under , ▁and ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁a ▁high - f idel ity ▁recording ▁of ▁Wh item an ' s ▁historic ▁arrangement , ▁by ▁V ince ▁Gi ord ano ▁and ▁his ▁N ighth aw ks ▁Orchestra . ▁ ▁Additionally , ▁the ▁song ▁was ▁recorded ▁by ▁the ▁Naz i ▁German ▁propag anda ▁band ▁Charlie ▁and ▁his ▁Orchestra . ▁For ▁propag anda ▁reasons , ▁the ▁lyr ics ▁were ▁changed ▁through ▁references ▁to ▁the ▁Japanese ▁Empire . ▁ ▁In ▁popular ▁culture ▁The ▁song ▁was ▁often ▁used ▁in ▁American ▁cart o ons ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 s ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 0 s , ▁such ▁as ▁ 1 9 4 2 ' s ▁The ▁D uck t ators , ▁usually ▁to ▁mock ▁Japanese ▁characters , ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁on going ▁war ▁between ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁Imperial ▁Japan . ▁ ▁An ▁orch est ral ▁version ▁is ▁heard ▁in ▁the ▁musical ▁film ▁Rose ▁of ▁Washington ▁Square ▁( 1 9 3 9 ), ▁st arring ▁Alice ▁F aye . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 7 ▁Disney ▁cart oon ▁" Cat ▁Nap ▁Pl uto ," ▁both ▁Pl uto ▁and ▁Fig aro ▁are ▁visited ▁by ▁figur ative ▁" s and man " ▁li ken esses ▁of ▁themselves ▁in ▁cool ie ▁h ats , ▁seeking ▁to ▁bring ▁on ▁sleep . ▁These ▁references ▁are ▁purely ▁visual , ▁however , ▁as ▁the ▁Wh iting ▁song ▁is ▁not ▁heard . ▁ ▁The ▁Japanese ▁box er ▁Harold ▁H osh ino ▁was ▁nick named ▁" The ▁Japanese