Results: *** Songs My Father Played for Me *** More of My Father's Favorites
A lot of my father's Sheet Music is in Booklets, The Johnny Mercer Songbook appears in these selections As well as the Music of Richard Rogers. I hope you enjoy this trip down memeory lane....
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"Where or When" was written by composer Richard Rodgers and lyricist Lorenz Hart. In 1937 for The Broadway musical Babes in Arms First Performed By: Ray Heatherton and Mitzi Green It has been performed over the years by many great singers and entertainers. I chose a clip from a Frank Sinatra Special - "Where Or When" with Loretta Lynn, Tony Bennett & many more | Sinatra And Friends (1977) Have you heard this song before?
Yes
27%
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263 votes
No
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412 votes
Undecided
10%
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101 votes
Not Applicable
21%
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209 votes
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The song "The Man That Got Away" was written by composer Harold Arlen and lyricist Ira Gershwin. For the Film: A Star Is Born (1954 version) Starring Judy Garland & James Mason, Accolades: Nominated for Best Original Song at the 27th Academy Awards. One of own personal favorites. I often asked my father to play this for me. Have you heard this song before?
heard the song "The Man that Got Away"
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177 votes
seen the 1937 Film: Starring Janet Gaynor and Fredric March. This original non-musical drama focuses on the Hollywood studio system.
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56 votes
seen the 1954 Film: Starring Judy Garland and James Mason. This version is the first musical adaptation.
10%
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95 votes
seen the 1976 Film: Starring Barbra Streisand and Kris Kristofferson. This rock-musical retelling shifts the setting to the music industry.
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109 votes
seen the 2018 Film: Starring Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper. This modern country-rock iteration was directed by Cooper
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76 votes
Undecided
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88 votes
No
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341 votes
Not Applicable
24%
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233 votes
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"Come Rain or Come Shine" was written by composer Harold Arlen and lyricist Johnny Mercer. They created the song in 1946 for the Broadway Musical St. Louis Woman. Part of the Johnny Mercer Songbook. The clip is "Willie Nelson & Wynton Marsalis play the music of Ray Charles, with special guest Norah Jones" It was a great slow dance for the Post War years. Have you heard this song before?
Yes
30%
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298 votes
No
35%
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345 votes
Undecided
10%
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99 votes
Not Applicable
25%
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243 votes
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The hit 1962 song "Things" was written and first recorded by American singer-songwriter Bobby Darin. Original Release: Bobby Darin released "Things" in May 1962 on Atco Records, and it became a major international hit reaching top spots in the US, UK, and Canada. Famous Covers: The song was later popularized by other legendary artists like Dean Martin, Ronnie Dove, Nancy Sinatra and Anne Murray This was one of my mother's favorites. Have you heard this song before?
Yes
29%
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288 votes
No
37%
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360 votes
Undecided
11%
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108 votes
Not Applicable
23%
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229 votes
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