5384. The Duprees - You Belong to Me
From: You Belong to Me ; Year: 1962; Genre: Doo-Wop Whilst this song has been around, recorded, and re-recorded over the last, about 70 years since its writing, this is the version I remember the most and the one I think of when the song pops in my mind. It was originally written by Chilton Price, (although Pee Wee King and Redd Stewart added and edited the song, thus got co-writing credits), who was a prolific songwriter in the Post-War era. You Belong to Me began its life so to speak with the working title " Hurry on Home to Me " as a ballad about a lover during The War begging for her sweetheart fighting overseas to come back home. Evidently, Pee Wee King and Redd Stewart thought it needed a more contemporary Post-War feel and message and thus the song was born. Apparently, the early version recorded by Jo Stafford in 1952 is the most popular version, but I've always like the doo-wop version by The Duprees. Hear You Belong to Me on YouTube. My song pick ...