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Alternate Title: 
In Other Words
First Line: 
Fly me to the moon and let me play among the stars

Reference

About the Song

"Fly Me to the Moon" was first published in 1954.

Some notable recordings:

  • The first recording was a 45 rpm single by Kaye Ballard titled as "In Other Words". 
  • Peggy Lee on her 1960 "Pretty Eyes" album
  • Julie London (in Bossa Nova style) on her 1963 "End of the World" album
  • Frank Sinatra on his 1964 "Might As Well Be Swing" album, accompanied by Count Basie & arranged by Quincy Jones
  • Sinatra's arrangement became closely associated with the NASA Apollo program. Diana Krall sang it at the 40th anniversary celebration of the 1st moon landing in 2009 z& also at the 2012 memorial service for Neil Armstromg at the National Cathedral.
  • Tony Bennett recorded it in 1965 on his "If I Ruled the World: Songs for the Jet Set". He performed it at a 2014 MTV unplugged concert (above).
  • In 1989 Harry Connick Jr performed on the late night TV show "Michelob Presents Night Music" with bassist Ben Wolfe.
  • Dahlia Row recorded it on their 2017 album "Songs We Grew Up To"