"Fine and Dandy" is a popularsong from the 1930 Broadway musical of the same name.
The music was written by Kay Swift, the lyrics by Paul James (pseudonym for James Paul Warburg). The song was published in 1930.
The song was introduced in the musical of the same name in 1930, and has since become a pop and jazz standard. A take-off using the same chord structure but a different melodic line was recorded by Woody Herman and called "Keen and Peachy".
New York weatherman Tex Antoine used this as his theme music for many years.
The tune is often associated with the magic act performed by Art Metrano, which consists of an inept magician performing inane tricks while chanting "duh-duh-da, duh-duh-DA DA!" over and over.
Show additional share options ... On Sept ... His magic tricks, like making his fingers “jump” from one hand to the other, weren’t tricks at all, but they were accompanied by the self-satisfied Metrano humming, over and over, “Dah-duh-dah-dah, dah-duh-da-da!” from the 1930 song “Fine and Dandy.” Watch his act here.
Remember that old Bobby McFerrin song? Don’t Worry, Be Happy. I think it’s the perfect theme song for the Montreal Canadiens’ management team. No matter what happens on the ice, Habs president Geoff Molson and his general manager Marc Bergevin appear before the media hordes and insist everything is just fine and dandy.