Thanks for the Memory

For the Red Dwarf episode, see Thanks for the Memory (Red Dwarf episode).

Thanks For the Memory was a song in the film The Big Broadcast of 1938. The words and music were written by Leo Robin and Ralph Rainger. It was performed by Shep Fields and his orchestra with Bob Hope providing the vocals. It won the Academy Award for Best Original Song,and it became Bob Hope's signature song.

[edit] Parodies

Marilyn Monroe's performance of "Happy Birthday, Mr. President" to U.S. President John F. Kennedy in 1962 was followed by an additional verse sung to the tune of "Thanks for the Memory": "Thanks, Mr. President/For all the things you've done/The battles that you've won/The way you deal with U.S. Steel/And our problems by the ton/We thank you so much."
The song was parodied as "Thanks for the Medicare" on one episode of the 1980s NBC-TV sitcom The Golden Girls. Estelle Getty's character, Sophia Petrillo, sang these lyrics to the melody of the song: "Thanks for the Medicare/For Blue Cross and Blue Shield/For a hip that finally healed/Remember, on prescriptions, generic is a steal/We thank you so much."

Preceded by "Sweet Leilani" from Waikiki Wedding	Academy Award for Best Original Song 1938	Succeeded by "Over the Rainbow" from The Wizard of Oz