Someday_(You'll_Want_Me_to_Want_You)

Someday (You'll Want Me to Want You)

Someday (You'll Want Me to Want You)

1944 song by Jimmie Hodges


"Someday You'll Want Me to Want You" is a popular song published in 1944 by Jimmie Hodges.[2] The song became a standard, recorded by many pop and country music singers.

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Lawsuit

In April 1951, Hugh O. Starr, an inventor from Steubenville, Ohio, filed an action in United States District Court, Southern District of New York, against Jimmie Hodges and publisher Duchess Music Corporation. Starr alleged that he wrote the words and music to 'Someday' in 1944, after which the defendants "appropriated, copyrighted, published and sold" his work. He was awarded $15,000 in a settlement[5] ($176,100 in 2023[6]).

Charting versions

Other recorded versions


References

  1. "Bluebird 33-0521 (33-0500 series (10-in. Country songs)) - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-06-09.
  2. "RCA Victor 20-3500 - 4000 78rpm numerical listing discography". www.78discography.com. Retrieved 2022-06-09.
  3. "Writer Sues Charging Song Was Pirated". The Fresno Bee. April 17, 1951. p. 7. Retrieved June 9, 2022.
  4. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 53.
  5. Whitburn, Joel (1973). Top Pop Records 1940-1955. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research.
  6. Gilliland, John. (197X). "Pop Chronicles 1940s Program #23 - All Tracks UNT Digital Library". Digital.library.unt.edu. Retrieved 2021-03-01.
  7. "officialcharts.com". officialcharts.com. Retrieved August 5, 2022.
  8. "Ricky Nelson". The Official Charts Company.
  9. Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 699.

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