[Fiji Hill]

Rodgers so hated the 1961 Marcels version that he actually took out newspaper ads urging people not to buy it, even though, as the composer, he received royalties when they did.

Sadly for Richard Rodgers, the Marcels' version of "Blue Moon" is now the default version.

[TBP]

When I was in college, we had the Marcels’ version on teh jukebox. Since I had hte hour before choir off, I would go to the Student Union, buy myself a Coke, put “Blue Moon” and “Sherry” on the jukebox, and try to sing along with every note.