<P> Bing Crosby recorded the song on March 22, 1940 for Decca Records with John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra . </P> <P> Violinist Jascha Heifetz transcribed the song for the violin and it became a signature piece for him for years . The transcription has been performed by many subsequent violinists . </P> <P> The opening line notably got used as the basis for the title of the TV series I Dream of Jeannie . </P> <P> In the 1956 Bugs Bunny short "Broomstick Bunny," a play on the title is used in the closing lines: "Hello, air - raid headquarters? Well, you're not gonna believe this, but I just saw a genie with light brown hair chasing a flying sorceress ." </P>

Jeanie with the light brown hair melodic structure