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“Darn That Dream,” recorded by Benny Goodman and His Orchestra featuring vocals by Mildred Bailey, was one of the biggest hits of 1940.

• Key Facts:
  Release & Success: Recorded on November 22, 1939, and released on Columbia Records (Discogs), the song reached #1 on the charts on March 16, 1940.
  Theatrical Origin: It was written by Jimmy Van Heusen (music) and Eddie DeLange (lyrics) for the short-lived Broadway musical Swingin’ the Dream, a jazz-inspired version of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
  Arrangement: The lush, atmospheric arrangement that helped make the song a classic was created by Eddie Sauter.