MEMORIES
I'VE GOT A POCKETFUL OF DREAMS
Bing Crosby
- words by John Burke, music by James V. Monaco
- Johnny Burke wrote this song around an expression he overheard Bing using.
Bing recorded the song May 23, 1938, with John Scott Trotter's Orchestra,
and before summer's end it was nestled in the No. 1 position on the pop
music charts. The song remained in the top position for four weeks, and
stayed on the charts for 17. "Pocketful of Dreams" was written for the
Paramount movie "Sing You Sinners" starring Bing Crosby, Fred MacMurray,
Ellen Drew