Polka Dots and Moonbeams

"Polka Dots and Moonbeams"
"Polka Dots and Moonbeams"
Song
B-side	"I'll Be Seeing You"
Genre	Ballad · Traditional Pop
Label	Victor
Composer(s)	Jimmy Van Heusen
Lyricist(s)	Johnny Burke

"Polka Dots and Moonbeams" is a popular song with music by Jimmy Van Heusen and lyrics by Johnny Burke, published in 1940.

First recorded and released under Victor Records by the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra, it became vocalist Frank Sinatra's first hit song. Sinatra went on to record many more of Van Heusen's songs throughout his career.^[1]

The song's release coincided with a rise in popularity of the fabric in American fashion—in the 1940s, polka dot patterns were having a "second heyday" as a symbol of patriotism amidst World War II.^[2]

^ Chilla, Mark. "Frank Sinatra and Jimmy Van Heusen". Afterglow. Indiana Public Media. Retrieved 2024-10-30.
^ Stewart, Jude (2015). Patternalia: An Unconventional History of Polka Dots, Stripes, Plaid, Camouflage, & Other Graphic Patterns (First ed.). New York ; London: Bloomsbury USA. p. 25. ISBN 978-1-63286-108-5.

[1] Chilla, Mark. "Frank Sinatra and Jimmy Van Heusen". Afterglow. Indiana Public Media. Retrieved 2024-10-30.

[2] Stewart, Jude (2015). Patternalia: An Unconventional History of Polka Dots, Stripes, Plaid, Camouflage, & Other Graphic Patterns (First ed.). New York ; London: Bloomsbury USA. p. 25. ISBN 978-1-63286-108-5.

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