I've Told Ev'ry Little Star
"I've Told Ev'ry Little Star" is a popular song with music by Jerome Kern and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, published in 1932. The song was introduced in the musical "Music in the Air." The first hit recording of the song was released in 1932 by Jack Denny and His Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra, featuring the vocals of Paul Small. It has since been recorded by many artists. Linda Scott version. The best-known recording is the 1961 hit by Linda Scott, titled "I've Told Every Little Star", which reached No. 3 on  the United States' "Billboard" Hot 100 chart. Scott's version reached No. 1 in the Philippines, South Africa, and Sweden. Scott's version also reached No. 1 in Denmark, in a tandem ranking with Gitte Hænning's version. The single was ranked No. 33 on "Cash Box"s "Top 100 Chart Hits of 1961" and No. 74 on "Billboard"s "Hot 100 for 1961 – Top Sides of the Year". In popular culture. In an audition scene in the film "Mulholland Drive", the Linda Scott recording was lip-synched to by an auditioning actress Camilla Rhodes (Melissa George); a character who bares some  resemblance to Linda Scott herself. The Linda Scott version also features as the title song of "The Girl" (2012) and as the opening theme for Japanese television personality Matsuko Deluxe's program "Matsuko no Shiranai Sekai". This version was sampled by rapper Mac Miller on his 2011 single "Knock Knock". The opening theme for the 1992 television series "Billy" featured a version of the song performed by Sonny Rollins, created especially for the series. Gitte Hænning version. Danish singer Gitte Hænning released a version of the song in 1961. Her version reached No. 1 in Denmark, in a tandem ranking  with Linda Scott's version, while reaching the top 5 Finland, and No. 9 in Sweden.