Bing Crosby the 1930s, Crosby starred with Bob Hope and Dorothy Lamour in seven "Road to" musical comedies between 1940 and 1962, cementing Crosby and Hope as an on-and-off duo, despite never officially declaring themselves a "team" in the sense that Laurel and Hardy or Martin and Lewis (Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis) were teams. The series consists of "Road to Singapore" (1940), "Road to Zanzibar" (1941), "Road to Morocco" (1942), "Road to Utopia" (1946), "Road to Rio" (1947), "Road to Bali" (1952), and "The Road to Hong Kong" (1962). When they appeared solo, Crosby and Hope frequently made note of the
Road to Bali (album) the song. Bing sang it on four occasions on his GE show with various female partners. TRACK 10 – The Road to Bali It has been said that this song was intended to be a part of an extended scene in the film but this was cut leaving the song to be heard over the opening credits. Again, it is surprising that Decca recorded it for commercial release. Bing and Bob did their best! TRACK 11 – The Merry-Go-Run-Around In "Road to Bali", Bing and Bob essayed this with Dorothy Lamour but Dottie was not a Decca artist so Peggy