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	"'''On a Little Street in Singapore'''" is a ] song written by ] and ]. Though now obscure, it had some measure of popularity in the 1930s and 1940s, marked by a number of high-profile performances. Artists to cover the song included ] with ], ] & ], ], ], and ] ~~among~~ ~~others.~~ ] covered it again in 1978. The song features a haunting, lazy ] in a minor key, with numerous diminished ]s. The overall impression is both languid and wistful.		"'''On a Little Street in Singapore'''" is a ] song written by ] and ]. Though now obscure, it had some measure of popularity in the 1930s and 1940s, marked by a number of high-profile performances. Artists to cover the song included ] with ], ] & ], ], ], and ] and most recently ]. ] covered it again in 1978. The song features a haunting, lazy ] in a minor key, with numerous diminished ]s. The overall impression is both languid and wistful.

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"On a Little Street in Singapore" is a jazz song written by Peter DeRose and Billy Hill. Though now obscure, it had some measure of popularity in the 1930s and 1940s, marked by a number of high-profile performances. Artists to cover the song included Frank Sinatra with Harry James, Dave Brubeck & Paul Desmond, Glenn Miller, Bert Kaempfert, and Jimmy Dorsey and most recently Bob Dylan. Manhattan Transfer covered it again in 1978. The song features a haunting, lazy hook in a minor key, with numerous diminished chords. The overall impression is both languid and wistful.

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