Three Coins in the Fountain (song)

"Three Coins in the Fountain" is a popular song which received the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1954. The melody was written by Jule Styne, the lyrics by Sammy Cahn. It was written for the romance film, Three Coins in the Fountain and refers to the act of throwing a coin into the Trevi Fountain in Rome while making a wish. Each of the film's three stars performs this act. It was parodied in The Goon Show, to the same tune, with the words Three Goons in a fountain, which one will the fountain drown?

Three Coins in the Fountain (song)

"Three Coins in the Fountain" is a popular song which received the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1954. The melody was written by Jule Styne, the lyrics by Sammy Cahn. It was written for the romance film, Three Coins in the Fountain and refers to the act of throwing a coin into the Trevi Fountain in Rome while making a wish. Each of the film's three stars performs this act. It was parodied in The Goon Show, to the same tune, with the words Three Goons in a fountain, which one will the fountain drown?