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The song was the basis of the 1934 Popeye the Sailor musical cartoon The Man on the Flying Trapeze. In the 1934 Fox film George White's Scandals , the song is performed by Rudy Vallee . Dick Powell sings it twice in the 1934 film Twenty Million Sweethearts .
This song was originally published in 1867, and was called “The Daring Young Man On The Flying Trapeze“
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CHORUS: He'd fly through the air with the greatest of ease. A daring young man on the flying Trapeze. His movements were graceful, all girls he could please. And my love he purloined away. This young man by name was Signor Bona Slang. Tall, big, and handsome as well made as Chang. Where'er he appeared the Hall loudly rang.
May 8, 2024 · The young man on the flying trapeze was a symbol of bravery, innovation, and risk-taking. The song’s lyrics describe the trapeze artist soaring through the air with grace and skill, captivating audiences with each movement. It became a staple in circus music and was played during many trapeze acts.
The song was the basis of the 1934 Popeye the Sailor musical cartoon The Man on the Flying Trapeze. In the 1934 Fox film George White's Scandals, the song is performed by Rudy Vallee. Dick Powell sings it twice in the 1934 film Twenty Million Sweethearts.
Dick Powell, as a singing waiter in Twenty Million Sweethearts, was “discovered” while singing it and subsequently became a radio star. One of W.C. Fields’s classic Paramount comedies, released in 1935, was The Man on the Flying Trapeze—although, characteristically for Fields, the title had nothing to do with anything in the film.
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