On the Sunny Side of the Street

In 1959 Keely Smith recorded it with Billy May and his Orchestra for her
Capitol LP, Politely!
On March 20, 1961 Frank Sinatra recorded it with Billy May and his Orchestra
for his Capitol LP, Come Swing With Me.
The Coasters also recorded a version of this song.
Willie Nelson included a cover of the song on Stardust, his 1978 album of jazz
and popular standards.
Steve Allen in his mystery novel, The Talk Show Murders (1982), suggested that
the song refers to «passing» — the possibility of light-skinned blacks passing
for white.
About 1966, Gene Kelly recorded a cover version with slightly altered lyrics:
If I never had a cent, I’d be rich as David Rockefeller Barry Goldwater at my feet, on the sunny side of the street!
Around 1990, John Paul Larkin, or Scatman John, also did a rendition of this
song.
In 1994, Barry Manilow covered the song for his album, Singin' With The Big
Bands, a recording which featured The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra.
In 1995, a version of the song performed by Steve Tyrell was included on the
Father of the Bride Part II soundtrack (UPN # 8−0927−45 475−2-1)
In 2003, Cyndi Lauper recorded a zydeco-flavored cover of this song on her
standards/covers album At Last.
In 2007, Zooey Deschanel sings the song for Stephen Berra’s movie The Good Life
In 2008, The Manhattan Transfer did a close harmony version of the song for the
CD/DVD 35th Anniversary — The Great American Songbook
In 2010, Canadian singer Nikki Yanofsky recorded a mash-up version of this song
with Led Zeppelin’s «Fool in the Rain». It is a bonus track on her debut studio
album Nikki.
In 2010, Rod Stewart recorded the song for his Fly Me to the Moon…
The Great American Songbook Volume V cover album.
At the 2011 edition of the Rochester Jazz Festival, Trombone Shorty played the
song for a packed, free concert.
Also, Face To Face covered it. The song with the same title by the The Pogues,
however, is not a cover of this song, it’s an original Pogues composition.