZvVOrAC&lpg=PA7&dq=%22Bring%20Me%20Sunshine%22%20%22Arthur%20Kent%22%20%22Sylvia%20Dee%22&pg=PA7#v=onepage&q=%22Bring%20Me%20Sunshine%22%20%22Arthur%20Kent%22%20%22Sylvia%20Dee%22&f=false page 7])</ref> It was first recorded by [[The Mills Brothers]] in 1968, on their album ''My Shy Violet''.<ref>[https://secondhandsongs.com/performance/397271/versions "Bring Me Sunshine", ''SecondhandSongs.com'']. Retrieved 29 April 2019</ref> In the UK, the song is associated with the popular comedy duo [[Morecambe & Wise]], after it was adopted as their signature tune in their second series for the [[BBC]] in 1969.<ref>Gary Morecambe, ''You’ll Miss Me When I’m Gone: The Life and Work of Eric Morecambe'', Publisher HarperCollins UK, 2009, {{ISBN\|0-00-734367-1}}, {{ISBN\|978-0-00-734367-6}}, 256 pages ([https://books.google.com/books?id=wERoYObxx-4C&lpg=PT105&dq=%22Bring%20Me%20Sunshine%22%20%20Morecambe%20%26%20Wise.&pg=PT115#v=onepage&q=%22Bring%20Me%20Sunshine%22&f=falsee page])</ref>		"'''Bring Me Sunshine'''" is a song written in 1966 by the composer [[w:Arthur Kent (songwriter)\|Arthur Kent]], with lyrics by [[w:Sylvia Dee\|Sylvia Dee]].<ref name="scott2008">Derek B. Scott, ''Sounds of the metropolis: the nineteenth-century popular music revolution in London, New York, Paris, and Vienna'', Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2008, {{ISBN\|0-19-530946-4}}, {{ISBN\|978-0-19-530946-1}}, 304 pages ([https://books.google.com/books?id=mV47XZvVOrAC&lpg=PA7&dq=%22Bring%20Me%20Sunshine%22%20%22Arthur%20Kent%22%20%22Sylvia%20Dee%22&pg=PA7#v=onepage&q=%22Bring%20Me%20Sunshine%22%20%22Arthur%20Kent%22%20%22Sylvia%20Dee%22&f=false page 7])</ref> It was first recorded by [[w:The Mills Brothers\|The Mills Brothers]] in 1968, on their album ''My Shy Violet''.<ref>[https://secondhandsongs.com/performance/397271/versions "Bring Me Sunshine", ''SecondhandSongs.com'']. Retrieved 29 April 2019</ref> In the UK, the song is associated with the popular comedy duo [[Morecambe and Wise\|Morecambe & Wise]], after it was adopted as their signature tune in their second series for the [[w:BBC\|BBC]] in 1969.<ref>Gary Morecambe, ''You’ll Miss Me When I’m Gone: The Life and Work of Eric Morecambe'', Publisher HarperCollins UK, 2009, {{ISBN\|0-00-734367-1}}, {{ISBN\|978-0-00-734367-6}}, 256 pages ([https://books.google.com/books?id=wERoYObxx-4C&lpg=PT105&dq=%22Bring%20Me%20Sunshine%22%20%20Morecambe%20%26%20Wise.&pg=PT115#v=onepage&q=%22Bring%20Me%20Sunshine%22&f=falsee page])</ref>

