The song  “I’ve Heard That Song Before” was recorded by Harry James and
his Orchestra with Helen Forrest on vocal on July 31, 1942. This was the last
day of recording before the Musician Union’s ban. The recording was issued
on Columbia and became a number one hit on both the pop and the Harlem
Hit Parade in the USA in early 1943. This version of the song can be heard
in Woody Allen’s 1986 movie Hannah and Her Sisters.