“Begin the Beguine” is a popular song written by Cole Porter. Porter composed the song during a 1935 Pacific cruise aboard the Cunard ocean liner Franconia from Kalabahi, Indonesia to Fiji. In October 1935, it was introduced by June Knight in the Broadway musical Jubilee, produced at the Imperial Theatre in New York City. The […]
I Only Have Eyes for You
“I Only Have Eyes For You” is a song by composer Harry Warren and lyricist Al Dubin. The song was written for the 1934 film ‘Dames’, in which it was performed by Dick Powell. In addition to the original version by Dick Powell, recordings of the song by Ben Selvin (vocal by Howard Phillips), Eddy […]
Blame It On The Bossa Nova
Blame It on the Bossa Nova” is a song written by Cynthia Weil (lyrics) and Barry Mann which was a 1963 hit single for Eydie Gorme, reaching number 7 on the Hot 100 in March 1963. “Blame It on the Bossa Nova” was an international hit for Gormé, reaching No. 1 in Australia, South Africa and […]
Lascia Ch’io Pianga
“Lascia ch’io pianga” (“Let Me Weep”), originally “Lascia la spina, cogli la rosa” (“Leave the Thorn, Take the Rose”), is an Italian-language soprano aria by composer George Frederick Handel that has become a popular concert piece. Its melody is first found in act 3 of Handel’s 1705 opera Almira as a sarabande; the score for […]
Cry Me A River
“Cry Me a River” is a popular American torch song, written by Arthur Hamilton, first published in 1953 and made famous in 1955 with the version by Julie London. In 2001. the Julie London version of “Cry Me a River” was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame Arthur Hamilton later said of the song: […]
It’s Been A Long, Long Time
“It’s Been a Long, Long Time” is a big band-era song that was a hit at the end of World War II, with music by Julie Styne and lyrics by Sammy Cahn. The lyrics are written from the perspective of a person welcoming home their spouse at the end of the war. The most popular […]
Come And Get Your Love
“Come and Get Your Love” is a song by the American rock band Redbone. The song was originally released as a promo track under the name “Hail” and was later featured on their fifth album, Wovoka (1973), under its current name. The song was released as the album’s first single the following year. Written and […]
Smoke Gets In Your Eyes
“Smoke Gets in Your Eyes” is a show tune written by American composer Jerome Kern and lyricist Otto Harbach for the 1933 musical comedy Roberta. The song was sung in the Broadway show by Tamara Drasin. It was first recorded by Gertrude Niesen, with orchestral direction from Ray Sinatra, Frank Sinatra’s second cousin, on October […]
The Pink Panther Theme
The Pink Panther Theme” is a jazz composition by Henry Mancini written as the theme for the 1963 film The Pink Panther and subsequently nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Score at the 37th Academy Awards but lost to the Sherman Brothers for Mary Poppins. The eponymous cartoon character created for the film’s […]
Blues In The Night
“Blues in the Night” is a popular blues song which has become a pop standard and is generally considered to be part of the Great American Songbook. The music was written by Harold Arlen, the lyrics by Johnny Mercer, for a 1941 film begun with the working title Hot Nocturne, but finally released as Blues […]