	==Musical influences==		==Musical influences==
	Professor of Critical Musicology at the University of Leeds, Prof Derek B Scott,<ref>"[http://www.leeds.ac.uk/music/staff/ds/ Prof Derek B Scott]", Professor of Critical Musicology, Leeds University, home page.</ref> argues that the song is influenced by the Viennese popular style. He writes:		Professor of Critical Musicology at the University of Leeds, Prof Derek B Scott,<ref>"[http://www.leeds.ac.uk/music/staff/ds/ Prof Derek B Scott]", Professor of Critical Musicology, Leeds University, home page.</ref> argues that the song is influenced by the Viennese popular style. He writes:
	{{quote\|"The [[melody]] implies a [[minor key]], with [[Harmony\|harmonies]] on the [[Tonic (music)\|tonic]] and [[subdominant]]. This would, of course, be bizarre and inappropriate for the words "Bring me sunshine in Your Smile / Bring me laughter all the while". But we find that the tonality is actually the [[Relative key\|relative major]] of the [[Key (music)\|key]] implied by the tune, and the harmonies consist of the tonic (with a free-floating [[Major sixth\|sixth]]) and [[Ninth chord\|dominant ninth]]. Suddenly the words and music make perfect sense, the tension of the [[Consonance and dissonance\|dissonances]] conveying the sense of an appeal for sunshine, rather than the actual presence of sunshine."<ref name="scott2008" />}}		{{quote\|"The [[w:melody\|melody]] implies a [[w:minor key\|minor key]], with [[w:Harmony\|harmonies]] on the [[w:Tonic (music)\|tonic]] and [[w:subdominant\|subdominant]]. This would, of course, be bizarre and inappropriate for the words "Bring me sunshine in Your Smile / Bring me laughter all the while". But we find that the tonality is actually the [[w:Relative key\|relative major]] of the [[w:Key (music)\|key]] implied by the tune, and the harmonies consist of the tonic (with a free-floating [[w:Major sixth\|sixth]]) and [[w:Ninth chord\|dominant ninth]]. Suddenly the words and music make perfect sense, the tension of the [[w:Consonance and dissonance\|dissonances]] conveying the sense of an appeal for sunshine, rather than the actual presence of sunshine."<ref name="scott2008" />}}

	==Morecambe & Wise version==		==Morecambe & Wise version==
	[[File:Morecambe-&-wise skip-dance.jpg\|thumb\|right\|[[Morecambe & Wise]] in their classic "skip dance" pose, performed to "Bring Me Sunshine"]]		[[File:Morecambe-&-wise skip-dance.jpg\|thumb\|right\|[[Morecambe and Wise\|Morecambe & Wise]] in their classic "skip dance" pose, performed to "Bring Me Sunshine"]]

	===Skip-dance===		===Skip-dance===
	Although the second verse was often performed by an orchestra conducted by [[Peter Knight (composer)\|Peter Knight]] over the duo's closing credits, they only ever sang the first verse, the second one being purely instrumental, with Eric and Ernie performing a "skip dance" to exit the stage. The dance has been attributed to BBC producer, [[John Ammonds]],<ref>"[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-21606463 Been and gone: The man behind Eric and Ernie, and the First Dog]", BBC News website, retrieved 2 March 2013</ref> and Eric's son Gary recalls that the inspiration for the skip-dance came from a [[Groucho Marx]] film sequence.<ref>Gary Morecambe, ''You’ll Miss Me When I’m Gone: The Life and Work of Eric Morecambe'', Publisher HarperCollins UK, 2009, {{ISBN\|0-00-734367-1}}, {{ISBN\|978-0-00-734367-6}}, 256 pages ([https://books.google.com/books?id=wERoYObxx-4C&lpg=PT105&dq=%22Bring%20Me%20Sunshine%22%20%20Morecambe%20%26%20Wise.&pg=PT105#v=onepage&q=%22Bring%20Me%20Sunshine%22&f=false page])</ref>		Although the second verse was often performed by an orchestra conducted by [[w:Peter Knight (composer)\|Peter Knight]] over the duo's closing credits, they only ever sang the first verse, the second one being purely instrumental, with Eric and Ernie performing a "skip dance" to exit the stage. The dance has been attributed to BBC producer, [[w:John Ammonds\|John Ammonds]],<ref>"[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-21606463 Been and gone: The man behind Eric and Ernie, and the First Dog]", BBC News website, retrieved 2 March 2013</ref> and Eric's son Gary recalls that the inspiration for the skip-dance came from a [[w:Groucho Marx\|Groucho Marx]] film sequence.<ref>Gary Morecambe, ''You’ll Miss Me When I’m Gone: The Life and Work of Eric Morecambe'', Publisher HarperCollins UK, 2009, {{ISBN\|0-00-734367-1}}, {{ISBN\|978-0-00-734367-6}}, 256 pages ([https://books.google.com/books?id=wERoYObxx-4C&lpg=PT105&dq=%22Bring%20Me%20Sunshine%22%20%20Morecambe%20%26%20Wise.&pg=PT105#v=onepage&q=%22Bring%20Me%20Sunshine%22&f=false page])</ref>

