| "Harbour Lights" | |
|---|---|
| Song by various | |
| Published | 1937 |
| Songwriter(s) | Jimmy Kennedy |
| Composer(s) | Hugh Williams |
"Harbor Lights", is a popular song by Northern Irish songwriter Jimmy Kennedy with music by Hugh Williams (the pseudonym of exiled Austrian composer Will Grosz). The song was originally recorded by Roy Fox & his Orchestra with vocal by Barry Gray in London on 29 January 1937. Another famous early version was recorded by American singer Frances Langford in Los Angeles on 14 September 1937[1] and was published again in 1950.
The melody of the song is done in a Hawaiian style, 18 years before this island became a state. Several versions featured a ukulele and a steel guitar.