Let’s Get Away from It All is most commonly associated with Frank Sinatra, who had a hit with it as a member of The Pied Pipers while he was a part of Tommy Dorsey’s orchestra. He later recorded it for his Come Fly with Me album as well., But many others have recorded it and it is considered a standard of traditional pop music.
Despite having promised in the previous number to ‘Wash That Man Right Outa My Hair‘, here Mitzi Gaynor’s character realizes that she has fallen head over heels in love. She’s “I’m in Love With a Wonderful Guy“
Song lyrics to Don’t Blame Me (1933) music by Jimmy McHugh and lyrics by Dorothy Fields – performed in Dinner at Eight and many other places
Song lyrics to “Don’t Sit Under the Apple Tree“. It’s a popular song, made famous by Glenn Miller and by the Andrews Sisters during World War II. The lyrics are the words of two young lovers who pledge their fidelity while one of them is away in the war.
Song lyrics to Pistol Packin’ Mama by Al Dexter – the first “hit” country western song to top the Billboard popular music chart..
Give me a kiss to build a dream on,
And my imagination will thrive upon that kiss.
Sweetheart, I ask no more than this:
A kiss to build a dream on.
Song lyrics to Pick Yourself Up, Jerome Kern, Dorothy Fields – a cheerful song about getting back up & not giving up, performed in Swing Time by Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers
Song lyrics to The Boy With the Wistful Eyes (1941) Lyrics by Don Raye, Music by Gene de Paul, Sung by Martha Raye, Carol Bruce and The Six Hits, in the tunnel of love in Keep ‘Em Flying
Can Broadway Do Without Me? (1929), Music and Lyrics by Jimmy Durante, Performed by Jimmy Durante in “Speak Easily“ Jimmy Durante: I just had an argument with Ziegfeld. Ziegfeld? Jimmy Durante: On the corner of…
Originally “I Couldn’t Sleep a Wink Last Night” was written for the 1944 film Higher and Higher. It was nominated for the Oscar for Best Original Song, but lost to “Swinging on a Star”