	===Morecambe & Wise tributes===		===Morecambe & Wise tributes===
	When [[Eric Morecambe]] died in 1984 so closely associated were the pair with the song that it was the title of the [[Bring Me Sunshine (1984)\|Bring Me Sunshine]] tribute show at the [[London Palladium]] held in his memory. Ten years later, the BBC ran another 3-part tribute, also titled [[Bring Me Sunshine (TV series)\|Bring Me Sunshine]].		When [[Eric Morecambe]] died in 1984 so closely associated were the pair with the song that it was the title of the [[w:Bring Me Sunshine (1984)\|Bring Me Sunshine]] tribute show at the [[w:London Palladium\|London Palladium]] held in his memory. Ten years later, the BBC ran another 3-part tribute, also titled [[w:Bring Me Sunshine (TV series)\|Bring Me Sunshine]].

	Lyrics to the song were also read at Morecambe's funeral by [[Ernie Wise]].<ref>Ernie Wise , Robert Sellers, James Hogg, ''Little Ern!'', Publisher Pan Macmillan, 2011, {{ISBN\|0-283-07157-5}}, {{ISBN\|978-0-283-07157-7}}, 352 pages ([https://books.google.com/books?id=YD_Gvc5aAGYC&lpg=PT223&dq=%22Bring%20Me%20Sunshine%22%20%20Morecambe%20%26%20Wise.&pg=PT223#v=onepage&q=Bring%20Me%20Sunshine&f=false page])</ref> Wise went on to declare it his favourite song during his appearance on the BBC radio programme, [[Desert Island Discs]] in Oct 1990.<ref>"[https://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/features/desert-island-discs/castaway/7dc10881#p0093zvy Ernie Wise]", Desert Island Discs, Sun 21 October 1990</ref> On the same programme three months later, the song was also a choice of jazz singer [[Adelaide Hall]],<ref>"[https://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/features/desert-island-discs/castaway/24a1c73a#p0093zlq Adelaide Hall]", Desert Island Discs, Sun 13 January 1991</ref> and has since been the choice of several other guests including [[Dawn French]]<ref>"[https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01pf6dx"], Desert Island Discs, Sun 23 Dec 2012</ref> and [[Rankin (photographer)\|Rankin]].<ref>"[https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01r09sy]", Desert Island Discs, Sun 3 March 2013</ref> It has also been used for the title of several books about the pair.		Lyrics to the song were also read at Morecambe's funeral by [[Ernie Wise]].<ref>Ernie Wise , Robert Sellers, James Hogg, ''Little Ern!'', Publisher Pan Macmillan, 2011, {{ISBN\|0-283-07157-5}}, {{ISBN\|978-0-283-07157-7}}, 352 pages ([https://books.google.com/books?id=YD_Gvc5aAGYC&lpg=PT223&dq=%22Bring%20Me%20Sunshine%22%20%20Morecambe%20%26%20Wise.&pg=PT223#v=onepage&q=Bring%20Me%20Sunshine&f=false page])</ref> Wise went on to declare it his favourite song during his appearance on the BBC radio programme, [[Desert Island Discs]] in Oct 1990.<ref>"[https://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/features/desert-island-discs/castaway/7dc10881#p0093zvy Ernie Wise]", Desert Island Discs, Sun 21 October 1990</ref> On the same programme three months later, the song was also a choice of jazz singer [[w:Adelaide Hall\|Adelaide Hall]],<ref>"[https://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/features/desert-island-discs/castaway/24a1c73a#p0093zlq Adelaide Hall]", Desert Island Discs, Sun 13 January 1991</ref> and has since been the choice of several other guests including [[w:Dawn French\|Dawn French]]<ref>"[https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01pf6dx"], Desert Island Discs, Sun 23 Dec 2012</ref> and [[w:Rankin (photographer)\|Rankin]].<ref>"[https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01r09sy]", Desert Island Discs, Sun 3 March 2013</ref> It has also been used for the title of several books about the pair.

