Singin' in the Rain (Full Song/Dance - '52) - Gene Kelly - Musical Roman...

1929 Song

Lyrics by Arthur Reed

Music by Nacio Herb Brown

Genres uniquely considered - Traditional Pop, Jazz

Introduced by Doris Eaton Travis on Broadway in The Hollywood Music Box Revue (1929)

Made popular by Cliff Edwards and the Brox Sisters in The Hollywood Revue of 1929

Linked to the history of cinema with transition of silent film to talkies

Singin' in the Rain -

1952 musical film

Lighthearted depiction of Hollywood in the 1920s

Gene Kelly's performance in the rain scene landed the song third on the American Film Institute's 100 Years...100 Songs.

Covers -

1950 - Dean Martin 

1961 - Bing Crosby & Rosemary Clooney 

1974 - Sammy Davis Jr.

2020 - Diana Krall

...many more (Covers)

Popular Culture -

1959 - Cary Grant, North by Northwest

1989 - Woody Allen & Mia Farrow, Crimes and Misdemeanors

1995 - David Schwimmer, Friends 

...many more (Popular Culture)

(Read an extended background on Wikipedia.)