 Though it was never a hit, the song was recorded by numerous artists, including Count Basie, Tony Bennett, Bobby Darin, Ella Fitzgerald, Judy Garland, Aretha Franklin, Lionel Hampton, Claire Martin, and Oscar Peterson.Allen used it as the theme song of "The Tonight Show" in 1956/57, and as the theme song to many of his later television projects.Allen wrote the lyrics for the standard "Theme from Picnic", which was a No.