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Ada Jones and Billy Murray - Come Josephine in My Flying Machine 1911
"Come Josephine In My Flying Machine" is a song with music by Fred Fisher and lyrics by Alfred Bryan. First published in 1910, the composition was originally recorded by Blanche Ring and was, for a time, her signature song. Ada Jones and Billy Murray recorded a duet in November 1910, which was released the following year.
The song was allegedly based upon Josephine Sarah Magner (April 22, 1883 – July 15, 1966), who was perhaps the first woman parachutist in America with her initial jump in 1905. She was married to early aviation pioneer Leslie Burt Haddock, made hundreds of jumps, and assisted Haddock in the building of the first US Army dirigible (Signal Corps Dirigible Number 1) designed by her uncle Thomas Scott Baldwin.
The song tells of a young man bringing his girlfriend along on a flight on his personal airplane. Written in the early days of aviation, it expresses the technological optimism of the era. For example, the song mentions the couple feeling they could "hit the Moon", a feat which was eventually accomplished less than 60 years after the release of the standard. Fragments of the song are sung by both characters Jack and Rose in the 1997 film Titanic.
"Come Josephine In My Flying Machine" received a total of 43,7% yes votes.
