The Washington times., 1935-11-30


ASCAP then distributes these
royalties to members a
tenn based upon the number of -----~---------
times compositions are played LIVING BERLIN
and sung at public performances.
Warner Brothers and their affiliated companies have
fault find with this pup arrangement SO they have quit
ASCAP and will make their deals Music companies
troed by the producing company include Harms nc NJ Witt
mark & Son. Remck Music Corporation and the New World
Music Corporation Other motion picture companies
financially interested in the firms which publish the music
heard in their pictures.
How much the radio depends upon Hollywood for tunes of
the moment revealed the list of numbers heard in
week. for instance and you will find that good many of the
why songs that you hear often originated the studios
Here is the list
Some Of the New Hits
Songs played the croscounty networks last week,
in relative standing according the approximate numbers of
combined plugs on WEAF, WIZ and WABC:
"I Found Dream" "Eeny Meeny Mney Mo-
"On Treasure Island" "Love to Take Orders from
"Red Sails in Sunset" You"
"Why Should II" where Am l."
"NO Other One" isn't This Lovely Day"
Rather Listen to Your "Top Hat"
Eyes" "Little Church Affair"
Little Bit Independent" "will Love Find Way
"Back to Boots Saddles" Here's to Romance"
"Cheek to Cheek" Broadway Rhythm"
"Thanks Million" "Sittin' a Hilltop"
"Got Feelin' You're "Rose in Her Hair"
Foon'" Dangerous Love Like
"24 Hours Day" "ROll Along Prairie Moon"
Now hear what popular composer says. Irving Berlin
He has been writing that tickle and lnger and enjoy
worldwide popularity for many many years Today he
seems to be just good when he wrote "Alexanders
Ragtime Band his first big hit. Louis Sobo of the New
York Journal cornered him last week and asked him if he
didn't get tired of hearing Berlin music the radio and
inquired how many times approximately he had heard his
compositions through the loud speaker in year. Said
Mr. Berlin
T wish knew myself-t's hard to get perfect check
Maybe couple of million times you think I'm putting
it high maybeH'
Adds Mr. Sobo:
IT didn't know, but checking up with the American So
ciety Of Composers Authors and Publishers find that just
the National Broadastg and Columbia networks alone
taking of the other stations here and in other
cities Berlin songs played times during the year
1884 Vincent Youmans' "Caroca doomed through 23754
times Sophisticated songs by Howard Dietz and Arthur
Schwartz registered $1,000 times these networks alone
May Wind Up in Courts
It is safe to say, then, that hit number will be played
the air. in dance halls night clubs restaurants phono
graph recordings home pianos and panoas etc. anywhere
from 100000 high 100000 times during the year.
Incidentally getting back to song titles, here few
listed the ASCAP: "Her Eyes Are Blue for Yale"
"What Do the Cover Charge Cover "Would You Care
Tear Herring With Me- eyes Men Parade "Is Hard
To Be Lady In the Hardware" Sally Get Your Pan
cakes Done" "Mama Don't Speak. Papa Don't Speak',
"Lo The Gentle NightngOwn!", "My Lover He Comes
the Skee "Lac Don't Lie Like That" "Whchness of the
Whaness" (Which Switch Is the Switch'" I Tank Go
Home" "I Wish I Were Born Dog" "Cowning Around
and Stringing Along" 81 Wear My Glasses to Bed"
All o. which reminds that this royalty problem has been
ever since radio and loud speakers became fixture in
the average home The amented Victor Herbert claimed
that radio could kill in six months by playing it
and again. Such his hit song, "a Kiss In the
Dark"
Of course radio with its repetition did kill off
songs after short popularity life On the other hand the
screen has made composers popular night Take Pnke
Tomln who in few short months from obscure
poser top prominence through Objec of My Affections,
which the movies made sensational hit
The Warner Bros-ASCAP controversy will have defi-
mite repercusson and will probably be finally settled in the
courts does show that the movies and their influence
extend into other lines of big business. Banking, just to
name One But that 3 another story.