One of my favorite recordings by the group, and one of my favorites from the 1930s is "Lullaby of the Leaves", from 1932, a song that was recorded by several acts. The vocal chorus sounds similar to the one in "Savage Serenade."
Most excellent link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PvRZBPxOQXw&feature=youtu.be
Thank you ever so much, Sir McGowan!
P.S. HAST THOU EVER BEEN MOLESTED IN GOD’S HOLY SACRISTY? BY A MONSIGNOR??
I have.
Savage Serenade was written by Herman Hupfeld who also wrote As Time Goes By (1931). I think Savage was written in 1930 (don’t have my reference material in front of me) for a show called The Little Follies.