The Singing Kid (Warner Bros., 1936). An Al Jolson musical, sections of which were directed by an uncredited Busby Berkeley, contains a bumper crop of Harburg-Arlen songs: “I Love to Sing-a” (with a lavishly staged reprise late in the film), “You're the Cure for What Ails Me” (not to be confused with a 1930 … Continue Reading ››

I Love to Sing-a (Warner Bros., 1936). Cartoon directed by Tex Avery, featuring the character "Owl Jolson" singing the Harburg-Arlen songs "I Love to Sing-a" from The Singing Kid and "Speaking of the Weather" from Golddiggers of 1937. It is part of the Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 2.

Stage Struck (Warner Bros., 1936). Directed by Busby Berkeley, this feature contains two Harburg-Arlen songs: "In Your Own Quiet Way" and "Fancy Meeting You," the latter also known as "The Evolution Song." Not commercially available.

The Gold Diggers of 1937 (Warner Bros., 1936). Another entry in the popular "Gold Diggers" series, part of Warner Home Video's The Busby Berkeley 9-Film Collection. Yip and Harold Arlen contributed "Life Insurance Song," "Let's Put Our Heads Together" and "Speaking of the Weather," the latter also heard in one of the disc's extra features - a cartoon … Continue Reading ››

Merry Go Round of 1938 (1937). Bert Lahr delighted Broadway audiences with his performance of "Song of the Woodman" in the 1936 revue The Show Is On. Luckily, he sang the song on film as well, in this little-known Universal feature. It is one of several art-song parodies created for him over the years by Yip Harburg … Continue Reading ››

The Wizard of Oz (1939). Warner Home Video 65123 (2005). The complete film classic plus extra features. This product is available as both two- and three-disc sets, the latter boasting a new documentary about L. Frank Baum, the author of the book upon which the film was based. Both DVD sets boast a new digital transfer … Continue Reading ››

The Wizard of Oz 70th Anniversary Ultimate Collector's Edition. Three-box set, released in 2009, includes more extra features than ever before. Warner Home Video. B0000Q66J1W.

The Wizard of Oz, 75th Anniversary Editions. Warner Home Video has released two special editions of the film for its 75th anniversary – one with 2 discs and a special limited collectors edition with 5 discs, the latter including a 3D version.

Warner Home Video's Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland Collection contains two films with Yip's lyrics: Babes in Arms (1939) in which the stars perform the Yip Harburg-Harold Arlen song "God's Country" in the finale, and Babes on Broadway (1941) in which Mickey Rooney and ensemble perform "Anything Can Happen in New York" and Judy Garland sings "Chin … Continue Reading ››

At The Circus (1939). One of seven Marx Bros. comedies in The Marx Brothers Collection. Features Groucho Marx's classic rendition of "Lydia, the Tattooed Lady" (Arlen). Other Harburg-Arlen songs: "Step Up and Take a Bow," "Swingali," "Two Blind Loves."