	When [[Morecambe & Wise]] defected from the [[BBC]] to [[Thames Television]] in 1978, directly after their record-breaking Christmas Special the previous year, the signature tune was dropped. It was however used in later instalments of these shows.{{citation needed\|date=February 2014}}		When [[Morecambe and Wise\|Morecambe & Wise]] defected from the [[w:BBC\|BBC]] to [[w:Thames Television\|Thames Television]] in 1978, directly after their record-breaking Christmas Special the previous year, the signature tune was dropped. It was however used in later instalments of these shows.{{citation needed\|date=February 2014}}

	===BBC promotional clip===		===BBC promotional clip===
	In 2011, the BBC used the song in a promotional clip for the 75th anniversary of [[BBC One\|its main channel]], beginning with the familiar opening shot of Morecambe & Wise before leading into a montage of other famous moments from the channel's history, most of which were edited so as to lip-sync with the song.<ref>"[https://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/clips/p00gsk2m/comedy_clips_bring_me_sunshine/ Bring Me Sunshine] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110819073246/http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/clips/p00gsk2m/comedy_clips_bring_me_sunshine \|date=19 August 2011 }}", BBC comedy clip, at the BBC website, retrieved 11 December 2011.</ref>		In 2011, the BBC used the song in a promotional clip for the 75th anniversary of [[w:BBC One\|its main channel]], beginning with the familiar opening shot of Morecambe & Wise before leading into a montage of other famous moments from the channel's history, most of which were edited so as to lip-sync with the song.<ref>"[https://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/clips/p00gsk2m/comedy_clips_bring_me_sunshine/ Bring Me Sunshine] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110819073246/http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/clips/p00gsk2m/comedy_clips_bring_me_sunshine \|date=19 August 2011 }}", BBC comedy clip, at the BBC website, retrieved 11 December 2011.</ref>

	===Morecambe FC===		===Morecambe FC===
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	==Willie Nelson version==		==Willie Nelson version==
	The 30 November 1968 edition of [[Billboard (magazine)\|Billboard]] magazine predicted that Willie Nelson's version of "Bring Me Sunshine" (produced by [[Chet Atkins]] and [[Felton Jarvis]]), would reach the Top 20 in the [[Hot Country Songs\|Country Single Charts]],<ref>''Billboard'', 30 November 1968, ([https://books.google.com/books?id=G0UEAAAAMBAJ&lpg=RA1-PA92&dq=%22Bring%20Me%20Sunshine%22%20kent&pg=RA1-PA92#v=onepage&q=%22Bring%20Me%20Sunshine%22%20kent&f=false page 92])</ref> eventually reaching #13 in 1969. It was included in 1974 on the budget [[compilation album]], ''[[Spotlight on Willie Nelson]]''. A different mix appears on Nelson's 2009 album ''[[Naked Willie]]''; this version is featured in the closing credits of the 2010 film ''[[The Crazies (2010 film)\|The Crazies]]''. In 2013, Willie Nelson's version was used as the theme to ITV sitcom ''[[The Job Lot]]''.		The 30 November 1968 edition of [[w:Billboard (magazine)\|Billboard]] magazine predicted that Willie Nelson's version of "Bring Me Sunshine" (produced by [[w:Chet Atkins\|Chet Atkins]] and [[w:Felton Jarvis]]), would reach the Top 20 in the [[w:Hot Country Songs\|Country Single Charts]],<ref>''Billboard'', 30 November 1968, ([https://books.google.com/books?id=G0UEAAAAMBAJ&lpg=RA1-PA92&dq=%22Bring%20Me%20Sunshine%22%20kent&pg=RA1-PA92#v=onepage&q=%22Bring%20Me%20Sunshine%22%20kent&f=false page 92])</ref> eventually reaching #13 in 1969. It was included in 1974 on the budget [[w:compilation album\|compilation album]], ''[[w:Spotlight on Willie Nelson\|Spotlight on Willie Nelson]]''. A different mix appears on Nelson's 2009 album ''[[w:Naked Willie\|Naked Willie]]''; this version is featured in the closing credits of the 2010 film ''[[w:The Crazies (2010 film)\|The Crazies]]''. In 2013, Willie Nelson's version was used as the theme to ITV sitcom ''[[The Job Lot]]''.

