Results: *** Songs My Father Played for Me *** More of My Father's Favorites

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Here are some songs from my father's well worn song books, Noel Coward, George & Ira Gershwin and the oustanding duo Burt Bacharach & Hal David. Somany wnderful songs, that have stood the test of time.
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Sir Noël Peirce Coward was an English playwright, composer, director, actor, and singer, known for his wit, flamboyance, and what Time called "a sense of personal style, a combination of cheek and chic, pose and poise". He wrote this song for his play "Bitter Sweet" My father played this song for my mother she loved it. Have you....?
Seen the play "Bitter Sweet"
3%
31 votes
See the Film "Bitter Sweet" (1933) Anna Naegle
4%
46 votes
seen the film "Bitter Sweet" (1940) Nelson Eddy & Jeanette MacDonald
4%
45 votes
Heard the song "I'll See You Again"
18%
195 votes
No
43%
464 votes
Undecided
5%
57 votes
Not Applicable
26%
283 votes
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"The Look of Love" was written by the songwriting duo Burt Bacharach (music) and Hal David (lyrics). It was originally composed for the 1967 James Bond spoof film Casino Royale and made famous by the legendary vocal performance of British singer Dusty Springfield. This is a song of my teen years another composer duo I introduced to my father, to play for me, Have you heard "The Look of Love" before?
Yes
41%
447 votes
No
27%
296 votes
Undecided
9%
93 votes
Not Applicable
23%
248 votes
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This piece was very popular for slow dancing on Saturday Nights in the War years. The sheet music is yellowed and torn, much used with notes in the margins ,"Embraceable You" was composed by George Gershwin, with lyrics written by his brother Ira Gershwin. The popular jazz standard was originally written in 1928 and published in 1930 for the Broadway musical Girl Crazy, where it was notably introduced by Ginger Rogers Presented here by Gloria Estefan and her daughter Emily at the Gershwin Prize Ceremony. Have you heard this song, "Embraceable You" before?
Yes
38%
411 votes
No
31%
337 votes
Undecided
8%
92 votes
Not Applicable
23%
244 votes

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