It's De-Lovely
"It's De-Lovely" is one of Cole Porter's hit songs, originally appearing in his 1936 musical, "Red Hot and Blue". It was introduced by Ethel Merman and Bob Hope. The song was later used in the musical "Anything Goes", first appearing in the 1956 film version (when it was sung by Donald O'Connor and Mitzi Gaynor); in the 1962 revival where it was sung by Hal Linden and Barbara Lang, and in the 2004 biographical film "De-Lovely", where it was performed by Robbie Williams. The hit records in late 1936 and early 1937  included versions by Leo Reisman, Eddy Duchin, Shep Fields, and Will Osborne. The song played with words that have the prefix "de", which leads to the creation of the neologism "de-lovely": "It's de-lightful, it's de-licious, it's de-lovely." In popular culture. The song was used by the Chrysler Corporation in advertising DeSoto automobiles, in 1956 singing, "It's Delightful, It's De Lovely, It's DeSoto. Then in 1957 the lyrics changed to "Its delovely, its dynamic, its DeSoto." A 1970s commercial for 7 Up used the song, describing it as "de-sugarfree". It