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{{Short description|1966 song by Arthur Kent and Sylvia Dee}}
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| name = Bring Me Sunshine
| cover = Bring Me Sunshine - Morecambe & Wise.jpg
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| caption = "Bring Me Sunshine" BBC CD cover
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| written = 1966
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| composer = Arthur Kent
| lyricist = [[Sylvia Dee]]
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"'''Bring Me Sunshine'''" is a song written in 1966 by the composer [[Arthur Kent (songwriter)|Arthur Kent]], with lyrics by [[Sylvia Dee]].<ref name="scott2008">Derek B. Scott, ''Sounds of the metropolis: the nineteenth-century popular music revolution in London, New York, Paris, and Vienna'', Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2008, {{ISBN|0-19-530946-4}}, {{ISBN|978-0-19-530946-1}}, 304 pages ([https://books.google.com/books?id=mV47XZvVOrAC&lpg=PA7&dq=%22Bring%20Me%20Sunshine%22%20%22Arthur%20Kent%22%20%22Sylvia%20Dee%22&pg=PA7#v=onepage&q=%22Bring%20Me%20Sunshine%22%20%22Arthur%20Kent%22%20%22Sylvia%20Dee%22&f=false page 7])</ref> It was first recorded by [[The Mills Brothers]] in 1968, on their album ''My Shy Violet''.<ref>[https://secondhandsongs.com/performance/397271/versions "Bring Me Sunshine", ''SecondhandSongs.com'']. Retrieved 29 April 2019</ref> In the UK, the song is associated with the popular comedy duo [[Morecambe & Wise]], after it was adopted as their signature tune in their second series for the [[BBC]] in 1969.<ref>Gary Morecambe, ''You’ll Miss Me When I’m Gone: The Life and Work of Eric Morecambe'', Publisher HarperCollins UK, 2009, {{ISBN|0-00-734367-1}}, {{ISBN|978-0-00-734367-6}}, 256 pages ([https://books.google.com/books?id=wERoYObxx-4C&lpg=PT105&dq=%22Bring%20Me%20Sunshine%22%20%20Morecambe%20%26%20Wise.&pg=PT115#v=onepage&q=%22Bring%20Me%20Sunshine%22&f=falsee page])</ref>

==Musical influences==
Professor of Critical Musicology at the University of Leeds, Prof Derek B Scott,<ref>"[http://www.leeds.ac.uk/music/staff/ds/ Prof Derek B Scott]", Professor of Critical Musicology, Leeds University, home page.</ref> argues that the song is influenced by the Viennese popular style. He writes:
{{quote|"The [[melody]] implies a [[minor key]], with [[Harmony|harmonies]] on the [[Tonic (music)|tonic]] and [[subdominant]]. This would, of course, be bizarre and inappropriate for the words "Bring me sunshine in Your Smile / Bring me laughter all the while". But we find that the tonality is actually the [[Relative key|relative major]] of the [[Key (music)|key]] implied by the tune, and the harmonies consist of the tonic (with a free-floating [[Major sixth|sixth]]) and [[Ninth chord|dominant ninth]]. Suddenly the words and music make perfect sense, the tension of the [[Consonance and dissonance|dissonances]] conveying the sense of an appeal for sunshine, rather than the actual presence of sunshine."<ref name="scott2008" />}}

==Morecambe & Wise version==
[[File:Morecambe-&-wise skip-dance.jpg|thumb|right|[[Morecambe & Wise]] in their classic "skip dance" pose, performed to "Bring Me Sunshine"]]

===Skip-dance===
Although the second verse was often performed by an orchestra conducted by [[Peter Knight (composer)|Peter Knight]] over the duo's closing credits, they only ever sang the first verse, the second one being purely instrumental, with Eric and Ernie performing a "skip dance" to exit the stage. The dance has been attributed to BBC producer, [[John Ammonds]],<ref>"[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-21606463 Been and gone: The man behind Eric and Ernie, and the First Dog]", BBC News website, retrieved 2 March 2013</ref> and Eric's son Gary recalls that the inspiration for the skip-dance came from a [[Groucho Marx]] film sequence.<ref>Gary Morecambe, ''You’ll Miss Me When I’m Gone: The Life and Work of Eric Morecambe'', Publisher HarperCollins UK, 2009, {{ISBN|0-00-734367-1}}, {{ISBN|978-0-00-734367-6}}, 256 pages ([https://books.google.com/books?id=wERoYObxx-4C&lpg=PT105&dq=%22Bring%20Me%20Sunshine%22%20%20Morecambe%20%26%20Wise.&pg=PT105#v=onepage&q=%22Bring%20Me%20Sunshine%22&f=false page])</ref>

===Morecambe & Wise tributes===
When [[Eric Morecambe]] died in 1984 so closely associated were the pair with the song that it was the title of the [[Bring Me Sunshine (1984)|Bring Me Sunshine]] tribute show at the [[London Palladium]] held in his memory. Ten years later, the BBC ran another 3-part tribute, also titled [[Bring Me Sunshine (TV series)|Bring Me Sunshine]].

