Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive

"Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive" or Accentuate the Positive is a song written by Harold Arlen and Johnny Mercer. It was recorded by Bing Crosby with John Scott Trotter and his orchestra and is heard on Diamond City Radio in Fallout 4.
Although Bing Crosby's most famous rendition was a duet with the Andrews Sisters in 1944, it is not the one used.
The song in-game is 1 minute and 8 seconds, particularly short for a commercial recording. It comes from a 1945 radio broadcast of the Kraft Music Hall.
==Background==
The song premiered on December 18, 1944, in the film Here Come the Waves starring Bing Crosby, Betty Hutton and Sonny Tufts. The story centers on a WAVES recruitment center. The song is performed in blackface during a variety show as a duet between Crosby and Tufts. 
The composer, Johnny Mercer, had recorded his version of the song on October 4thCapitol Records Discography while the Andrews Sisters and Bing Crosby recorded theirs on December 8th.Decca Records Discography
To promote the film, Bing Crosby sang "Accentuate the Positive" on several episodes of his radio show for NBC, the Kraft Music Hall.A Bing Crosby Discography - Part 2b: Radio - Kraft Music Hall. 5 December 1935 to 9 May 1946
This particular version of the song aired on February 1, 1945. As the film was entering its seventh week in theaters, Bing Crosby sang an entire medley from the movie: "There's a Fellow Waiting in Poughkeepsie,” "Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive" and "Let's Take the Long Way Home.”
The complete setlist for the broadcast is as follows:Morgereth, Timothy A. (1987). Bing Crosby: a discography, radio program list and filmography. Jefferson, North Carolina, United States: McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 322. ISBN 0899502105.
==Lyrics==
You've got to accent-uate the positive
Eliminate the negative
Latch on to the affirmative
Don't mess with Mister In-Between
You've got to spread joy up to the maximum
Bring gloom down to the minimum
Have faith or pandemonium 
Liable to walk upon the scene
To illustrate my last remark:
Jonah in the whale, Noah in the ark
What did they do
Just when everything looked so dark?
Man, they said we better accentuate the positive
Eliminate the negative
Latch on to the affirmative, 
Don't mess with Mister In-Between
No, don't mess with Mister In-Between!
Oh yeah!
I'm fine.
==Video==
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Here Come the Waves medley clip from the broadcast. "Accentuate the Positive" starts at around 4:25.
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==Behind the scenes==
* The entire February 1, 1945, broadcast is available to listen in its entirely on various OTR (Old Time Radio) sites.Kraft Music Hall (1933 to 1949) at Times Past Old Time Radio 
* The performances were recorded on John Scott Trotter's personal acetates.Morgereth, Timothy A. (1987). Bing Crosby: a discography, radio program list and filmography. Jefferson, North Carolina, United States: McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 213. ISBN 0899502105. However, the transfer is of poor quality with many pops, crackles and prominent skipping. By contrast, the version provided for the game is in much better condition. 
** The end credits indicate the song was licensed by HLC Properties, Ltd. which has frequently collaborated with Bing Crosby Enterprises to release new Crosby recordings. In 2013, they announced the discovery of tape archives in the so-called "Bing's Basement.”Bing Crosby Enterprises and HLC Properties, Ltd. Announce New SiriusXM Satellite Radio Series And Two New CD Releases They were rebroadcast on internet radio.
==References==
Category:Fallout 4 songs
Category:Diamond City Radio songs
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