songs on its chord progression, such as "Moose the Mooche". Gary Larson referenced the song in the Far Side. In 1939, I Got Rhythm was arranged and orchestrated by Bruce Chase for a premiere performance by the Kansas Philharmonic, now the Kansas City Symphony. A version of the song set to a disco beat was recorded by Ethel Merman for her Ethel Merman Disco Album in 1979. In 1992, the show Crazy for You featured the song sung by Jodi Benson. Another version of the song was arranged for solo guitar by Ton Van Bergeyk. It appears on the album Black and Tan Fantasy. Mike Oldfield and Wendy Roberts performed a version on Oldfield's Platinum album. The song was satirized in an episode of The Muppet Show where Rowlf and Fozzie attempt to perform it but Fozzie is unable to keep in tempo. To compensate, Rowlf has him change the lyrics to "I don't got rhythm". The song has appeared in several film versions of Girl Crazy: Girl Crazy (1932), performed by Kitty Kelly Girl Crazy (1943), performed by Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney with Six Hits and a Miss, The Music Maids and Tommy Dorsey with his OrchestraWhen the Boys Meet the Girls (1965), performed by Harve Presnell and Connie Francis Other recordings George Gershwin – 1931 Louis Armstrong – 1931 Casa Loma Orchestra – 1933 Duke Ellington Jimmy Dorsey and his Orchestra – 1937 Benny Goodman – 1938 Metronome All Stars (Count Basie, Benny Carter, Benny Goodman) – 1942 Esquire All Stars (Louis Armstrong, Roy Eldridge, Art Tatum) – 1944 Jazz at the Philharmonic (Coleman Hawkins, Charlie Parker, Lester Young) – 1946 Willie "The Lion" Smith – 1949 The Happenings – Psycle (1967) Bing Crosby included the song in his 1976 album At My Time of Life. Ethel Merman – including a disco version for The Ethel Merman Disco Album (1979) Mike Oldfield (with Wendy Roberts) arranged the song as a ballad - Platinum (1979) Stephane Grappelli and McCoy Tyner – One on One (1990) Thelonious Monk Red Nichols Charlie Parker Hiromi's Sonicbloom – Beyond Standard (2008) The Puppini Sisters – Hollywood (2011) Ethel Waters Tony Glausi - My Favorite Tunes (2020) See also List of 1930s jazz standards Thirty-two-bar form References Sources Greenberg, Rodney (1998). George Gershwin. Phaidon Press. . Gershwin, George (1996). The Complete Gershwin Keyboard Works''. Warner Brothers Publications. . 1930 songs 1930s jazz standards