Lyrics to the song were also read at Morecambe's funeral by [[Ernie Wise]].<ref>Ernie Wise , Robert Sellers, James Hogg, ''Little Ern!'', Publisher Pan Macmillan, 2011, {{ISBN|0-283-07157-5}}, {{ISBN|978-0-283-07157-7}}, 352 pages ([https://books.google.com/books?id=YD_Gvc5aAGYC&lpg=PT223&dq=%22Bring%20Me%20Sunshine%22%20%20Morecambe%20%26%20Wise.&pg=PT223#v=onepage&q=Bring%20Me%20Sunshine&f=false page])</ref> Wise went on to declare it his favourite song during his appearance on the BBC radio programme, [[Desert Island Discs]] in Oct 1990.<ref>"[https://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/features/desert-island-discs/castaway/7dc10881#p0093zvy Ernie Wise]", Desert Island Discs, Sun 21 October 1990</ref> On the same programme three months later, the song was also a choice of jazz singer [[Adelaide Hall]],<ref>"[https://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/features/desert-island-discs/castaway/24a1c73a#p0093zlq Adelaide Hall]", Desert Island Discs, Sun 13 January 1991</ref> and has since been the choice of several other guests including [[Dawn French]]<ref>"[https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01pf6dx"], Desert Island Discs, Sun 23 Dec 2012</ref> and [[Rankin (photographer)|Rankin]].<ref>"[https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01r09sy]", Desert Island Discs, Sun 3 March 2013</ref> It has also been used for the title of several books about the pair.

When [[Morecambe & Wise]] defected from the [[BBC]] to [[Thames Television]] in 1978, directly after their record-breaking Christmas Special the previous year, the signature tune was dropped. It was however used in later instalments of these shows.{{citation needed|date=February 2014}}

===BBC promotional clip===
In 2011, the BBC used the song in a promotional clip for the 75th anniversary of [[BBC One|its main channel]], beginning with the familiar opening shot of Morecambe & Wise before leading into a montage of other famous moments from the channel's history, most of which were edited so as to lip-sync with the song.<ref>"[https://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/clips/p00gsk2m/comedy_clips_bring_me_sunshine/ Bring Me Sunshine] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110819073246/http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/clips/p00gsk2m/comedy_clips_bring_me_sunshine |date=19 August 2011 }}", BBC comedy clip, at the BBC website, retrieved 11 December 2011.</ref>

===Morecambe FC===
Morecambe Football Club often plays the song both prior to and after their games, whilst the club's fans have adopted the song as the "official anthem".

==Willie Nelson version==
The 30 November 1968 edition of [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] magazine predicted that Willie Nelson's version of "Bring Me Sunshine" (produced by [[Chet Atkins]] and [[Felton Jarvis]]), would reach the Top 20 in the [[Hot Country Songs|Country Single Charts]],<ref>''Billboard'', 30 November 1968, ([https://books.google.com/books?id=G0UEAAAAMBAJ&lpg=RA1-PA92&dq=%22Bring%20Me%20Sunshine%22%20kent&pg=RA1-PA92#v=onepage&q=%22Bring%20Me%20Sunshine%22%20kent&f=false page 92])</ref> eventually reaching #13 in 1969. It was included in 1974 on the budget [[compilation album]], ''[[Spotlight on Willie Nelson]]''. A different mix appears on Nelson's 2009 album ''[[Naked Willie]]''; this version is featured in the closing credits of the 2010 film ''[[The Crazies (2010 film)|The Crazies]]''. In 2013, Willie Nelson's version was used as the theme to ITV sitcom ''[[The Job Lot]]''.

