REMEMBERING THE GIRLS OF OUR LIVES as we recall the fascinating females of the days of our youth and beyond. We’ll be drifting and dreaming about Mary and Margie, Laura and Lisa, Dinah and Dolores, Rosemary and Rosalie. Singing their praises are Bing, Perry and Danny, as well as Johnny and Buddy.

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MARY’S A GRAND OLD NAME sung by James Cagney as George M. Cohan in the 1942 film “Yankee Doodle Dandy.,” With Joan Leslie as Mary. (3 minutes)

I’LL TAKE TALLULAH sung by Red Skelton, Bert Lahr and Tommy Dorsey in the 1942 film “Ship Ahoy.”  With dancer Eleanor Powell and drummer Buddy Rich. (4 minutes)

FRANK SINATRA, unbilled in the 1942 film, ”Ship Ahoy” sings “Last Call for Love” with Tommy Dorsey and the orchestra. (2 minutes)

FRANK SINATRA, unbilled in the 1942 film, “Ship Ahoy,” sings “Poor You with Tommy Dorsey and the orchestra. Plus Red Skelton, Virginia O’Brien and Bert Lahr. (4 minutes)

LIZA sung by Al Jolson in 1929 in a video mix featuring Al and his then wife Ruby Keeler. (3 minutes)

DINAH performed by Bing Crosby and the Mills Brothers on the Hollywood Palace television show. (3 minutes)

ROSALIE, the spectacular dance number from the 1937 MGM film of the same name, performed by Eleanor Powell. (4 minutes)