I Said My Pajamas (and Put On My Pray'rs)
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"I Said My Pajamas (and Put On My Pray'rs)" is a
Four hit versions made the charts in 1950: by
.The recording by
Dick Powell sang the song at the end of the 35th episode of the radio show Richard Diamond, Private Detective, "The Elaine Tanner Case",[3] which aired on February 12, 1950,[4] to his character's lover, Helen, to whom he crooned a song at the end of each episode; in this case she'd said to him, as she went to change into something to go out and celebrate in, "Oh, Rick, there's a new song on the piano. Why don't you try it?"
The recording by Ray Bolger and Ethel Merman was recorded on January 4, 1950, and released by Decca Records. It first reached the Billboard Best Seller chart on March 17, 1950, and lasted two weeks on the chart, peaking at number 25.[2] The flip side was "Dearie".
The recording by Margaret Whiting was released by Capitol Records. It first reached the Billboard Best Seller chart on March 10, 1950, and lasted one week on the chart, at number 24.[2]
The recording by Doris Day was recorded on January 13, 1950, and released by Columbia Records. It first reached the Billboard Best Seller chart on March 10, 1950, and lasted one week on the chart, at number 27.[2]
Gösta Rybrant wrote Swedish lyrics titled "Jag fick en kyss til godnatt".
References
- ^ "I Said My Pajamas (and Put On My Pray'rs) : Doris Day". Lyrics.com. Retrieved May 3, 2021.
- ^ a b c d Whitburn, Joel (1973). Top Pop Records 1940-1955. Record Research.
- ^ "Richard Diamond Private Detective - 35 - Elaine Tanner Case". youtube.com. Retrieved December 25, 2023.
- ^ "Richard Diamond". greatdetectives.net. Retrieved December 25, 2023.