==Other recordings==
The song has also been recorded by:
*1969 [[Brenda Lee]], on her album, ''Johnny One Time''.<ref>"[http://www.brendalee.co.uk/albumdetails/johnnyonetimedetails.htm Johnny One Time]" album details at Brenda Lee website, retrieved 11 December 2011</ref><ref>"[http://www.allmusic.com/album/johnny-one-time-r62482 Johnny One Time - Brenda Lee]" at AllMusic.com</ref>
*1969 [[Jack Greene]], on his album, ''Statue of a Fool''.<ref>"[http://www.allmusic.com/album/statue-of-a-fool-r498733 Jack Greene - Statue of a Fool]" at AllMusic.com</ref>
*1970 [[Chet Atkins]], on his album, ''[[Yestergroovin]]'''.<ref>"[http://www.allmusic.com/album/yestergroovin-r105354 Yestergroovin' - Chet Aktins]" at AllMusic.com</ref>
*1971 [[Liz Damon's Orient Express]], on their eponymous album.<ref>"[http://www.allmusic.com/album/liz-damons-orient-express-white-whale-r569497 Liz Damon's Orient Express]" at AllMusic.com</ref>
*1974 [[Willie Nelson]], on his album, ''Spotlight on Willie Nelson''.<ref>"[http://www.allmusic.com/album/spotlight-on-willie-nelson-r107918 Spotlight on Willie Nelson]" at AllMusic.com</ref>
*1978 [[Mickey Gilley]], on his album, ''Mickey at Gilleys''.<ref>"[http://www.allmusic.com/album/mickey-at-gilleys-r106571 Mickey Gilley - Mickey at Gilleys]" at AllMusic.com</ref>
*1999 [[Cliff Adams Singers]], on their album, ''Sing Something Simple Collection: Sentimental Journey''.<ref>"[http://www.allmusic.com/album/sing-something-simple-collection-sentimental-journey-r879453 Sentimental Journey - Cliff Adams Singers]{{Dead link|date=July 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}" at AllMusic.com</ref>
*2003 [[Mrs Mills]] (Gladys Mills), on her album, ''The Very Best of Mrs. Mills''.<ref>"[http://www.allmusic.com/album/very-best-of-mrs-mills-r904021 The Very Best of Mrs. Mills]" at AllMusic.com</ref>
*2006 [[Richard Shelton (actor)|Richard Shelton]], on his album, ''Top Cat''.<ref>"[http://www.allmusic.com/album/top-cat-r866525 Top Cat - Richard Shelton]{{Dead link|date=July 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}" at AllMusic.com</ref>
*2010 [[Foster & Allen]], on their album of the same name, which peaked at number 14 in March 2011 in the New Zealand charts.<ref>"[http://acharts.us/album/62224 Bring Me Sunshine]", Foster & Allen, at aChart.us</ref>
*2011 [[Oleg Frish]] with [[Patrick Williams (composer)|Patrick Williams]] & His Big Band, on the album, ''Bring Me Sunshine''.<ref>"[http://www.allmusic.com/album/bring-me-sunshine-r2168879 Bring Me Sunshine - Patrick Williams & His Big Band]" at AllMusic.com</ref>
*2012 [[The Jive Aces]] on their album ''King of the Swingers: A Salute to Louis Prima''<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.bluesinthenorthwest.com/index.php/2013/09/17/review-the-jive-aces-king-of-the-swingers-a-salute-to-louis-prima/ | title=The Cam Babes }}</ref>
*2014 [[Violetta (singer)|Violetta Zironi]] for the TV commercial of the popular Italian brand of cookies Pavesini.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.radiomusik.it/24148/la-canzone-della-pubblicita-dei-pavesini-video | title=La canzone della pubblicità dei Pavesini (Video) | date=18 June 2014 }}</ref>
*2017 [[Michael Ball (singer)|Michael Ball]] & [[Alfie Boe]] with the Rays of Sunshine Children's Choir & Friends to raise money for the Rays of Sunshine Children's Charity{{Citation needed|date=June 2021}}
*[[Ken Bruce]] and his then travel reporter [[Lynn Bowles]] recorded a version for charity.{{Citation needed|date=June 2021}}
*Local singer [[Ashleigh Wood]] recorded a version for her album My Journey as homage to the town of Morecambe.

==References==
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==External links==
*"[http://www.jiveaces.com/sunshine/ Bring Me Sunshine]" by The Jive Aces (video shown at the Port Townsend Film Festival)
*{{YouTube|C976FMp3pso|"Bring Me Sunshine"}} performed by Morecambe and Wise on their TV show, via YouTube
*{{YouTube|cksNlqNhIxU|"Bring Me Sunshine"}} performed by Wille Nelson, via YouTube
*{{YouTube|0TZnhfj1xeI|"Bring Me Sunshine"}} performed by Brenda Lee, via YouTube

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